FILM CREDITS
Music by John Powell
Songs by John Powell & Cinco Paul
Executive Song Producer: Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
Music Editor: Tom Carlson
Additional Music Editor: Brent Brooks
Orchestrations by John Ashton Thomas, Dave Metzger, Andrew Kinney, Rick Giovinazzo, Pete Anthony & Germaine Franco
Orchestra Conducted by Pete Anthony
Orchestral Contractor: Gina Zimmitti
Score Performed by The Hollywood Studio Orchestra
Concert Master: Bruce Dukov
Vocal Contractor & Conductor: Edie Lehmann Boddicker
Music Preparation: Mark Graham, JoAnn Kane Music
Additional Music & Arranging: Paul Mounsey, Beth Caucci & Victor Chaga
Additional Arranging & Programming: Michael Mollo
Recorded & Mixed by Shawn Murphy
Additional Recording: Marc Viner
Additiona Engineers: Ryan Hewitt, Brian Thomas, Andrew Wuepper & Chris O'Ryan
Assistant Song Engineers: Luis Navarro, Stephen Villa & James Hunt
Music Recorded at The Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox & 5 Cat Studios, Los Angeles
Additional Song Recording: Henson Recording Studio
Score Mixed at 5 Cat Studios, Los Angeles
Additional Song Mixing at Boom Boom Room, Burkank
Recordist: Tim Lauber
Engineer: Denis St. Amand
Stage Manager: Tom Steel
Stage Crew: Greg Dennen
Scoring Editor: David Channing
Scoring Digital Recordists: Erik Swanson & Larry Mah
Additional Song Recording & Mixing by KD Davis
Mix Assistant Engineer: Matt Ward
5 Cat Mix Assistant: John Traunwieser
Music Production Assistants: John Chapman, Joshua Ruthowski & Eric Wegener
Featured Musicians:
Latin Percussion: Luis Conte
Guitar: George Doering, John Powell & Ed Helms
Saxophones: Dan Higgins, George Shelby & Greg Huckins
Keyboards: Randy Kerber & Eddie Brown
Bass: Alex Al
Drums: Josh Freeze
The Lorax Featured Singers: Beth Andersen, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, James Burney II, Alvin Chea, Randy Crenshaw, Monique Donnelly, Taylor Graves, Melissa Hale, Judith Hill, Nick Jameson, Gabriel Mann, Dan Navarro, Oliver Powell, Louis Price, Fletcher Sheridan, Antonio Sol, Tyrone Taylor & Claira Nicole Titman
"Thneedville"
Written by John Powell & Cinco Paul
"Everybody Needs A Thneed"
Written by John Powell & Cinco Paul
Performed by The 88 & Ed Helms
"How Bad Can I Be"
Written by John Powell, Cinco Paul & Kool Kojak
Performed by Ed Helms
"Let It Grow"
Written by John Powell & Cinco Paul
"These Trees"
Written by John Powell & Cinco Paul
Performed by Ed Helms
"Let It Grow (Celebrate The World)"
Written by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Ester Dean, Cinco Paul, John Powell & Aaron Pearce
Produced by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
Performed by Ester Dean
ALBUM ASSEMBLY
Ted, Audrey And The Trees : 1m03 Ted's Plane - Audrey
Granny To The Edge : 1m05 Grammy Norma - To The Edge (Edited)
Wasteland : 1m07 Wasteland - The Tale Begins (Edited)
Truffula Valley Fantasy : 2m09 Truffula Valley + 2m12A Chop - Lorax Appears + 2m11 Marshmallows + 2m17 Ted Fantasizes
Onceler & Lorax Meet : 2m12C J'Accuse! (Edited)
O'Hare Warns Ted : 2m18 O'Hare Leans On Ted (Edited) + 3m30 PT1 Defaced Rooftops RV Pt 1 (Edited) + 3m30 PT2 Defaced Rooftops RV Pt 2
The River Bed : 3m19 River Bed Chase (Edited)
Houseguests : 3m22 PT1 The Oath - Houseguests Pt 1 + 3m22 PT2 ALT The Oath - Houseguests Pt 2
Valley Exodus : 4m38 Valley Exodus (Edited)
The Last Seed : 4m39 The Last Seed
Thneedville Chase : 5m40 Thneedville Car Chase (Edited) + 5m42 At The Park (1st part)
At The Park : 5m42 At The Park (2nd part)
Funeral For A Tree : 2m12B Tree Funeral + 5m44 The Lorax Returns (Edited)
Let It Grow (Celebrate The World) : EC End Credits (Let It Grow)
Thneedville : 1m02 Thneedville (Edited)
This Is The Place (Tricky Version) : This Is The Place (Tricky Version)
Everybody Needs A Thneed : 3m25 Selling The Thneed (Edited) + 3m29 Everybody Needs A Thneed
How Bad Can I Be? : 4m36 How Bad Can I Be?
