The Peanuts Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Peanuts Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedOctober 23, 2015
Recorded2014–2015
VenueNewman Scoring Stage,
Twentieth Century Fox Studios
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length49:38
Label
Producer
  • Bryan Schulz
  • Craig Schulz
Vince Guaraldi chronology
Peanuts Greatest Hits
(2015) 		The Peanuts Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2015) 		A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2017)
Christophe Beck chronology
Ant-Man
(2015) 		The Peanuts Movie
(2015) 		Sisters
(2015)
Singles from The Peanuts Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Better When I'm Dancin'"
    Released: October 14, 2015

The Peanuts Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2015 animated film The Peanuts Movie, directed by Steve Martino and produced by Blue Sky Studios. Based on Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts, it is the fifth full-length Peanuts film, and the first in 35 years.[1] The original score is composed by Christophe Beck, with contributions from jazz pianist David Benoit and Meghan Trainor, who performed an original song titled "Better When I'm Dancin', released as a single on October 14, 2015.[2] The soundtrack was digitally released by Epic Records and Fox Music on October 23, 2015.[3]

Beck wanted to interpret Vince Guaraldi's compositions for the Peanuts specials (scored by Guaraldi between 1963 and 1976) to give a "nostalgic feel" in the score. The score was recorded by early 2014 with sessions held during April–August 2015 at the Newman Scoring Stage, 20th Century Fox Studios. The album features 20 tracks, including Trainor's single, Flo Rida's "That's What I Like" featuring Fitz. Three original tracks performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio from A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) were also included: "Linus and Lucy", "Skating" and "Christmas Time Is Here". Beck's original score occupies the remainder of the album. An exclusive edition of the soundtrack released at Target features a second Trainor track, "Good to Be Alive",[4] and the Japanese edition of the soundtrack includes "Good to Be Alive" and three more tracks from Beck's score.[5] The album was positively received by critics.

  1. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (November 2, 2015). "'The Peanuts Movie': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Daw, Robbie (October 9, 2015). "Meghan Trainor's 'Feel Better When I'm Dancin'' From 'The Peanuts Movie'". Idolator. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  3. ^ 20th Century Fox (July 28, 2015). "IT'S THE GREAT SOUNDTRACK, CHARLIE BROWN! Multi-Platinum Global Superstar Meghan Trainor Records Original Song for the Peanuts Movie" (Press release). Business Wire. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Gracie, Bianca (October 14, 2015). "'The Peanuts Movie' Soundtrack Features Meghan Trainor & Flo Rida: View The Tracklist". Idolator. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference iTunesJapan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).