The Secret Life of Pets [Original Motion Picture Score]

by Alexandre Desplat

Overview

A year after a first-time Academy Award for his work on Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, and with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pts. 1 and 2 under his belt, The Secret Life of Pets takes composer Alexandre Desplat into the, for him, rare territory of children's animated film. It follows the adventures of pets on the loose in the city. With clarinet in hand, the "Sing Sing Sing"-inspired intro "Meet the Pets" sets a playful tone reinforced by track titles like "Telenovela Squirrels" and "Rooftop Route." The piece's jazzy character in maintained through the soundtrack, though it roams from big band to Mancini-esque lounge ("Rooftop Route," "You Have an Owner?"), and into Bernstein-like city settings and cartoonish orchestral fare (both represented on "Fetch Me a Stick"). "Gidget Meets Tiberius" incorporates most of these and more -- and there is much more. A track like "Initiation Time" borrows from action templates with big brass and tympani, while Brazil visits "Traveling Bossa." Throughout, Desplat's musical agility is on full display. Though nearly all of the recording is original score (pop music from the film is not included here), the film and soundtrack close with a cover of "We Go Together" from the musical Grease, performed by workers at a sausage factory that appears earlier in the film. ~ Marcy Donelson

Product Details

Release Date:	07/08/2016
Label:	BACKLOT MUSIC
UPC:	0851147006468

Tracks

1. The Secret Life of Pets~Meet the Pets
2. The Secret Life of Pets~Katie's Leaving
3. The Secret Life of Pets~Meet Duke
4. The Secret Life of Pets~Fetch Me a Stick
5. The Secret Life of Pets~Telenovela Squirrels
6. The Secret Life of Pets~Hijack!
7. The Secret Life of Pets~Gidget Meets Tiberius
8. The Secret Life of Pets~Initiation Time
9. The Secret Life of Pets~Rooftop Route
10. The Secret Life of Pets~The Viper
11. The Secret Life of Pets~You Have an Owner?
12. The Secret Life of Pets~Good Morning Max
13. The Secret Life of Pets~Sewer Chase
14. The Secret Life of Pets~Who's with Me?
15. The Secret Life of Pets~Me Like What me See
16. The Secret Life of Pets~Traveling Bossa
17. The Secret Life of Pets~Flushed Out to Brooklyn
18. The Secret Life of Pets~Sausages!
19. The Secret Life of Pets~Duke's Old House / Captured
20. The Secret Life of Pets~Brooklyn Bridge Showdown
21. The Secret Life of Pets~Rescuing Duke
22. The Secret Life of Pets~Wet But Handsome / Blue Taxi
23. The Secret Life of Pets~Max and Gidget
24. The Secret Life of Pets~Welcome Home
25. The Secret Life of Pets~We Go Together