Let It Grow : 5m43 Let It Grow
Let It Grow Gospel Ending (Original Demo) : Let It Grow Gospel Ending (Original Demo)
Thneedville (Original Demo) : Thneedville (Original Demo)
The Once-ler's Traveling Madness (Original Demo) : The Once-ler's Traveling Madness (Original Demo)
I Love Nature (Original Demo) : I Love Nature (Original Demo)
You Need A Thneed : You Need A Thneed
Nobody Needs A Thneed (Original Demo) : Nobody Needs A Thneed (Original Demo)
Biggering (Original Demo) : Biggering (Original Demo)
John Powell, Cinco Paul
1m03 Ted’s Plane – Audrey (2:35)
John Powell
1m05 Grammy Norma – To The Edge (2:37)
John Powell
1m07 Wasteland – The Tale Begins (5:09)
John Powell, Paul Mounsey
2m08 Once-ler’s Journey (0:22)
Ed Helms, John Powell, Cinco Paul
2m08 ALT B Once-ler’s Journey (Alternate) (0:22)
Ed Helms, John Powell, Cinco Paul
2m09 Truffula Valley (0:58)
John Powell
2m10 These Trees (1:12)
Ed Helms, John Powell, Cinco Paul
2m11 Marshmallows (0:59)
John Powell, Victor Chaga
2m11 ALT A Marshmallows (Alternate I) (0:59)
John Powell, Victor Chaga
2m11 ALT B Marshmallows (Alternate II) (0:58)
John Powell, Victor Chaga
2m12A Chop – Lorax Appears (1:43)
John Powell
2m12B Tree Funeral (1:01)
John Powell
2m12B ALT Tree Funeral (Alternate) (1:00)
John Powell
2m12C J’Accuse! (2:44)
John Powell
2m14 Come Back Tomorrow (0:56)
John Powell, Paul Mounsey
2m17 Ted Fantasizes (1:23)
John Powell, Paul Mounsey
2m18 O’Hare Leans On Ted (2:39)
John Powell
3m19 River Bed Chase (4:21)
John Powell, Beth Caucci (Lalo Schifrin, Frederic Chopin)
3m22 PT1 The Oath – Houseguests Pt 1 (2:49)
John Powell, Paul Mounsey, Beth Caucci
3m22 PT2 The Oath – Houseguests Pt 2 (0:27)
John Powell, Beth Caucci
3m22 PT2 ALT The Oath – Houseguests Pt 2 (Alternate) (0:28)
John Powell, Beth Caucci
3m25 Selling The Thneed (1:15)
Ed Helms, John Powell
3m29 Everybody Needs A Thneed (1:23)
Ed Helms, John Powell, Cinco Paul
3m30 PT1 Defaced Rooftops RV Pt 1 (1:16)
John Powell
3m30 PT2 Defaced Rooftops RV Pt 2 (0:36)
John Powell, Paul Mounsey
4m32 RV Deployment (0:27)
John Powell
4m33 A Little Problem (1:01)
John Powell
4m34 v1 Truffula Massacre (1:10)
John Powell, Victor Chaga
4m36 How Bad Can I Be? (2:58)
Ed Helms, John Powell, Allan Peter Grigg, Cinco Paul
4m38 Valley Exodus (5:08)
John Powell
