''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is the

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to the 2024 film ''

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'', directed by

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. A sequel to ''

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'' (1988), the film stars

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(as the title character),

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, and

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reprising their roles alongside new cast members

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, and

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. The film score is composed by regular Burton collaborator

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and the soundtrack featured licensed songs heard in the film and two of Elfman's score cues. The soundtrack was released through

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on August 30, 2024, a week ahead of the film's release.

Background and release

The soundtrack incorporated licensed music as heard in the film. The traditional Jamaican folk song "

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" was featured in the first film and was also included in the sequel. This song was covered by Alfie Davis and the Sylvia Young Theatre School Choir and was featured in the first trailer released on May 23, 2024. The same day,

released the cover as a digital single. The soundtrack was released through WaterTower Music on August 30, 2024.

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issued a

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album set for pre-order on September 9, 2024, and expected to be issued online and in stores in November 2024. This edition featured the complete track list pressed in a 180-gram "Beetlejuice Splatter" (violet and green) colored vinyl along with a Sandworm etched on side-D, with an artwork by Phantom City Creative packaged in a matte satin coated gatefold sleeve with a 11-inch art print, handbook and liner notes.

Track listing

''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Score from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''

The film score is composed by regular Burton collaborator

. The score was released through WaterTower Music on October 25, 2024. Vinyl and CD releases were initially slated to come out in early 2025, but were made available for pre-order on June 20, 2025.

Track listing

Reception

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'' wrote that " lfman'scontribution to the score of ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' is archetypically Elfmanesque, sounding as though it's played by an orchestra of frenzied skeletons", but found the music choices to be a hit and miss. Owen Gleiberman of ''

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'' described the score as "jumpy ghost music" and called the cover of "Day-O" and the musical sequence as "spectacular". Dana Stevens of ''

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'' called it as a "zippy score". David Rooney of ''

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'' wrote that Elfman's score "has all the qualities of his collaborative peak with Burton plus distinctive new flavors".

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of ''

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'' wrote "Danny Elfman's musical score, a character in its own right, returns like a runaway calliope." Mireia Mullor of ''

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'' wrote "Along with Danny Elfman's playful score, the movie includes glorious needle drops, with hits ranging from the Bee Gees' 'Tragedy' to Richard Marx's 'Wherever You Go, Whatever You Do'."

Charts

Release history

References

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