The Jungle Book (2016 soundtrack)

The Jungle Book (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by John Debney
Released	April 15, 2016
Recorded	2015–2016
Studio	Sony Pictures Studios, California Esplanade Studios, New Orleans Chalice Recording Studios, Los Angeles Music Shed Studios, New Orleans
Genre	Orchestral ambience swing jazz
Length	1:14:17
Label	Walt Disney
John Debney chronology
The Young Messiah (2016) The Jungle Book (2016) Mother's Day (2016)

The Jungle Book (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2016 Disney film The Jungle Book, which is a live-action animated adaptation of the 1967 animated film The Jungle Book. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film features musical score composed and conducted by his frequent collaborator John Debney,^[1] mostly drawing from George Bruns' original music. Few of the tracks were incorporated from the 1967 film's soundtrack written by Sherman Brothers and Terry Gilkyson. The score was recorded at Los Angeles, California and New Orleans, with prominent players and large orchestral members recording the score. Walt Disney Records released the film's soundtrack on April 15, 2016. It received positive reviews for the musical score, as well as incorporated songs from the 1967 film, being well received. John Debney missed the nomination for Academy Award for Best Original Score,^[2] though at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, he won Best Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film^[3][4] as well as receiving a Satellite Award for Best Original Score nomination.^[5]