4m39 The Last Seed (4:54)
John Powell
John Powell
5m41 Thneedville Elevator Muzak (0:27)
John Powell
5m42 At The Park (4:13)
John Powell, Paul Mounsey
5m42 ALT At The Park (Alternate) (4:16)
John Powell, Paul Mounsey
John Powell, Cinco Paul
5m44 The Lorax Returns (1:24)
John Powell
EC End Credits (Let It Grow) (3:38)
Ester Dean, John Powell, Christopher Stewart, Cinco Paul, Aaron Pearce
Song – Thneedville (Original Demo) (3:59)
Fletcher Sheridan, John Powell, Cinco Paul
Song – The Once-ler’s Traveling Madness (Original Demo) (1:36)
Ed Helms, John Powell, Cinco Paul
Song – This Is The Place (Tricky Version) (2:25)
Ed Helms, John Powell, Cinco Paul
Song – I Love Nature (Original Demo) (2:44)
Randy Crenshaw, John Powell, Cinco Paul
Song – You Need A Thneed (1:32)
Keith Slettedahl, The 88, John Powell, Cinco Paul
Song – Nobody Needs A Thneed (Original Demo) (1:53)
Fletcher Sheridan, Randy Crenshaw, John Powell, Cinco Paul
Song – Biggering (Original Demo) (5:01)
Gabriel Hann, Randy Crenshaw, The 88, John Powell, Cinco Paul
Song – Let It Grow Gospel Ending (Original Demo) (0:53)
Jenny Slate, John Powell, Cinco Paul
"Let It Grow (Celebrate The World)"
Performed by Ester Dean
Written by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Ester Dean, John Powell, Cinco Paul & Aaron Pearce
Produced by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
"Thneedville"
Performed by Fletcher Sheridan, Antonio Sol, Beth Anderson, Oliver Powell, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Missi Hale & Rob Riggle
Featuring: The Lorax Singers
Music by John Powell
Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Produced by John Powell & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
"This Is The Place (Tricky Version)"
Performed by Ed Helms
Featuring: The Lorax Singers
Music by John Powell
Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Produced by John Powell & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
"Everybody Needs A Thneed"
Performed by Ed Helms, Randy Crenshaw, Fletcher Sheridan, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Monique Donnelly, Ty Taylor & The 88
Featuring: The Lorax Singers
Music by John Powell
Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Produced by John Powell
"How Bad Can I Be?"