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Alexandre Desplat   Primary Artist,Conductor
Victoria Miskolczy   Viola
Alex Iles   Trombone
Lynne Richberg   Viola
Steven Schaeffer   Percussion
Thomas Diener   Viola
Stuart Clark   Clarinet
Armen Ksajikian   Cello
Stephen Dress   Contrabass
Andrew Bulbrook   Violin
Kevin Connolly   Violin
Jessica E. Guideri   Violin
Eric Byers   Cello
Abdiel Gonzalez   Baritone (Vocal)
Kye Palmer   Trumpet
Benjamin Jaber   Horn
Jessica Pearlman   Oboe
Dylan Hart   Horn
Phillip Keen   Trombone
Laura Brenes   Horn
Joseph Golightly   Tenor (Vocal)
Dylan Gentile   Bass (Vocal)
Timothy Gonzales   Tenor (Vocal)
Jacob Braun   Cello
Rebecca Bunnell   Violin
Benjamin Powell   Violin
Geoffrey Osika   Contrabass
Stephen Kujala   Flute
Steven Pence   Bass (Vocal)
Daniel Higgins   Clarinet,Saxophone
Gregory Geiger   Bass (Vocal)
Mike Valerio   Bass (Electric)
Paula Karmazyn   Cello
Samantha Crockett   Bassoon
Scott Lehmkuhl   Baritone (Vocal)
William Kenneth Goldman   Bass (Vocal)
Michael Geiger   Bass (Vocal)
Rose Corrigan   Bassoon
Brian Scanlon   Saxophone
Charlie Bisharat   Violin
Shalini Vijayan   Violin
Edward J. Atkatz   Percussion
Lisa Sutton   Violin
Gregory Goodall   Percussion
Stephen Grimm   Baritone (Vocal)
Shawn Kirchner   Tenor (Vocal)
John Fumo   Trumpet
Judith Farmer   Bassoon
Bruce Morgenthaler   Contrabass
Alan Steinberger   Piano
David Loucks   Baritone (Vocal)
Drew Dembowski   Contrabass
Alan Estes   Percussion
Katia Popov   Violin
Simone Vitucci   Cello
Charlie Morillas   Trombone
Jay Mason   Saxophone
Helen Nightengale   Violin
Henry Gronnier   Violin
Mark Beasom   Bass (Vocal)
Alex Necioscup-Acuna   Latin Percussion
Jasper Randall   Choir Conductor
Mark Edward Smith   Baritone (Vocal)
Michael Nowak   Viola
Julie Burkert   Flute
Judy Chilnick   Percussion
Reid Bruton   Bass (Vocal)
Barry Perkins   Trumpet
Andrew Shulman   Cello
Lisa Liu   Violin
Robert Schaer   Trumpet
Matt Brown   Tenor (Vocal)
Scott Graff   Baritone (Vocal)
Heather Clark   Flute
Jon Lewis   Trumpet
Matthew Funes   Viola
Eric Bradley   Baritone (Vocal)
Dave Everson   Horn
Tamara Hatwan   Violin
Jon Lee Keenan   Tenor (Vocal)
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith   Cello
Steven Becknell   Horn
Maya Magub   Violin
Amy Hershberger   Violin
Randy Kerber   Piano
Paulinho Da Costa   Latin Percussion
Brian Dembow   Viola
Marcia Dickstein   Harp
Randy Crenshaw   Bass (Vocal)
Oscar Hidalgo   Contrabass
Jeff Driskill   Saxophone
Bruce Dukov   Violin
Damian Montano   Bassoon
Teag Reaves   Horn
Kenneth Munday   Bassoon
Phillip Levy   Violin
Jim Campbell   Baritone (Vocal)
Michael Lichtenauer   Tenor (Vocal)
Robert Brophy   Viola
Francisco Torres   Trombone
Jacqueline Brand   Violin
Jay Rosen   Violin
Dori Caymmi   Guitar
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr.   Trombone
Clayton Haslop   Violin
Mark Adams   Horn
Cecilia Tsan   Cello
Wade Culbreath   Percussion,Vibraphone
Alma Fernandez   Viola
Rafael Rishik   Violin
Michael Valerio   Contrabass
Darrin McCann   Viola
Bijon Watson   Trumpet
Don Williams   Percussion
Sarah Thornblade   Violin
Miwako Watanabe   Violin
Tereza Stanislav   Violin
Jenni Olson   Flute
Tom Ranier   Piano
Daniel Fornero   Trumpet
Serena McKinney   Violin
Timothy Landauer   Cello
Stephen Erdody   Cello
Lorenz Gamma   Violin
Alyssa Park   Violin
Roger Wilkie   Violin
Geri Rotella   Flute
Timothy May   Guitar
Josefina Vergara   Violin
Darius Campo   Violin
Andrew Synowiec   Guitar
Christian Kollgaard   Contrabass
Julie Gigante   Violin
Dave Walther   Viola
Gerald White   Tenor (Vocal)
Trevor Handy   Cello
Irina Voloshina   Violin
Shawn Mann   Viola
Doug Tornquist   Tuba
Eun Mee Ahn   Violin
Roberto Cani   Violin
Maria Newman   Viola
Nico Abondolo   Contrabass
Chris Bleth   Oboe
Edward Meares   Contrabass
Natalie Leggett   Violin
Peter Erskine   Drums
Andrew Martin   Trombone
Craig Gosnell   Trombone
Salvadore Lozano   Saxophone
Dimitrie Leivici   Violin

Technical Credits

Charlie Paakkari   Engineer
Chris Meledandri   Executive Producer
Romain Allender   Programming
Nevin Seus   Assistant Music Editor
Nick Rives   Engineer
Nikki Walsh   Marketing
Tanya Perara   Music Business Affairs
Conrad Pope   Orchestration
Frank Wolf   Mixing
Joel Iwataki   Mixing,Engineer
David Martinez   Engineer
Xavier Forcioli   Score Assistance
Kyle Staggs   Music Business Affairs
Patricia Sullivan Fourstar   Mastering
Jasper Randall   Choir Contractor
Jim Jacobs   Text
Michael Knobloch   Executive in Charge of Music
Peter Rotter   Orchestra Contractor
Mark Graham   Orchestration,Music Preparation
Jay Duerr   Operation
Kenneth Karman   Music Editor
Jean-Pascal Beintus   Orchestration
Brian Porizek   Package Design
Warren Casey   Text
Joe Zimmerman   Music Preparation
Vincent Cirilli   Digital Engineer
Paula Salvatore   Engineer
Alexandre Desplat   Composer,Orchestration
Rachel Levy   Music Supervisor
Dominique Lemonnier   Producer
Al Schmitt   Mixing