''Coco (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is the
soundtrack album to the
Disney
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/
Pixar's
2017 film of the same name. Released by
Walt Disney Records on November 19, 2017, the album features eight original songs written by
Germaine Franco,
Adrian Molina,
Robert Lopez and
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, four alternate versions and 26 score pieces composed by
Michael Giacchino.
The score was released in 17 languages:
English,
Spanish,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
Mandarin Chinese
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,
and
Korean.
Exclusive versions of "
Remember Me" by another singer in other languages were included in certain releases: Spanish (
Carlos Rivera), French (
Sébastien Chato, in Spanish), Italian (
Michele Bravi, in Italian and Spanish), Japanese (
Hiiro Ishibashi, voice of Miguel), Chinese (
Mao Bu Yi) and Korean (
Yoon Jong-shin). The Swedish, Finnish, and Norwegian versions share an electronic remix of
Miguel and
Natalia Lafourcade's cover, and the Japanese version also has a
ska remix by
Kavka Shishido and the
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra in both Japanese and Spanish.
Background
On July 14, 2017, at the
Disney D23 expo,
Michael Giacchino had confirmed that he will be scoring the music for ''Coco''. Later,
Robert Lopez, and
Kristen Anderson-Lopez also confirmed that they will be writing few original songs, while
Germaine Franco and co-director
Adrian Molina, also joined the team. Recording for the score began on August 14, 2017. "Franco orchestrated the score and wrote additional music, and she made numerous trips to Mexico to record local musicians. She also ended up contributing several original songs, including the joyous number "Un Poco Loco" and the heartfelt closer, "Proud Corazón."
Originally, the film was meant to be a "break-into-song" musical.
Lopez and Anderson-Lopez had written many more songs for the film than what ended up in the released version; one piece that survived in storyboard until late into the production was an expository song that explained the Mexican holiday to viewers to begin the film. In another song, Miguel's mother explains the tradition of shoe-making in their family, and how this means he is not allowed to pursue music.
Plans for the film to be a full musical film were scrapped following early test screenings.
Following the
90th Academy Awards ceremony, where "Remember Me" won the award for
Best Original Song, the album broke the top 40 on the
Billboard 200
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charts, jumping from 120 to 39,
where it peaked before dropping to 64.
In the week of March 8, the Miguel version of "Remember Me" gained 1.58million plays via online streaming, according to the Nielsen Music.
Track listing
Certifications
Notes
References
{{Michael Giacchino
2017 soundtrack albums
2010s film soundtrack albums
Walt Disney Records soundtracks
Pixar soundtracks
Fantasy film soundtracks
Latin pop soundtracks
Spanish-language soundtracks
2010s Spanish-language albums