Performed by Ed Helms
Featuring: The Lorax Singers
Music by John Powell & Allan Peter Grigg
Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Produced by John Powell, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart & KoOol Kojak
"Let It Grow"
Performed by Fletcher Sheridan, Dan Navarro, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Jenny Slate, Claira Titman, Betty White & Rob Riggle, with Ed Helms on Banjo
Featuring: The Lorax Singers
Music by John Powell
Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Produced by John Powell & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
"Let It Grow Gospel Ending (Original Demo)"
Performed by Jenny Slate
Featuring: The Lorax Singers
Music by John Powell
Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Produced by John Powell & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
"Thneedville (Original Demo)"
Performed by Fletcher Sheridan
Featuring: The Lorax Singers
Music by John Powell
Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Produced by John Powell
"The Once-ler's Traveling Madness (Original Demo)"
Performed by Ed Helms
Written by John Powell, Cinco Paul & Ed Helms
Produced by John Powell
"I Love Nature (Original Demo)"
Performed by Randy Crenshaw
Featuring: The Lorax Singers
Music by John Powell
Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Produced by John Powell
"You Need A Thneed"
Performed by Keith Slettedahl & The 88
Featuring: Antonio Sol, Fletcher Sheridan & Taylor Graves
Music by John Powell
Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Produced by John Powell
"Nobody Needs A Thneed (Original Demo)"
Performed by Fletcher Sheridan & Randy Crenshaw
Featuring: The Lorax Singers
Music by John Powell
Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Produced by John Powell
"Biggering (Original Demo)"
Performed by Gabriel Mann, Randy Crenshaw & The 88
Featuring: The Lorax Singers
Music by John Powell
Lyrics by Cinco Paul
Produced by John Powell
Songs by John Powell & Cinco Paul
Executive Song Producer: Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
Executive in Charge of Music for Universal Pictures: Mike Knobloch
Music Supervised for Universal Pictures: Rachel Levy
Music Business Affairs for Universal Pictures: Philip M. Cohen
Executive in Charge of Music for Interscope: Anthony Seyler
Business Affairs for Interscope: Brian Alvarez
Soundtrack Production for Interscope: Kam Sangha
Music Editor: Tom Carlson
Additional Music Editors: Brent Brooks & David Channing
Music Contractor: Gina Zimmitti
Assistant Music Contractor: Whitney Martin
Vocal Contractor: Edie Lehmann Boddicker
Vocal Arrangements by John Powell & Edie Lehmann Boddicker
The Lorax Featured Singers:
Beth Andersen, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, James Burney II, Alvin Chea, Randy Crenshaw, Monique Donnelly, Taylor Graves, Melissa Hale, Judith Hill, Nick Jameson, Gabriel Mann, Dan Navarro, Oliver Powell, Louis Price, Fletcher Sheridan, Antonio Sol, Tyrone Taylor, Claira Nicole Titman, Care of American Federation of Television & Radio Artists
Featured Musicians:
Guitar: George Doerin, John Powell, Ed Helms, Michael Mollo & Michael Thompson
Bango: Ed Helms
Keyboards: Eddie Brown
Bass: Alex Al
Drums: Josh Freeze
The 88: Keith Slettedahl (Vocals), Anthony Zimmitti (Drums), Adam Merrin (Keyboards), Todd O'Keefe (Bass), Care of American Federation of Musicians
Additional Arranging & Programming: Paul Mounsey, Beth Caucci, Victor Chaga & Michael Mollo
Recorded & Mixed by Shawn Murphy, Marc Viner, Ryan Hewitt, KD Davis, Brian Thomas, Andrew Wuepper & Chris O'Ryan
Assistant Song Engineers: Luis Navarro, Stephen Villa & James Hunt
Music Recorded & Mixed at 5 Cat Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Additional Song Recording: Henson Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Additional Song Mixing at Boom Boom Boom, Burbank, CA
