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My Little Pony: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Official album cover
Soundtrack albumby
Various Artists
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2017(2017-09-22)
Recorded2016–2017
StudioOcean Way,Nashville[1]
GenrePop
Length40:14
Label
Producer
My Little Ponychronology
Explore Equestria: Greatest Hits
(2016) 		My Little Pony: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2017)
SinglesfromMy Little Pony: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Rainbow"
    Released: September 15, 2017
  2. "Off to See the World"
    Released: October 5, 2017

My Little Pony: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)is thesoundtrack albumto the 2017 filmMy Little Pony: The Movie.The soundtrack album was released on September 22, 2017 byRCA Records.

Composition

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Daniel Ingram

Most of the film's songs and its score were composed byMy Little Pony: Friendship Is MagicsongwriterDaniel Ingram,who first announced at GalaCon 2015 that he would be collaborating with a live studio orchestra for the film.[3]On his songwriting for the film, Ingram said, "I had to challenge myself to push beyond what had been done in the TV show; to write bigger, more epic."[4]

At Hasbro's Toy Fair investor presentation on February 17, 2017, the company announced that there would be seven original songs on the soundtrack.[5]All orchestral parts of the score required approximately 5,800 pages of sheet music.[6]Recording for the score began on June 5, 2017, and finished on June 11.[7][8]

Siacontributed an original song to the film's soundtrack.[9]Danish bandLukas Grahamalso contributed an original song for the film titled "Off to See the World",[10]which was used in the film's first trailer. Other artists included in the album are American bandDNCEandK-popsingerCL.[11]

Promotion

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Sia's "Rainbow"was released as a single on September 15, 2017.[12]In aFacebookLive session on September 12, 2017, Twilight Sparkle (voiced byTara Strong) and Pinkie Pie (voiced by Andrea Libman) announced that the song's music video would be released onEntertainment Weekly'sFacebook page on September 14, featuring Sia's regular alter ego played byMaddie Ziegler.[13]Entertainment Weeklyreleased the video later on September 19.[14]"Off to See the World"by Lukas Graham was also released on October 5 as a single.[15]

Track listing

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See also:List of songs in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic § My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)

Songs from the film not included on the soundtrack areRachel Platten's modified cover of "We Got the Beat"byThe Go-Go'sand the instrumental version of "The Girl from Ipanema"byStan GetzandJoão Gilberto.All tracks after track 7 are left out of the film.

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."We Got This Together"
3:32
2."I'm the Friend You Need"
  • Ingram
  • Vogel
2:15
3."Time to Be Awesome"
  • Ingram
  • Vogel
2:54
4."One Small Thing"
  • Ingram
  • Vogel
2:47
5."Open Up Your Eyes"
Emily Blunt3:23
6."Rainbow"
Sia3:17
7."Off to See the World"
  • Christopher Brown
  • Lukas Forchhammer
  • Morten Jensen
  • Stefan Forrest
  • Morten Pilegaard
  • David Labrel
Lukas Graham3:04
8."Thank You for Being a Friend"
Rachel Platten3:17
9."Can You Feel It"
DNCE2:54
10."I'll Chase the Sky"
Jessie James Decker2:52
11."No Better Feelin'"
CL2:53
12."I'll Be Around"
  • Palmer Reed
  • Zisis
  • Blair
  • Nilan
  • Anthony Pavel
  • Jonathan Pratt
  • Matthew Richert
  • Fatima Dahmouh
Palmer Reed3:49
13."Neighsayer"
Lukas Nelson3:17
Total length:40:14

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
UK Compilation Albums(OCC)[16] 60
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[17] 11
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[18] 50
USKid Albums(Billboard)[19] 4
USTop Soundtracks(Billboard)[20] 10

References

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  1. ^Ingram, Daniel [@dannyimusic] (May 4, 2017)."[Ingram's confirmation of recording the film's songs at Ocean Way Studios in Nashville]"(Tweet).RetrievedMay 4,2017– viaTwitter.
  2. ^Lindsay, Benjamin (April 21, 2017)."Lady Gaga's Right-Hand Man, DJ White Shadow, Makes More Than Just Pop Music: Interview".Pop Crush.RetrievedApril 21,2017.
  3. ^GalaCon 2015 – Daniel Ingram & Monique Creber Panel.YouTube.October 3, 2015.RetrievedOctober 3,2015.
  4. ^Furminger, Sabrina (September 8, 2016)."Daniel Ingram is the maestro of 'toon tunes".Westender.RetrievedSeptember 8,2016.
  5. ^Corvoda, Chevistian [@Chevistian1] (February 17, 2017)."Toy Fair 2017 confirmation of songs and global theatrical release"(Tweet).RetrievedFebruary 17,2017– viaTwitter.
  6. ^Ingram, Daniel [@dannyimusic] (June 7, 2017)."5,800 Pages for the Orchestra"(Tweet).RetrievedJune 7,2017– viaTwitter.
  7. ^Ingram, Daniel [@dannyimusic] (June 6, 2017)."2nd Day of Scoring"(Tweet).RetrievedJune 6,2017– viaTwitter.
  8. ^Ingram, Daniel [@dannyimusic] (June 11, 2017)."Scoring Finishing"(Tweet).RetrievedJune 11,2017– viaTwitter.
  9. ^Fuller, Becky (April 6, 2017)."My Little Pony: The Movie Teaser & Poster Spotlight The All-Star Cast".Screen Rant.RetrievedApril 6,2017.
  10. ^Harper, Blake (June 30, 2017)."The Danish Anarchist Behind the Awesome Song In The 'My Little Pony' Trailer".Archived fromthe originalon August 27, 2017.RetrievedJune 30,2017.
  11. ^Herman, Tamar (September 15, 2017)."K-Pop Star CL Bringing 'No Better Feelinto 'My Little Pony' Movie Soundtrack ".Billboard.RetrievedSeptember 15,2017.
  12. ^"My Little Pony: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack".iTunes Store.September 15, 2017.RetrievedSeptember 15,2017.
  13. ^My Little Pony (September 12, 2017)."Have you ever wanted to chat with your..."Facebook.RetrievedSeptember 12,2017.
  14. ^"Watch Sia's latest video with Maddie Ziegler… for My Little Pony: The Movie".Entertainment Weekly.September 19, 2017.RetrievedSeptember 19,2017.
  15. ^Lukas Graham - Off To See The World [Official Audio].YouTube.October 5, 2017.RetrievedOctober 5,2017.
  16. ^"Official Compilations Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  17. ^"Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50".Official Charts Company.Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  18. ^"Top Current Albums".Billboard.RetrievedFebruary 24,2019.
  19. ^"Kid Albums".Billboard.RetrievedFebruary 24,2019.
  20. ^"Soundtracks".Billboard.RetrievedFebruary 24,2019.
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