Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (soundtrack) explained

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (Music from the Motion Picture)
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Hans Zimmer
Cover:Madagascar 3 Europe's Most Wanted (soundtrack).jpg
Released:June 5, 2012
Recorded:2011–2012
Length:40:25
Label:Interscope
Producer:Hans Zimmer
Chronology:Hans Zimmer film scores

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack album to the 2012 film , the third instalment in the Madagascar franchise. The album was released on June 5, 2012 by Interscope Records,[1] [2] and featured original songs and score, produced by Hans Zimmer, who worked on the franchise's previous instalments. The album featured popular dance singles, accompanying few original songs written specially for the film.[3]

Album information

In some variations of the soundtrack, "Cool Jerk" is featured in replacement of "We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP. "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO was only used in the theatrical trailer, and not included on the soundtrack and was replaced by "Firework" by Katy Perry for the circus. "Any Way You Want It" by Journey and the instrumental "Watermark" from the album of the same name by Enya were also used, but are not included on the soundtrack. "Land of Hope and Glory" by Edward Elgar appears in the track "Fur Power". The "Afro Circus" tune is from "Entrance of the Gladiators", by the Czech composer Julius Fučík.

Reception

The Joy of Movies wrote "this soundtrack is all in good fun and makes for a quite enjoyable ride."[4] James Southall of Movie Wave gave a mixed review to the album, saying "Quite who the rest of the album’s meant to appeal to – its curious mix of awful versions of decent songs, decent original recordings of songs and score which spends much of its time referencing other music just doesn’t work."[5] James Christopher Monger of AllMusic wrote "Five of the thirteen tracks are Zimmer instrumentals, and while they may not be as memorable as anything from the Lion King, each piece dutifully projects the composer's mastery of the genre." Filmtracks.com wrote "like , a much larger share of score material needed to be included on the commercial album for Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. The third score may not be as cohesive as the second, but it also deserves better treatment despite its questionable Holkenborg contributions."[6]

Chart performance

The track "Afro Circus/I Like to Move It" peaked at 7 on the ARIA Hitseekers Singles chart on the week commencing October 15, 2012.[7]

Chart (2012)Peak
position
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[8] 52
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[9] 33
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[10] 26
US Billboard 200[11] 58
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[12] 11

Accolades

AwardCategoryNominatedResult
ASCAP Award[13] Top Box Office FilmsHans Zimmer
Satellite Award[14] Best Original Song"Love Always Comes as a Surprise" – Peter Asher & Dave Stewart

Personnel

Credits adapted from Allmusic.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted [Music from the Motion Picture] ]. 12 April 2022 . AllMusic.
  2. Web site: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted . May 16, 2012 . Soundtrack.net.
  3. Web site: Hans Zimmer to Collaborate with Dave Stewart, Ann Marie Calhoun and Sheila E. on 'Madagascar 3' . 2022-11-14 . Film Music Reporter . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2012-08-17 . Soundtrack Review: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted . 2022-11-14 . The Joy of Movies . en.
  5. Web site: 2012-06-16 . Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted soundtrack review Hans Zimmer movie-wave.net . 2022-11-14 . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Filmtracks: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (Hans Zimmer/Various) . 2022-11-14 . www.filmtracks.com.
  7. Web site: The ARIA Report: Issue 1181 . dead . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20121023130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20121024-0000/Issue1181.pdf . 2012-10-23 . November 15, 2021 . Webarchive.nla.gov.au.
  8. Web site: July 1, 2012 . Official Compilation Albums Chart Top 100 - 1 to 7 July . November 14, 2022 . Official Charts Company.
  9. Web site: July 15, 2022 . Official Album Downloads Chart Top 50 - 15 to 21 July . November 14, 2022 . Official Charts Company.
  10. Web site: Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 . 2022-11-14 . . en.
  11. Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200) . 2022-11-14 . . en-US.
  12. Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums) . 2022-11-14 . . en-US.
  13. News: Gallo . Phil . June 21, 2013 . Patrick Doyle, Hal David, 'Three's Company' Theme Honored at ASCAP Film & TV Awards . The Hollywood Reporter . December 4, 2013.
  14. News: Kilday . Gregg . December 3, 2012 . Satellite Awards Nominates 10 Films for Best Motion Picture . The Hollywood Reporter . December 4, 2012.

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