| The Last Unicorn | |
| Type: | film |
| Artist: | Jimmy Webb, America and London Symphony Orchestra |
| Cover: | Last unicorn cover art.jpg |
| Released: | November 19, 1982 |
| Recorded: | 1982 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Label: | Virgin Records |
| Producer: | Jimmy Webb |
| Chronology: | America |
| Prev Title: | View from the Ground |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Your Move |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
The Last Unicorn is a 1982 soundtrack album composed and arranged by Jimmy Webb and performed by America with the London Symphony Orchestra.[1] The album contains the film score for the 1982 film The Last Unicorn, based on the novel of the same name by Peter S. Beagle. The title track got some airplay in Germany, where it was in the Top 100 hit for seven weeks, peaking at number 38.
The Last Unicorn soundtrack was recorded at De Lane Lea Studios in Wembley, England in 1982.[1] It was released in Germany in 1982 by Virgin Records,[1] but has not been released in the United States; it includes the film score's symphonic pieces. Studio singer Katie Irving is the singing voice in the film for Mia Farrow, though Jeff Bridges does his own singing.
The title song is performed jointly by America and the London Symphony Orchestra, and plays in the film's opening credits against scenes based on The Unicorn Tapestries. The song serves as a leitmotif for other portions of the film score.
In his review for AllMusic, James Christopher Monger gave the album 4/5 stars, writing:
Kyle Anderson of the website Nerdist wrote that Jimmy Webb and America were among the "many great people [who] were involved" with the 1982 film, and that the album's "songs work pretty well".[2]
Singer Dan Avidan has stated on numerous occasions that the story was his favorite as a child.[3]