The Lego Ninjago Movie (soundtrack)
| Company type | Soundtrack album |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | September 15, 2017 |
| Founder | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Products | Film score, soundtrack |
| Parent | WaterTower Music |
The Lego Ninjago Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) serves as the official soundtrack for the 2017 motion picture The Lego Ninjago Movie, which is the third film in the The Lego Movie series. This 23-track collection, issued by WaterTower Music on September 15, 2017, combines five newly created songs with the original score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh.
Background
Returning to compose for The Lego Ninjago Movie, Mark Mothersbaugh, who also created the score for The Lego Movie, crafted this soundtrack. It features five original tracks: "Heroes", "Operation New Me", "It's Garmadon", "Found My Place", and "Dance of Doom". The Japanese edition includes a unique theme song by Johnny's West, entitled "Mou 1% (Another 1%)". Flautist Greg Pattillo performed three cover pieces as Master Wu’s flute melodies, including renditions of "(It's the) Hard Knock Life" from Annie, Guns N' Roses’ "Welcome to the Jungle", and Snap!’s "The Power". The soundtrack was made available one week prior to the movie’s release.
Additional music
Within the promotional trailers, "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar was featured. The second trailer also included "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette, "Ain't Gonna Die Tonight" by Macklemore, and "I Wanna Go Out" by American Authors. These tracks, along with other popular songs such as "The Weekend Whip" by The Fold, "Secret Garden" by Bruce Springsteen, "Cui Cui" by Xavier Cugat, Fausto Curbelo, and Al Stillman, and "I Got a Name" by Jim Croce, were not included on the official soundtrack album. Notably, "The Weekend Whip," recognized as the opening theme for the Ninjago television series, is featured in the film as Lloyd's ringtone.
Critical reception
Tom Alphin from Brick Architect characterized the film's musical score as occasionally somewhat forceful, but fitting given the movie’s lack of subtlety. Conversely, Andrew Barker of Variety described the soundtrack as unmemorable, while Angie Han of Mashable commented on the absence of standout catchy tunes.
Track listing
All compositions and productions are credited to Mark Mothersbaugh, Shawn Patterson, and Joshua Bartholomew, except where specifically indicated.
Personnel
Information adapted from WaterTower Music:
- Composition and production – 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
- Arrangement – Wataru Hokoyama
- Sound engineering – Mal Luker
- Mixing – Brad Haehnel
- Mastering – Stephen Marsh
- Music editing – Dominick Certo
- Music supervision – Kier Lehman
- Coordination – Linda Christie
- Executive production – Chris McKay
- Art direction – Sandeep Sriram
Orchestra and choir
- Orchestra performed by The Sydney Scoring Orchestra
- Choir performed by Cantillation Choir
- Conducting and orchestration – Tim Davies
- Choir management – Alison Johnston
Chart performance
| Chart (2017) | Highest ranking |
|---|---|
| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) | 36 |