The_Muppet_Movie_(soundtrack)

<i>The Muppet Movie</i> (soundtrack)

The Muppet Movie (soundtrack)

1979 soundtrack album by The Muppets

This article is about the soundtrack of the film. For the film itself, see The Muppet Movie.

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.[4] 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 certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The soundtrack won the Grammy Award for Best Children's Album in 1980 and was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, the Golden Globe for Best Original Song, and two Academy Awards; Best Adaptation Score for the overall album and Best Original Song for "Rainbow Connection",[1][5][6] which reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7]

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After its initial release, the soundtrack album had subsequent CD reissues by Jim Henson Records in 1993 and by Walt Disney Records on August 13, 2013.[8] Disney's reissue was digitally remastered, featured liner notes by Williams, and marked the first time the soundtrack was available in print in over 20 years.[8] The album was reissued on vinyl by Walt Disney Records in partnership with Iam8bit and The Muppets Studio on April 27, 2022.[9]

Track listing

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Personnel

Charts and certifications

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Footnotes

  1. According to The Importance of Jim Henson, sales of the album reached to more than one million sales in 1980. For unknown reasons, the album was not certified Platinum by RIAA.

References

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    Handy, Bruce (8 June 2012). "Paul Williams, Writer of "Rainbow Connection," on His 1970s Neighbors: "Borrow a Cup of Sugar? Maybe a Cup of Vodka"". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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    Miller, Julie (10 February 2011). "A Short History of the Muppets At the Grammys". Movieline. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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    Martens, Todd (27 February 2012). "Oscar winner 'Man or Muppet' goes where no Muppet has gone before". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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    "The Muppets' 10 Best Music Moments". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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    "Walt Disney Records Celebrates The Upcoming 35th Anniversary Of The Muppet Movie Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". PRNewswire. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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    Miller, Caroline (April 27, 2022). "The Muppet Movie Soundtrack Gets Colorful Remaster on Vinyl". Movieweb.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
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    Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 282. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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    "British album certifications – Muppets – The Muppet Movie Album - OST". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
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    "American album certifications – Soundtrack – The Muppet Movie". Recording Industry Association of America.
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    Durrett, Deanne (1994). The Importance of Jim Henson. Lucent Books. p. 75. ISBN 9781560060482.
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