Cars [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by CARS / O.S.T. (DIG)

Overview

With a track listing that's roughly half rock, country, and pop songs and half Randy Newman's score, the Cars soundtrack is probably the least inspired collection of music to support a Pixar film. However, that's only in comparison to the brilliant soundtracks to their other movies -- especially Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. Both the pop music and score for Cars fit the film perfectly, and neither is totally predictable. Indeed, the biggest surprise may be the soundtrack's opening salvo, Sheryl Crow's "Real Gone." With a stomping beat and driving (no pun intended) riff that echoes the Who's "I'm Free," this is the most fun her music has been in years. As good as she is at the thoughtful, mellow ballads that made up Wildflower, she's truly incandescent as a smart but happy-go-lucky rock chick. There's also a '50s undercurrent to the soundtrack, nodding to the fact that many of the characters in the film are cars designed during that decade, including a 1959 Impala and a 1959 Fiat 500. The Chords' "Sh-Boom" and Chuck Berry's "Route 66" add a sweetly nostalgic feel to the album (later on, John Mayer contributes a blandly slick version of "Route 66" that could appear on virtually any soundtrack). The soundtrack also ties in the film's NASCAR motif with country songs like Rascal Flatts' version of "Life Is a Highway," which sounds like a slightly twangier take on Tom Cochrane's smash hit, and Brad Paisley's "Behind the Clouds," a sweet, affable, traditional country song that is one of Cars' highlights. Newman's score, meanwhile, follows in the tradition of his Toy Story and A Bug's Life work, translating his witty musical style into orchestral pieces that are rooted in traditional film music but never sound stuffy. "Opening Race" alternates between brass fanfares and revved-up guitar riffs, while the thrilling strings on "McQueen's Lost" and "Dirt Is Different" suggest curving roads and wide-open landscapes. And as always, the whimsical love theme "McQueen and Sally" and self-explanatory "Goodbye" show that Newman is still capable of being sentimental without being schmaltzy. Even though a soundtrack that consisted entirely of Newman's pieces and songs would be more in keeping with Pixar tradition, Cars does a good job of balancing its pop and score elements. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	06/06/2006
Label:	Walt Disney
UPC:	0050086134977
Rank:	49056

