"The
Muppets" Original Soundtrack coming November 21
Muppets
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to include 15 songs and 15 dialogue
tracks from the film
Courtesy
of Billboard
October
11, 2011
Bret
McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords has four original songs in the
Disney film "The Muppets," which features special appearances by
Feist, Joanna Newsom and Nathan Pacheco. Walt Disney Records will
release the soundtrack Nov. 21.
McKenzie
has written "Life's a Happy Song," sung by Jason Segel, Amy Adams
and new Muppet Walter and then as a full cast finale; "Let's Talk
About Me," which Chris Cooper sings; "Man or Muppet," a duet between
Segel and Walter; and "Me Party," a collaboration between Adams
and Miss Piggy. McKenzie is the film's music supervisor.
Feist
and Mickey Rooney add vocals to "Life's A Happy Song," Newsom is
guest vocalist on Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show Theme" and Pacheco,
Disney Music Group artist, appears on "Let's Talk About Me."
Jeannie
Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman wrote the film's other original
track, "Pictures in My Head," which Kermit and the Muppets sing.
Muppets
characters cover Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Cee Lo Green's
"Forget You" and offer a new version of the Muppet classic "Rainbow
Connection." The soundtrack also features 15 interstitials of film
dialogue. Christophe Beck did the score for the film that opens
Nov. 23.
In
the film, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary
(Segel) and Gary's girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) are on vacation in
Los Angeles when they discover the plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris
Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil. Walter,
Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets for a telethon to
raise $10 million to save the theater.
Track
Listing for "The Muppets"
1.The Muppet Show Theme
- The Muppets
2.Muppet Studios, I Can't Believe It!* - Walter
3.Life's a Happy Song - Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter
4.I Haven't Seen the Old Gang* - Kermit and Jason Segel
5.Pictures In My Head - Kermit and The Muppets
6.We Drive* - Kermit and Walter
7.Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard - Paul Simon
8.That Spells Reno* - 80's Robot and Amy Adams
9.Rainbow Connection - The Moopets
10.Welcome Back* - Kermit, Fozzie, Walter and Dr. Teeth
11.We Built This City - Starship
12.Party of One* - Sarah Silverman and Amy Adams
13.Me Party - Amy Adams and Miss Piggy
14.We Humbly Ask* - Kermit and Chris Cooper
15.Let's Talk about Me - Chris Cooper
16.The Answer is No* - Chris Cooper and Kermit
17.Are You a Man or a Muppet?* - Amy Adams
18.Man or Muppet - Jason Segel and Walter
19.Down at the Old Barbershop* - Kermit
20.Smells Like Teen Spirit - The Muppet Barbershop Quartet
21.Princesses of Poultry* - Kermit
22.Forget You - Camilla and the Chickens
23.It's Time For Our Song* - Kermit and Miss Piggy
24.Rainbow Connection - The Muppets
25.Get Out There and Help Those Guys* - Jason Segel
26.The Whistling Caruso - Andrew Bird
27.How Charming, a Finale* - Uncle Deadly
28.Life's a Happy Song Finale - Entire Cast
29.Mary, Marry Me* - Jason Segel and Amy Adams
30.Mahna Mahna - Mahna Mahna and The Two Snowths
* Dialogue
tracks
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