The Tiger's Apprentice (soundtrack)

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The Tiger's Apprentice is the 2024 animated fantasy film based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Laurence Yep, directed by Raman Hui for Paramount Animation. Two albums were released for the film: an extended play based on the songs heard in the film and another consisting of the film score composed by Steve Jablonsky.

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Singles

The 1982 single "Eye of the Tiger" originally performed by the American rock band Survivor was covered by musician-record producer Zhu for the film. This version was released as a single on January 26, 2024. [1] The Japanese girl group Atarashii Gakko! performed the original song "Hello" which was released as a single on February 9. [2] It debuted on the Billboard Pop 100 chart at number 37 with an increase of 58% in streaming. [2] A music video of the song featuring the group was released on February 19. [3]

Soundtrack EP

The Tiger's Apprentice (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
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EP by
various artists
ReleasedFebruary 9, 2024
Genre
Length20:08
Label 88rising
Singles from The Tiger's Apprentice (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
  1. "Eye of the Tiger"
    Released: January 26, 2024
  2. "Hello"
    Released: February 9, 2024

The Tiger's Apprentice (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) is an extended play featuring the songs heard in the film were released by 88rising on February 9, 2024. The EP featured six songs, including the two earlier released singles, and the performing artists included Audrey Nuna, Cacien, Derek Dali, Sayak Das and Thutmose as the featuring artist. [4]

Track listing
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Hello" Atarashii Gakko! 2:33
2."Eye of the Tiger" Zhu 4:19
3."Pleasures" Audrey Nuna 4:12
4."Wake Up"Cacien2:21
5."Idol"Derek Dali4:04
6."Top of the World"Sayak Das feat. Thutmose 2:39
Total length:20:08

Score

The Tiger's Apprentice (Music from the Paramount+ Original Movie)
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Film score by
ReleasedFebruary 16, 2024
Recorded2021–2023
Genre Film score
Length61:47
Label Paramount Music
Producer Steve Jablonsky
Steve Jablonsky chronology
DC League of Super-Pets
(2022)
The Tiger's Apprentice
(2024)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
(2024)

Steve Jablonsky was assigned as the film's composer in December 2023. [5] He composed the film's score during the two-year long post-production process which he completed in mid-2023. [6] The soundtrack featuring 20 tracks from Jablonsky's score were released as The Tiger's Apprentice (Music from the Paramount+ Original Movie) by Paramount Music on February 16, 2024. [7] [8]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Tom's Theme"4:37
2."Mrs. Lee"4:31
3."Protect the Guardian"1:36
4."You Are Not Normal"1:03
5."Meet Hu"2:25
6."Yaoguai"5:23
7."Nu Kua"2:48
8."Meet Mistral"1:02
9."Zodiac Temple"3:11
10."Mansion on the Hill"2:15
11."Where Is the Phoenix"4:36
12."Training"1:37
13."The Bridge"2:28
14."1000 Generations"2:37
15."Tom Vs Loo"4:51
16."Zodiacs"1:51
17."Tom's Sacrifice"3:07
18."Sea of Tears"4:11
19."Home"2:00
20."Loo's Theme"5:38
Total length:61:47

Reception

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter commented Steve Jablonsky's score as "outstanding". [9] However, the soundtrack of the film was criticised with James Mottram of South China Morning Post described it as "entirely incongruous", [10] and Steve Seigh of JoBlo.com called it as "underwhelming". [11]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Paramount Music. [8]

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