Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (soundtrack) explained
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (Original Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album for the 2024 film . The album featured several original songs performed by the cast members, and few tracks from the original score composed and conducted by Joachim Horsley. The album was released by Walt Disney Records on June 7, 2024, the day after the film's television premiere.
Background
In January 2022, it was reported that a musical film based on the Disney Channel animated series Big City Greens was in development at Disney Television Animation. Big City Greens composer Joachim Horsley was announced to return to score the film.[1] Songs for the film were written during lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] During production, series creators Chris and Shane Houghton, director Anna O'Brian, and some cast members would often record songs at Horsley's home studio.[3] The final versions of the songs and the score were recorded at the John Williams Music Stage at Sony Pictures Studios with a full orchestra. According to Shane Houghton, the score was recorded over two days.[4]
The opening song serves as a reintroduction to the Green family and the show's concept, which the Houghton brothers incorporated as a way to introduce the characters to new audiences.[5] The writers also incorporated a musical number for Renée Elise Goldsberry's character Colleen Voyd after noticing a great gap between musical numbers and because they wanted to reiterate certain plot points.[6] The crew wanted Cheri Oteri to sing a villain song in her character, Gwendolyn Zapp. They came up with a jazzy villain song, and O'Brian suggested giving her giving the character a "Bob Fosse type of choreography."[7] A soundtrack album was released by Walt Disney Records on June 7, 2024, the day after the film's television premiere.[8] [9]
Reception
Tony Betti of Laughing Place praised the film's songs, saying that "these numbers are nothing like we’ve ever seen on the series before. They are spectacle, they are beautiful, and they are on a much grander scale." He highlighted "Rules Rap" by Goldsberry's character Colleen Voyd as his favorite track due to his "fondness for technicalities and structure."[10] Tessa Smith of Mama’s Geeky gave high praise to the songs as well as the cast's performances and said, "They fit into the plot points so perfectly, and as any good musical does, they propel the story forward through montages."[11]
Notes and References
- Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . January 21, 2022 . 'Big City Greens' Tunes Up With Disney Channel & Disney+ Movie Musical; Animated Series Lands Season 4 Order . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128153901/https://deadline.com/2022/01/big-city-green-movie-disney-fourth-season-disney-channel-1234917171/ . January 28, 2022 . August 21, 2023 . . en-US.
- Web site: Dar . Taimur . October 21, 2022 . INTERVIEW: Change is the theme for BIG CITY GREENS Season 3 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022002455/https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-big-city-greens-season-3-cast-and-crew/ . October 22, 2022 . October 22, 2022 . The Beat . en-US.
- Web site: Starks . Tiara . June 7, 2024 . Big City Greens The Movie: Spacecation creators on their off-world adventure -- and those great cameos . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609155141/https://theparentwatch.com/posts/big-city-greens-creators-interview-spacecation-01hz56pbq1w1 . June 9, 2024 . June 19, 2024 . The Parent Watch . en-US.
- Web site: Milheim . Russ . June 8, 2024 . Big City Greens Movie Makes Franchise History With Record-Breaking Length . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240619163212/https://thedirect.com/article/big-city-greens-movie-spacecation-length . June 19, 2024 . June 19, 2024 . The Direct . en.
- Web site: Murphy . Jackson . June 4, 2024 . INTERVIEW: Blast Off With “Big City Greens The Movie: Spacecation” . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240605055920/https://www.animationscoop.com/interview-blast-off-with-big-city-greens-the-movie-spacecation/ . June 5, 2024 . June 4, 2024 . Animation Scoop.
- Web site: Dar . Taimur . June 5, 2024 . Interview: BIG CITY GREENS creators go bigger and bolder with SPACECATION animated movie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606161755/https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-big-city-greens-creators-spacecation-animated-movie/ . June 6, 2024 . June 6, 2024 . The Beat . en-US.
- Web site: Betti . Tony . June 5, 2024 . Sitting With Creators Chris and Shane Houghton Ahead Of “Big City Greens The Movie: Spacecation” Debut on Disney Channel . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240619163214/https://www.laughingplace.com/w/disney-entertainment/houghton-bros-spacecation-interview/ . June 19, 2024 . June 19, 2024 . LaughingPlace.com . en-US.
- Web site: Milligan . Mercedes . March 7, 2024 . Disney TV's 'Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation' Blasts Off June 6 . live . https://archive.today/20240531113259/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/03/disney-tvs-big-city-greens-the-movie-spacecation-blasts-off-june-6/ . May 31, 2024 . March 7, 2024 . Animation Magazine.
- Web site: June 6, 2024 . ‘Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation’ Soundtrack Album Details . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607064411/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/06/06/big-city-greens-the-movie-spacecation-soundtrack-album-details/ . June 7, 2024 . June 7, 2024 . Film Music Reporter . en-US.
- Web site: Betti . Tony . June 3, 2024 . “Big City Greens The Movie: Spacecation” Could Be This Generation’s “A Goofy Movie”-Style Family Adventure . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240619171821/https://www.laughingplace.com/w/disney-entertainment/big-city-greens-the-movie-spacecation-review/ . June 19, 2024 . June 19, 2024 . LaughingPlace.com . en-US.
- Web site: Smith . Tessa . June 3, 2024 . Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation Review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240605062204/https://mamasgeeky.com/2024/06/big-city-greens-spacecation-review.html . June 5, 2024 . June 5, 2024 . Mama’s Geeky . en-US.
