The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (soundtrack)

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack)
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedMay 13, 2008
Genre Soundtrack
Length75:09
Label Walt Disney Records
Producer Harry Gregson-Williams
The Chronicles of Narnia soundtrack chronology
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(2005)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack)
(2008)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
(2010)
Singles from The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "The Call"
    Released: 2008
  2. "This Is Home"
    Released: April 25, 2008 (to radio)
    October 21, 2008 (radio re-ship)

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian . Harry Gregson-Williams composed the soundtrack, which was released on May 13, 2008 in the United States by Walt Disney Records.

Contents

It has been praised by critics for being "darker" and "more grown up" than the previous soundtrack, but criticized for reusing many of the themes from the first film.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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IGN (8.0/10) [2]

Track listing

All songs performed by Harry Gregson-Williams except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Prince Caspian Flees" Harry Gregson-Williams  4:33
2."The Kings and Queens of Old"Harry Gregson-Williams 3:33
3."Journey to the How"Harry Gregson-Williams 4:45
4."Arrival at Aslan's How"Harry Gregson-Williams 2:57
5."Raid on the Castle"Harry Gregson-Williams 7:05
6."Miraz Crowned"Harry Gregson-Williams 4:47
7."Sorcery and Sudden Vengeance"Harry Gregson-Williams 6:16
8."The Duel"Harry Gregson-Williams 5:56
9."The Armies Assemble"Harry Gregson-Williams 2:22
10."Battle at Aslan's How"Harry Gregson-Williams 5:17
11."Return of the Lion"Harry Gregson-Williams 4:16
12."The Door in the Air"Harry Gregson-Williams 7:52
13."The Call" Regina Spektor Regina Spektor3:08
14."A Dance 'Round the Memory Tree" Oren Lavie Oren Lavie3:42
15."This Is Home" Jon Foreman
Adam Watts
Andy Dodd
Switchfoot 3:54
16."Lucy" Hanne Hukkelberg Hanne Hukkelberg4:33
Total length:75:09

Musicians

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 75
German Albums (Media Control) [4] 76
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [5] 96
U.S. Billboard 200 [6] 26
U.S. Billboard Top Soundtracks [6] 3

Awards

In 2009, the album won a Dove Award for Special Event Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards. [7]

Notes

  1. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian at AllMusic
  2. link
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack / Harry Gregson-Williams – The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  4. "Soundtrack / Harry Gregson-Williams - The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian" (in German). Charts.de. Media Control . Retrieved 22 June 2014.[ dead link ]
  5. "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack / Harry Gregson-Williams – The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: Original Soundtrack - Chart & Awards". All Music Guide . 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  7. Nominations Announced for 40th GMA Dove Awards on CBN.com (February 20, 2008)

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