Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites |
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Riders in the Sky
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| Released | August 27, 2002 | |||
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| Label | Walt Disney | |||
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Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites is a super fun music album by the Western band Riders in the Sky. It came out on August 27, 2002. This album has songs from the popular Disney/Pixar movie, Monsters, Inc., plus some brand new songs made just for this album! It's a special album because it won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children in 2003. This was the second Grammy award for the band, which is a really big deal in music!
The album even came with the song lyrics inside. This way, you could sing along to all your favorite tunes.
Songs on the Album
This album is packed with songs from the Monsters, Inc. movie and some new ones. All the songs are performed by Riders in the Sky. There is one special song, "Lullaby For Boo", which features Sonya Isaacs.
Here are the songs you'll find on the album:
- If I Didn't Have You (by Randy Newman)
- Do Wah Diddy Diddy (Mike's Song) (by J. Barry & E. Greenwich)
- I Only Have Eye for You (by Douglas B. Green)
- Monsters, Inc. March (by Fred LaBour)
- Monster ABCs (by Fred LaBour)
- Lullaby for Boo (with Sonya Isaacs) (by Paul Chrisman and Fred LaBour)
- If I Didn't Have You [instrumental] (by Randy Newman)
- It's Our Job (by Joey Miskulin)
- Paperwork (Roz's Song) (by Douglas B. Green)
- Monsters' Jubilee (by Paul Chrisman & Douglas B. Green)
- Under the Bed (by Douglas B. Green)
- The Perfect Roar (Sulley's Song) (by Paul Chrisman & Joshua Archibald-Seiffer)
- Big High Wire Hop [instrumental] (This music was also used in the Pixar short film For the Birds, which played before Monsters, Inc. in theaters.)
Who Made the Music?
The main band members of Riders in the Sky are:
- Douglas B. Green, also known as Ranger Doug.
- Paul Crisman, also known as Woody Paul.
- Fred LaBour, also known as Too Slim.
- Joey Miskulin, also known as Joey The Cowpolka King.
They also had a guest musician:
- Josh Archibald played the piano.
How the Album Was Made
The album was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. Joey Miskulin recorded parts of the album at the Musicwagon Studio. Brent Truitt also helped with recording at B. Truitt Music. Some extra recording was done by Tim Roberts.
After recording, the music was mixed by Dan Rudin at the Musicwagon Studio. Finally, it was made ready for listeners by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters in Nashville.
