Toy Story 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Randy Newman
ReleasedJune 14, 2010[1]
Recorded2009–2010
GenreFilm score
Length56:18
LabelWalt Disney
ProducerRandy Newman
Pixar soundtrack chronology
Up
(2009) 		Toy Story 3
(2010) 		Cars 2
(2011)
Randy Newman chronology
The Princess and the Frog
(2009) 		Toy Story 3
(2010) 		Monsters University
(2013)
Singles from Toy Story 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "We Belong Together"
    Released: June 14, 2010
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Toy Story 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to Disney/Pixar's 2010 film of the same name.[2][3] The score was composed by recurrent Pixar composer Randy Newman, who also scored for the previous instalments in the franchise.[4] The score album, featuring an original song "We Belong Together" performed by Newman, and instrumental tracks were released on June 14, 2010 by Walt Disney Records.[5] The track "You've Got a Friend in Me" from the first instalment is also featured in the album, performed by The Gipsy Kings.

The album was initially released through digital download in lossy formats such as MP3 and AAC, and was not released in CD;[1] the second time, where a Pixar film soundtrack was not released through physical formats, the first being Up.[6] In January 2012, Intrada released the album on CD.[7][8] The score received positive critical reception, and had won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media,[9] while "We Belong Together" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[10]

Development

The track "We Belong Together" was initially planned as a duet song, featuring popular singers Lady Gaga or Katy Perry, and John Mayer performing the track. But Pixar decided against doing so, and instead wanted him to sing the track as "to retain that consistency" as he voiced for the songs in the first two instalments.[11][12]

In a 2015 interview, Newman recalled that he was unhappy with the director Lee Unkrich, on using the temporary version of the score. He said that, "The movie did great and everything, and maybe I'm wrong and if I look back on it I won't know the difference – but it didn't fit hand in glove the way I would have tried to do – and he fell in love with the [temporary score] very much".[13] He further rejected the offer for composing, Unkrich's Coco (2017), which later went to Michael Giacchino.[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Randy Newman

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."We Belong Together"Randy Newman4:03
2."You've Got a Friend in Me" (para Buzz Español)The Gipsy Kings2:15
3."Cowboy!" 4:10
4."Garbage?" 2:40
5."Sunnyside" 2:20
6."Woody Bails" 4:40
7."Come to Papa" 2:05
8."Go See Lotso" 3:36
9."Bad Buzz" 2:22
10."You Got Lucky" 5:58
11."Spanish Buzz" 3:31
12."What About Daisy?" 2:07
13."To the Dump" 3:50
14."The Claw" 3:56
15."Going Home" 3:22
16."So Long" 4:55
17."Zu-Zu" (Ken's Theme) 0:35
Total length:56:18

Additional music

In addition to the tracks included in the soundtrack album, the film also uses several other tracks such as "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright,[15] "Le Freak" by Chic,[16] and Randy Newman's original version of "You've Got a Friend in Me".[16] Furthermore, tracks "Cowboy!" and "Come to Papa" included material from Newman's rejected score to Air Force One.[17] The song "Losing You" from Newman's own album Harps and Angels was also used in the first trailer for the film.[18] The Judas Priest song "Electric Eye" was also used in the film in the temp score for the opening scene of Toy Story 3.[19]

Toy Story Favorites

In 2010, Walt Disney Records released a special soundtrack titled Toy Story Favorites, that included songs from the previous Toy Story soundtracks. The tracks "We Belong Together" and Gipsy Kings' version of "You've Got a Friend in Me" were featured in the album.[20]

Chart positions

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[21] 8
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[22] 23
US Billboard 200[23] 145
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[24] 34

Accolades

Award Category Recipients Result
2011 Grammy Awards[25] Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Toy Story 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Won
16th Annual BFCA Critics Choice Awards[26] Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Sound Randy Newman Nominated
Best Original Song Randy Newman (for "We Belong Together")
83rd Academy Awards[27] Best Original Song Won

References

  1. ^ a b Truitt, Warren. "Various Artists – Toy Story 3 Soundtrack". About.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  2. ^ Scott, Mike (May 18, 2010). "The Pixar way: With 'Toy Story 3' continuing the studio's success, one must ask: How do they do it?". The Times-Picayune. NOLA.com. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  3. ^ "Toy Story 3". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  4. ^ Thomad, Mike (February 23, 2011). "Randy Newman brings out the man behind the movie music". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  5. ^ Toy Story 3 (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) by Randy Newman, June 11, 2010, retrieved May 10, 2022
  6. ^ van der Lugt, Peter (August 11, 2009). "An interview with Michael Giacchino". Twitch. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014. And will the CD of Up be released, someday? Unfortunately, it will not. The Walt Disney Company decided that, from now on, all the music from its films will be exclusively sold via digital download.
  7. ^ "INTRADA Announces Randy Newman's TOY STORY 3". Intrada. January 23, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  8. ^ "Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 Soundtrack CD for sale online". eBay. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  9. ^ Rizvi, Samad (February 13, 2011). "Randy Newman Wins Grammy For Toy Story 3 Soundtrack". Pixar Times. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  10. ^ ""Toy Story 3" wins Oscar for animated feature". Reuters. February 28, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  11. ^ Brown, Lane (February 7, 2011). "Randy Newman on His Twentieth Oscar Nomination, and Why Lady Gaga Didn't Make the Toy Story 3 Soundtrack". Vulture. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "Randy Newman, The Musical Voice Of 'Toy Story'". NPR.org. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  13. ^ "Toy Story's Randy Newman: 'I just don't like directors'". Classic FM. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  14. ^ Chilton, Martin (October 21, 2015). "Randy Newman: I'd like to have done the film music for Zero Dark Thirty". The Telegraph. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  15. ^ Thompson, Matt (September 14, 2010). "Gary Wright Talks Toy Story 3, His Classic 'Dream Weaver' and New Album". TheCelebrityCafe.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  16. ^ a b Toy Story 3 (Songbook). iTunes Store. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  17. ^ "Newman: Toy Story 3". movie-wave.net. 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  18. ^ "Randy Newman gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame". The Pixar Blog. 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  19. ^ Reesman, Bryan (April 10, 2010). "Judas Priest In 'Toy Story 3'? Almost". Attention Deficit Delirium. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  20. ^ Toy Story Favorites, January 1, 2010, retrieved May 10, 2022
  21. ^ "Randy Newman's soundtrack for Toy Story 3 on Mexican charts". aCharts. Mexico. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  22. ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  23. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  24. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  25. ^ Morris, Christopher (December 1, 2010). "53rd Annual Grammy nominees". Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  26. ^ Labrecque, Jeff (December 13, 2010). "'Black Swan' leads Critics' Choice nominations". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  27. ^ "Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
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