The Simpsons Movie: The Music is a soundtrack album for the 2007 film The Simpsons Movie. It was composed by German film composer Hans Zimmer. The soundtrack was released on July 24, 2007, by Adrenaline Music Group and peaked at number 108 on the Billboard 200 chart. A limited edition version (with a donut-shaped packaging) was released on July 31, 2007. Critics have given the album generally positive reviews.
Producer James L. Brooks chose Zimmer to compose the film's score, as they were good friends and regular collaborators.[1] Regular Simpsons composer Alf Clausen was not asked to score the film.[2] Zimmer was composing for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End at the same time as he did The Simpsons Movie. He told The Hollywood Reporter that he liked "using all his creative juices at once."[3] Zimmer felt that the score was a "unique challenge", and he had to "try and express the style of The Simpsons without wearing the audience out".[4] He used Danny Elfman's original opening theme from the series, but did not wish to overuse it.[5]
For the soundtrack, Zimmer created themes for each member of the family. Homer's leitmotif was a major focus, and he also composed smaller themes for Bart and Marge.[5] Zimmer asked arranger Michael A. Levine to turn the Spider-Pig song into a choral piece, which, at the time, had no place in the film. Later, Brooks decided to use it for the scene in which Homer has a psychedelic epiphany and then, again, as the first number in the closing credits. The lyrics of the piece were translated for the 32 dubbed versions of the song when the film was released internationally. The same choir learned to sing the piece for each of the foreign-language dubs. Levine also composed and arranged the music for when Homer and Marge make love with the help of Alaskan wildlife. The piece features soprano Elin Carlson singing all three parts of a vocal trio.[5]
The soundtrack was released on July 24, 2007.[6] It debuted and peaked at number 108 on the Billboard 200, and stayed on the chart for three weeks.[8] It also reached number ten on Billboard's Independent Albums chart and number eight on the Top Soundtracks chart.[8] The "Spider Pig" song from the album charted in several countries, reaching number eight on New Zealand's Top 40 Singles Chart,[9] fourteen on Norway's VG-lista,[10] twenty-three on the UK Singles Chart,[11] and fifty-three on the Swedish Singles Chart.[12]
The soundtrack has received generally favorable reviews from critics.[citation needed] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that "the zany, zesty work of Alf Clausen has been traded in for the lush, symphonic touch of Hans Zimmer, who manages to retain enough of the spirit of the show but gives it a full-fledged widescreen makeover. In other words, this soundtrack is a traditional score [...] and even with titles as wacky as 'Doomsday Is Family Time,' 'Thank You Boob Lady,' and 'Why Does Everything I Whip Leave Me?,' the soundtrack doesn't sound all that humorous. It merely sounds like the sweeping yet sensitive mood music to a movie. And on those terms, The Simpsons Movie is a very good soundtrack — perhaps not as clever as Clausen, but it's still light on its feet while having enough pomp and circumstance to justify being shown on such a larger screen."[6]
^Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 254.
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The Simpsons Movie The Music is a soundtrack album for the 2007 film The Simpsons Movie It was composed by German film composer Hans Zimmer The soundtrack was released on July 24 2007 by Adrenaline Music Group and peaked at number 108 on the Billboard 200 chart A limited edition version with a donut shaped packaging was released on July 31 2007 Critics have given the album generally positive reviews The Simpsons Movie The MusicFilm score Soundtrack album by Hans ZimmerReleasedJuly 24 2007RecordedJuly 2006 May 2007GenreScore soundtrackLength40 45LabelAdrenaline Music GroupGracie Films20th Century FoxFox MusicAlternative Distribution AllianceExtreme MusicProducerHans ZimmerThe Simpsons soundtrack albums chronologyGo Simpsonic with The Simpsons 1999 The Simpsons Movie The Music 2007 The Simpsons Testify 2007 Hans Zimmer chronologyPirates of the Caribbean At World s End 2007 The Simpsons Movie 2007 Casi Divas 2008 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 ReferencesBackground editProducer James L Brooks chose Zimmer to compose the film s score as they were good friends and regular collaborators 1 Regular Simpsons composer Alf Clausen was not asked to score the film 2 Zimmer was composing for Pirates of the Caribbean At World s End at the same time as he did The Simpsons Movie He told The Hollywood Reporter that he liked using all his creative juices at once 