The Muppets (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
Released | November 22, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Studio | Ocean Way Studios | |||
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Length | 40:05 | |||
Label | Walt Disney | |||
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About.com | [1] |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Muppets: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack is a soundtrack album released by Walt Disney Records on November 22, 2011 for the musical comedy film The Muppets . The soundtrack features five original songs, four re-recordings and remasterings of popular Muppet songs ("The Muppet Show Theme", "Rainbow Connection", and "Mah Nà Mah Nà"), two cover versions of existing songs (Cee Lo Green's "Forget You" and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"), two standalone songs (Paul Simon's "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" and Starship's "We Built This City"), and fifteen dialogue tracks. [3] It also features the song "Man or Muppet", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The soundtrack was also nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 55th Grammy Awards.
Songs not included in the album, but featured in the film include Gary Numan's "Cars", AC/DC's "Back in Black", George Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone", Jeff Moss' "Together Again" (from The Muppets Take Manhattan ) and Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes' "(I've Had) The Time of My Life".
A Spanish version of the soundtrack was released as Los Muppets: Banda Sonora Original de Walt Disney Records on December 6, 2011. [4] The Spanish version received a nomination for Best Latin Children's Album at the 13th Latin Grammy Awards. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Muppet Show Theme" (featuring Joanna Newsom) | The Muppets | 0:51 | |
2. | "Muppet Studios, I Can't Believe It" (Dialogue) | Walter | 0:04 | |
3. | "Life's a Happy Song" (featuring Feist and Mickey Rooney) | Bret McKenzie | Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter | 4:29 |
4. | "I Haven't Seen the Old Gang" (Dialogue) | Kermit the Frog and Jason Segel | 0:20 | |
5. | "Pictures in My Head" (produced by Bret McKenzie) |
| Kermit the Frog and the Muppets | 2:36 |
6. | "We Drive" (Dialogue) | Kermit the Frog and Walter | 0:11 | |
7. | "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" | Paul Simon | Simon | 2:42 |
8. | "That Spells Reno" (Dialogue) | '80s Robot and Amy Adams | 0:18 | |
9. | "Rainbow Connection (Moopets Version)" | Fozzie Bear and the Moopets | 1:02 | |
10. | "Welcome Back" (Dialogue) | Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Walter, and Dr. Teeth | 0:20 | |
11. | "We Built This City" |
| Starship | 4:54 |
12. | "Party of One" (Dialogue) | Sarah Silverman and Amy Adams | 0:09 | |
13. | "Me Party" |
| Amy Adams and Miss Piggy | 1:53 |
14. | "We Humbly Ask" (Dialogue) | Kermit the Frog and Chris Cooper | 0:09 | |
15. | "Let's Talk About Me" (featuring Nathan Pacheco) |
| Chris Cooper | 2:33 |
16. | "The Answer is No" (Dialogue) | Chris Cooper and Kermit the Frog | 0:06 | |
17. | "Are You a Man or a Muppet?" (Dialogue) | Amy Adams | 0:08 | |
18. | "Man or Muppet" | McKenzie | Jason Segel and Walter | 2:58 |
19. | "Down at the Ole Barbershop" (Dialogue) | Kermit the Frog | 0:07 | |
20. | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | The Muppets Barbershop Quartet (Beaker, Link Hogthrob, Rowlf the Dog, Sam Eagle) | 2:23 | |
21. | "Princesses of Poultry" (Dialogue) | Kermit the Frog | 0:06 | |
22. | "Forget You" |
| Camilla and the Chickens | 2:29 |
23. | "It's Time for Our Song" (Dialogue) | Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy | 0:04 | |
24. | "Rainbow Connection" |
| Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and the Muppets | 3:09 |
25. | "Get Out There and Help Those Guys" (Dialogue) | Jason Segel | 0:06 | |
26. | "The Whistling Caruso" | Andrew Bird | Walter | 1:15 |
27. | "How Charming, a Finale" (Dialogue) | Uncle Deadly | 0:06 | |
28. | "Life's a Happy Song (Finale)" | McKenzie | The Muppets, Jason Segel, Amy Adams, and Chris Cooper | 2:23 |
29. | "Mary, Marry Me" (Dialogue) | Jason Segel and Amy Adams | 0:09 | |
30. | "Mahna Mahna" | Mahna Mahna and the Snowths | 2:05 | |
Total length: | 40:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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31. | "Rainbow Connection [6] " |
| Kermit the Frog (Steve Whitmire) | 3:06 |
Total length: | 43:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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31. | "Dance with Me Tonight" (from The X Factor ) |
| Olly Murs and The Muppets | 3:27 |
Total length: | 43:32 |
The Muppets (Original Score) | |
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Released | April 15, 2014 |
Recorded | 2011 |
Studio | Sony Scoring Stage, Culver City, California |
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Producer | Mitchell Leib |
An album containing Christophe Beck's scores for The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted was released by Intrada Records on April 28, 2014. The track listing below represents the album's section for The Muppets (tracks 25-47).
All tracks are written by Christophe Beck
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "To Hollywood" | 2:53 |
2. | "Maniacal Laugh" | 1:07 |
3. | "The Search for the Frog" | 1:22 |
4. | "Moral Support" | 0:56 |
5. | "Getting Gonzo" | 0:43 |
6. | "Rebuffed" | 1:22 |
7. | "Traveling by Map" | 0:53 |
8. | "Man of Muppets" | 0:46 |
9. | "Muppet Man" | 0:48 |
10. | "The Muppet Party" | 1:02 |
11. | "Got the Show" | 0:27 |
12. | "Theatre in Ruins" | 1:04 |
13. | "Piggy vs. Poogy" | 0:48 |
14. | "Under the Stars" | 1:55 |
15. | "Breakneck Driving" | 0:41 |
16. | "Jack Black Attack" | 1:33 |
17. | "The Telethon Takeoff" | 0:45 |
18. | "Tex Reciprocates" | 2:19 |
19. | "The First Call" | 0:49 |
20. | "Scooter Takeover" | 1:10 |
21. | "Photo Reunion" | 1:28 |
22. | "The Last Act" | 2:15 |
23. | "We Fail Together" | 3:42 |
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