The Grinch [Original Soundtrack]

by James Horner

Overview

The soundtrack to The Grinch, Ron Howard's live-action adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic Christmas story The Night the Grinch Stole Christmas, features excerpts from James Horner's score and pop renditions of favorite Christmas songs. Though a more typically quirky composer like Danny Elfman would have been a more obvious choice to score an off-kilter fantasy like this, Horner's compositions manage to strike a good balance between edgy humor and sentimentality. Of the Christmas tunes, Ben Folds Five's "Lonely Christmas Eve," the eels' "Christmas Is Going to the Dogs," and Busta Rhymes and Jim Carrey's duet on "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" are the standout tracks, but songs by 'N Sync, Smash Mouth, the Barenaked Ladies, Faith Hill, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra add an appropriately eclectic, whimsical touch to the soundtrack. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	11/07/2000
Label:	Interscope
UPC:	0606949076528
Rank:	191418

Tracks

1. Movie Dialogue: Kids Today
2. Grinch 2000
3. Green Christmas
4. Better Do It Right
5. Christmas of Love
6. Lonely Christmas Eve
7. Movie Dialogue: Grinch Schedule
8. Whoville Medley: Perfect Christmas Night/Grinch
9. Movie Dialogue: Reindeer
10. Christmas Is Going to the Dogs
11. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
12. Movie Dialogue: Christmas Means More
13. You Don't Have to Be Alone (On Christmas)
14. Where Are You Christmas?
15. The Shape of Things to Come
16. Memories of a Green Childhood
17. Christmas, Why Can't I Find You?
18. Stealing Christmas
19. The Big Heist
20. Does Cindy Lou Really Ruin Christmas?
21. A Change of the Heart
22. The Sleigh of Presents
23. He Carves the Roast Beast

Album Credits

Performance Credits

James Horner   Primary Artist,Conductor
Jim Carrey   Primary Artist
Smash Mouth   Primary Artist
Barenaked Ladies   Primary Artist
Ben Folds   Primary Artist
Eels   Primary Artist
Little Isidore & the Inquisitors   Primary Artist
Trans-Siberian Orchestra   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Taylor Momsen   Primary Artist
Faith Hill   Primary Artist
*NSYNC   Primary Artist
Busta Rhymes   Primary Artist
Anthony Hopkins   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Theodore Geisel   Composer
Taylor Momsen   Performer
Trans-Siberian Orchestra   Performer
Paul O'Neill   Composer,Producer
Smash Mouth   Performer
Randy Kerber   Arranger,Producer,Sound Design,Orchestration,Music Production Supervisor
Simon Rhodes   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Ian Underwood   Sound Design
JC Chasez   Composer
Will Jennings   Composer
Barenaked Ladies   Performer
Cynthia Weil   Composer
James Horner   Score,Composer,Producer
Eric Valentine   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Ben Folds   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Faith Hill   Producer
Eels   Performer
Les Scurry   Production Coordination
Trevor Smith   Composer
Dave Marquette   Engineer
Mariah Carey   Composer
Rob Hyman   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Julian King   Engineer
Little Isidore & the Inquisitors   Performer
Veit Renn   Composer,Producer
Jim Carrey   Dialogue
Jim Scott   Engineer
Rick Chertoff   Composer,Producer
Adam Barber   Engineer
*NSYNC   Performer
Stewart Lerman   Mixing,Engineer
Dave Wittman   Mixing,Engineer
David Forman   Composer
Busta Rhymes   Composer,Performer
Albert Hague   Composer
Steven Page   Composer
Luana Jackman   Vocal Contractor
Dave Darlington   Mixing
Chris Trevett   Mixing
Greg Camp   Composer
Don Was   Producer
John Paterno   Engineer
Jon Oliva   Composer
Robert Kinkel   Composer
Richard Stone   Orchestration
Byron Gallimore   Producer
Gerry Rafferty   Composer
Ed Robertson   Composer
Ron Howard   Executive Producer
Terry Robertson   Art Direction
Todd Hallowell   Executive Producer
Kristen Smith   Scoring Crew
Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel   Composer
Marc Gebauer   Scoring Crew
Steve Stoute   Executive Producer
Andy Bass   Scoring Crew
Brian Grazer   Executive Producer
Ron Batzdorff   Photography
John Lasalandra   Music Editor
George Mayers   Mixing,Engineer
Bob Bornstein   Music Preparation
Jim Henrikson   Music Editor
Sandy De Crescent   Orchestra Contractor
David Nicoll   Composer
Jay Selvester   Scoring Crew
Anthony Hopkins   Dialogue
Mark Everett   Composer
Barbara McDermott   Assistant Music Editor
Joshua Chasez   Composer