The Boxtrolls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2014 stop-motion animated fantasy comedy film The Boxtrolls, directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi for Laika. The film's original score is composed by Dario Marianelli and released through Back Lot Music on September 23, 2014.
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| Released | September 23, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 60:02 | |||
| Label | Back Lot Music | |||
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Development
editDario Marianelli composed the film score in his maiden scoring stint for an animated feature; though his inclusion revealed in December 2013, he was involved early in the production.[1] Producer David Ichioka met Marianelli during a trip to London, and the duo discussed with Annable and Stacchi at a conversation, with Marianelli confirming his presence in the project.[2] Stacchi opined on two sequences needed musical numbers to be developed at the earliest, before the animation: a waltz sequence which had to be choreographed live on sets before implementing the same in the animation, and another sequence had the eggs and the Boxtrolls built a record player which had a musical element and also to feature a performance. He eventually wrote and composed the themes during pre-production, with the latter was titled "Quattro Sabatino" named after Stacchi's son Sabatino.[2]
The first cue he composed for the film was featured in the first teaser.[2] Marianelli recorded the score at the Abbey Road Studios in London.[3]
Release
editOn August 30, 2014, it was announced that Back Lot Music would release a soundtrack album for the film on September 23, 2014.[4] Few audio clips from the score was previewed on September 9, two weeks before the album's release.[5] The album was issued in both digital and physical formats,[6] and a vinyl edition was published by Mondo on April 7, 2015.[7]
Critical reception
editJames Southall of Movie Wave wrote "very solid, maybe not quite the sum of its parts but recommended all the same."[8] Pete Simons of Synchrotones wrote "The Boxtrolls once again displays his talent, as well as his inventiveness where the orchestrations are concerned."[9] Peter Debruge of Variety called Marianelli's orchestral score is sent into overdrive.[10] Michael Gingold of Fangoria described it as "zither-tinged".[11] Simon Brew of Den of Geek called it as "a strong score from Dario Marianelli".[12] Daniel Schweiger of Assignment X wrote "Dario Marianelli tells us the box is worse than its bite with delectably sweet animated darkness".[13] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "Dario Marianelli's robust score spells drama and action".[14]
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Dario Marianelli, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Unspeakable Has Happened" | 2:19 |
| 2. | "The Scavengers" | 2:26 |
| 3. | "The Boxtrolls Cavern" | 2:32 |
| 4. | "Eggs' Music Box" | 1:50 |
| 5. | "Quattro Sabatino" (performed by Peter Harris, Alex Tsilogiannis, Thomas Kennedy & Edmund Saddington) | 2:38 |
| 6. | "One Busy Night" | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Rooftop Chase" | 1:38 |
| 8. | "Broken Eggs" | 2:00 |
| 9. | "Cheesebridge Funfair" | 0:46 |
| 10. | "The Boxtrolls Song" (written by Eric Idle; performed by Sean Patrick Doyle, Mark Orton & Loch Lomond) | 2:35 |
| 11. | "Snatcher and His Stooges" | 1:34 |
| 12. | "Allergic" | 4:51 |
| 13. | "To the Rescue" | 1:59 |
| 14. | "I'm Sure I Am Delicious" | 1:59 |
| 15. | "I Was Given to Them" | 2:53 |
| 16. | "What's a Father?" | 1:31 |
| 17. | "Slap Waltz" | 2:28 |
| 18. | "Snatcher's Dramatical Entrance" | 3:26 |
| 19. | "Look What You Did" | 3:45 |
| 20. | "Jelly!" | 4:11 |
| 21. | "Last Battle" | 3:43 |
| 22. | "Say Cheese" | 2:01 |
| 23. | "Little Boxes" (written by Malvina Reynolds,[15] performed by Loch Lomond) | 2:36 |
| 24. | "Some Kids" (written by Jessie Donaldson and Ritchie Young, performed by Loch Lomond) | 3:03 |
| 25. | "Whole World" (performed by Loch Lomond) | 1:34 |
| Total length: | 60:02 | |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | September 23, 2014 | Back Lot Music | [16] | |
| April 7, 2015 | Vinyl | Mondo | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "Dario Marianelli to Score 'The Boxrolls'". Film Music Reporter. December 4, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ a b c Trumbore, Dave (July 14, 2014). "The Boxtrolls Interview: Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable". Collider. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Cavalier, Stephen (January 6, 2015). "Boxtrolls: Interview with Directors Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable". Skwigly Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "'The Boxtrolls' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. August 30, 2014. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ "'The Boxtrolls' Soundtrack Preview". Film Music Reporter. September 9, 2014. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Raup, Jordan (September 23, 2014). "Listen: Dario Marianelli's Full Score For 'The Boxtrolls'". The Film Stage. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "The Boxtrolls Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2XLP". Mondo. April 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Southall, James (October 11, 2014). "The Boxtrolls soundtrack review". Movie Wave. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Simons, Pete (December 4, 2014). "The Boxtrolls (Dario Marianelli)". Synchrotones. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (August 30, 2014). "Venice Film Review: 'The Boxtrolls'". Variety. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Gingold, Michael (September 30, 2014). "Review: The Boxtrolls". Fangoria. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Brew, Simon (September 10, 2014). "The Boxtrolls review". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Schweiger, Daniel (December 18, 2014). "CD Review: THE BOXTROLLS soundtrack". Assignment X. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Rooney, David (August 30, 2014). "The Boxtrolls: Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Harti, John (September 25, 2014). "'The BoxTrolls': Out comes humor, surprises, great visuals". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ Marianelli, Dairo (September 23, 2014). "The Boxtrolls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Back Lot Music. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2024 – via Apple Music.