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| Released | December 6, 2024 | |||
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| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 78:44 | |||
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Wicked: The Original Motion Picture Score is the film score composed by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz for the 2024 film Wicked by Jon M. Chu, the first of the two-part film adaptation of the stage musical of the same name by Schwartz and Winnie Holzman. It was released by Republic Records on December 6, 2024.
On July 8, 2024, it was announced that John Powell would be scoring the film with Stephen Schwartz, who had composed the music for the original stage musical. [1] It was recorded at AIR Studios and Abbey Road Studios in London. [2] [3]
The score album was released on December 6, 2024. [4] [5] In addition to digital download and streaming, it was also released on LP. [6]
| Award | Year [a] | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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| Astra Creative Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Original Score | John Powell and Stephen Schwartz | Nominated | [7] [8] |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Arrival at Shiz University" | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Our Heroes Meet" | 1:54 |
| 3. | "Nessarose" | 1:10 |
| 4. | "Meet the Faculty" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Elphaba's Power" | 3:35 |
| 6. | "How to Loathe Your Roommate" | 3:43 |
| 7. | "History Lesson" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Levitate the Coin" | 2:17 |
| 9. | "All Around Something Bad" | 2:17 |
| 10. | "Prince Fiyero of Winkie Country" | 3:16 |
| 11. | "The Book Place" | 2:00 |
| 12. | "Elphaba at Ozdust" | 3:02 |
| 13. | "Sharing Secrets" | 2:00 |
| 14. | "Look at You" | 1:19 |
| 15. | "Replacement Teacher" | 3:49 |
| 16. | "Cub Rescue" | 1:45 |
| 17. | "Forest Feelings" | 2:02 |
| 18. | "Ozian Invitation" | 2:30 |
| 19. | "Galinda Becomes Glinda" | 3:36 |
| 20. | "Train to Emerald City" | 2:18 |
| 21. | "Hall of Grandiosity" | 2:40 |
| 22. | "A Wizard's Plan" | 4:23 |
| 23. | "The Grimmerie" | 2:06 |
| 24. | "Transformations" | 8:10 |
| 25. | "Monkey Mayhem" | 3:40 |
| 26. | "All Around Defying Gravity" | 5:45 |
| Total length: | 78:44 | |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Various | December 6, 2024 | [6] |
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