Incredibles 2 (soundtrack)

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Incredibles 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film soundtrack
Length1:14:50
LabelWalt Disney
ProducerMichael Giacchino
Pixar soundtrack chronology
Coco
(2017) 		Incredibles 2
(2018) 		Toy Story 4
(2019)
Michael Giacchino chronology
Coco
(2017) 		Incredibles 2
(2018) 		Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
(2018)

Incredibles 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2018 film

CDs on June 29. The soundtrack featured Giacchino's scores as well as vocalised theme songs for Mr. Incredible, Frozone, and Elastigirl featured in the credits. The digital release also featured bonus versions of the theme songs sung by Disney's a cappella group, DCappella, and their version of the track "The Glory Days" from the predecessor.[1]

Background

In October 2015, Bird confirmed that his regular collaborator

Preston Elliot and Nick McIlwain of the Preston & Steve band had performed a new theme song "Elastigirl Is Back", released alongside the film's soundtrack on June 15, 2018.[10]

Like the first film, Giacchino used jazz and orchestral music for the score.[11] The final recording sessions happened in May 2018, consisting of a 99-piece orchestra, conducted by Gordon Goodwin, and a brass-heavy band dominating the string section. Joel Iwataki arranged the orchestra, enabling the big band to perform "tight and grooving". He also collaborated with Alex Lacamoire, to amuse commercial jingles for the key characters: Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and Frozone, which were written by Giacchino and Bird. In an interview for Variety, Giacchino said that writing lyrics for the jingles "as a crazy idea "It’s as if, in that world, each of these characters had a TV show based on them and they know their own theme songs".[11]

Reception

The album received mixed reviews from critics. Jonathan Broxton wrote "If you like big band jazz and large, swinging orchestras in the [John] Barry/[Henry] Mancini tradition, then a great deal of The Incredibles 2 will be very entertaining. But, looking at it objectively, there are still a few little niggling issues in the finished product which stop it from being genuinely great, as opposed to merely good."[12] Anton Smit of Soundtrack World wrote "The score itself is not very innovative since it is a continuation of the music from the first movie, but with that said, it also introduces some new melodies using the same vibe of the predecessor, like the new Elastigirl theme. There is still room for melodies, amazing build-ups to climaxes and fantastic musical patterns in action sequences."[13]

Jim Patterson of MFiles wrote "Inevitably people will want to compare Incredibles 2 with the original score for The Incredibles since it made quite an impression with film music fans. In this respect the sequel as a stand alone album is perhaps just a tad disappointing against these high expectations. This is probably down to various factors outside the control of the composer. The original score album benefitted from longer tracks of continuous music. The sequel with generally shorter tracks offers more disjointed listening. This is a less satisfying experience and one wonders if the album may have benefitted from having some tracks combined into suites or smaller groups."[14]

Filmtracks.com wrote "Incredibles 2 is a wholly functional score, but it doesn't play as memorably in the film despite its often stomping personality defined by far too obvious instrumental accents. The trumpet wailing and repeated ensemble hits in super-melodramatic caper fashion are simply too saturated throughout this score for it to serve as a parody that succeeds without begging for too much attention. The movie's Screenslaver hypnotism scenes forced Disney to release warnings about possible epileptic seizures amongst those in the audience so inclined, and Giacchino's score could have the same effect on your ears. It's technically more proficient in the genre than The Incredibles, but with that maturation of the composer came a willingness to revel shamelessly in his capability."[15]

