''Mary Poppins Returns: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the

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for the film of the same name. The songs and score for the film were composed by

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, with song lyrics written by

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and Shaiman. The soundtrack album was released by

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on December 7, 2018. The songs feature vocal performances by the film's cast consisting of

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, and

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Background

Composer-songwriter

and co-lyricist

began working on the score and songs in 2016. They wrote nine original songs for the film. In 2018, the song '' The Place Where Lost Things Go'' was nominated for an Oscar for

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and the film score was also nominated for Best Original Score. The score includes musical references to the songs and score from the first film written by the

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: these songs include " A Spoonful of Sugar", " The Perfect Nanny", "

Feed The Birds "Feed the Birds" is a song written by the Sherman Brothers (Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman) and featured in the 1964 motion picture ''Mary Poppins''. The song speaks of an old beggar woman (the "Bird Woman") who sits on the steps of St Paul' ...

" and " Let's Go Fly a Kite".

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served as music consultant, with Shaiman stating that "if he had something that he thought should have been different or changed, he would have said so. But lo and behold, he didn’t. He was loving what he was hearing, and he really loves the new movie". On November 26, 2018, " The Place Where Lost Things Go" (sung by

) and "Trip a Little Light Fantastic" (sung by

and the cast) were released, and the soundtrack was made available for digital pre-order. As indicated in the liner notes, the track "Theme from Mary Poppins Returns" was not used in the final film; it was, however, featured in trailers for the movie. One song deleted from the film before a cast recording was made, "The Anthropomorphic Zoo" - a song originally intended for the "Royal Doulton Bowl" sequence - is excluded from the soundtrack album, but a demo recording, illustrated with

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images, is included as a bonus feature on the home media release of the film.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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