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 Lego Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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 film marks Mothersbaugh's second collaboration with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller after Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and 21 Jump Street (2012).[6] He worked on the score of the film, simultaneously with the music production of their forthcoming film 22 Jump Street, also directed by Lord and Miller and is a sequel to 22 Jump Street.[6] The score was recorded at Trackdown Studios, Sydney during late-2013 and 2014.[7]
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Mothersbaugh stated "We were looking for sounds that created a universe for the LEGOs that was unique [...] I started assembling a sonic palette off of old analog synths that I used with DEVO and newer circuit bent[a] things that I got in the past three or four years and then just kind of borrowing from electronic music through the years. You think of LEGOs as these rigid horizontal and vertical pieces. But to see them as clouds and explosions, or water running [...] it made me want to come up with sounds that were as interesting as the way they were making the film look."[8] Hence, Mothersbaugh created an electronic and orchestral score, the later consisted of a 40-piece choir and about 100-players to emphasize the story and allow the directors Lord and Miller which sound will suit for the film.[8]
The duo wrote the original song "Everything is Awesome" before the shooting of the film. In an interview with Fox News, Mothersbaugh says the song "was supposed to be like mind control early in the film. It's totally irritating, this kind of mindless mantra to get people up and working. It's like the whip crack on their back, but then by the end of the movie it morphs into, instead of being just a mindless, go-to-work song it becomes about co-operation and people working together to do bigger things."[9] He recorded several versions of the track which appears throughout the film in varying contexts. However, according to him, the version sung by The Lonely Island, was "one of his favourite".[8]
With the exception for The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which was composed by Lorne Balfe, Mothersbaugh returned to score music for The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) and the direct sequel, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019).[10] The remix version of "Everything Is Awesome" performed by Tween Dream was featured in the sequel, and a spin-off track titled "Everything's Not Awesome" was created.[9]
^Mothersbaugh explained about circuit bending in an interview with Deadline Hollywood, saying:
"If you go on YouTube, you can see these people who pull out all these crazy, electronic Speak and Spells to Elmo dolls and Casio keyboards and combine the sounds. It’s circuit bending. These people even have their own circuit bent instruments. They are the vocabulary of modern music. So I looked at a lot of that gear, and I created this palate of electronic sounds."[3]
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^Welsh, Jonathan (February 10, 2014). "How Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh Helped Put 'The Lego Movie' on Top". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
^ abcFebruary 11, Lindsey Bahr Updated; EST, 2014 at 08:28 PM. "Meet the man behind the 'awesome' sounds of 'The Lego Movie': DEVO's Mark Mothersbaugh". EW.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abNicki Gostin (February 18, 2014). "Devo lead singer dishes on creating catchy 'Lego' song". Fox News. from the original on March 4, 2014.
^Jirak, Jamie (January 19, 2019). "'The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part' Teases The Song That Will Get Stuck Inside Your Head". Comicbook.com. from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
^Gavin Ryan (April 12, 2014). "INXS Just Beats Ball Park Music ARIA Album Chart". Noise 11. from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
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^ abGallo, Phil (May 15, 2014). "Mychael Danna, Mark Mothersbaugh Win at BMI's Film/TV Awards". Billboard. from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^"Critics' Choice Awards: The Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. January 15, 2015. from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
^Zusel, Yvonne (January 9, 2015). "Georgia Film Critics Association awards the best movies of 2014". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
^"Grammys: The Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 5, 2015. from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^Kirby, Jason (October 9, 2014). "HMMAs Announces Visual Media Nominees". Soundtrack.Net. from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
^Feinberg, Scott (November 5, 2014). "Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Gregg Alexander Performs, Glen Campbell Feted". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
