''The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording'' is the soundtrack album from the 1979 film, '' The Muppet Movie'', featuring the songs and select score written by

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and

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. Originally released on LP by

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in North America and by CBS internationally, the album reached No. 32 on the ''

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, and was

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by the

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. The soundtrack won the

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for

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in 1980 and was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, the

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for Best Original Song, and two

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; Best Adaptation Score for the overall album and Best Original Song for " Rainbow Connection", which reached No. 25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. After its initial release, the soundtrack album had subsequent CD reissues by Jim Henson Records in 1993 and by

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on August 13, 2013. Disney's reissue was digitally

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, featured liner notes by Williams, and marked the first time the soundtrack was available in print in over 20 years. The album was reissued on vinyl by Walt Disney Records in partnership with Iam8bit and

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on April 27, 2022.

Track listing

Personnel

*Guitars: Art Munson, Ernie Corallo, Anthony Berg *Keyboards:

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, David Garland, Michael Melvoin,

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*Drums:

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, James Gordon *Percussion: Mark Stevens, Alan Estes *Bass: Colin Cameron, Reinhold Press *Saxophone: David Garland *Harmonica: Tommy Morgan

Charts and certifications

Charts

Certifications

Footnotes

References

External links

"Rainbows, frogs, dogs and ''The Muppet Movie'' soundtrack at 40"
''Pop Culture Happy Hour'', NPR, 2019 {{DEFAULTSORT:Muppet Movie, The 1979 soundtrack albums Atlantic Records soundtracks CBS Records soundtracks Comedy film soundtracks Disney film soundtracks Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children The Muppets albums Musical film soundtracks Paul Williams (songwriter) albums Record Store Day releases Walt Disney Records soundtracks