Zanobard Reviews gave a mixed response saying "the soundtrack to The Incredibles 2 is disappointing. It relies heavily on re-using the main theme from the first film, which while not being a bad thing does limit the score. The main theme is never expanded on or built on, being exactly the same as the first film. It does also get in the way of letting the new themes shine through, as while Elastigirl’s and Screensaver’s themes are great they do not get much time on the album. The action music also sounds like a poor imitation of the first film’s and not a sequel that should by all rights (given that it is 14 years after the first) be building and expanding on the music from the first and not relying on it to boost it up."[16]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Episode 2" 0:50
2."A Tony Perspective" 2:08
3."Consider Yourselves Undermined!" 5:12
4."A Matter of Perception" 1:50
5."Diggin' the New Digs" 1:42
6."This Ain't My Super-Suit?" 0:57
7."Elastigirl Is Back" 1:00
8."Train of Taut" 3:17
9."Rocky vs. Jack-Jack" 1:58
10."Ambassador Ambush" 2:29
11."Hero Worship" 1:08
12."Searching for a Screenslaver" 4:40
13."Super Legal Again" 0:42
14."Renouncing the Renunciation" 1:38
15."World's Worst Babysitters" 1:33
16."Helen of Ploy" 0:55
17."A Dash of Reality" 2:03
18."Hydrofoiled Again" 3:51
19."Jack Splat" 1:30
20."A Bridge Too Parr" 4:17
21."Together Forever and Deavor" 1:45
22."Elastigirl's Got a Plane to Catch" 3:00
23."Looks like I Picked the Wrong Week to Quit Oxygen" 1:59
24."Happily After-Deavor" 1:15
25."Out and a Bout" 0:36
26."Incredits 2" 9:51
27."Here Comes Elastigirl – Elastigirl's Theme"Michael Giacchino1:23
28."Chill or Be Chilled – Frozone's Theme"Brad Bird1:40
29."Pow! Pow! Pow! – Mr. Incredible's Theme"Michael Giacchino1:31
30."Devtechno!" 1:53
31."Chad Tonight Talk Show Theme"
  • Daniel Farid
  • Grace Giacchino
  • Michael Giacchino
0:05
32."Chad Tonight Newscast Bumper"
  • Farid
  • Grace
  • Michael
0:06
Total length:68:44
Bonus tracks
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
33."Here Comes Elastigirl – Elastigirl's Theme (A Cappella)"DCappella1:20
34."Chill or Be Chilled – Frozone's Theme (A Cappella)"DCappella1:36
35."Pow! Pow! Pow! – Mr. Incredible's Theme (A Cappella)"DCappella1:31
36."The Glory Days (A Cappella)"DCappella1:39
Total length:74:50

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes[17]

  • Original score composed and produced by – Michael Giacchino
  • Original songs produced by – Alex Lacamoire, Michael Giacchino
  • Additional music – Mick Giacchino, Daniel Farid (tracks: 31, 32), Grace Giacchino (tracks: 31, 32)
  • Recording – Joel Iwataki, Keith Ukrisna, Tom Hardisty, Joey Raia
  • Mixing – Joel Iwataki, Derik Lee
  • Mastering – Patricia Sullivan
  • Editing – Stephen M. Davis, Warren Brown, Alex Levy
  • Vocalists – Alex Lacamoire, Carrie Manolakos, Michael Giacchino, Michael Mcelroy, Mykal Kilgore, Natalie Weiss
  • Scoring assistants – David Coker
  • Scoring crew – Brian Van Leer, David Marquette, Greg Dennen, Ryan Robinson
  • Music preparation – Booker White, Curtis Green
  • Music co-ordinator – Jimmy Tsai
  • Digital assembly – Vincent Cirilli
Orchestra
  • Orchestration – Gordon Goodwin, Jeff Kryka
  • Additional orchestration – Alex Lacamoire, Ayatey Shabazz
  • Concertmaster – Alyssa Park, Belinda Broughton
  • Orchestra conductor – Marshall Bowen
  • Orchestra contractor – Reggie Wilson, Connie Boylan
  • Instrumentation:
  • Bassoon – Kenneth Munday, Rose Corrigan (principal)
  • Cello – Steve Richards (principal), Aniela Perry, Armen Ksajikian, Cameron Stone, Dane Little, Dermot Mulroney, Giovanna M. Clayton, John Acosta, Kevan Torfeh, Stefanie Fife, Suzie Katayama, Vahe Hayrikyan, Victor Lawrence
  • Clarinet – Donald Foster (principal),
  • Double bass – Dave Stone (principal), Chuck Nenneker, Karl Vincent, Michael Valerio, Nico Abondolo, Norman Ludwin, Oscar Hidalgo, Trey Henry
  • Drums – Bernie Dresel, Jamie Eblen
  • Electric Bass – Abraham Laboriel (principal), Richard Hammond
  • Flute – Heather Clark (principal)
  • French horn – Dave Everson (principal), Amy Jo Rhine, Amy Sanchez, Andrew Bain, Brad Warnaar, Daniel Kelley, Dylan Hart, Jenny Kim, Joe Meyer, Katelyn Faraudo, Mark Adams, Steven Becknell, Teag Reaves
  • Guitar – George Doering (principal), Michael Aarons
  • Harp – Gayle Levant (principal)
  • Keyboards – Mark Levang
  • Oboe – Lara Wickes (principal)
  • Percussion – Dan Greco (principal), Alex Acuña, Emil Richards, Rolando Morales-Matos, Walter Rodriguez
  • Piano – Mark Gasbarro (principal), Alex Lacamoire
  • Saxophones, woodwinds – Alex Hamlin, Dan Higgins, Don Markese, John Mitchell, John Yoakum, Neil Johnson, Sal Lozano, Steve Kujala
  • Timpani – Don Williams
  • Trombone – Alex Iles (principal), Alan Kaplan, Bill Reichenbach, Francisco Torres, Jennifer Wharton, Michael Davis
  • Trumpet – David Washburn (principal), Wayne Bergeron (principal), Brian Pareschi, Dan Fornero, Jon Lewis, Marissa Benedict, Robert Schaer, Tony Kadleck
  • Tuba – Doug Tornquist (principal), John Van Houten
  • Viola – Darrin Mccann (principal), Alma Fernandez, Andrew Duckles, Caroline Buckman, Cassandra Lynne Richburg*, Evan Wilson, Harry Shirinian, Jorge Moraga, Karen Elaine, Karie Prescott, Leah Katz, Luke Maurer, Maria Newman, Pamela Goldsmith, Scott Hosfeld
  • Violin – Josefina Vergara (principal), Tereza Stanislav (principal), Aimée Kreston, Armen Anassian, Barbra Porter, Carolyn Osborn, Tina Chang Qu, Charlie Bisharat, Clayton Haslop, Darius Campo, Eun-Mee Ahn, Grace Oh, Jacqueline Brand, Jim Sitterly, Jessica Guideri, Joel Pargman, John Wittenberg, Kenneth Yerke, Kevin Kumar, Lorenz Gamma, Lucia Micarelli, Maia Jasper White, Marina Manukian, Mark Robertson, Neel Hammond, Nina Evtuhov, Peter Kent, Phillip Levy, Radu Pieptea, Roberto Cani, Roger Wilkie, Ron Clark, Sara Parkins, Sarah Thornblade, Serena McKinney, Shalini Vijayan, Songa Lee, Tamara Hatwan
Management
  • Executive producer – Tom Macdougall
  • Executive director – Andrew Page
  • Package design – Steve Gerdes
  • Music legal affairs – Catherine Baggett
  • Music business affairs – Donna Cole-Brulé
  • Music production manager – Ashley Chafin

