Ocean's Kingdom

Ocean's Kingdom
Studio album by Paul McCartney
Released	3 October 2011 (UK) 4 October 2011 (US)
Recorded	June 2011
Genre	Contemporary classical, ballet
Length	56:33
Label	Decca (UK) Hear Music/Telarc (US)
Producer	John Fraser
Paul McCartney chronology
Paul McCartney Live in Los Angeles (2010) Ocean's Kingdom (2011) Kisses on the Bottom (2012)
Paul McCartney classical album chronology
Ecce Cor Meum (2006) Ocean's Kingdom (2011)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
BBC Music	(unfavourable)[3]
Consequence of Sound	C+[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Independent	[6]
musicOMH	[7]
The New York Times	(unfavourable)[8]
PopMatters	[9]
Record Collector	[10]
Uncut	[11]

Ocean's Kingdom is the fifth classical album by Paul McCartney. It is the score of the ballet of the same name, commissioned by the New York City Ballet. It was performed by the London Classical Orchestra and conducted by John Wilson. The album was released on CD and vinyl,^[12] on 3 October 2011 by Decca (UK)^[13] and October 4 (US) by Hear Music/Telarc (US).^[12] In the United States, it peaked at number 144 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album has a score of 60 out of 100 at Metacritic, based on eight reviews, signifying a "mixed or average" critical response.^[14]

The ballet tells of a love story based in two fantastic worlds – the "pure" ocean kingdom, and the Earth kingdom with its "sort of baddies" who threaten the underwater way of life. According to McCartney, love happens when earth meets water, and "you'll have to see whether the couple make it".^{[citation needed]} His score for the ballet consists of four orchestral movements.