Antz – Project Details

1998
ANTZ, 1998, Directed by Eric Darnell & Tim Johnson

FILM CREDITS

Music by Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell

Executive Music Producer: Hans Zimmer
Orchestrated by Bruce L. Fowler
Score Recorded by Nick Wollage (London)
Score Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Music Production Services: Media Ventures, Los Angeles
Music Editor: Brian Richards
Supervising Music Editor: Adam Smalley
Music Conducted by Gavin Greenaway
Music Contractor: Tonia Davall (London)
Copyist: Tony Stanton (London)
London Coordination: Maggie Rodford for Air Edel & Associates
Executive in Charge of Music: Marylata E. Jacob & Todd Homme
Music Assistants: Steve Jablonsky & Geoff Zanelli

"I Can See Clearly Now"
Written by Johnny Nash
Performed by Neil Finn
Produced by Gavin Greenaway, Danny Jacob & Jay Rifkin

Antz

Antz

1998 49'43 Angel Records
Release date : 11/03/1998
BOOKLET CREDITS

"I Can See Clearly Now"
Composed by Johnny Nash
Performed by Neil Finn
Produced by Neil Finn with Gavin Greenaway, Danny Jacob & Jay Rifkin
Engineered by Jay Rifkin, Slamm Andrews & Nick Wollage
Recorded at Media Ventures, Santa Monica, CA

"The Bar"
Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell & Geoff Zanelli

"The Antz Marching Band"
Composed by Steve Jablonsky

"Back To The Colony"
Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell & Gavin Greenaway

Score Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell

Executive Music Producer: Hans Zimmer
Executives in Charge of Music: Marylata Jacob & Todd Homme
Music Editor: Brian Richards
Supervising Music Editor: Adam Smalley
Orchestrators: Bruce L. Fowler, Yvonne S. Moriarty, Steven Fowler, Walt Fowler, Elizabeth Finch, Ladd McIntosh, Jack Smalley & March Dicterow-Vaj
London Coordinator: Maggie Rodford at Air-Edel
Copyist: Tony Stanton (London)
Orchestra Contractor: Tonia Davall
Orchestra Leader: Perry Montague Mason
Orchestra Conducted by Gavin Greenaway
Choir Conducted by Rupert Gregson-Williams
Recorded by Nick Wollage at Air Lyndhurst, London
Assistant to Nick Wollage: Jake Jackson
Score Mixed by Alan Meyerson at Media Ventures, Santa Monica, CA
Assistant to Alan Meyerson: Gregg Silk
Additional Recording by Nick Wollage at Air Lyndhurst, London
Mixed by Nick Wollage at Air Lyndhurst, London
Assistant Engineers: Gregg Silk & Jake Jackson
Percussion & Drums Recorded by Steve Orchard at Air Lyndhurst, London
Assistant to Steve Orchard: Matt Palmer
Mastered by Joe Gastwirt at OceanView Digital Mastering, Los Angeles

Flute Soloist: Jonathan Snowden
Sax Soloist: Phill Todd
Crumhorns: Brian Gulland
Elephant & Antelope Horns: Oren Marshall
Harp: Skaila Kanga
Bass Marimba: Frank Ricotti
Solo Bass; Chris Lawrence
Percussion: Luis Jardim
Drums: Ian Thomas
Percussion Loops: Ryeland Allison & Bob Daspit
Wasp Voices: Nicole Tibbles & Janet Mooney
"Antz Go Marching" Voices: Kenny Andrews, Marcos D'Cruze & Michael Dimitri
Additional Music by Gavin Geenaway, Steve Jablonsky & Geoff Zanelli

Thanks: all at Air-Edel, Warren Cann, Penney Finkelman Cox, Eric Darnell, all at Frog Editorial, Danny Jacob, Tim Johnson, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Robyn Klein, Claude Letessier, Brad Lewis, Sandy Rabins, Carl Rosendahl, all at Media Ventures, all at PDI, Marc Robertson, Machito Sanchez, Sam Schwartz, Lee Sklar, Aron Warner, Lenny Wohl, Patty Wooton

Special Thanks: Karen Gregson-Williams & Melinda Lerner

01 – I Can See Clearly Now – Neil Finn (2:31)
02 – Opening Titles – Z’s Theme (1:59)
03 – The Colony (1:55)
04 – General Mandible (2:21)
05 – Princess Bala (0:56)
06 – The Bar (1:27)
07 – “There Is A Better Place…” (1:19)
08 – “Guantanamera” / “6:15 Time To Dance” (3:16) *
09 – The Antz Go Marching To War (3:48) **
10 – Weaver And Azteca Flirt (1:53)
11 – The Death Of Barbados (2:06)
12 – The Antz Marching Band (1:15)
13 – The Magnifying Glass (1:58)
14 – Ant Revolution (1:47)
15 – Mandible And Cutter Plot (2:05)
16 – The Picnic Table (2:43)
17 – The Big Shoe (2:08)
18 – Romance In Insectopia (2:29)
19 – Back To The Colony (2:26)
20 – Z To The Rescue (7:43)
21 – Z’s Alive! (3:28)

*Based on “Guantanamera” written by Pete Seeger, Julian Orbon, José Fernández Díaz & José Martí

**Based on “When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again” written by Louis Lambert

33 Comments

  1. FiMuLo4444 October 11, 2021 at 3:39 pm - Reply

    There used to be individual composer credits below these on the old site. Any chance of having them back?