Chart performance

Chart (2018) Peak
position
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[18] 20

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Annie Awards
 February 2, 2019
Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production
 Michael Giacchino Won [19]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 14, 2018 Original Score – Animated Film Michael Giacchino Nominated [20]

References

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  2. ^ "Incredibles 2: Brad Bird Confirms Michael Giacchino Back As Composer". ComicBook.com. October 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "Michael Giacchino Begins Work on Incredibles 2 Score". Screen Rant. May 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Pearson, Ben (May 5, 2017). "Michael Giacchino Returns For 'Incredibles 2', But Will He Reteam With Matt Reeves For 'The Batman'?". SlashFilm.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  5. ^ Chitwood, Adam (December 14, 2017). "Michael Giacchino on Apes, Coco, Incredibles 2, and More". Collider. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  6. ^ Video, Collider (August 30, 2017). "Michael Giacchino Teases Incredibles 2 & Talks Working with Marvel". Collider. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  7. ^ February 13, Nick Romano; EST, 2018 at 11:00 AM. "'Incredibles 2' composer teases incredible film score". EW.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ T.J, Julie & (June 7, 2018). "'Incredibles 2' Vocal Booth and Scoring Session Video Samples & Interviews with Michael Giacchino, Holly Hunter & More". Pixar Post. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  9. ^ Eng, Joyce (November 30, 2018). "Michael Giacchino reveals the 'Incredibles 2' music he almost forgot to write [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]". GoldDerby. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  10. ^ "Michael Giacchino debuts 'Incredibles 2' song on Preston & Steve". 93.3 WMMR. April 20, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Burlingame, Jon (June 14, 2018). "Michael Giacchino Scores With Summer Blockbusters 'Incredibles 2,' 'Jurassic World'". Variety. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  12. ^ "THE INCREDIBLES 2 – Michael Giacchino". MOVIE MUSIC UK. August 14, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  13. ^ "Incredibles 2 – Michael Giacchino – Soundtrack World". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  14. ^ "Michael Giacchino: Incredibles 2 - film score review from mfiles". www.mfiles.co.uk. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  15. ^ "Filmtracks: Incredibles 2 (Michael Giacchino)". www.filmtracks.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  16. ^ Zanobard (June 15, 2018). "The Incredibles 2 – Soundtrack Review". Zanobard Reviews. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  17. ^ Michael Giacchino - Incredibles 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), June 29, 2018, retrieved July 31, 2022
  18. ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. July 5, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  19. ^ "46th Annual Annie Awards". Annie Awards. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  20. ^ Yang, Rachel (October 16, 2018). ""Black Panther," "A Star Is Born" Lead 2018 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominees". Variety. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
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