Tracks

1. Real Gone, song  - Sheryl Crow  - Jeff Rothschild  - John Shanks  -  Unspecified
2. Route 66  - Chuck Berry  - Bobby Troup
3. Life Is a Highway  - Tom Cochrane  - Dann Huff  - Justin Niebank  -  Rascal Flatts
4. Behind the Clouds, song  - Richard Barlow  - Justin Niebank  - Brad Paisley  - Frank Rogers  -  Unspecified  - Brian David Willis
5. Our Town, song  - Frank Filipetti  - Randy Newman  - James Taylor  -  Unspecified  - Frank Wolf
6. Sh-Boom, song  -  Chords  - James Edwards  - William Edwards  - Carl Feaster  - Claude Feaster  - James Keyes  - Floyd McRae
7. Route 66  - Niko Bolas  - Steve Jordan  - John Mayer  - Bobby Troup
8. Find Yourself, song  - Richard Barlow  - Justin Niebank  - Brad Paisley  - Frank Rogers  -  Unspecified  - Brian David Willis
9. Cars, film score~Opening Race  - Darla K. Anderson  - Russell Bartmus  - Jonathan Belzley  - Jon Berkowitz  - Drew Bollman  - Tim Burby  - Neal Cappellino  - Bryan Clements  - Mark Cross  - Sandy De Crescent  - Brian Dixon  - Sean England  - Mark Eshelman  - Andrew Felluss  - Steve Gerdes  - Mark Graham  - Tim Hankins  - Greg Hayes  - Judy Kirschner  - Glen Lajeski  - John Lasseter  - Greg Loskorn  - Gavin Lurssen  - Tom Coyne MacDougall  - David Marquette  - Adam Michalak  - Chris Montan  - Randy Newman  - Charlie Paakkari  - Andrew Page  - Lydia Paweski  - Glenn Pittman  - Patrick Spain  - Dann Thompson  - Rich Toenes  - Frank Wolf  - Clayton Wood
10. Cars, film score~McQueen's Lost  - Darla K. Anderson  - Russell Bartmus  - Jonathan Belzley  - Jon Berkowitz  - Drew Bollman  - Tim Burby  - Neal Cappellino  - Bryan Clements  - Mark Cross  - Sandy De Crescent  - Brian Dixon  - Sean England  - Mark Eshelman  - Andrew Felluss  - Steve Gerdes  - Mark Graham  - Tim Hankins  - Greg Hayes  - Judy Kirschner  - Glen Lajeski  - John Lasseter  - Greg Loskorn  - Gavin Lurssen  - Tom Coyne MacDougall  - David Marquette  - Adam Michalak  - Chris Montan  - Randy Newman  - Charlie Paakkari  - Andrew Page  - Lydia Paweski  - Glenn Pittman  - Patrick Spain  - Dann Thompson  - Rich Toenes  - Frank Wolf  - Clayton Wood
11. My Heart Would Know, song  - Hank Williams
12. Cars, film score~Bessie  - Darla K. Anderson  - Russell Bartmus  - Jonathan Belzley  - Jon Berkowitz  - Drew Bollman  - Tim Burby  - Neal Cappellino  - Bryan Clements  - Mark Cross  - Sandy De Crescent  - Brian Dixon  - Sean England  - Mark Eshelman  - Andrew Felluss  - Steve Gerdes  - Mark Graham  - Tim Hankins  - Greg Hayes  - Judy Kirschner  - Glen Lajeski  - John Lasseter  - Greg Loskorn  - Gavin Lurssen  - Tom Coyne MacDougall  - David Marquette  - Adam Michalak  - Chris Montan  - Randy Newman  - Charlie Paakkari  - Andrew Page  - Lydia Paweski  - Glenn Pittman  - Patrick Spain  - Dann Thompson  - Rich Toenes  - Frank Wolf  - Clayton Wood
13. Cars, film score~Dirt is Different  - Darla K. Anderson  - Russell Bartmus  - Jonathan Belzley  - Jon Berkowitz  - Drew Bollman  - Tim Burby  - Neal Cappellino  - Bryan Clements  - Mark Cross  - Sandy De Crescent  - Brian Dixon  - Sean England  - Mark Eshelman  - Andrew Felluss  - Steve Gerdes  - Mark Graham  - Tim Hankins  - Greg Hayes  - Judy Kirschner  - Glen Lajeski  - John Lasseter  - Greg Loskorn  - Gavin Lurssen  - Tom Coyne MacDougall  - David Marquette  - Adam Michalak  - Chris Montan  - Randy Newman  - Charlie Paakkari  - Andrew Page  - Lydia Paweski  - Glenn Pittman  - Patrick Spain  - Dann Thompson  - Rich Toenes  - Frank Wolf  - Clayton Wood
14. Cars, film score~New Road  - Darla K. Anderson  - Russell Bartmus  - Jonathan Belzley  - Jon Berkowitz  - Drew Bollman  - Tim Burby  - Neal Cappellino  - Bryan Clements  - Mark Cross  - Sandy De Crescent  - Brian Dixon  - Sean England  - Mark Eshelman  - Andrew Felluss  - Steve Gerdes  - Mark Graham  - Tim Hankins  - Greg Hayes  - Judy Kirschner  - Glen Lajeski  - John Lasseter  - Greg Loskorn  - Gavin Lurssen  - Tom Coyne MacDougall  - David Marquette  - Adam Michalak  - Chris Montan  - Randy Newman  - Charlie Paakkari  - Andrew Page  - Lydia Paweski  - Glenn Pittman  - Patrick Spain  - Dann Thompson  - Rich Toenes  - Frank Wolf  - Clayton Wood
