The Lego Movie (soundtrack)

The Lego Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Mark Mothersbaugh
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2014
Recorded2013–2014
VenueTrackdown Studios (Sydney)
GenreFilm score
Length58:10
LabelWaterTower Music
Producer
Mark Mothersbaugh chronology
Last Vegas
(2013) 		The Lego Movie
(2014) 		22 Jump Street
(2014)
Singles from The Lego Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Everything Is Awesome"
    Released: January 27, 2014

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).

  1. ^ "'The Lego Movie' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. January 14, 2014. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "The LEGO Movie Exclusive Interview with Composer Mark Mothersbaugh". MovieWeb. February 18, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Busch, Anita (February 9, 2014). "'Everything is Awesome' Back To Devo Roots For 'The Lego Movie' Score, Says Mark Mothersbaugh". Deadline. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "SOCAN presents first-ever film & TV No. 1 Song Award to Josh Bartholomew for The LEGO Movie theme". March 8, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees". December 5, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2015.