The Little Prince (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2015 film The Little Prince, directed by Mark Osborne. The film's original score is composed by Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey and featured original songs performed by Camille. The soundtrack was released through WaterTower Music on March 11, 2016.
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| Released | March 11, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
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| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 69:59 | |||
| Label | WaterTower Music | |||
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Critical reception
editFilmtracks wrote "the culmination of all these composers' efforts is a score that is sufficient in its pleasant, light-hearted tone but has frightfully little substance or narrative cohesion to its themes, the songs only throwing the soundtrack further into disarray."[1] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com wrote "the score, co-composed by Hans Zimmer, is a lyrical, lovely piece of work. It carries the viewer along, fluidly tying together the worlds of The Little Prince (both the girl's and the story of the prince)."[2] Katy Waldman of Slate wrote "Richard Harvey and Hans Zimmer's twinkling celestial score sounds like a childhood music box heard through internal fog."[3] Tim Grierson of Screen International summarized that the score "emphasises the film's big emotions".[4]
Scott Foundas of Variety wrote "In lieu of traditional musical numbers, composers Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey provide a suitably wispy, wistful underscore, interlaced with a few original ballads performed by French chanteuse Camille and several classic chansons francises from the immortal Charles Trenet."[5] Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "The score credited to Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey, featuring the voice of Camille has sweep without overwhelming the action".[6] Stephen Holden of The New York Times called it as a "jazzy period score",[7] while Aja Romano of Vox called it as a "lush score".[8] Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood wrote "Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey's score hits all the right notes in setting a sweet tone."[9]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Preparation" | 2:09 | ||
| 2. | "Turnaround" |
| Camille | 3:26 |
| 3. | "The Life Plan" |
| 1:12 | |
| 4. | "Driving" |
| 1:40 | |
| 5. | "Equation" |
| Camille | 2:03 |
| 6. | "The Interview" |
| 2:15 | |
| 7. | "Le Tour de France en Diligence" |
| Camille | 1:16 |
| 8. | "Plan B" |
| 0:36 | |
| 9. | "Getting On with It" |
| 1:43 | |
| 10. | "Amongst the Coins" |
| 2:36 | |
| 11. | "Top Floor Please" |
| 0:57 | |
| 12. | "Ascending" |
| 3:14 | |
| 13. | "Parachutes" |
| 3:48 | |
| 14. | "Draw Me a Sheep" |
| 3:39 | |
| 15. | "Stars" |
| 0:25 | |
| 16. | "The Fox" |
| 0:54 | |
| 17. | "The Journey" |
| 2:35 | |
| 18. | "The Absurd Waltz" |
| 4:07 | |
| 19. | "Turnaround" (Reprise) |
| Camille | 3:09 |
| 20. | "Recovery" |
| 1:47 | |
| 21. | "Trapped Stars" |
| 4:00 | |
| 22. | "Farewell" |
| 1:58 | |
| 23. | "Escape" |
| 3:13 | |
| 24. | "Finding the Rose" |
| 4:22 | |
| 25. | "Growing Up" |
| 4:17 | |
| 26. | "Suis-moi" (French version) |
| Camille | 3:26 |
| 27. | "Equation" (French version) |
| Camille | 2:03 |
| 28. | "Suis-moi" (Reprise; French version) |
| Camille | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 69:59 | |||
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.[10]
- Music – Hans Zimmer, Richard Harvey
- Additional music – Benjamin Wallfisch, Czarina Russell, Dominic Lewis, Ed Buller, Nathan Stornetta
- Producer – Hans Zimmer, Richard Harvey, Stephen Lipson
- Synth programming – Hans Zimmer
- Additional synth programming – David Fleming
- Technical score engineer – Alex Lamy, Stephanie McNally
- Additional score engineer – Edd Hartwell
- Recording – Geoff Foster
- Additional recording – Alan Meyerson
- Mixing – Stephen Lipson
- Mastering – Nick Watson
- Music editor – Catherine Wilson
- Music consultant – Nick Glennie-Smith
Orchestra
- Orchestration – Bill Connor
- Additional orchestration – Adam Langston, Andrew Kinney, Philip Klein, Richard Harvey, Stephen Coleman
- Orchestra leader – Thomas Bowes
- Conductor – Nick Glennie-Smith
- Contractor – Isobel Griffiths
- Additional contractor – Susie Gillis
- Copyist – Ann Miller, Jill Streater
Soloists
- Accordion – Graham Preskett
- Piano – John Lenehan
- Recorder, strings – Richard Harvey
- Violin – Ann Marie Simpson
- Vocals – Gabriel Kuti
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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| 2016 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best Original Score – Animated Film | Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Production | Hans Zimmer, Richard Harvey and Camille | Won |
References
edit- ^ "The Little Prince (Hans Zimmer/Richard Harvey)". Filmtracks.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Tallerico, Brian (5 August 2016). "The Little Prince movie review (2016)". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Waldman, Katy (9 August 2016). "The Little Prince". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Grierson, Tim (22 May 2015). "The Little Prince: Review". Screen. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Foundas, Scott (22 May 2015). "Film Review: 'The Little Prince'". Variety. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (22 May 2015). "'The Little Prince' ('Le Petit Prince'): Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (4 August 2016). "Review: Fanciful Classic 'The Little Prince' Is Turned Into Modernist Fable". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Romano, Aja (7 August 2016). "Netflix's The Little Prince is heavy on visual delights, thin on substance". Vox. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Hammond, Pete (4 August 2016). "'The Little Prince' Review: A Netflix Winner As Classic Book Gets Gorgeous Animated Treatment". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Hans Zimmer; Richard Harvey. The Little Prince (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Media notes). WaterTower Music.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (18 November 2016). "Justin Timberlake & Alexandre Desplat Among Winners At Hollywood Music In Media Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2 November 2016). "'La La Land' Scores Three Hollywood Music in Media Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (4 February 2017). "Annies: 'Zootopia' Wins Big With 6 Awards Including Best Animated Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik; Patten, Dominic (5 February 2017). "Annie Awards: 'Zootopia' Takes Best Animated Feature & 5 Others: Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2024.