15. Cars, film score~Tractor Tipping  - Darla K. Anderson  - Russell Bartmus  - Jonathan Belzley  - Jon Berkowitz  - Drew Bollman  - Tim Burby  - Neal Cappellino  - Bryan Clements  - Mark Cross  - Sandy De Crescent  - Brian Dixon  - Sean England  - Mark Eshelman  - Andrew Felluss  - Steve Gerdes  - Mark Graham  - Tim Hankins  - Greg Hayes  - Judy Kirschner  - Glen Lajeski  - John Lasseter  - Greg Loskorn  - Gavin Lurssen  - Tom Coyne MacDougall  - David Marquette  - Adam Michalak  - Chris Montan  - Randy Newman  - Charlie Paakkari  - Andrew Page  - Lydia Paweski  - Glenn Pittman  - Patrick Spain  - Dann Thompson  - Rich Toenes  - Frank Wolf  - Clayton Wood
16. Cars, film score~McQueen and Sally  - Darla K. Anderson  - Russell Bartmus  - Jonathan Belzley  - Jon Berkowitz  - Drew Bollman  - Tim Burby  - Neal Cappellino  - Bryan Clements  - Mark Cross  - Sandy De Crescent  - Brian Dixon  - Sean England  - Mark Eshelman  - Andrew Felluss  - Steve Gerdes  - Mark Graham  - Tim Hankins  - Greg Hayes  - Judy Kirschner  - Glen Lajeski  - John Lasseter  - Greg Loskorn  - Gavin Lurssen  - Tom Coyne MacDougall  - David Marquette  - Adam Michalak  - Chris Montan  - Randy Newman  - Charlie Paakkari  - Andrew Page  - Lydia Paweski  - Glenn Pittman  - Patrick Spain  - Dann Thompson  - Rich Toenes  - Frank Wolf  - Clayton Wood
17. Cars, film score~Goodbye  - Darla K. Anderson  - Russell Bartmus  - Jonathan Belzley  - Jon Berkowitz  - Drew Bollman  - Tim Burby  - Neal Cappellino  - Bryan Clements  - Mark Cross  - Sandy De Crescent  - Brian Dixon  - Sean England  - Mark Eshelman  - Andrew Felluss  - Steve Gerdes  - Mark Graham  - Tim Hankins  - Greg Hayes  - Judy Kirschner  - Glen Lajeski  - John Lasseter  - Greg Loskorn  - Gavin Lurssen  - Tom Coyne MacDougall  - David Marquette  - Adam Michalak  - Chris Montan  - Randy Newman  - Charlie Paakkari  - Andrew Page  - Lydia Paweski  - Glenn Pittman  - Patrick Spain  - Dann Thompson  - Rich Toenes  - Frank Wolf  - Clayton Wood
18. Cars, film score~Pre-Race Pageantry  - Darla K. Anderson  - Russell Bartmus  - Jonathan Belzley  - Jon Berkowitz  - Drew Bollman  - Tim Burby  - Neal Cappellino  - Bryan Clements  - Mark Cross  - Sandy De Crescent  - Brian Dixon  - Sean England  - Mark Eshelman  - Andrew Felluss  - Steve Gerdes  - Mark Graham  - Tim Hankins  - Greg Hayes  - Judy Kirschner  - Glen Lajeski  - John Lasseter  - Greg Loskorn  - Gavin Lurssen  - Tom Coyne MacDougall  - David Marquette  - Adam Michalak  - Chris Montan  - Randy Newman  - Charlie Paakkari  - Andrew Page  - Lydia Paweski  - Glenn Pittman  - Patrick Spain  - Dann Thompson  - Rich Toenes  - Frank Wolf  - Clayton Wood
19. Cars, film score~The Piston Cup  - Darla K. Anderson  - Russell Bartmus  - Jonathan Belzley  - Jon Berkowitz  - Drew Bollman  - Tim Burby  - Neal Cappellino  - Bryan Clements  - Mark Cross  - Sandy De Crescent  - Brian Dixon  - Sean England  - Mark Eshelman  - Andrew Felluss  - Steve Gerdes  - Mark Graham  - Tim Hankins  - Greg Hayes  - Judy Kirschner  - Glen Lajeski  - John Lasseter  - Greg Loskorn  - Gavin Lurssen  - Tom Coyne MacDougall  - David Marquette  - Adam Michalak  - Chris Montan  - Randy Newman  - Charlie Paakkari  - Andrew Page  - Lydia Paweski  - Glenn Pittman  - Patrick Spain  - Dann Thompson  - Rich Toenes  - Frank Wolf  - Clayton Wood
20. Cars, film score~The Big Race  - Darla K. Anderson  - Russell Bartmus  - Jonathan Belzley  - Jon Berkowitz  - Drew Bollman  - Tim Burby  - Neal Cappellino  - Bryan Clements  - Mark Cross  - Sandy De Crescent  - Brian Dixon  - Sean England  - Mark Eshelman  - Andrew Felluss  - Steve Gerdes  - Mark Graham  - Tim Hankins  - Greg Hayes  - Judy Kirschner  - Glen Lajeski  - John Lasseter  - Greg Loskorn  - Gavin Lurssen  - Tom Coyne MacDougall  - David Marquette  - Adam Michalak  - Chris Montan  - Randy Newman  - Charlie Paakkari  - Andrew Page  - Lydia Paweski  - Glenn Pittman  - Patrick Spain  - Dann Thompson  - Rich Toenes  - Frank Wolf  - Clayton Wood