Score Production Coordinator: Germaine Franco
5 Cat Mix Assistant: John Traunwieser
Music Production Assistants: John Chapman, Joshua Rutkowski, Eric Wegener & Devon Breton-Pakozdi
Album Mastered by Patricia Sullivan Fourstar at Bernie Grundman Mastering
John Powell wishes to thank: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Chris Meledandri, Chris Renaud, Janet Healy, Kyle Balda, Audrey Geisel, Ed Helms, Rob Riggle, Jenny Slate, Betty White, Tricky Stewart, Mike Knobloch, Rachel Levy, KoOol Kojak, The 88, Tom Carlson, Tiffany Jones, Celeste Chada, Steven Liu, Ken Schretzeman, Gary Rizzo, Andrew Silver, Shawn Murphy, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Alex Dowding, Sylvia St. James & The St. James Sacred Nation Concert Choir, John Ashton Thomas, Mark Graham, Laura Engel, Richard Kraft, Jeffrey Taylor Light, Manfred Knauff, Betty Bennett, Danny Haikin, Doug Rogers, Paul J. de Benedictis, Maarten Spruijt, Tammy Shea, Jeff Petersen, Erica McDaniel, Andrea Gozzi, Victoria Kane, Michael Barry, Frederik Slijkerman, Ken Bogdanowicz, Alex Wallbank, Russ Belttary, & Claude Guecia, Paul Thompson & Christian Henson
Dedicated to Melinda Lerner, Oliver Powell, & Dr. Seuss
Thanks to: Angie Sharma, Jason Schlouch, Bette Einbinder, Amie Hill, Cendy Younan, Eric Polin, Kyle Staggs, Christopher Saranec & Jake Voulgarides
02 – Thneedville (2:44)
03 – This Is The Place (Tricky Version) (2:24)
04 – Everybody Needs A Thneed (1:31)
05 – How Bad Can I Be? (2:52)
06 – Let It Grow (3:17)
07 – Let It Grow Gospel Ending (Original Demo) (0:52)
08 – Thneedville (Original Demo) (3:58)
09 – The Once-ler’s Traveling Madness (Original Demo) (1:35)
10 – I Love Nature (Original Demo) (2:43)
11 – You Need A Thneed (1:32)
12 – Nobody Needs A Thneed (Original Demo) (1:52)
13 – Biggering (Original Demo) (5:01)
Music Composed & Produced by John Powell
Soundtrack Album Producer: John Powell
Executive in Charge of Music for Universal Pictures: Mike Knobloch
Music Supervised for Universal Pictures: Rachel Levy
Music Business Affairs for Universal Pictures: Philip M. Cohen
Executive Album Producer: Robert Townson
Music Editor: Tom Carlson
Orchestrations by John Ashton Thomas, Dave Metzger, Andrew Kinney, Rick Giovinazzo, Pete Anthony & Germaine Franco
Orchestra Conducted by Pete Anthony
Orchestral Contractor: Gina Zimmitti
Score Performed by The Hollywood Studio Symphony
Concert Master: Bruce Dukov
Vocal Contractor & Conductor: Edie Lehmann Boddicker
Vocal Arrangements by John Powell & Edie Lehmann Boddicker
Humming Fish: Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Monique Donnelly & Fletcher Sheridan
Music Preparation: Mark Graham, JoAnn Kane Music
Additional Music & Arranging: Paul Mounsey, Beth Caucci & Victor Chaga
Score Recorded & Mixed by Shawn Murphy
Additional Recording by Marc Viner
Music Recorded & Mixed at The Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox, Los Angeles & 5 Cat Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Score Mixed at 5 Cat Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Recordist: Tim Lauber
Engineer: Denis St. Amand
Stage Manager: Tom Steel
Stage Crew: Greg Dennen
Vice President of Sound Operations, Fox Scoring Stage: Stacey Robinson
Scoring Editor: David Channing
Scoring Digital Recordists: Erik Swanson & Larry Mah
Mix Assistant Engineer: Matt Ward
5 Cat Mix Assistant: John Traunwieser
Featured Musicians:
Latin Percussion: Luis Conte
Guitar: George Doering
Candelabra Piano: Randy Kerber
Drums: Joey Waronker
Music Production Assistants: John Chapman, Joshua Rutkowski, Eric Wegener & Devon Breton-Pakozdi
Album Mastered by Patricia Sullivan at Bernie Grundman Mastering
