The Lego Ninjago Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Mark Mothersbaugh and various artists | ||||
Released | 15 September 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2017 | |||
Studio | Trackdown, Sydney, Australia | |||
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Length | 60:09 | |||
Label | WaterTower Music | |||
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Mark Mothersbaugh chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Lego Ninjago Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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The Lego Ninjago Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2017 film The Lego Ninjago Movie which is the third instalment in The Lego Movie franchise. The album featured five original songs along with the score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh. The 23-track soundtrack album released through WaterTower Music on 15 September 2017.
Mark Mothersbaugh who composed the score for The Lego Movie ,returned to score The Lego Ninjago Movie. [1] Along with the score,the album includes five new songs created for the film—"Heroes","Operation New Me","It's Garmadon","Found My Place",and "Dance of Doom". The Japanese version features an exclusive theme song,performed by the band Johnny's West,"Mou 1% (Another 1%)". [2] Flautist Greg Pattillo covered three songs as a part of Master Wu's flute music,which are—"(It's the) Hard Knock Life" from Annie (2014),"Welcome to the Jungle" by the hard rock band Guns N' Roses and "The Power" by Snap!. [3] The soundtrack was released through WaterTower Music on 15 September 2017,a week ahead of the film's release. [3] [4]
The song "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar appeared in the film's trailers, [5] [6] while the second trailer also featuring "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette,"Ain't Gonna Die Tonight" by Macklemore and "I Wanna Go Out" by American Authors. [7] [8] Both songs were not featured in the soundtrack album,along with other pop songs,which includes—"The Weekend Whip" by The Fold,"Secret Garden" by Bruce Springsteen,"Cui Cui" by Xavier Cugat,Fausto Curbelo and Al Stillman,"I Got a Name" by Jim Croce. [9] "The Weekend Whip" by The Fold,which serves as the opening theme to the Ninjago TV series,appears in the film as Lloyd's ringtone. [10]
Tom Alphin of Brick Architect reviewed the film's music,describing it as "a bit heavy-handed at times,but the film isn't trying to be subtle,so it works". [11] Andrew Barker of Variety described the music as "forgettable". [12] Angie Han of Mashable felt that "there aren't any songs in it catchy enough to get stuck in your head." [13]
All tracks are written and produced by Mark Mothersbaugh,Shawn Patterson and Joshua Bartholomew,except where indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Heroes" (Blaze n Vill) |
| Geringas | 3:26 |
2. | "Operation New Me" (Jingle Punks) |
| Gutstadt | 2:37 |
3. | "It's Garmadon" (The De Luca Brothers) | De Luca | De Luca | 2:49 |
4. | "Found My Place" (Oh, Hush! feat. Jeff Lewis) |
| Oh, Hush! | 3:16 |
5. | "Dance Of Doom" (Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi) |
| Cole | 3:24 |
6. | "Lego Ninja Shop" | 2:41 | ||
7. | "(It's the) Hard Knock Life" (Greg Pattillo) | 0:16 | ||
8. | "Wise Master Wu" | 3:01 | ||
9. | "Garmadon Attacks" | 3:15 | ||
10. | "The Rise of Kitty Kitty" | 3:38 | ||
11. | "A Wish and A Ruined City" | 3:37 | ||
12. | "Journey to the Control Tower" | 2:20 | ||
13. | "Welcome to the Jungle" (Pattillo) | 0:28 | ||
14. | "The Power" (Pattillo) |
| 0:21 | |
15. | "Sibling Rivalry" | 2:36 | ||
16. | "A Grave Amount of Generals" | 3:30 | ||
17. | "Ninja's to the Rescue" | 2:17 | ||
18. | "Arm Popping Flying Lesson" | 4:53 | ||
19. | "The Lady Iron Dragon" | 5:01 | ||
20. | "The Ultimate Ultimate Weapon" | 5:10 | ||
21. | "The Art of Spinjitsu" | 4:21 | ||
22. | "Here Kitty Kitty" | 3:17 | ||
23. | "Big Hug" | 2:39 | ||
Total length: | 68:53 |
Credits adapted from WaterTower Music: [14]
Orchestra and choir
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [15] | 36 |
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