Frankenweenie (soundtrack)

Frankenweenie: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score for the Disney film, Frankenweenie by Danny Elfman, was released September 25, 2012.

A separate soundtrack concept album titled, Frankenweenie Unleashed!: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture by various artists was also released on the same date. The packaging for Frankenweenie: Unleashed was distributed in a digipak CD format with phosphorescent cover art.^[1]

Each album was released by Walt Disney Records physically on CD and via digital download on various online platforms including the iTunes Store.

Frankenweenie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[edit]

Track listing[edit]

Frankenweenie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Film score by Danny Elfman
Released	September 25, 2012
Genre	Classical
Length	55:58
Label	Walt Disney
Producer	Tim Burton

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Filmtracks	^[2]

All tracks are written by Danny Elfman.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Frankenweenie Disney Logo^{[Note 1]}"	0:37
2.	"Main Titles"	2:19
3.	"Mr. Burgermeister/Noses Meet"	2:16
4.	"Game of Death"	2:20
5.	"The Funeral"	2:38
6.	"Electricity"	3:27
7.	"Re-Animation"	5:15
8.	"Sparky's Day Out"	1:53
9.	"Dad's Talk"	0:49
10.	"The Bride/Edgar Knows"	2:19
11.	"Invisible Fish/Search for Sparky"	4:41
12.	"A Premonition"	1:25
13.	"The Speech"	1:20
14.	"Mom's Discovery/Farewell"	1:29
15.	"Getting Ready"	2:38
16.	"Making Monsters"	6:43
17.	"Pool Monsters Attack"	1:50
18.	"Mad Monster Party"	1:58
19.	"Final Confrontation"	2:56
20.	"Happy Ending"	3:25
21.	"Alternate Main Titles"	2:18
22.	"Over the Fence"	1:15
Total length:		55:58

Frankenweenie Unleashed! (Music Inspired by the Motion Picture)[edit]

Frankenweenie Unleashed! (Music Inspired by the Motion Picture)

Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	September 25, 2012
Genre	Alternative rock art punk indie pop indie rock neo-psychedelia piano rock punk rock industrial rock
Length	52:22
Label	Walt Disney
Producer	Mitchell Leib

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Only the tracks "Strange Love" and "Praise Be New Holland", are actually used in the film. Artists Grace Potter, Kerli, the Plain White T's, and Robert Smith were previously featured on Almost Alice, a similar compilation album consisting of tracks from and inspired by the Tim Burton film Alice in Wonderland by various artists.

Background[edit]

Karen O was approached by the film's director Tim Burton with the intent of the singer writing a song especially for the film.^[4]^[1] The singer has said that her song, "Strange Love" was inspired by "the same era of B-movie fright film references sprinkled throughout the film. I went in the direction of exotica and calypso stylistically because it’s quirky, good vibes music of that era, and when you throw in a Theremin solo, it’s a marriage made in heaven. I remember Beetlejuice introducing me to the genius of Harry Belafonte’s calypso record, so I wanted to give a nod to that, too."^[5] The brief line “Love, love is strange,” as well as its melody, which are repeated several times in “Strange Love”, are drawn directly from the 1957 #1 hit record, “Love Is Strange” by Mickey & Sylvia.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Strange Love"	Karen O	Karen O (from Yeah Yeah Yeahs)	3:03
2.	"Electric Heart (Stay Forever)"	Tyler Glenn	Neon Trees	4:41
3.	"Polartropic (You Don't Understand Me)"	Mark Foster	Mark Foster (from Foster the People)	4:22
4.	"Almost There"	Michael Angelakos	Passion Pit	4:16
5.	"Pet Sematary"	Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Daniel Rey	Plain White T's	3:46
6.	"With My Hands"	Kimbra Johnson, Damian Taylor	Kimbra	3:33
7.	"Everybody's Got a Secret"	Aaron Bruno	Awolnation	3:43
8.	"Immortal"	Kerli Koiv	Kerli	4:16
9.	"My Mechanical Friend"	Wayne Coyne, Grace Potter	Grace Potter, The Flaming Lips	4:16
10.	"Lost Cause"	Alexander Grant, Josh Mosser, Dan Reynolds	Imagine Dragons	3:50
11.	"Underground"	Sean Gadd, Hannah Hooper, Ryan Rabin, Andrew Wessen, Christian Zucconi	Grouplove	3:10
12.	"Building a Monster"	Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey	Skylar Grey	4:22
13.	"Witchcraft"	Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh	Robert Smith (from The Cure)	4:11
14.	"Praise Be New Holland"	John August, Danny Elfman	Winona Ryder	0:53
Total length:				52:22

