Music to Your Mouse Ears: Disney to Release Toy Story 3 Soundtrack Along With ‘Favorites’ EP

The soundtrack for Toy Story 3 — or more accurately, the soundtrack to your summer if you have little ones – will be made available through online retailers only on June 15, a few days prior to the worldwide theatrical debut of the highly-anticipated sequel. Award-winning composer Randy Newman is at the helm once again performing the majority of tunes with the exception of a special Spanish version of You’ve Got a Friend in Me,which was recorded by by the Gipsy Kings.

Newman’s score for ‘Toy Story 3′ explores diverse directions, ranging from classic Western themes in the opening sequence to the dramatic orchestrations that accentuate the action-packed climax. Newman serves up another defining musical moment with the end credit song ‘We Belong Together,’ as well as the flamenco-flavored rendition of ‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me (Para Buzz Español)’ by the Gipsy Kings. The acclaimed French group recorded it in London at Abbey Road’s legendary Studio 2 (made famous by the Beatles).

Toy Story 3 Track Listing:

We Belong Together
You’ve Got a Friend in Me (para el Buzz Español)
Cowboy!
Garbage?
Sunnyside
Woody Bails
Come to Papa
Go See Lotso
Bad Buzz
You Got Lucky
Spanish Buzz
What About Daisy?
To The Dump
The Claw
Going Home
So Long
Zu-Zu (Ken’s Theme)

Accompanying the official soundtrack on the same day will be an EP titled Toy Story Favorites. The “Favorites” compilation contains 2 tracks from each of the Toy Story films for a total of 6 songs.

Toy Story Favorites Track Listing:

I Will Go Sailing No More” (Toy Story – 1995)
Strange Things” (Toy Story – 1995)
When She Loved Me” performed by Sarah McLachlan (Toy Story 2 – 1999)
Woody’s Roundup” performed by Riders In The Sky (Toy Story 2 – 1999)
We Belong Together” (Toy Story 3 – 2010)
You’ve Got A Friend In Me (Para Buzz Espanol)” performed by the Gipsy Kings (Toy Story 3 – 2010)

Just to recap, the official soundtrack will only be accessible via digital download through online retailers while the EP will be available for purchase as a physical audio CD. However, a simple request to yours truly to just sing/hum every single song for you on demand is also option. Granted not a very attractive choice …but what would you expect for free?

Source(s):
Walt Disney Records Toy Story 3 Soundtrack And “Toy Story Favorites” EP [DisneyDreaming]
Toy Story 3 soundtrack album preview [The Pixar Blog]