Uncharted (album)

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Uncharted
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)
Recorded2015-16
Genre Classical crossover
Length45:22
Label Portrait
Producer Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson, Jon Schmidt
The Piano Guys chronology
Wonders
(2014)
Uncharted
(2016)
Christmas Together
(2017)

Uncharted is the sixth studio album by American music group The Piano Guys. It was released on October 28, 2016, by Portrait Records. [1] The album reached number 15 on the US Billboard 200, making it their second highest charting album to date.

Contents

The album features their first vocal single, "(It's Gonna be) Okay". [2] The songs "The Jungle Book/ Sarabande", filmed at Chichén Itzá, and "Indiana Jones and the Arabian Nights", filmed at Petra, are the continuation of their "Wonders of the World" quest. [3] [4]

The deluxe version of Uncharted comes with a DVD featuring 9 music videos and behind the scenes content. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Fight Song / Amazing Grace" Rachel Platten, Dave Bassett, John Newton Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson 4:04
2."A Sky Full of Stars" Tim Bergling, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin Jon Schmidt, Nelson, Giles Reaves4:08
3."Hello / Lacrimosa" ( [upper-alpha 1] ) Adele Adkins, Greg Kurstin van der Beek, Nelson3:51
4."(It’s Gonna Be) Okay" Andy Grammer, Dave Bassett van der Beek, Nelson3:30
5."Themes from The Pirates of the Caribbean" Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson, Zimmer6:20
6."Celloopa"van der Beek, Nelson 2:46
7."The Jungle Book / Sarabande" ( [upper-alpha 2] ) Robert Sherman, Richard Sherman, Terry Gilkyson, George Bruns, George Frideric Handel van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson3:42
8."Holding On"van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson 3:26
9."Can't Stop the Feeling" Justin Timberlake, Max Martin, Shellback van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson3:02
10."Tour de France"Schmidt 3:35
11."Uncharted"van der Beek, Nelson 3:32
12."Indiana Jones and the Arabian Nights" ( [upper-alpha 3] ) John Williams, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson3:26
Total length:45:22
Deluxe Edition (Disc 2: DVD)
No.TitleLength
1."The Jungle Book / Sarabande" 
2."Indiana Jones and the Arabian Nights" 
3."A Sky Full of Stars" 
4."Hello / Lacrimosa" 
5."Jurassic Park Theme" 
6."(It's Gonna be) Okay (Lyric video)" 
7."(It's Gonna be) Okay" 
8."I Want You Back" ( [upper-alpha 4] ) 
9."Fight Song / Amazing Grace" 
10."Fight Song / Amazing Grace (Behind the Scenes)" 

Notes

  1. Inspired by the "Lacrimosa" melody from Mozart's Requiem, K. 626
  2. Inspired by the "Sarabande" melody from Handel's Keyboard suite in D minor (HWV 437)
  3. Inspired by Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade", Op. 35
  4. Inspired by the Brandenburg Concertos No.3 and 4, Two Part Invention No.8, Minuet in G, Bourrée and the Gavotte from French Suite No.5 by Johann Sebastian Bach

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