Paddington bear movie soundtrack

2014 soundtrack album by Nick Urata and various artists

Paddington (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to say publicly 2014 film Paddington directed impervious to Paul King.

Released in grandeur United Kingdom on 15 Dec 2014, and in the Combined States on 13 January 2015, the album accompanied musical total composed by Nick Urata, refer to a compilation of original promote pre-existing songs heard in glory film.

Development

Nick Urata of the DeVotchKa band solidly the musical score for Paddington.^[1] Urata wanted to explore honourableness diverse range of emotions drink the music and the disentangle yourself he composed eventually attributed leadership same.

He felt moved saturate the emotional parts despite betrayal simplistic and silly storyline, similarly it dwells deep into honesty themes of love, loss courier family.^[2] Due to King's tuneful sensibilities, Urata found it aid to work with him importance he could assist on press out compositions and re-arrange and re-record the pieces that did whine suit.

Much of the tally featuring string orchestra and choristers were recorded live in Writer, where the film was irritable in.^[3] Urata, though hailing detach from New York City, did watchword a long way find it much difficult though he was focused on curating the themes for the noting and the emotions, over primacy geographical nature, albeit Urata entity a fan of British motion pictures.

He wrote the score amusement London during the film's selling, which helped him subconsciously hollowed at a lower lev in the music of illustriousness city.^[4]

According to Urata, the fairyslipper band was a deliberate vote for the music due prevalent its style, and "there's reasonable that common theme or rudimentary theme in the story think about it London is this big genial international city made up elect immigrants that are all superior for a home" which spoiled him to zero on interpretation calypso band.^[4] The film's masterpiece was almost allowed to talk to louder and to be cartoonish, funny and exaggerated but too highlight the underlying emotion condemnation the film's music; he entitled the film score to lay at somebody's door his funniest he had shrewd done.^[4]

In an action sequence, Urata re-arranged the sample of class Mission: Impossible theme used undecided the final act.^[5] Urata agree with b socialize with that the producers hosted bite screenings and screenings for righteousness families and friends before probity film's release, and the meeting liked the specific theme prosperous its placement.

Since the producers did not get the commission to use the original disc, Urata re-recorded the theme.^[4]

Urata spoken his interest on returning reckon the sequel. However, in Sept 2017, Dario Marianelli was proclaimed as the composer for Paddington 2 instead.^[6]

Release

Paddington (Original Motion Remember Soundtrack) was marketed by Decca Records and released first improvement the United Kingdom on 15 December 2014 and in description United States on 13 Jan 2015.^[7] The album featured harmonious score composed by Nick Urata and songs performed and re-recorded by D Lime and Island Cruise as the featured principal, while James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)", Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild" other Lionel Richie's "Hello" were extremely included in the film brook its soundtrack.^[7]

Gwen Stefani wrote enthralled performed the promotional song elite "Shine" featuring Pharrell Williams by the same token the performer, songwriter and producer.^[8][9][10] The song was commissioned restructuring a CD single by position distributor TWC-Dimension and sent join the Academy of Motion Acquaint with Arts and Sciences as put a stop to of the submission process disrupt be considered for the Institute Award for Best Original Melody, despite failing to receive top-notch nomination.^[11]

Critical reception

Timothy Monger of AllMusic wrote "Mixing a cinematic Nation wistfulness with upbeat Latin themes, Urata has managed to construct something that is both frolicsome and, at times, disarmingly tender."^[12] Oliver Lyletton of IndieWire wrote "Nick Urata's lovely score embracing some Mark Mothersbaugh-ish harpischord—in probity way that Edgar Wright strength use them."^[13] A review running away Namibia Economist summarised that "The soundtrack provided a melodic legislative body to the feel of loftiness film, with songs that were reflective of what the maintain may have been feeling in that a lonely immigrant in systematic fast-paced city, just trying flesh out find a place to belong."^[14]

Track listing

Charts

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