Muppets Most Wanted (soundtrack)
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| Muppets Most Wanted (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | March 18, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Studio | Air Lyndhurst Studios | |||
| Genre | Musical theatre, popular music | |||
| Length | 51:36 | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
| Producer | Kaylin Frank, Mitchell Leib, Bret McKenzie | |||
| The Muppets chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Empire | [2] |
Muppets Most Wanted: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack is a soundtrack album released by Walt Disney Records on March 18, 2014, for the musical comedy film Muppets Most Wanted. The soundtrack features six original songs, two re-recordings of popular Muppet songs ("The Muppet Show Theme" and "Together Again"), three cover versions of existing songs (Allen Toussaint's "Working in the Coal Mine", Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera's "Moves Like Jagger", and Los del Río's "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)"), an orchestral suite by Christophe Beck, five demos by Bret McKenzie, and eight dialogue tracks.[3]
Songs not included in the album, but featured in the film include "Long Train Runnin'" by The Doobie Brothers, "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men and Marvin Hamlisch's "I Hope I Get It" (from A Chorus Line).[4]
In November 2012, it was announced that Bret McKenzie would be returning to write songs for Muppets Most Wanted following the success of its 2011 predecessor, The Muppets.[5] As opposed to the previous film, McKenzie wrote all of the original songs for Muppets Most Wanted; his songwriting influences for the film include the Sherman Brothers, Irving Berlin, Paul Williams, and Harry Nilsson.[6] With song ideas originating from short descriptions in the film's screenplay,[7] McKenzie developed numerous songs and performed demo versions of each by doing impressions of various Muppets. "I'm usually just on piano, with me singing and doing my now quite extensive catalog of Muppet impressions," said McKenzie. "I play a rough version then we get together and work out the best. James [Bobin] often has an idea that's visual that he needs to change the lyric to suit the visual and then we record it with the Muppets."[8]
A music video of McKenzie performing "I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu)" was released on March 19, 2014, on Funny or Die.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "They've Ordered a Sequel" (Dialogue) | Walter and Statler and Waldorf | 0:12 | |
| 2. | "We're Doing a Sequel" | Bret McKenzie | The Muppets with Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett | 4:16 |
| 3. | "My Name First, Your Name" (Dialogue) | Constantine and Ricky Gervais | 0:20 | |
| 4. | "I'm Number One" | McKenzie | Constantine and Ricky Gervais | 2:29 |
| 5. | "The Casa Grande" (Dialogue) | Kermit, Tina Fey, Jemaine Clement, Danny Trejo, and Ray Liotta | 0:12 | |
| 6. | "The Big House" | McKenzie | Tina Fey and Josh Groban | 2:24 |
| 7. | "Stick with Me" (Dialogue) | Constantine and Miss Piggy | 0:03 | |
| 8. | "I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu)" | McKenzie | Constantine | 2:46 |
| 9. | "The Muppet Show Theme (Spanish Version)" | Sam Pottle, Jim Henson | Los Muppets | 2:56 |
| 10. | "Answer Some Questions" (Dialogue) | Ty Burrell | 0:06 | |
| 11. | "Interrogation Song" | McKenzie, Paul Roemen | Ty Burrell, Sam Eagle, and The Muppets | 3:21 |
| 12. | "Oh Foo Foo, It's Always Been a Fight" (Dialogue) | Miss Piggy and Foo Foo | 0:05 | |
| 13. | "Something So Right" | McKenzie | Miss Piggy, Kermit, Celine Dion, and The Muppets | 3:44 |
| 14. | "We're Goin' Underground" (Dialogue) | Kermit | 0:04 | |
| 15. | "Working in the Coal Mine" | Allen Toussaint | Jemaine Clement | 1:56 |
| 16. | "The Gulag Finale" (Dialogue) | Kermit | 0:04 | |
| 17. | "Together Again" | Jeff Moss | The Muppets and Josh Groban | 3:44 |
| 18. | "Moves Like Jagger" (featuring Pepe the King Prawn) | Adam Levine, Benny Blanco, Ammar Malik, Shellback | Scooter and The Penguins | 5:44 |
| 19. | "Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)" | Antonio Romero, Rafael Ruiz, Labou Lutz | Miss Piggy, Manolo Flamingo, and Carlo Flamingo | 3:33 |
| 20. | "Muppets Most Wanted Score Suite" | Christophe Beck | Christophe Beck | 3:07 |
| 21. | "We're Doing a Sequel (Demo)" | McKenzie | Bret McKenzie | 4:32 |
| 22. | "The Big House (Demo)" | McKenzie | Bret McKenzie | 2:23 |
| 23. | "What You Want (Outtake)" | McKenzie | Bret McKenzie | 2:31 |
| 24. | "I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu) (Demo)" | McKenzie | Bret McKenzie | 2:32 |
| 25. | "Something So Right (Demo)" | McKenzie | Bret McKenzie | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 51:36 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 26. | "My Heart Will Go On" | James Horner, Will Jennings | Miss Piggy (Eric Jacobson) | 3:05 |
| 27. | "The Muppet Show Theme (German Version)" | Sam Pottle, Jim Henson | Die Muppets | 1:00 |
| Total length: | 55:41 | |||
Personnel
Credits adopted from AllMusic:[11]
- Muppet performers
- Steve Whitmire – Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Statler, Rizzo the Rat, Link Hogthrob, Lips, Foo-Foo
- Eric Jacobson – Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam Eagle, Animal
- Dave Goelz – The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Waldorf
- Bill Barretta – Rowlf the Dog, Pepé the King Prawn, Dr. Teeth, The Swedish Chef, Carlo Flamingo
- David Rudman – Scooter, Janice, Bobby Benson
- Matt Vogel – Constantine, Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, Camilla the Chicken
- Peter Linz – Walter, Manolo Flamingo
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Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top Soundtracks[12] | 4 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 68 |
