Up (film score)

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All music is composed by Michael Giacchino, [8] with the exception of the last three, [1] which are sound effects by Skywalker Sound [9] .

Up
Up - Walt Disney Records.jpg
2009 Walt Disney digital cover
Film score by
ReleasedMay 26, 2009
Recorded2008-2009
Length53:12
Label Walt Disney / Intrada
Producer Michael Giacchino
Pixar score chronology
WALL•E
(2008)
Up
(2009)
Toy Story 3
(2010)
Michael Giacchino chronology
Star Trek
(2009)
Up
(2009)
Land of the Lost
(2009)
No.TitleLength
1."Up with Titles"0:53
2."We're in the Club Now"0:43
3."Married Life"4:10
4."Carl Goes Up"3:33
5."52 Chachki Pickup"1:14
6."Paradise Found"1:03
7."Walkin' the House"1:03
8."Three Dog Dash"0:51
9."Kevin Beak'n"1:14
10."Canine Conundrum"2:03
11."The Nickel Tour"0:52
12."The Explorer Motel"1:26
13."Escape from Muntz Mountain"2:43
14."Giving Muntz the Bird"1:58
15."Stuff We Did"2:13
16."Memories Can Weigh You Down"1:12
17."The Small Mailman Returns"3:11
18."He's Got the Bird"0:29
19."Seizing the Spirit of Adventure"5:19
20."It's Just a House"1:59
21."The Ellie Badge"1:30
22."Up with End Credits"7:38
23."The Spirit of Adventure"2:23
24."Carl's Maiden Voyage"0:52
25."Muntz's Dark Reverie"0:52
26."Meet Kevin in the Jungle"1:32
Total length:53:12

Album credits

Credits from Up notes: [10]

Charts

Release history

DateFormatLabelEdition
May 26, 2009 [12] Digital Download Walt Disney Records Standard
June 28, 2011 [13] CD Walt Disney/Intrada Records Limited (10,000 copies)

Accolades

ResultAwardCeremonyRecipients and nominees
Won Academy Award for Best Original Score [14] 82nd Academy Awards Michael Giacchino
Nominated Annie Award for Music in an Animated Feature Production [15] 37th Annie Awards Up
WonAustin Film Critics Award for Best Score [16] 5th Austin Film Critics Association Awards
Won Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music [17] 63rd British Academy Film Awards
WonBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Score [18] 14th Critic's Choice Awards
WonChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score [19] 21st Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score [20] 67th Golden Globe Awards Michael Giacchino
Won Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media [21] [22] 52nd Grammy Awards
Won Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition — "Married Life" [21] [22]
Nominated Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement — "Up with End Credits" [21] [22] Michael Giacchino, Tim Simonec
Won Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score [23] 13th Online Film Critics Society Awards Up
WonPhoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Score10th Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards [24]
Nominated Satellite Award for Best Original Score [25] 14th Satellite Awards
Nominated Saturn Award for Best Music [26] 36th Saturn Awards Michael Giacchino

Notes

  1. 1 2 O'Brien, Jon. "Up [Original Score]". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  2. Green, Aaron. "A Review of Up: The Original Soundtrack by Michael Giacchino". About.com. The New York Times Company . Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Graydon, Danny. "Review of Up". Empire . Bauer Media Group. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Up (Michael Giacchino)". Filmtracks. January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  5. "Up (Soundtrack Review)". Soundtrack Geek. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  6. 1 2 Coleman, Christopher. "Pixar's Up (Soundtrack)". Tracksounds. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  7. "Up (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)". The iTunes Store. Apple Inc . Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  8. "UP Soundtrack". Walt Disney Records. The Walt Disney Company. May 26, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  9. "The Sound of "UP"". SoundWorks Collection. December 24, 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  10. Giacchino, Michael (2009). Up (Liner Notes) (Digital Download). Michael Giacchino. Walt Disney Records.
  11. "Up Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. June 13, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  12. "Up" . Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  13. "Up". Intrada.com. Intrada Records. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  14. "Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  15. O'Neil, Tom (February 7, 2010). "'Up' takes top Annie Awards on road to Oscars". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  16. "Austin Film Critics Association: 2009 Awards". Austin Film Critics Award. Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  17. "BAFTA Winners 2010". British Academy Film Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. January 21, 2010. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  18. "Up Awards and Nominations". Internet Movie Database. Amazon Inc. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  19. ""The Hurt Locker" Takes Top Honors". Chicago Film Critics Association. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  20. "Golden Globes 2010 winners: 'Avatar' wins best picture, drama". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. January 17, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  21. 1 2 3 "Nominees". Grammy Awards. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  22. 1 2 3 "Nominees". Grammy Awards. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  23. "'Hurt Locker' named Best Picture of 2009 by Online Film Critics Society". Online Film Critics Society. December 31, 2009. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  24. "Phoenix Film Critics Society Names "Inglourious Basterds" Top Film of 2009". Phoenix Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  25. "2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards". Satellite Awards. International Press Academy. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  26. "2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards". Saturn Awards.

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