The Lego Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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Released | February 4, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
Venue | Trackdown Studios (Sydney) | |||
Genre | Film score | |||
Length | 58:10 | |||
Label | WaterTower Music | |||
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Singles from The Lego Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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The Lego Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2014 animated film The Lego Movie. It was released by WaterTower Music on February 4, 2014.[1] The album features original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh, containing of about 23 tracks in the album. He recorded two scores for the film: an electronic and a 40-piece orchestral music, with more than 100 players working on the score. He arranged few synthesisers and circuit bent to make use of the electronic music created for the film,[2] which consisted of "bright, popping, almost frenetic music with an underpinning of emotional swells".[3]
The album features an original song titled "Everything Is Awesome" written by Shawn Patterson, Joshua Bartholomew,[4] and Lisa Harriton,[5] who also performed the song in the film under the name, Jo Li. The track which was released as a single from the album on January 23, is performed by Tegan and Sara featuring The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone) who wrote the rap lyrics, and is the first song played in the opening credits of the film, while the alternative version sung by Jo Li was featured in the end credits. It also featured an unplugged version by Patterson and Sammy Allen and an instrumental version.
The score and the song received positive reception, praising Mothersbaugh's composition. The track "Everything Is Awesome" received a nomination for Academy Award for Best Original Song (losing to "Glory" from Selma) and Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media (losing to "Let It Go" from Frozen).