^"Birdman leads Houston Film Critics nominations for 8th Annual Awards". The Houston Chronicle. December 17, 2014. from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
^Luman, Betty (January 12, 2015). "Boyhood dominates Houston Film Critics Society Awards". The Houston Chronicle. from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
^Pond, Steve (February 16, 2015). "Satellite Awards: Complete Winners List". TheWrap. from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
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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 Lego Movie Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Soundtrack album by Mark MothersbaughReleasedFebruary 4 2014Recorded2013 2014VenueTrackdown Studios Sydney GenreFilm scoreLength58 10LabelWaterTower MusicProducerMark MothersbaughShawn PattersonJoshua BartholomewMark Mothersbaugh chronologyLast Vegas 2013 The Lego Movie 2014 22 Jump Street 2014 Singles from The Lego Movie Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Everything Is Awesome Released January 27 2014 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 Contents 1 Overview 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 Accolades 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksOverview editThe film marks Mothersbaugh s second collaboration with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller after Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2009 and 21 Jump Street 2012 6 He worked on the score of the film simultaneously with the music production of their forthcoming film 22 Jump Street also directed by Lord and Miller and is a sequel to 22 Jump Street 6 The score was recorded at Trackdown Studios Sydney during late 2013 and 2014 7 In an interview with Entertainment Weekly Mothersbaugh stated We were looking for sounds that created a universe for the LEGOs that was unique I started assembling a sonic palette off of old analog synths that I used with DEVO and newer circuit bent a things that I got in the past three or four years and then just kind of borrowing from electronic music through the years You think of LEGOs as these rigid horizontal and vertical pieces But to see them as clouds and explosions or water running it made me want to come up with sounds that were as interesting as the way they were making the film look 8 Hence Mothersbaugh created an electronic and orchestral score the later consisted of a 40 piece choir and about 100 players to emphasize the story and allow the directors Lord and Miller which sound will suit for the film 8 The duo wrote the original song Everything is Awesome before the shooting of the film In an interview with Fox News Mothersbaugh says the song was supposed to be like mind control early in the film It s totally irritating this kind of mindless mantra to get people up and working It s like the whip crack on their back but then by the end of the movie it morphs into instead of being just a mindless go to work song it becomes about co operation and people working together to do bigger things 9 He recorded several versions of the track which appears throughout the film in varying contexts However according to him the version sung by The Lonely Island was one of his favourite 8 With the exception for The Lego Batman Movie 2017 which was composed by Lorne Balfe Mothersbaugh returned to score music for The Lego Ninjago Movie 2017 and the direct sequel The Lego Movie 2 The Second Part 2019 10 The remix version of Everything Is Awesome performed by Tween Dream was featured in the sequel and a spin off track titled Everything s Not Awesome was created 9 Track listing editNo TitlePerformer s Length1 Everything Is Awesome Original Tegan and Sara ft The Lonely Island2 432 Prologue 2 283 Emmett s Morning 2 004 Emmett Falls in Love 1 115 Escape 3 276 Into the Old West 1 007 Wyldstyle Explains 1 218 Emmett s Mind 2 179 The Transformation 1 4610 Saloons and Wagons 3 3811 Batman 1 2312 Middle Zealand 0 2813 Cloud Cuckooland and Ben the Spaceman 1 2514 Emmett s Speech 2 0215 Submarines and Metal Beard 1 4916 Requiem for Cuckooland 1 2317 Reaching the Kragle 2 3518 Emmett s Plan 1 5419 The Truth 3 1620 Wyldstyle Leads 2 4621 Let s Put It All Back 2 0222 I Am a Master Builder 2 4823 My Secret Weapon 4 1924 We Did It 1 3125 Everything Is Awesome End credits Jo Li Joshua Bartholomew and Lisa Harriton 1 2626 Everything Is Awesome Unplugged Shawn Patterson and Sammy Allen1 2427 Untitled Self Portrait Will Arnett1 0828 Everything Is Awesome Instrumental 2 41Total length 58 10Charts editChart positions Chart 2014 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 11 82 UK Independent Album Breakers OCC 12 8 UK Compilation Albums OCC 13 13 UK Soundtrack Albums OCC 14 3 US Billboard 200 15 37 US Independent Albums Billboard 15 8 US Top Soundtracks Billboard 15 2Accolades editAccolades received by The Lego Movie Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient s Result Ref Academy Awards February 22 2015 Best Original Song Shawn Patterson for Everything Is Awesome Nominated 16 BMI Film amp TV Awards May 14 2014 BMI Film Music Awards Mark Mothersbaugh b Won 17 Critics Choice Movie Awards January 15 2015 Best Song