Released 2000 Release date 2000 Label Walt Disney Records | Producer Various artists Movie The Emperor's New Groove Genres Soundtrack, Film score | |
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The Emperor's New Groove
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The Emperor's New Groove is the soundtrack to the 2000 Disney film The Emperor's New Groove. It features vocal performances by Shawn Colvin, Tom Jones, Eartha Kitt, Rascal Flatts, and Sting. The album was released in 2000 by Walt Disney Records. The music is by Sting and David Hartley, and the score is by John Debney. The album included many songs that were written for Kingdom of the Sun, the original incarnation for the project. It also included Spanish and Italian versions of "My Funny Friend and Me".
Contents
Production
The Emperor's New Groove was one of the first Disney films after 1999's Tarzan that was not be a traditional musical, but only featured a few minor songs. The project was originally intended to be a musical film and many cut songs were brought back for the soundtrack, though none were really pushed as singles. My Funny Friend and Me has become relatively successful on its own terms, however, winning various awards.
JustPressPlay explains:
The Sweatbox, which has been almost entirely buried and forgotten by Disney...follows the production of the film from phase 1 as part of the deal made with Sting to write the film's soundtrack (a soundtrack which was left almost entirely on the cutting room floor save for the song which cuts awkwardly in at the start of the credits).
Critical reception
MediaMakes described the film's music as "fun".
Songs
1Perfect WorldTom Jones2:21
2My Funny Friend and MeSting4:38
3Snuff Out the Light (Yzma's Song)Eartha Kitt3:37