The Emperor's New Groove (soundtrack)
| The Emperor's New Groove | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack, film score | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
| Walt Disney Animation Studios chronology | ||||
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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".
Production
The Emperor's New Groove was one of the first Disney films after 1999's Tarzan that was not be a traditional musical, but only featured a few minor songs. The project was originally intended to be a musical film and many cut songs were brought back for the soundtrack, though none were really pushed as singles. My Funny Friend and Me has become relatively successful on its own terms, however, winning various awards.
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 Tú" (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 |
Critical reception
MediaMakes described the film's music as "fun".[3]