Cars 2 is the soundtrack album to the 2011 Disney/Pixar animated film of the same name composed by Michael Giacchino and conducted by Tim Simonec. It was released through Walt Disney Records on both CD album and digital download on June 14, 2011. It is the fourth Pixar film to be scored by Michael Giacchino after The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Up. It also marks the first time that Giacchino has worked with John Lasseter as a director, as Lasseter had been executive producer on Giacchino's previous three Pixar films and that Lasseter hasn't worked with Randy Newman or Thomas Newman.
Track listing[]
- You Might Think - Performed by Weezer
- Collision of Worlds - Performed by Brad Paisley and Robbie Williams
- Mon Coeur Fait Vroum (My Heart Goes Vroom) - Performed by Bénabar
- Nobody’s Fool - Performed by Brad Paisley
- Polyrhythm - Performed by Perfume
- Turbo Transmission - Score
- It’s Finn McMissile! - Score
- Mater the Waiter - Score
- Radiator Reunion - Score
- Cranking up the Heat - Score
- Towkyo Takeout - Score
- Tarmac the Magnificent - Score
- Whose Engine Is This? - Score
- History’s Biggest Loser Cars - Score
- Mater of Disguise - Score
- Porto Corsa - Score
- The Lemon Pledge - Score
- Mater’s Getaway - Score
- Mater Warns McQueen - Score
- Going to the Backup Plan - Score
- Mater’s the Bomb - Score
- Blunder and Lightning - Score
- The Other Shoot - Score
- Axlerod Exposed - Score
- The Radiator Springs Gran Prix - Score
- The Turbomater - Score
# | Title | Composed by |
---|---|---|
1m2-3 | Turbo Transmission | Michael Giacchino |
1m4 | Platform Sneaker | Michael Giacchino |
1m5 | It's Finn McMissle | Michael Giacchino |
1m6 | Scutter and Skedaddle | Michael Giacchino |
2m7a | Mater the Waiter A | Michael Giacchino |
2m7b | Mater the Waiter B | Michael Giacchino |
2m8-11 | Radiator Reunion | Michael Giacchino |
Wheel Well Hoedown | Andrea Datzman | |
The Mel Dorado Show | Andrea Datzman | |
2m15 | Team McQueen | Michael Giacchino |
Grand Introductions | Michael Giacchino | |
In Like Finn | Michael Giacchino | |
Green Light | Andrea Datzman, Brandon Christy | |
Splash Zone | Andrea Datzman | |
3m23 | Time for the Drop | Michael Giacchino |
Splashy Ending | Andrea Datzman | |
3m25 | Private Business | Michael Giacchino |
3m27 | Cranking Up the Heat | Michael Giacchino |
The World Grand Prix | Michael Giacchino | |
3m29 | Japan | Michael Giacchino |
3m30 | I Don't Want Your Help | Michael Giacchino |
TV Roundup | Andrea Datzman | |
3m32 | Tarmac the Magnificent | Michael Giacchino |
4m33 | Whose Engine Is This | Michael Giacchino |
4m35 | My Heart Goes Vroom | Scott Langteau, Michael Giacchino |
4m36 | Finn's French Connection | Michael Giacchino |
4m37-38 | History's Biggest Loser Cars | Michael Giacchino |
4m39 | We Are In Italy! | Michael Giacchino |
Quando si ritorna | Michael Giacchino | |
4m42 | Mater of Disguise | Michael Giacchino |
Porto Corsa Pt. 1 | Michael Giacchino | |
Porto Corsa Pt. 2 | Michael Giacchino | |
5m44 | Undercover Mater | Michael Giacchino |
5m45-46 | The Lemon Pledge | Michael Giacchino |
5m47 | Rooftop Dash | Michael Giacchino |
5m48 | The Death of Allinol | Michael Giacchino |
5m49 | Mater's Getaway | Michael Giacchino |
6m50 | Mater Warns McQueen | Michael Giacchino |
6m51 | Mater's Flashback | Michael Giacchino |
6m51 insert | Mater's Flashback | Michael Giacchino |
6m52 | I'm Not A Spy | Michael Giacchino |
6m53 | Going to the Backup Plan | Michael Giacchino |