Amazon.com bonus tracks^[6]
No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Minds on Fire"	Finger Eleven	3:07
2.	"Hind Legs"	Sleeper Agent	2:23

iTunes bonus tracks^[7]
No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"This Song is a Curse"	Frank Iero	2:22
2.	"Lost in You"	The Royal Concept	4:08

Target bonus tracks^[8]
No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Only You"	The Pretty Reckless	3:38
2.	"Another Night on Earth"	The Veils	3:54

Charts[edit]

Year	Chart	Peak position
2012	US Billboard Soundtrack Albums	6

Personnel[edit]

"Strange Love"

Karen O — vocals
Jaleel Bunton — guitar, ukulele, bass, tambourine, lap steel guitar
Yusuke Yamamoto — vibraphone, percussion, piano, synthesizer
J. G. Thirlwell — Keyboard, electronics

"Electric Heart (Star Forever)"

Neon Trees
- Tyler Glenn — vocals, keyboards
- Brandon Campbell — bass
- Christopher Allen — guitars
- Elaine Bradley — drums, backing vocals
Justin Meldal-Johnsen — programming, keyboards

"Polartropic (You Don't Understand Me)"

Mark Foster — production
Isom Innis — mixing

"Pet Sematary"

Dan Monahan — production
Augie Schmidt — production
Joe Zook — mixing

"With My Hands"

Damian Taylor — production, mixing

"Everybody's Got A Secret"

Aaron Bruno — production
Eric Stenman - engineering, mixing

"Immortal"

Kerli — leading and backing vocals
Toby Gad — instruments, programming
Jon Rezin — electric bass, vocal editing
Josh Cumbee — string programming

"My Mechanical Friend"

Grace Potter — vocals, keyboards, machine noises, engineering
The Flaming Lips
- Wayne Coyne — vocals,
- Steven Drozd — bass, drums, guitars
Rich Costey — mixing
Chris Kaysch — assisting
Mack Hawkins — engineering

"Witchcraft"

Robert Smith — voice, instruments

Notes[edit]

Note 1. ^ Original "When You Wish Upon a Star" melody composed by Leigh Harline; Walt Disney Pictures logo melody composed by Mark Mancina^[9]

References[edit]

^ a b Minsker, Evan. "Listen to a New Karen O Song From the Frankenweenie Soundtrack". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 28, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
^ http://filmtracks.com/titles/frankenweenie.html
^ Collar, Matt. "Frankenweenie Unleashed!" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
^ Newman, Melinda. "Karen O composes tune for Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie'". HitFix. Retrieved September 28, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
^ Young, Alex. "Robert Smith, Karen O contribute new music to Tim Burton's Frankenweenie". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 28, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
^ "Frankenweenie Unleashed!". Amazon. Retrieved September 14, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
^ "Frankenweenie Unleashed! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Bonus Track Version)". iTunes. Retrieved August 29, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
^ "Frankenweenie Unleashed! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Bonus Track Version)". Target. Retrieved September 27, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
^ "Old Disney magic in new animated logo". hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2006. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

External links[edit]

Frankenweenie score at AllMusic
Frankenweenie Unleashed! at AllMusic
"Strange Love" by Karen O on YouTube

[Pitch-1] Minsker, Evan. "Listen to a New Karen O Song From the Frankenweenie Soundtrack". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 28, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[2] ttp://filmtracks.com/titles/frankenweenie.html

[3] Collar, Matt. "Frankenweenie Unleashed!" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

[4] Newman, Melinda. "Karen O composes tune for Tim Burton's 'Frankenweenie'". HitFix. Retrieved September 28, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[Consequence-5] Young, Alex. "Robert Smith, Karen O contribute new music to Tim Burton's Frankenweenie". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 28, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[6] "Frankenweenie Unleashed!". Amazon. Retrieved September 14, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[7] "Frankenweenie Unleashed! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Bonus Track Version)". iTunes. Retrieved August 29, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[8] "Frankenweenie Unleashed! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Bonus Track Version)". Target. Retrieved September 27, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[9] "Old Disney magic in new animated logo". hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2006. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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