Into the Woods (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedDecember 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)
RecordedAugust 2013-14
StudioAngel Recording Studios, London
Air Lyndhurst Studios, London
British Grove Studios, London
Genre
Length59:37
LabelWalt Disney
Producer

Into the Woods is the soundtrack album to the 2014 Walt Disney Pictures musical fantasy film of the same name. The album features music written and composed by Stephen Sondheim, and featuring vocals from the film's ensemble cast including Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp, Daniel Huttlestone, Lilla Crawford, MacKenzie Mauzy, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, Tammy Blanchard, and Lucy Punch.

Two editions of the soundtrack were released by Walt Disney Records on December 16, 2014: a single-disc traditional edition, and a two-disc digipak deluxe edition.[1] Walt Disney Records subsequently released an instrumental version of the soundtrack on January 15, 2015.[2]

Background

Stephen Sondheim had written a new song for the film, titled "She'll Be Back," written specifically for The Witch.[3] "It was beautiful and spectacular, but it was very clear, as good as the song was, that [the movie] was stronger without.", director Rob Marshall proclaimed.[4] "Rainbows," a song originally written for a film adaption of Into the Woods in the 1990s, was reportedly to be included, although Marshall denied such a claim.[4]

Paul Gemignani and Jonathan Tunick, who conducted and orchestrated (respectively) the original Broadway stage show, returned to conduct and orchestrate the music for the film at Angel Recording Studios in London, with the cast's vocals being recorded separately.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stephen Sondheim

Into the Woods (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (disc 1) [6]
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Prologue: Into the Woods"Company of Into the Woods14:35
2."Cinderella at the Grave"Joanna Riding1:41
3."Hello, Little Girl"Johnny Depp and Lilla Crawford2:32
4."Rapunzel's Song"MacKenzie Mauzy0:56
5."The Cape as Red as Blood"Stephen Sondheim0:42
6."The Cow as White as Milk"Emily Blunt and James Corden0:30
7."Magic Beans"Stephen Sondheim1:27
8."Rapunzel's Hair"Stephen Sondheim1:24
9."Granny's Cottage"Stephen Sondheim1:37
10."I Know Things Now"Lilla Crawford2:05
11."The Beanstalk Grows"Stephen Sondheim2:05
12."Cinderella Runs"Stephen Sondheim0:54
13."A Very Nice Prince"Anna Kendrick and Emily Blunt1:32
14."Giants in the Sky"Daniel Huttlestone2:27
15."'Who Cares!'"Stephen Sondheim0:31
16."Baker and Wife Part"Stephen Sondheim0:34
17."Princes' Fanfare"Stephen Sondheim0:17
18."Agony"Chris Pine and Billy Magnussen2:33
19."The Forbidden Tower"Stephen Sondheim2:20
20."'May I Compare This Ear of Corn?'"Christophe Beck1:44
21."It Takes Two"Emily Blunt and James Corden2:31
22."Two Midnights Gone"Stephen Sondheim0:35
23."One Day Left"Stephen Sondheim0:59
24."Stay with Me"Meryl Streep3:15
25."Jack Chops Down the Beanstalk"Stephen Sondheim1:23
26."On the Steps of the Palace"Anna Kendrick3:15
27."'She Won't Go Far with One Shoe'"Stephen Sondheim0:59
28."Searching for Cinderella"Stephen Sondheim1:06
29."Careful My Toe"Christine Baranski, Tammy Blanchard, and Lucy Punch1:11
30."The Slipper Fits"Stephen Sondheim1:13
31."Rapunzel's Tear"Stephen Sondheim1:20
32."'This Cow Is Covered with Flour'"Stephen Sondheim0:50
33."Almost Midnight"Stephen Sondheim1:08
34."The Witch's Transformation"Stephen Sondheim1:35
Total length:61:31
Into the Woods (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (disc 2)
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
35."Ever After" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim1:16
36."Back into the Woods"Stephen Sondheim0:51
37."Find the Boy"Stephen Sondheim1:32
38."Witch's Lament"Meryl Streep1:16
39."Any Moment"Chris Pine and Emily Blunt1:42
40."Moments in the Woods"Emily Blunt3:09
41."Your Fault"Daniel Huttlestone, James Corden, Lilla Crawford, Meryl Streep and Anna Kendrick1:57
42."Last Midnight"Meryl Streep3:35
43."No More" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim2:38
44."The Far Away Prince"Stephen Sondheim1:06
45."No One Is Alone"Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Lilla Crawford and Daniel Huttlestone2:59
46."The Giant Attack"Stephen Sondheim2:13
47."Finale/Children Will Listen (Part 1)"James Corden, Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, and Cast3:32
48."Finale/Children Will Listen (Part 2)"Company1:46
49."Stay with Me" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim2:39
50."Last Midnight" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim3:47
Total length:36:00
Into the Woods (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – One-Disc Edition)[7]
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Prologue: Into the Woods"Company of Into the Woods14:35
2."Cinderella at the Grave"Joanna Riding1:41
3."Hello, Little Girl"Johnny Depp and Lilla Crawford2:32
4."I Know Things Now"Lilla Crawford2:05
5."A Very Nice Prince"Anna Kendrick and Emily Blunt1:30
6."Giants in the Sky"Daniel Huttlestone2:26
7."Agony"Chris Pine and Billy Magnussen2:32
8."It Takes Two"Emily Blunt and James Corden2:30
9."Stay with Me"Meryl Streep3:14
10."On the Steps of the Palace"Anna Kendrick3:14
11."Careful My Toe"Christine Baranski, Tammy Blanchard, and Lucy Punch1:11
12."Ever After" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim1:16
13."Witch's Lament"Meryl Streep1:15
14."Any Moment"Chris Pine and Emily Blunt1:41
15."Moments in the Woods"Emily Blunt3:08
16."Your Fault"Daniel Huttlestone, James Corden, Lilla Crawford, Meryl Streep, and Anna Kendrick1:57
17."Last Midnight"Meryl Streep3:35
18."No One Is Alone"Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Lilla Crawford, and Daniel Huttlestone2:58
19."Finale/Children Will Listen (Part 1)"James Corden, Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, and Cast3:31
20."Finale/Children Will Listen (Part 2)"Company1:43
Total length:58:34
Disney Movie Rewards Bonus Track[8]
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
21."She'll Be Back (Deleted Song)"Meryl Streep3:08
Total length:3:08
Into the Woods (Instrumental Songs Version)[9]
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Prologue: Into the Woods" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim14:29
2."Cinderella at the Grave" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim1:41
3."Hello, Little Girl" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim2:30
4."I Know Things Now" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim2:05
5."A Very Nice Prince" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim1:30
6."Giants in the Sky" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim2:27
7."Agony" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim2:30
8."It Takes Two" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim2:30
9."Stay with Me" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim3:14
10."On the Steps of the Palace" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim3:14
11."Careful My Toe" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim1:11
12."Witch's Lament" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim1:14
13."Any Moment" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim1:40
14."Moments in the Woods" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim3:07
15."Your Fault" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim1:57
16."Last Midnight" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim3:33
17."No One Is Alone" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim2:58
18."Finale/Children Will Listen (Part 1)" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim3:31
19."Finale/Children Will Listen (Part 2)" (Instrumental)Stephen Sondheim1:45
Total length:55:52

Personnel

Charts

References

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