6m54a | Mater's the Bomb A | Michael Giacchino |
6m54b | Mater's the Bomb B | Michael Giacchino |
6m55 | Blunder and Lightening | Michael Giacchino |
Deactivate! Deactivate! | Michael Giacchino | |
6m57a | Road Rager | Michael Giacchino |
6m57b | The Other Shoot | Michael Giacchino |
6m58 | Axelrod Exposed | Michael Giacchino |
6m59 | Buickingham Palace | Thomas Arne |
7m60 | Mater's Tall Tale | Michael Giacchino |
7m61-62 | Once Big Oil, Always Big Oil | Michael Giacchino |
7m63 | The Radiator Springs Gran Prix | Michael Giacchino |
7m64 | The Turbomater | Michael Giacchino |
End Cardits | Michael Giacchino | |
Collison of Worlds | Brad Paisley, Robbie Williams |
Credits[]
- Original Score Composed by Michael Giacchino
- Executive Music Producer: Chris Montan
- Music Supervisor: Tom MacDougall
- Score Orchestrated and Conducted by Tim Simonec
- Score Recorded and Mixed by Dan Wallin
- Music Editor: Stephen M. Davis
- Music Production Director: Andrew Page
- Music Business Affairs: Donna Cole-Brulé
- Music Production Coordinator: Ashley Chafin
- Executive Music Assistant: Jill Heffley
- Music Production Assistant: Jimmy Tsai
- Music Contracted by Reggie Wilson
- Music Preparation by Booker White — Walt Disney Music Library
- Additional Score Orchestrations by Andrea Datzman, Marshall Bowen, Ira Hearshen, Chris Tilton, Brad Dechter, Peter Boyer, Mark Gasbarro, Cameron Patrick, and Michael Giacchino
- Assistant Music Editor: Alexandra Apostolakis
- Additional Music Editing by Earl Ghaffari
- Assistant to Mr. Giacchino: Dave Martina
- Scoring Crew: Tom Hardisty (Recordist), Jay Selvester, Richard Wheeler, and Ryan Robinson
- Recording Crew: Drew Bollman, Neal Cappellino, Steve Genewick, Kyle Manner, Bruce Monical, Paul Smith, Charlie Stavish, Dann Thompson, Aaron Walk, Ghian Wright, Andre J.H. Zweers
- Songs Recorded and Mixed at Capitol Studios, The Village Recorder, Skywalker Sound, The Yellow House, The PoolHouse, Blackbird Studio, Station West, Eldorado Recording Studios
- Songs Recorded and Mixed at Warner Brothers Eastwood Scoring Stage
You Might Think[]
- Performed by Weezer
- Written by Ric Ocasek
- Produced by Shawn Everett and Weezer
- Recorded by Shawn Everett
- Keyboards Recorded by Christopher Haynes
- Mixed by Rich Costey
Collision of Worlds[]
- Performed by Brad Paisley and Robbie Williams
- Written by Brad Paisley and Robbie Williams
- Produced by Frank Rogers
- Recorded by Richard Barrow and Brian David Willis
- Mixed by Justin Niebank
Mon Coeur Fait Vroum (My Heart Goes Vroom)[]
- Performed by Bénabar
- Music by Michael Giacchino
- Lyrics by Scott Langteau and Michael Giacchino
- Produced by Michael Giacchino and Bénabar
- French Adaptation by Boualem Lamhene
- Recorded and Mixed by Dan Wallin and Leslie Ann Jones
Nobody’s Fool[]
- Performed by Brad Paisley
- Written by Brad Paisley
- Produced by Frank Rogers
- Recorded by Richard Barrow and Brian David Willis
- Mixed by Luke Wooten
Polyrhythm[]
- Performed by Perfume
- Written by Yasutaka Nakata
- Produced by Yasutaka Nakata
Trivia[]
- This is the first Pixar film scored by Michael Giacchino that does not have a soundtrack titled with a number, a noun, and the word "dash".
- Giacchino composed a cue for the end credits of Cars 2 titled "End Cardits", however, it was not used in the film.
- This is the only film in the Cars franchise that is not scored by Randy Newman.
- It is also unknown why Newman did not return for Cars 2.
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