    • Rafael December 15, 2023 at 12:39 pm - Reply

      If memory serves me right, this is how the credits looked like:

      02 – Opening Titles – Z’s Theme (1:59)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      03 – The Colony (1:55)
      John Powell
      04 – General Mandible (2:21)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      05 – Princess Bala (0:56)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      06 – The Bar (1:27)
      Geoff Zanelli
      07 – “There Is A Better Place…” (1:19)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      08 – “Guantanamera” / “6:15 Time To Dance” (3:16) *
      John Powell
      09 – The Antz Go Marching To War (3:48) **
      John Powell
      10 – Weaver And Azteca Flirt (1:53)
      John Powell
      11 – The Death Of Barbados (2:06)
      John Powell
      12 – The Antz Marching Band (1:15)
      Steve Jablonsky
      13 – The Magnifying Glass (1:58)
      John Powell
      14 – Ant Revolution (1:47)
      John Powell
      15 – Mandible And Cutter Plot (2:05)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      16 – The Picnic Table (2:43)
      John Powell
      17 – The Big Shoe (2:08)
      John Powell
      18 – Romance In Insectopia (2:29)
      John Powell
      19 – Back To The Colony (2:26)
      John Powell, Gavin Greenaway
      20 – Z To The Rescue (7:43)
      John Powell
      21 – Z’s Alive! (3:28)
      John Powell

      But since the composers have stated that they didn’t always work seperately on a cue-by-cue basis, I don’t think it’s that clear cut. I can definitely hear HGW’s voice shine through parts of “The Picnic Table”, “Z To The Rescue” and “Z’s Alive!”. And as far as themes go, I’m pretty sure the main theme, Z’s theme and Bala’s theme are initially written by HGW, while Powell did the themes for the colony, Mandible and the wasps.

  2. FiMuLo4444 October 11, 2021 at 3:39 pm - Reply

    There used to be individual composer credits below these on the old site. Any chance of having them back?

    • Rafael December 15, 2023 at 12:39 pm - Reply

      If memory serves me right, this is how the credits looked like:

      02 – Opening Titles – Z’s Theme (1:59)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      03 – The Colony (1:55)
      John Powell
      04 – General Mandible (2:21)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      05 – Princess Bala (0:56)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      06 – The Bar (1:27)
      Geoff Zanelli
      07 – “There Is A Better Place…” (1:19)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      08 – “Guantanamera” / “6:15 Time To Dance” (3:16) *
      John Powell
      09 – The Antz Go Marching To War (3:48) **
      John Powell
      10 – Weaver And Azteca Flirt (1:53)
      John Powell
      11 – The Death Of Barbados (2:06)
      John Powell
      12 – The Antz Marching Band (1:15)
      Steve Jablonsky
      13 – The Magnifying Glass (1:58)
      John Powell
      14 – Ant Revolution (1:47)
      John Powell
      15 – Mandible And Cutter Plot (2:05)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      16 – The Picnic Table (2:43)
      John Powell
      17 – The Big Shoe (2:08)
      John Powell
      18 – Romance In Insectopia (2:29)
      John Powell
      19 – Back To The Colony (2:26)
      John Powell, Gavin Greenaway
      20 – Z To The Rescue (7:43)
      John Powell
      21 – Z’s Alive! (3:28)
      John Powell

      But since the composers have stated that they didn’t always work seperately on a cue-by-cue basis, I don’t think it’s that clear cut. I can definitely hear HGW’s voice shine through parts of “The Picnic Table”, “Z To The Rescue” and “Z’s Alive!”. And as far as themes go, I’m pretty sure the main theme, Z’s theme and Bala’s theme are initially written by HGW, while Powell did the themes for the colony, Mandible and the wasps.

  3. FiMuLo4444 October 11, 2021 at 3:39 pm - Reply

    There used to be individual composer credits below these on the old site. Any chance of having them back?

