The Lego Ninjago Movie (soundtrack)

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The Lego Ninjago Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Mark Mothersbaugh and various artists
Released15 September 2017
Recorded2017
VenueSydney, Australia
StudioTrackdown Studios
Genre
Length60:09
LabelWaterTower Music
Producer
Mark Mothersbaugh chronology
Brad's Status
(2017) 		The Lego Ninjago Movie
(2017) 		Thor: Ragnarok
(2017)
Singles from The Lego Ninjago Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Heroes"
    Released: 15 September 2017

The Lego Ninjago Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2017 film The Lego Ninjago Movie which is the third instalment in The Lego Movie franchise. The album featured five original songs along with the score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh. The 23-track soundtrack album released through WaterTower Music on 15 September 2017.

Background[edit]

Mark Mothersbaugh who composed the score for The Lego Movie, returned to score The Lego Ninjago Movie.[1] Along with the score, the album includes five new songs created for the film—"Heroes", "Operation New Me", "It's Garmadon", "Found My Place", and "Dance of Doom". The Japanese version features an exclusive theme song, performed by the band Johnny's West, "Mou 1% (Another 1%)".[2] Flautist Greg Pattillo covered three songs as a part of Master Wu's flute music, which are—"(It's the) Hard Knock Life" from Annie (2014), "Welcome to the Jungle" by the hard rock band Guns N' Roses and "The Power" by Snap!.[3] The soundtrack was released through WaterTower Music on 15 September 2017, a week ahead of the film's release.[3][4]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written and produced by Mark Mothersbaugh, Shawn Patterson and Joshua Bartholomew, except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Heroes" (Blaze n Vill)
Geringas3:26
2."Operation New Me" (Jingle Punks)
Gutstadt2:37
3."It's Garmadon" (The De Luca Brothers)De LucaDe Luca2:49
4."Found My Place" (Oh, Hush! feat. Jeff Lewis)
  • Chris Sernel
  • Lewis
Oh, Hush!3:16
5."Dance Of Doom" (Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi)
  • Cole
  • Artadi
Cole3:24
6."Lego Ninja Shop"  2:41
7."(It's the) Hard Knock Life" (Greg Pattillo)
 0:16
8."Wise Master Wu"  3:01
9."Garmadon Attacks"  3:15
10."The Rise of Kitty Kitty"  3:38
11."A Wish and A Ruined City"  3:37
12."Journey to the Control Tower"  2:20
13."Welcome to the Jungle" (Pattillo)
 0:28
14."The Power" (Pattillo)
 0:21
15."Sibling Rivalry"  2:36
16."A Grave Amount of Generals"  3:30
17."Ninja's to the Rescue"  2:17
18."Arm Popping Flying Lesson"  4:53
19."The Lady Iron Dragon"  5:01
20."The Ultimate Ultimate Weapon"  5:10
21."The Art of Spinjitsu"  4:21
22."Here Kitty Kitty"  3:17
23."Big Hug"  2:39
Total length:68:53

Additional music[edit]

The song "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar appeared in the film's trailers,[5][6] while the second trailer also featuring "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette, "Ain't Gonna Die Tonight" by Macklemore and "I Wanna Go Out" by American Authors.[7][8] Both songs were not featured in the soundtrack album, along with other pop songs, which includes—"We Bring the Fire" by Brillz featuring Drones, "The Weekend Whip" by The Fold, "Secret Garden" by Bruce Springsteen, "Feels So Good" by The Throwback, "Winning" by Doran Danoff, "Cui Cui" by Xavier Cugat, Fausto Curbelo and Al Stillman, "I Got a Name" by Jim Croce.[9] "The Weekend Whip" by The Fold, which serves as the opening theme to the Ninjago TV series, appears in the film as Lloyd's ringtone.[10]

Reception[edit]

Tom Alphin of Brick Architect reviewed the film's music, describing it as "a bit heavy-handed at times, but the film isn't trying to be subtle, so it works".[11] In contrast, Aidan Lentz of The Ithacan called it as "an unbearable, wannabe pop soundtrack."[12] Andrew Barker of Variety described the music as "forgettable".[13] Angie Han of Mashable felt that "there aren't any songs in it catchy enough to get stuck in your head."[14]

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (2017) Peak
position
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[15] 36

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from WaterTower Music:[16]

  • Music composed and produced by – Mark Mothersbaugh
  • Programming – Albert Fox, Annie Rosevear, Bobby Brader, Christopher Guardino, Jeremy Levy, John Enroth, Jordan Siegel, Maxwell Karmazyn, Pete Siebert, Richie Kohan, Sarah Lynch, Sunna Wehrmixer, Wataru Hokoyama, Tim Jones
  • Arrangements – Wataru Hokoyama
  • Sound engineer – Mal Luker
  • Mixing – Brad Haehnel
  • Mastering – Stephen Marsh
  • Music editor – Dominick Certo
  • Music supervisor – Kier Lehman
  • Music co-ordinator – Linda Christie
  • Executive producer – Chris McKay
  • Art direction – Sandeep Sriram
Orchestra and choir
  • Orchestra – The Sydney Scoring Orchestra
  • Choir – Cantillation Choir
  • Conductor and orchestrator – Tim Davies
  • Choir manager – Alison Johnston
Management
  • Music clearances – John F. X. Walsh
  • Music business and legal affairs – Lisa Margolis
  • Executive in charge of music (Warner Bros.) – Amanda Narkis, Niki Sherrod
  • Executive in charge of soundtracks (WaterTower) – Jason Linn

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mark Mothersbaugh to Score 'The Lego Ninjago Movie'". Film Music Reporter. 13 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ "劇場版「レゴニンジャゴー」予告公開、悪の支配者が「衝撃の展開ってやつか」". Natalie (in Japanese). 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b Robbins, Caryn. "The LEGO NINJAGO Movie Soundtrack Available Today". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ "The LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie Soundtrack Available September 15". Business Wire. 15 September 2017. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ^ Couch, Aaron (8 February 2017). "'Lego Ninjago Movie' Trailer Brings Kung Fu to the Brick World". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  6. ^ McNary, Dave (7 February 2017). "'Lego Ninjago Movie' Crew Assembles in First Trailer". Variety. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  7. ^ Opam, Kwame (22 July 2017). "The Comic-Con trailer for The Lego Ninjago Movie is all about family". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (22 July 2017). "'The Lego Ninjago Movie' Trailer: Jackie Chan, Justin Theroux & Dave Franco In Epic Battle For Ninjago City". Deadline. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  9. ^ "The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017)". Soundtrack.Net. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  10. ^ Shamie, Brian (22 September 2017). "Villa Park's The Fold hits the big screen with 'LEGO Ninjago' song". Daily Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  11. ^ Alphin, Tom (17 September 2017). "Review: 'The LEGO Ninjago Movie'". Brick Architect. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  12. ^ Lentz, Aidan. "Review: Latest Lego movie follows the instruction book". The Ithacan. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  13. ^ Barker, Andrew (20 September 2017). "Film Review: 'The Lego Ninjago Movie'". Variety. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  14. ^ Han, Angie (20 September 2017). "The 'Lego Movie' franchise takes a step back with 'Ninjago'". Mashable. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  16. ^ "The LEGO Ninjago Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". WaterTower Music. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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