''Big Fish: Music from the Motion Picture'' is the thirty-fifth
soundtrack album
A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( ...
by American music composer
Danny Elfman
Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since scoring his ...
. It was released on December 23, 2003, by
Sony Classical
Sony Classical is an American record label founded in 1924 as Columbia Masterworks Records, a subsidiary of Columbia Records. In 1980, the Columbia Masterworks label was renamed as CBS Masterworks Records. The CBS Records Group was acquired ...
to promote the 2003 American fantasy comedy-drama film ''
Big Fish
''Big Fish'' is a 2003 American fantasy drama film directed by Tim Burton. It is based on the 1998 novel '' Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions'' by Daniel Wallace. The film stars Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange ...
''.
The album was nominated for the
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...
and the
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
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.
Track listing
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Man of the Hour
"Man of the Hour" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Written by vocalist Eddie Vedder, "Man of the Hour" accompanies the closing credits of the 2003 film '' Big Fish'', and is the first track on the film's soundtrack album. It was r ...
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Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. One of the key bands in the grunge, grunge movement of the early 1990s, Pearl Jam has outsold and outlasted many of its contemporaries from the early 1990s, ...
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Dinah
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Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwi ...
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Everyday
Everyday or Every Day may refer to:
* Everyday life
Books
* ''Every Day'' (novel), by David Levithan, 2012
Film and television
* ''Every Day'' (2010 film), an American comedy-drama starring Liev Schreiber and Helen Hunt
* ''Everyday'' (f ...
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Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texa ...
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All Shook Up
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the ...
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Five O'Clock World
"Five O'Clock World" (also known as "5 O'Clock World") is a song written by Allen Reynolds and recorded by American vocal group The Vogues. It reached number 1 on WLS on 17 December 1965 and 7 January 1966, number 1 in Canada on the ''RPM'' si ...
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The Vogues
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Ramblin' Man" –
The Allman Brothers Band
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Let's Work Together
"Let's Stick Together" is a blues-based rhythm and blues song written by Wilbert Harrison. In 1962, Fury Records released it as a single. Harrison further developed the song and in 1969, Sue Records issued it as a two-part single titled "Let's ...
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Canned Heat
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#"Pictures" (0:45)
#"Big Fish (Titles)" (4:32)
#"Shoe Stealing" (0:54)
#"Underwater" (1:53)
#"Sandra's Theme" (2:22)
#"The Growing Montage" (2:40)
#"Leaving Spectre" (1:59)
#"Return to Spectre" (2:12)
#"Rebuilding" (1:18)
#"The Journey Home" (2:10)
#"In the Tub" (1:18)
#"Sandra's Farewell" (1:16)
#"Finale" (11:10)
#"End Titles" (2:41)
#"Jenny's Theme" (1:45)
#"Twice the Love (Siamese Twin's Song)" – Bobbi Page and Candice Rump (1:49)
References
Danny Elfman soundtracks
2003 soundtrack albums
Sony Classical Records soundtracks
Comedy film soundtracks
Drama film soundtracks
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