    • Rafael December 15, 2023 at 12:39 pm - Reply

      If memory serves me right, this is how the credits looked like:

      02 – Opening Titles – Z’s Theme (1:59)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      03 – The Colony (1:55)
      John Powell
      04 – General Mandible (2:21)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      05 – Princess Bala (0:56)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      06 – The Bar (1:27)
      Geoff Zanelli
      07 – “There Is A Better Place…” (1:19)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      08 – “Guantanamera” / “6:15 Time To Dance” (3:16) *
      John Powell
      09 – The Antz Go Marching To War (3:48) **
      John Powell
      10 – Weaver And Azteca Flirt (1:53)
      John Powell
      11 – The Death Of Barbados (2:06)
      John Powell
      12 – The Antz Marching Band (1:15)
      Steve Jablonsky
      13 – The Magnifying Glass (1:58)
      John Powell
      14 – Ant Revolution (1:47)
      John Powell
      15 – Mandible And Cutter Plot (2:05)
      Harry Gregson-Williams
      16 – The Picnic Table (2:43)
      John Powell
      17 – The Big Shoe (2:08)
      John Powell
      18 – Romance In Insectopia (2:29)
      John Powell
      19 – Back To The Colony (2:26)
      John Powell, Gavin Greenaway
      20 – Z To The Rescue (7:43)
      John Powell
      21 – Z’s Alive! (3:28)
      John Powell

      But since the composers have stated that they didn’t always work seperately on a cue-by-cue basis, I don’t think it’s that clear cut. I can definitely hear HGW’s voice shine through parts of “The Picnic Table”, “Z To The Rescue” and “Z’s Alive!”. And as far as themes go, I’m pretty sure the main theme, Z’s theme and Bala’s theme are initially written by HGW, while Powell did the themes for the colony, Mandible and the wasps.

  4. Edmund Meinerts August 21, 2017 at 4:57 pm - Reply

    Cool. Thanks for posting this on the Antz page. Really helpful.

  5. Edmund Meinerts August 21, 2017 at 4:57 pm - Reply

    Cool. Thanks for posting this on the Antz page. Really helpful.

  6. Edmund Meinerts August 21, 2017 at 4:57 pm - Reply

    Cool. Thanks for posting this on the Antz page. Really helpful.

  7. Anonymous August 21, 2017 at 4:51 pm - Reply

    Madagascar (Recording Sessions)
    1-Happy Birthday
    Hans Zimmer & Heitor Pereira
    2-Show Time
    Hans Zimmer
    3-Penguins Plot
    Jim Dooley
    4-I'll Be Here For My Whole Life
    Hans Zimmer
    5-Sprechen Sie Englisch?
    Jim Dooley
    6-Whacked Out Conspiracy
    Jim Dooley
    7-King of New York City
    Hans Zimmer
    8-Talk to Him
    Hans Zimmer & Heitor Pereira
    9-Thinking of a Song
    10-Marty's Decision
    11-Zoosters Breakout
    12-Train Station
    13-Horse Officer
    14-Grand Central
    ^^Hans Zimmer -9-10-11-12-13-14 Track Composed by^^
    15-Station Drummer
    Ryeland Allison
    16-Reunited With Marty
    Hans Zimmer
    17-Tranquilizer
    Hans Zimmer
    18-Rico
    19-Penguins Infiltration
    20-Status
    ^^Jim Dooley -18-19-20 Track Composed by^^
    21-Boxes at Sea
    Hans Zimmer & Heitor Pereira
    22-Marty Surfing
    Ryeland Allison
    23-San Diego?
    Hans Zimmer
    24-Lemure Party
    25-King Julien Moves It
    ^^Ryeland Allison -24-25 Track Composed by^^
    26-Foosa
    Heitor Pereira
    27-Skeleton Aviator
    Hans Zimmer
    28-Ice Cold Sushi For Breakfast
    Jim Dooley
    29-Beacon Of Liberty
    Hans Zimmer & James S.Levine
    30-Lemure Plane Meeting
    Hans Zimmer
    31-Give It a Chance
    Hans Zimmer & Heitor Pereira
    32-Wild Sweet Wild
    Heitor Pereira
    33-Sweet Dreams Everyone
    Hans Zimmer & Heitor Pereira
    34-Steak Obsessed
    35-Welcome To Madagascar
    36-Who's the Cat?
    ^^Hans Zimmer -34-35-36- Track Composed by^^
    37-Heaven
    Hans Zimmer & Jim Dooley
    38-Steaks All Around
    Hans Zimmer & Jim Dooley
    39-Alex Getting Mad
    Hans Zimmer
    40-Penguins Back In Business
    Jim Dooley
    41-Steak Dream
    Hans Zimmer
    42-Marty & Alex
    Hans Zimmer
    43-The Foosa Attack (Part 1)
    Heitor Pereira
    44-The Foosa Attack (Part 2)
    Hans Zimmer
    45-Penguins To The Rescue
    Jim Dooley
    46-Alex Hungry
    Hans Zimmer
    47-Showtime Again
    Hans Zimmer
    48-Toast to Alex
    Hans Zimmer
    49-Best Friends
    Hans Zimmer & Heitor Pereira

    • Media Mind May 1, 2023 at 2:27 pm - Reply

      Doesn’t seem accurate….also wrong page buddy

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