Cars (soundtrack) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cars: The Soundtrack |
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| Released | June 6, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
| Studio | Sony Pictures Studios (score) | |||
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| Length | 52:28 | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
| Producer | Randy Newman | |||
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The Cars soundtrack is the music album for the popular 2006 Disney-Pixar animated movie, Cars. It was released by Walt Disney Records on June 6, 2006. This was just three days before the movie came out in theaters!
The album features a mix of songs. Nine of the songs are by famous artists of the time. These songs include different styles like pop, blues, country, and rock. The other eleven pieces are special music created just for the movie. These were composed and conducted by the talented Randy Newman.
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How well did the soundtrack do?
The Cars soundtrack became very popular. On November 25, 2006, it jumped up the Billboard 200 list. It went from #126 all the way to #47! This happened because lots of people bought it during the holiday season. Also, the Cars movie had just been released on DVD.
This soundtrack was the first one from Pixar to earn a Gold award in the United States. This means it sold over 500,000 copies! Later, it even became Platinum. That means it sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. It reached #6 on the main Billboard 200 chart and #2 on the Billboard Soundtrack Albums chart.
Songs on the album
Here is a list of all the songs and music pieces on the Cars soundtrack. The total length of the album is 52 minutes and 28 seconds. All the music was written by Randy Newman, unless a different writer is listed.
All music composed by Randy Newman, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Real Gone" | Crow | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Route 66" | Chuck Berry | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Life Is a Highway" | Rascal Flatts | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Behind the Clouds" | Paisley | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Our Town" | James Taylor | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Sh-Boom" | The Chords | 2:26 |
| 7. | "Route 66" | John Mayer | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Find Yourself" | Paisley | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Opening Race" | 2:05 | |
| 10. | "McQueen's Lost" | 2:29 | |
| 11. | "My Heart Would Know" | Williams | 2:27 |
| 12. | "Bessie" | ||
| 13. | "Dirt Is Different" | ||
| 14. | "New Road" | ||
| 15. | "Tractor Tipping" | ||
| 16. | "McQueen & Sally" | ||
| 17. | "Goodbye" | ||
| 18. | "Pre-Race Pageantry" | ||
| 19. | "The Piston Cup" | ||
| 20. | "The Big Race" | 3:07 | |
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52:28 | ||
Lightning McQueen's Fast Tracks
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| Compilation album by
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| Released | June 6, 2006 |
| Genre | Pop, country rock |
| Length | 34:05 |
| Label | Walt Disney |
| Producer | Fred Mollin |
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Lightning McQueen's Fast-Tracks is another music album that came out on the same day as the Cars movie soundtrack. It's a compilation album, which means it's a collection of songs from different artists.
This album was produced by Fred Mollin. It features "revved-up road tunes" that were inspired by the Cars movie. However, these songs were not actually in the movie itself.
Track listing
Here are the songs included on the Lightning McQueen's Fast Tracks album:
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| 1. | "My Wonderful Car" | Lyle Gudmunsen | 3:19 | ||||||
| 2. | "Black and White Thunderbird" | Jaime Babbitt and Britt Savage | 2:26 | ||||||
| 3. | "Road Trip" | Fred Mollin and the Blue Sea Band, Tom Hambridge | 3:31 | ||||||
| 4. | "You Can't Catch Me" | Joy Lynn White | 2:52 | ||||||
| 5. | "Rocking Little Roadster" | Gunnar Nelson | 3:41 | ||||||
| 6. | "On the Road Again" | Kevin Montgomery | 2:30 | ||||||
| 7. | "My Old Yellow Car" | Gordie Sampson | 3:35 | ||||||
| 8. | "Hot Rod Hybrid" | Pat Buchanan | 2:52 | ||||||
| 9. | "I Got a New Car" | Tom Hambridge | 3:06 | ||||||
| 10. | "Pick Up Truck" | Mark Johnson | 2:43 | ||||||
| 11. | "My Old Car" | Johnny Neel | 2:42 | ||||||
| 12. | "I've Been Everywhere" | Webb Wilder | 3:32 | ||||||
See also
In Spanish: Cars (banda sonora) para niños
