The Peanuts Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2015 soundtrack album by various artists / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Peanuts Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2015 animated film The Peanuts Movie, directed by Steve Martino and produced by Blue Sky Studios. Based on Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts, it is the fifth full-length Peanuts film, and the first in 35 years.[1] The original score is composed by Christophe Beck, with contributions from jazz pianist David Benoit and Meghan Trainor, who performed an original song titled "Better When I'm Dancin', released as a single on October 14, 2015.[2] The soundtrack was digitally released by Epic Records and Fox Music on October 23, 2015.[3]
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Released | October 23, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
Venue | Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios | |||
Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
Length | 49:38 | |||
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Singles from The Peanuts Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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Beck wanted to interpret Vince Guaraldi's compositions for the Peanuts specials (scored by Guaraldi between 1963 and 1976) to give a "nostalgic feel" in the score. The score was recorded by early 2014 with sessions held during April–August 2015 at the Newman Scoring Stage, 20th Century Fox Studios. The album features 20 tracks, including Trainor's single, Flo Rida's "That's What I Like" featuring Fitz. Three original tracks performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio from A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) were also included: "Linus and Lucy", "Skating" and "Christmas Time Is Here". Beck's original score occupies the remainder of the album. An exclusive edition of the soundtrack released at Target features a second Trainor track, "Good to Be Alive",[4] and the Japanese edition of the soundtrack includes "Good to Be Alive" and three more tracks from Beck's score.[5] The album was positively received by critics.