The Emperor's New Groove (soundtrack)
The Emperor's New Groove is the soundtrack to the 2000 Disney film The Emperor's New Groove. It features vocal performances by Shawn Colvin, Tom Jones, Eartha Kitt, Rascal Flatts, and Sting. The album was released in 2000 by Walt Disney Records. The music is by Sting and David Hartley, and the score is by John Debney. The album included many songs that were written for Kingdom of the Sun,[1] the original incarnation for the project. It also included Spanish and Italian versions of "My Funny Friend and Me".
The Emperor's New Groove | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
Released | Late 2000 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack, film score | |||
Label | Walt Disney | |||
Producer | Various artists | |||
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Singles from The Emperor's New Groove | ||||
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Production
The Emperor's New Groove was one of the first Disney films after 1999's Tarzan that was not a traditional musical, but only featured a few minor songs. The project was originally intended to be a musical film and many songs cut from the film as the plot changed are included in the soundtrack.
JustPressPlay explains:[2]
The Sweatbox, which has been almost entirely buried and forgotten by Disney...follows the production of the film from phase 1 as part of the deal made with Sting to write the film's soundtrack (a soundtrack which was left almost entirely on the cutting room floor save for the song which cuts awkwardly in at the start of the credits).
Track list
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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1. | "Perfect World" | David Hartley, Gordon Sumner | Tom Jones | 2:21 |
2. | "My Funny Friend and Me" | Hartley, Sumner | Sting | 4:38 |
3. | "Snuff Out the Light (Yzma's Song)" | Hartley, Sumner | Eartha Kitt | 3:37 |
4. | "Walk the Llama Llama" | Hartley, Sumner | Rascal Flatts | 2:02 |
5. | "Perfect World (Reprise)" | Hartley, Sumner | Tom Jones | 2:33 |
6. | "Run, Llama, Run (Score)" | John Debney | John Debney | 2:25 |
7. | "One Day She'll Love Me" | Hartley, Sumner | Sting & Shawn Colvin | 4:11 |
8. | "A New Hope (Score)" | Debney | John Debney | 1:46 |
9. | "Beware the Groove (Score)" | Debney | John Debney | 8:15 |
10. | "The Jungle Rescue (Score)" | Debney | John Debney | 3:17 |
11. | "Pacha's Homecoming/The Blue Plate Special (Score)" | Debney | John Debney | 7:32 |
12. | "The Great Battle/Friends Forever (Score)" | Debney | John Debney | 6:18 |
Bonus Tracks
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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13. | "Un Amigo Como TĂș" (Spanish version of "My Funny Friend and Me") | Hartley, Sumner | Sting | 4:38 |
14. | "Un Amico Come Te" (Italian version of "My Funny Friend and Me") | Hartley, Sumner | Sting | 4:38 |
References
- "SOUNDTRACK: The Emperor's New Groove". Sting. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- http://www.justpressplay.net/reviews/10748-the-emperors-new-groove.html