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rascal Flatts   Primary Artist,Vocals,Ensemble
Juan Luis Martin Varona   Primary Artist
The Chords   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Band,Ensemble
Sheryl Crow   Primary Artist,Vocals
Brad Paisley   Primary Artist,Vocals
James Taylor   Primary Artist,Vocals
John Mayer   Primary Artist,Vocals
El Sueno de Morfeo   Primary Artist
Randy Newman   Primary Artist,Vocals,Conductor
Hank Williams   Primary Artist,Vocals
Chuck Berry   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Drifting Cowboys   Featured Artist
John Lasseter   Director
James "J.T." Taylor   Vocals

Technical Credits

Greg Hayes   Recording
Patrick Spain   Crew
Tom Cochrane   Composer
Glenn Pittman   Crew
Floyd McCrae   Composer
Greg Loskorn   Crew
Rich Toenes   Crew
Lydia Rose Paweski   Music Coordinator
Andrew Page   Music Production Supervisor
Russell Bartmus   Supervising Copyist
Bryan Clements   Crew
Glen Lajeski   Composer,Marketing
Mark Graham   Supervising Copyist
Darla K. Anderson   Producer
Mark Eshelman   Crew
Jonathan Belzley   Crew
Steve Gerdes   Creative Director
Tom Coyne MacDougall   Music Supervisor
Sandy De Crescent   Score Conductor
Jon Berkowitz   Crew
Clayton Wood   Crew
Tim Burby   Crew
Paul Cichocki   Post Production Supervisor
Adam Michalak   Recording
Richard Barlow   Recording
David Marquette   Crew
Charlie Paakkari   Crew
Tim Hankins   Design
Sean England   Crew
Steve Jordan   Producer
Andrew Felluss   Crew
Brenda Heins   Music Editor
William Edwards   Composer
Unspecified   Composer
Lydia Paweski   Music Coordinator
Sheryl Crow   Composer
James Edwards   Composer
Frank Filipetti   Recording
Carl Feaster   Composer
James Keyes   Composer
Frank Rogers   Composer,Producer
Gavin Lurssen   Mastering
Floyd McRae   Composer
Dave Marquette   Crew
John Shanks   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Recording
Mark Cross   Recording
John Mayer   Producer
Bobby Troup   Composer
Justin Niebank   Mixing,Recording
Niko Bolas   Mixing,Recording
Randy Newman   Composer,Producer
Brian David Willis   Recording
Hank Williams   Composer
Dann Huff   Producer
Dann Thompson   Crew
Brad Paisley   Composer
Bruno Coon   Music Editor
Brian Dixon   Crew
Drew Bollman   Crew
Judy Kirschner   Crew
Chris Montan   Executive Producer
Jeff Rothschild   Mixing,Recording
Claude Feaster   Composer
Frank Wolf   Mixing,Recording
Richard Barrow   Recording
Neal Cappellino   Crew
Rascal Flatts   Producer