The Lego Ninjago Movie (soundtrack) explained

The Lego Ninjago Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Mark Mothersbaugh and various artists
Cover:The Lego Ninjago Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).jpg
Released:15 September 2017
Recorded:2017
Studio:Trackdown, Sydney, Australia
Genre:
Length:60:09
Label:WaterTower Music
Producer:

The Lego Ninjago Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2017 film The Lego Ninjago Movie which is the third instalment in The Lego Movie franchise. The album featured five original songs along with the score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh. The 23-track soundtrack album released through WaterTower Music on 15 September 2017.

Background

Mark Mothersbaugh who composed the score for The Lego Movie, returned to score The Lego Ninjago Movie.[1] Along with the score, the album includes five new songs created for the film—"Heroes", "Operation New Me", "It's Garmadon", "Found My Place", and "Dance of Doom". The Japanese version features an exclusive theme song, performed by the band Johnny's West, "Mou 1% (Another 1%)".[2] Flautist Greg Pattillo covered three songs as a part of Master Wu's flute music, which are—"(It's the) Hard Knock Life" from Annie (2014), "Welcome to the Jungle" by the hard rock band Guns N' Roses and "The Power" by Snap!. The soundtrack was released through WaterTower Music on 15 September 2017, a week ahead of the film's release.[3] [4]

Additional music

The song "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar appeared in the film's trailers,[5] [6] while the second trailer also featuring "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette, "Ain't Gonna Die Tonight" by Macklemore and "I Wanna Go Out" by American Authors.[7] [8] Both songs were not featured in the soundtrack album, along with other pop songs, which includes—"The Weekend Whip" by The Fold, "Secret Garden" by Bruce Springsteen, "Cui Cui" by Xavier Cugat, Fausto Curbelo and Al Stillman, "I Got a Name" by Jim Croce.[9] "The Weekend Whip" by The Fold, which serves as the opening theme to the Ninjago TV series, appears in the film as Lloyd's ringtone.[10]

Critical reception

Tom Alphin of Brick Architect reviewed the film's music, describing it as "a bit heavy-handed at times, but the film isn't trying to be subtle, so it works".[11] Andrew Barker of Variety described the music as "forgettable".[12] Angie Han of Mashable felt that "there aren't any songs in it catchy enough to get stuck in your head."[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written and produced by Mark Mothersbaugh, Shawn Patterson and Joshua Bartholomew, except where indicated.

Personnel

Credits adapted from WaterTower Music:[14]

Orchestra and choir

Chart performance

Chart (2017)!scope="col"
Peak
position
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[15] 36

Notes and References

  1. News: 13 February 2017 . Mark Mothersbaugh to Score 'The Lego Ninjago Movie' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170216171735/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/02/13/mark-mothersbaugh-to-score-the-lego-ninjago-movie/ . 16 February 2017 . 10 March 2017 . Film Music Reporter.
  2. Web site: 2017-03-31 . 劇場版「レゴニンジャゴー」予告公開、悪の支配者が「衝撃の展開ってやつか」 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170710211225/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/226774 . 2017-07-10 . 2024-05-16 . . Japanese.
  3. Web site: Robbins . Caryn . The LEGO NINJAGO Movie Soundtrack Available Today . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240516073514/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/The-LEGO-NINJAGO-Movie-Soundtrack-Available-Today-20170915 . 2024-05-16 . 2024-05-16 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  4. Web site: 2017-09-15 . The LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie Soundtrack Available September 15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240516085142/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170915005548/en/The-LEGO%C2%AE-NINJAGO%C2%AE-Movie-Soundtrack-Available-September-15 . 2024-05-16 . 2024-05-16 . Business Wire . en.
  5. Web site: Couch . Aaron . 2017-02-08 . 'Lego Ninjago Movie' Trailer Brings Kung Fu to the Brick World . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308161411/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lego-ninjago-movie-trailer-brings-kung-fu-brick-world-972949/ . 2024-03-08 . 2024-05-16 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  6. Web site: McNary . Dave . 2017-02-07 . 'Lego Ninjago Movie' Crew Assembles in First Trailer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210303215947/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/warner-bros-jackie-chan-lego-ninjago-trailer-1201980753/ . 2021-03-03 . 2024-05-16 . Variety . en-US.
  7. News: Opam . Kwame . 22 July 2017 . The Comic-Con trailer for The Lego Ninjago Movie is all about family . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202072859/https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/22/16014384/lego-ninjago-movie-comic-con-trailer . 2 February 2023 . 25 July 2017 . The Verge.
  8. Web site: Petski . Denise . 2017-07-22 . 'The Lego Ninjago Movie' Trailer: Jackie Chan, Justin Theroux & Dave Franco In Epic Battle For Ninjago City . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170825065559/https://deadline.com/2017/07/the-lego-ninjago-movie-trailer-jackie-chan-dave-franco-1202133632/ . 2017-08-25 . 2024-05-16 . Deadline . en-US.
  9. Web site: The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170814110915/https://www.soundtrack.net/movie/the-lego-ninjago-movie/ . 2017-08-14 . 2024-05-16 . Soundtrack.Net.
  10. Web site: Shamie . Brian . 2017-09-22 . Villa Park's The Fold hits the big screen with 'LEGO Ninjago' song . 2024-05-16 . Daily Herald . en-US.
  11. Web site: Alphin . Tom . 2017-09-17 . Review: 'The LEGO Ninjago Movie' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171229011116/https://brickarchitect.com/2017/ninjago-movie/ . 2017-12-29 . 2024-05-16 . Brick Architect . en-US.
  12. Web site: Barker . Andrew . 2017-09-20 . Film Review: 'The Lego Ninjago Movie' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170927085622/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/film-review-the-lego-ninjago-movie-1202564298/ . 2017-09-27 . 2024-05-16 . Variety . en-US.
  13. Web site: Han . Angie . 2017-09-20 . The 'Lego Movie' franchise takes a step back with 'Ninjago' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220811181159/https://mashable.com/article/the-lego-ninjago-movie-review . 2022-08-11 . 2024-05-16 . Mashable . en.
  14. Web site: The LEGO Ninjago Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810234850/https://www.watertower-music.com/release/the-lego-ninjago-movie-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/ . 2023-08-10 . 2024-05-16 . WaterTower Music . en-US.
  15. Web site: 29 September 2017 . Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331160556/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/soundtrack-albums-chart/20170929/140/ . 2023-03-31 . 2022-07-01 . Official Charts Company . en.

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