''WALL·E (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is the

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to the 2008

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film of the same name composed and conducted by

Thomas Newman Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American composer and conductor best known for his many film scores. In a career that has spanned over four decades, he has scored numerous films including '' The Player'' (1992); ''The Sha ...

. ''WALL·E'' is the second Pixar film to be scored by

after ''

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'' (2003). It was also the second Pixar film not to be scored by

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. Released by

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on June 24, 2008, it was mainly composed by

and orchestration is credited to Carl Johnson, JAC Redford, Thomas Pasatieri, and Gary K. Thomas. Newman previously scored

and most of all other Pixar films have been scored by either Newman's cousin

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. The soundtrack features excerpts from "Put on Your Sunday Clothes" and "It Only Takes a Moment" (both sung by

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) from the soundtrack to the film '' Hello, Dolly!'' as well as an original song, " Down to Earth" by

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...

. Also featured in the film but not in the soundtrack are the classical pieces "

Also sprach Zarathustra ', Op. 30 (, ''Thus Spoke Zarathustra'' or ''Thus Spake Zarathustra'') is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical 1883–1885 novel ''Thus Spoke Zarathustra''.The Blue Danube "The Blue Danube" is the common English title of "An der schönen blauen Donau", Op. 314 (German for "By the Beautiful Blue Danube"), a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866. Originally performed on 15 Februa ...

", both of which are famous for their appearances in '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (which was one of the big influences of the movie). Neither

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's cover of the song "

At Last "At Last" is a song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the musical film '' Sun Valley Serenade'' (1941). Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded the tune several times, with a 1942 version reaching number two on the US '' Billboard'' ...

" nor "

Aquarela do Brasil "Aquarela do Brasil" (, 'Watercolor of Brazil'), written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and known in the English-speaking world simply as "Brazil", is one of the most famous Brazilian songs. Background and composition Ary Barroso wrote "Aquarela do Bras ...

", both of which were used in the theatrical trailers, appeared on the final cut of the film or on the soundtrack.

Track listing

All music/tracks are composed and performed by

, except where noted.

Album credits

*Original score composed and conducted by

*Produced by

and Bill Bernstein *Recorded and mixed by

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at The Village and Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M *Orchestra recorded by Armin Steiner at Sony Pictures Scoring Stage and Newman Scoring Stage-Twentieth Century Fox Studios *Assistant engineers: Greg Hayes, Chris Owens, Shin Miyazawa, Adam Michalak, and Tim Lauber *Orchestrations by Thomas Pasatieri,

J. A. C. Redford Jonathan Alfred Clawson Redford (born July 14, 1953) is an American composer, arranger, orchestrator, and conductor. He is also the author of ''Welcome All Wonders: A Composer's Journey''. Artistic development A wide variety of musical influenc ...

*Additional orchestrations by Gary K. Thomas and Carl Johnson *Music editor: Bill Bernstein *Digital audio: Larry Mah *Music contractor: Leslie Morris *Vocal contractor: Bobbi Page *Music preparation: Julian Bratolyubov *Assistant music editor: Mike Zainer *Audio coordination: George Doering *Digital coordination: Ernest Lee *Sound effects and voice design:

Ben Burtt Benjamin Burtt Jr. (born July 12, 1948) is an American sound designer, film director and editor, screenwriter, and voice actor. As a sound designer, his credits include the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' film series, ''Invasion of the Body ...

*Album mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering *Executive music producer: Chris Montan *Music supervisor: Tom MacDougall *Music production manager: Andrew Page *Music business affairs: Donna Cole-Brulé *Music production coordinator: Ashley Chafin *Music production assistants: Jill Iverson and Siobhan Sullivan *Post-production supervisor: Paul Cichocki

Awards and nominations

The soundtrack won two

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s: Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for "Down to Earth" and Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Define Dancing". It was also nominated for Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. In addition, the soundtrack was nominated for two

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s: Best Original Score and

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for "Down to Earth".

References

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