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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 Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher. Originally released on LP by Atlantic Records in North America and by CBS internationally, the album reached No. 32 on the Billboard 200 , and was ...
- 1978
- Soundtrack
- July 13, 1979
- Paul Williams
- Overview
- Track listing
- Credits
- Sources
features the songs from the film, written by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher. This album reached #32 on Billboard's Top LPs and Tapes chart in 1979, and was certified Gold by the RIAA.
The album won a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children. It was also nominated for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special, but lost to Superman. The film's score was nominated for an Academy Award in 1980 in the Best Music, Original Song Score category. It lost to All That Jazz. "Rainbow Connection" was also nominated in the Best Music, Original Song category. It lost to "It Goes Like It Goes" from the film Norma Rae.
The soundtrack was issued on CD for the first time in 1993, and it was reissued again on August 13, 2013, coinciding with the movie's Blu-ray release. This new edition contains liner notes by Paul Williams. A matching LP edition, which is almost an exact replica of the 1979 release, was released for the annual Record Store Day event, on April 19, 2014.
While most international releases use the English-language soundtrack, the German album edition was dubbed, and released under the title of Muppet Movie.
Side One
1.Rainbow Connection - Kermit
2.Movin' Right Along - Kermit & Fozzie
3.Never Before, Never Again - Miss Piggy
4.Never Before, Never Again (Instrumental)
5.I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along - Kermit & Rowlf
•Orchestra arranged and conducted by Ian Freebairn-Smith
•Cover illustration by Michael K. Frith
•Album design by Rick Wetzel
•Guitars: Art Munson, Ernie Corallo, Anthony Berg
•Keyboards: Kenny Ascher, David Garland, Michael Melvion, Randy Kerber
•Drums: Gary Mallaber, James Gordon
1.Twitter post by Paul Williams, dated May 25, 2013
2.‘Muppet Movie’ Soundtrack Re-release on August 13 - Stitch Kingdom, June 14, 2013
Listen to The Muppet Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists on Apple Music. 1979. 11 Songs. Duration: 32 minutes.
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Album • Various Artists • 1979. 11 songs • 32 minutes The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording is the soundtrack album from the 1979 film, The Muppet Movie, featuring the songs...