3 Zimmer felt that the score was a unique challenge and he had to try and express the style of The Simpsons without wearing the audience out 4 He used Danny Elfman s original opening theme from the series but did not wish to overuse it 5 For the soundtrack Zimmer created themes for each member of the family Homer s leitmotif was a major focus and he also composed smaller themes for Bart and Marge 5 Zimmer asked arranger Michael A Levine to turn the Spider Pig song into a choral piece which at the time had no place in the film Later Brooks decided to use it for the scene in which Homer has a psychedelic epiphany and then again as the first number in the closing credits The lyrics of the piece were translated for the 32 dubbed versions of the song when the film was released internationally The same choir learned to sing the piece for each of the foreign language dubs Levine also composed and arranged the music for when Homer and Marge make love with the help of Alaskan wildlife The piece features soprano Elin Carlson singing all three parts of a vocal trio 5 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Pitchfork3 3 10 7 The soundtrack was released on July 24 2007 6 It debuted and peaked at number 108 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the chart for three weeks 8 It also reached number ten on Billboard s Independent Albums chart and number eight on the Top Soundtracks chart 8 The Spider Pig song from the album charted in several countries reaching number eight on New Zealand s Top 40 Singles Chart 9 fourteen on Norway s VG lista 10 twenty three on the UK Singles Chart 11 and fifty three on the Swedish Singles Chart 12 The soundtrack has received generally favorable reviews from critics citation needed Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that the zany zesty work of Alf Clausen has been traded in for the lush symphonic touch of Hans Zimmer who manages to retain enough of the spirit of the show but gives it a full fledged widescreen makeover In other words this soundtrack is a traditional score and even with titles as wacky as Doomsday Is Family Time Thank You Boob Lady and Why Does Everything I Whip Leave Me the soundtrack doesn t sound all that humorous It merely sounds like the sweeping yet sensitive mood music to a movie And on those terms The Simpsons Movie is a very good soundtrack perhaps not as clever as Clausen but it s still light on its feet while having enough pomp and circumstance to justify being shown on such a larger screen 6 Track listing editNo TitleLength1 The Simpsons Theme Orchestral Version 1 272 Trapped Like Carrots 2 153 Doomsday is Family Time 2 274 Release the Hounds 2 195 Clap for Alaska 1 556 What s an Epiphany 2 077 Thank You Boob Lady 2 458 You Doomed Us All Again 5 529 Lead Not to Read 2 0510 Why Does Everything I Whip Leave Me 3 0511 Bart s Doodle 1 0112 World s Fattest Fertilizer Salesman 5 0513 His Big Fat Butt Could Shield Us All 1 4614 Spider Pig 1 0415 Recklessly Impulsive 5 2716 Homer Bart and a Bike iTunes bonus track in US Canada 2 24Total length 40 45 Additional music by Ryleand Allison Lorne Balfe James Dooley Henry Jackman Michael Levine Alti Orvarsson and Heitor PereiraOrchestra conducted by Nick Glennie Smith and Blake NeelyCharts editChart performance for The Simpsons Movie The Music Chart 2007 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 13 81US Billboard 200 8 108References edit Maxine Shen July 24 2007 Simpsons Score State of the Bart New York Post Archived from the original on January 11 2009 Retrieved July 29 2007 Will Harris September 26 2007 Alf Clausen interview The Simpsons Bullz Eye com Retrieved November 16 2007 Conniff Tamara May 10 2007 Biker pirates keeping Zimmer busy The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Retrieved May 12 2007 Hans Zimmer Bakes Up a Tasty Soundtrack for The Simpsons Movie Soundtrack net June 26 2007 Retrieved June 30 2007 a b c Edward Douglas August 7 2007 The One and Only Hans Zimmer ComingSoon net Retrieved November 15 2007 a b c The Simpsons Movie The Music Original Soundtrack Allmusic Retrieved September 2 2011 Mitchum Bob August 3 2007 Hans Zimmer The Simpsons Movie The Music Pitchfork Retrieved October 23 2022 a b c The Simpsons Movie The Music Original Soundtrack Hans Zimmer Billboard Retrieved August 4 2010 Hans Zimmer Spider Pig charts nz Hung Medien Retrieved January 25 2010 Hans Zimmer Spider Pig norwegiancharts com Hung Medien Retrieved January 25 2010 Simpsons The Official Charts Company Retrieved August 4 2010 Hans Zimmer Spider Pig swedishcharts com Hung Medien Retrieved January 25 2010 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 254 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Simpsons Movie The Music amp oldid 1180471082, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