John Powell wishes to thank: Chris Renaud, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Kyle Balda, Audrey Geisel, Ed Helms, Rob Riggle, Jenny Slate, Betty White, Tricky Stewart, Mike Knobloch, Rachel Levy, KoOol Kojak, The 88, Tom Carlson, Tiffany Jones, Celeste Chada, Steven Liu, Ken Schretzman, Gary Rizzo, Andrew Silver, Shawn Murphy, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Alex Dowding, Sylvia St. James & The Sacred Nation Gospel Choir, John Ashton Thomas, Mark Graham, Laura Engel, Richard Kraft, Jeffrey Taylor Light, Manfred Knauff, Betty Bennett, Danny Haikin, Doug Rogers, Paul J. de Benedictis, Maarten Spruijt, Tammy Shea, Jeff Petersen, Erica McDaniel, Andrea Gozzi, Victoria Kane, Michael Barry, Frederik Slijkerman, Ken Bogdanowicz, Alex Wallbank, Russ Belttary, & Claude Guecia, Paul Thompson & Christian Henson
Thanks to: Angie Sharma, Jason Schlouch, Bette Einbinder, Amie Hill, Cendy Younan, Eric Polin, Kyle Staggs, Christopher Saranec & Jake Voulgarides
Dedicated to Melinda Lerner, Oliver Powell, & Dr. Seuss
John Powell
02 – Granny To The Edge (2:33)
John Powell
03 – Wasteland (2:17)
John Powell, Paul Mounsey
04 – Truffula Valley Fantasy (Featuring The Lorax Humming Fish) (5:00)
John Powell, Paul Mounsey, Victor Chaga
05 – Onceler & Lorax Meet (2:35)
John Powell
06 – O’Hare Warns Ted (3:21)
John Powell
07 – The River Bed (4:03)
John Powell, Beth Caucci
08 – Houseguests (3:12)
John Powell, Paul Mounsey, Beth Caucci
09 – Valley Exodus (4:54)
John Powell
10 – The Last Seed (4:54)
John Powell
11 – Thneedville Chase (5:04)
John Powell, Paul Mounsey
12 – At The Park (3:12)
John Powell, Paul Mounsey
13 – Funeral For A Tree (2:10)
John Powell
For those (very few) who want to the score and the songs chronologically, here's my ordering:
Thneedville
Ted, Audrey and the Trees
Granny to the Edge
Wasteland
Truffula Valley Fantasy
This Is the Place
Once-ler & Lorax Meet
O'Hare Warns Ted
The River Bed
Houseguests
Everybody Needs a Theed
How Bad Can I Be?
Valley Exodus
The Last Seed
Thneedville Chase
At the Park
Let It Grow
Funeral for a Tree
Let It Grow (Celebrate the World)
The rest of the songs on the Interscope Records album are demos that aren't in the movie.
For those (very few) who want to the score and the songs chronologically, here's my ordering:
Thneedville
Ted, Audrey and the Trees
Granny to the Edge
Wasteland
Truffula Valley Fantasy
This Is the Place
Once-ler & Lorax Meet
O'Hare Warns Ted
The River Bed
Houseguests
Everybody Needs a Theed
How Bad Can I Be?
Valley Exodus
The Last Seed
Thneedville Chase
At the Park
Let It Grow
Funeral for a Tree
Let It Grow (Celebrate the World)
The rest of the songs on the Interscope Records album are demos that aren't in the movie.
Whoops, I meant to say, "Yeah, I also wonder why the Interscope Records ALBUM isn't on this site."
Whoops, I meant to say, "Yeah, I also wonder why the Interscope Records ALBUM isn't on this site."
Another one: Is Powell actually composing Hotel Transylvania? While the movie doesn’t look very good, it could be an opportunity for a very fun score!
And what’s up with IMDb suddenly adding all these crazy credits to John?? (Like Cloudy 2 and Smurfs 2)
Another one: Is Powell actually composing Hotel Transylvania? While the movie doesn’t look very good, it could be an opportunity for a very fun score!
And what’s up with IMDb suddenly adding all these crazy credits to John?? (Like Cloudy 2 and Smurfs 2)
Does anybody know if Powell is actually doing that new Pixar movie entitled "The Good Dinosaur"? It’s been on his IMDb page for so long that it could be true…
Does anybody know if Powell is actually doing that new Pixar movie entitled "The Good Dinosaur"? It’s been on his IMDb page for so long that it could be true…
funeral for a tree uses a tune from another song, what is it? its some sort of irish folk sad song I think.
funeral for a tree uses a tune from another song, what is it? its some sort of irish folk sad song I think.