music.wikisort.org - CompositionThe Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording is the soundtrack album from the 1979 film, The Muppet Movie, featuring the songs and select score written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher.[4] Originally released on LP by Atlantic Records in North America and by CBS internationally, the album reached No. 32 on the Billboard 200, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The soundtrack won the Grammy Award for Best Children's Album in 1980 and was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, the Golden Globe for Best Original Song, and two Academy Awards; Best Adaptation Score for the overall album and Best Original Song for "Rainbow Connection",[1][5][6] which reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7]
This article is about the soundtrack of the film. For the film itself, see
The Muppet Movie.
1979 soundtrack album by The Muppets
The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording |
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 Album artwork by Michael K. Frith |
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Released | 1979 |
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Recorded | 1978 |
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Studio | A&M Studios |
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Genre | Soundtrack |
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Length | 32:36 |
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- Atlantic
- CBS Records International
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- "Rainbow Connection"
Released: June 1979
- "Movin' Right Along / Never Before, Never Again"
Released: 1979
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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About.com |     [1] |
Allmusic |     [2] |
Artistdirect |     [3] |
After its initial release, the soundtrack album had subsequent CD reissues by Jim Henson Records in 1993 and by Walt Disney Records on August 13, 2013.[8] Disney's reissue was digitally remastered, featured liner notes by Williams, and marked the first time the soundtrack was available in print in over 20 years.[8]
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) |
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1. | "Rainbow Connection" | Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher | Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson) | 3:15 |
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2. | "Movin' Right Along" | Williams and Ascher | Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear (Jim Henson and Frank Oz) | 2:57 |
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3. | "Never Before, Never Again" | Williams and Ascher | Miss Piggy (Frank Oz) | 2:49 |
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4. | "Never Before, Never Again" (Instrumental) | Williams | | 3:52 |
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5. | "I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along" | Williams and Ascher | Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog (Jim Henson) | 3:58 |
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6. | "Can You Picture That?" | Williams and Ascher | Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt and Dave Goelz) | 2:33 |
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7. | "I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along" (Instrumental) | Williams | | 2:31 |
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8. | "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday" | Williams and Ascher | Gonzo (Dave Goelz) | 2:55 |
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9. | "America" | Katharine Lee Bates | Fozzie Bear (Frank Oz) | 0:53 |
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10. | "Animal...Come Back Animal" | Williams | | 1:30 |
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11. | "Finale: The Magic Store" | Williams and Ascher | The Muppets (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire and Kathryn Mullen) | 5:17 |
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Total length: | 32:36 |
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Personnel
- Guitars: Art Munson, Ernie Corallo, Anthony Berg
- Keyboards: Kenny Ascher, David Garland, Michael Melvoin, Randy Kerber
- Drums: Gary Mallaber, James Gordon
- Percussion: Mark Stevens, Alan Estes
- Bass: Colin Cameron, Reinhold Press
- Saxophone: David Garland
- Harmonica: Tommy Morgan
Charts and certifications
Charts
Chart (1979) |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
25 |
U.S. Billboard 200 |
32 |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] |
31 |
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References
- Truitt, Warren. "Various Artists - The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording". About.com Guide. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- Allmusic review Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- Cater, Daryrl. "Muppets: The Green Album". Artistdirect. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- Handy, Bruce (8 June 2012). "Paul Williams, Writer of "Rainbow Connection," on His 1970s Neighbors: "Borrow a Cup of Sugar? Maybe a Cup of Vodka"". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- Miller, Julie (10 February 2011). "A Short History of the Muppets At the Grammys". Movieline. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- Martens, Todd (27 February 2012). "Oscar winner 'Man or Muppet' goes where no Muppet has gone before". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- "The Muppets' 10 Best Music Moments". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- "Walt Disney Records Celebrates The Upcoming 35th Anniversary Of The Muppet Movie Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". PRNewswire. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 282. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "British album certifications – Muppets – THE MUPPET MOVIE ALBUM - OST". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 11, 2014. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type THE MUPPET MOVIE ALBUM - OST in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "American album certifications – Soundtrack – The Muppet Movie". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
The Muppets |
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Characters |
- Kermit the Frog
- Miss Piggy
- Fozzie Bear
- Gonzo
- Rowlf the Dog
- Scooter
- Animal
- Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem
- Statler and Waldorf
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
- Beaker
- Sam Eagle
- Swedish Chef
- Rizzo the Rat
- Pepe the King Prawn
- Walter
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Cast performers | Current |
- Bill Barretta
- Dave Goelz
- Eric Jacobson
- Peter Linz
- David Rudman
- Matt Vogel
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Television | Series |
- Sam and Friends (1955–1961)
- The Muppet Show (1976–1981) (episodes)
- Muppet Babies (1984–1991) (episodes)
- Little Muppet Monsters (1985)
- The Jim Henson Hour (1989)
- Muppets Tonight (1996–1998)
- The Muppets (2015–2016)
- Muppet Babies (2018–2022) (episodes)
- Muppets Now (2020)
- Holey Moley (2022)
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Segments |
- The Jimmy Dean Show ("Rowlf the Dog", 1963–1965)
- The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1979)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (including The Great Santa Claus Switch, 1966–1971)
- NBC's Saturday Night (The Land of Gorch, 1975–1976)
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Specials | |
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Films | Feature | |
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Television | |
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Direct-to- video | |
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Music | |
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Web series |
- Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony (2005–06)
- The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora (2010)
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Video games |
- Pigs in Space (1983)
- Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival (1989)
- Muppets Inside (1996)
- Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
- Muppet Kids (1997)
- Muppet RaceMania (2000)
- Muppet Monster Adventure (2000)
- Spy Muppets: License to Croak (2003)
- Muppets Party Cruise (2003)
- Disney Universe (2011)
- The Muppets Movie Adventures (2014)
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Other media |
- Muppet*Vision 3D (1991–present)
- Muppet Mobile Lab (2007–present)
- The Muppets Present...Great Moments in American History (2016–2020)
- Comics series
- Before You Leap
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Related |
- Puppet Heap
- The Jim Henson Company
- Creature Shop
- Fraggle Rock
- Sesame Workshop
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Grammy Award for Best Children's Album |
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1959−1975 | |
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1976−1993 | |
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2012−present |
- All About Bullies... Big and Small – Gloria Domina, James Cravero, Kevin Mackie, Patrick Robinson & Steve Pullara (producers) (2012)
- Can You Canoe? – The Okee Dokee Brothers (2013)
- Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well – Jennifer Gasoi (2014)
- I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World – Neela Vaswani (2015)
- Home – Tim Kubart (2016)
- Infinity Plus One – Secret Agent 23 Skidoo (2017)
- Feel What U Feel – Lisa Loeb (2018)
- All the Sounds – Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats (2019)
- Ageless Songs for the Child Archetype – Jon Samson (2020)
- All the Ladies – Joanie Leeds (2021)
- A Colorful World − Falu (2022)
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From 1994–2011, the category was split into Best Musical Album for Children and Best Spoken Word Album for Children. |
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