Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa [Music from the Motion Picture]

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All Music Guide - Andrew Leahey
Hans Zimmer and will.i.am are the main composers of this soundtrack, which updates the music of 2005's Madagascar with some African flair and light pop/rock appeal. "I Like to Move It" is reprised with will.i.am handling lead vocals, John Kander's "New York, New York" receives a humorous polka treatment, and original versions of Barry Manilow's "Copacabana (At the Copa)" and Boston's "More Than a Feeling" round out the quartet of tunes that listeners have heard before. The remainder of the album shifts between safari-themed instrumentals, kid-friendly club music, and the sweeping orchestrations that regularly accompany such animated films. "The Traveling Song" even sounds...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Andrew Leahey
Hans Zimmer and will.i.am are the main composers of this soundtrack, which updates the music of 2005's Madagascar with some African flair and light pop/rock appeal. "I Like to Move It" is reprised with will.i.am handling lead vocals, John Kander's "New York, New York" receives a humorous polka treatment, and original versions of Barry Manilow's "Copacabana (At the Copa)" and Boston's "More Than a Feeling" round out the quartet of tunes that listeners have heard before. The remainder of the album shifts between safari-themed instrumentals, kid-friendly club music, and the sweeping orchestrations that regularly accompany such animated films. "The Traveling Song" even sounds like a contemporary radio single, with will.i.am singing through an Autotune processor over light hip-hop rhythms. The Madagascar series relies heavily on music, often injecting songs directly into the movies' plot lines, and that emphasis helps fine-tune this soundtrack into a lighthearted, pleasant album.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 11/4/2008
  • Label: Interscope Records
  • UPC: 602517884595
  • Catalog Number: 01226402
  • Sales rank: 14,423

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Barry Manilow Vocals
Richard Harvey Woodwind
Carmen Carter Vocals
Alvin Chea Vocals
Al Clay Vocals
Luis Jardim Percussion
Lori Perry Vocals
Sharon Perry Vocals
Frank Ricotti Marimbas
Oren Waters Vocals
will.i.am Vocals
Mark Ford Choir Conductor
Purcell Singers Choir, Chorus
Heitor Teixeira Pereira Vocals
Technical Credits
Barry Manilow Composer
Kander Composer
Ryeland Allison Arranger
Al Clay Engineering
Jack Feldman Composer
Ennio Morricone Composer
Bruce Sussman Composer
Louie Teran Mastering
Hans Zimmer Composer
Geoff Foster Scoring Recordist
Erick "More" Morillo Composer
Matt Ward Engineering
Slamm Andrews Engineering
Becky Bentham Score Coordinator
Fred Ebb Composer
Gavin Greenaway Score Conductor
Mark Quashie Composer
Geoff Zanelli Additional Music
Gretchen Anderson Producer
Craig Marshall Music Business Affairs
will.i.am Composer, Engineer
Chris Barrett Scoring Engineer
Rand Hoffman Music Business Affairs
Jeff "Bucko" Biggers Engineering
Dan Butler Music Business Affairs
Wendi Morris Score Coordinator
Ianthe Zevos Creative Consultant
Andrew Zack Score Coordinator
Lorne Balfe Additional Music
Perry Montague-Mason Orchestra Leader
Tony Seyler Music Business Affairs
Czarina Russell Studio Manager
Jacob Shea Arranger
Liz McNicoll Music Business Affairs
John Barrett Scoring Engineer
Kaita Lewin Engineering
Phil Orescan Marketing
Jim Dooley Additional Music
Heitor Teixeira Pereira Composer
Tom Scholz Composer
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