Everything Is Awesome Nominated 18 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards January 9 2015 Best Original Song Shawn Patterson Joshua Bartholomew Lisa Harriton and The Lonely Island for Everything Is Awesome Nominated 19 Grammy Awards February 8 2015 Best Song Written for Visual Media Everything Is Awesome Nominated 20 Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 4 2014 Best Original Song in an Animated Film Everything Is Awesome Won 21 22 Best Original Score in an Animated Film Mark Mothersbaugh Nominated Houston Film Critics Society Awards January 10 2015 Best Original Song Everything Is Awesome Won 23 24 Satellite Awards February 15 2015 Best Original Song Everything Is Awesome Nominated 25 Notes edit Mothersbaugh explained about circuit bending in an interview with Deadline Hollywood saying If you go on YouTube you can see these people who pull out all these crazy electronic Speak and Spells to Elmo dolls and Casio keyboards and combine the sounds It s circuit bending These people even have their own circuit bent instruments They are the vocabulary of modern music So I looked at a lot of that gear and I created this palate of electronic sounds 3 Also for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 2013 and the television series Regular Show 17 References edit The Lego Movie Soundtrack Details Film Music Reporter January 14 2014 Archived from the original on February 8 2014 Retrieved January 14 2014 The LEGO Movie Exclusive Interview with Composer Mark Mothersbaugh MovieWeb February 18 2014 Retrieved April 5 2022 a b 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 SOCAN presents first ever film amp 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 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees December 5 2014 Archived from the original on January 30 2014 Retrieved January 12 2015 a b Mark Mothersbaugh Talks Lego Movie and 22 Jump Street Collider February 27 2014 Retrieved April 5 2022 Welsh Jonathan February 10 2014 How Devo s Mark Mothersbaugh Helped Put The Lego Movie on Top Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Retrieved April 5 2022 a b c February 11 Lindsey Bahr Updated EST 2014 at 08 28 PM Meet the man behind the awesome sounds of The Lego Movie DEVO s Mark Mothersbaugh EW com Retrieved April 5 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link a b Nicki Gostin February 18 2014 Devo lead singer dishes on creating catchy Lego song Fox News Archived from the original on March 4 2014 Jirak Jamie January 19 2019 The LEGO Movie 2 The Second Part Teases The Song That Will Get Stuck Inside Your Head Comicbook com Archived from the original on February 4 2019 Retrieved January 22 2019 Gavin Ryan April 12 2014 INXS Just Beats Ball Park Music ARIA Album Chart Noise 11 Archived from the original on April 13 2014 Retrieved April 13 2014 UK Independent Album Breakers Chart Official Charts Company February 22 2014 Archived from the original on August 9 2020 Retrieved February 23 2014 Official Compilations Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved April 5 2022 Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company Retrieved April 5 2022 a b c Mark Mothersbaugh The Lego Movie Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Allmusic Rovi Corporation Archived from the original on February 13 2016 Retrieved February 23 2014 Oscars 2015 The Winners List The Hollywood Reporter February 22 2015 Archived from the original on May 10 2022 Retrieved March 2 2022 a b Gallo Phil May 15 2014 Mychael Danna Mark Mothersbaugh Win at BMI s Film TV Awards Billboard Archived from the original on June 30 2022 Retrieved July 1 2022 Critics Choice Awards The Winners The Hollywood Reporter January 15 2015 Archived from the original on May 10 2022 Retrieved March 2 2022 Zusel Yvonne January 9 2015 Georgia Film Critics Association awards the best movies of 2014 The Atlanta Journal Constitution Archived from the original on May 3 2022 Retrieved May 3 2022 Grammys The Winners List The Hollywood Reporter February 5 2015 Archived from the original on April 21 2022 Retrieved April 24 2022 Kirby Jason October 9 2014 HMMAs Announces Visual Media Nominees Soundtrack Net Archived from the original on October 12 2014 Retrieved March 2 2022 Feinberg Scott November 5 2014 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Gregg Alexander Performs Glen Campbell Feted The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on July 21 2021 Retrieved March 2 2022 Birdman leads Houston Film Critics nominations for 8th Annual Awards The Houston Chronicle December 17 2014 Archived from the original on May 10 2022 Retrieved March 2 2022 Luman Betty January 12 2015 Boyhood dominates Houston Film Critics Society Awards The Houston Chronicle Archived from the original on May 10 2022 Retrieved March 10 2022 Pond Steve February 16 2015 Satellite Awards Complete Winners List TheWrap Archived from the original on July 9 2015 Retrieved March 2 2022 External links editThe Lego Movie at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Lego Movie soundtrack amp oldid 1208001357, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
