Up Soundtrack

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#101

You got pretty much what I did. I couldn’t make out that one word that I think comes twice… but did catch two things.

This isn’t official, just from me listening to it; I could be wrong:
[spoil]The [freaks] of nature span the globe, that’s too big to deny.[/spoil]

One correction.
In the 3rd paragraph, instead of
[spoil]We’ll make it into adventure, before we’re in our dentures[/spoil],
I think it’s:
[spoil]We’ll make it a joint venture, before we’re in our dentures[/spoil]

If you agree with these corrections (or corrections from others) it might be a good idea to go back to re-edit your original post with the changes as they come in (as that’s where most people will look when wanting to know the lyrics, without looking at all the following posts).

Nice job transcribing.

#102

Oops, sorry! :blush: I just fixed it (for spoilers).

Thanks for the help!

Added after another listen:
BINGO! You are totally right about [spoil]We’ll make it a joint venture[/spoil]! I knew what I had didn’t sound quite right. (and now that you’ve said that, it’s obvious)

I thought it was [spoil]freaks of nature[/spoil], but just wasn’t 100% sure. Thanks for that one, too.

I’ll edit my post above shortly.

Now, let’s see who can get the “missing phrase.”

Newest edit: OK, it’s 5 am where I am, and I’m sitting here listening to a couple of lines out of this song over and over and over… (insane laughter here). Maybe I’m crazy, but I think it’s [spoil]I’ve got my aero fare / Let’s grab our aero fare[/spoil]. It sounds like the same phrase both times, and I’ve got myself convinced it’s [spoil]aero-something[/spoil], which again makes sense in context. Am I on the right track?

#103

Maybe I’m crazy, but I think it’s[spoil] I’ve got my aero fare / Let’s grab our aero fare.[/spoil]

Yeah, I think you’re right. I’d say go ahead and insert it into the first post. That’s what it sounds like to me.

If you didn’t see the post about it elsewhere, you can see the guy who sings the song for a few seconds at the beginning of this:
iesb.net/index.php?option=co … nk&id=1990
(spoiler free if you just watch the first 45sec that shows the song/conductor)

#104

Thanks, miafka! I put that into my original post.

Thanks, also, for the link - I had watched that before, but watched it again- I guess I was curious as to whether the singer was someone we should know (not a “celebrity,” but maybe someone from the musical theatre world, or similar). Anyway, I really enjoy the song; it’s got a perfect “period” feel.

#105

For a short time I thought “Wow! Carl is a pretty good singer!” But, then as I learned more about Muntz and “Muntz’ Theme” (basically this song with instrumental versions) I realized “This sounds a bit like how I picture Muntz would sing!”

#106

There’s a really good article in today’s LA Times about Michael Giacchino. It’s pretty thorough, and covers everything form Lost to Star Trek to Land of the Lost to Up’s soundtrack – and even mentions 1906.
latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_b … vered.html

A quote from the writer:
“…Up” – which Oscar prognosticators are already predicting will garner Giacchino his second Academy Award nomination […] The music has already been hailed by several major critics…"
[personal note: so why no physical CD then?!]

It’s revealed that Michael wrote the lyrics to the “Spirit of Adventure” song:
“…and in a period-style song (with lyrics by Giacchino) during the end credits…”

About 1906, they quote Brad Bird as saying:
"…he’s going to insist that Giacchino score his next film, the live-action “1906,”

Talks about how he has Dan Wallin mix for all of his scores, and also mentions legendary orchestrator Jack Hayes (personal note: at 90 Jack is retired, but Michael usually has him do at least a few cues for each movie).

A really interesting article worth reading. In the print edition, it made the front page of the Calendar section.

EDIT: There’s also a second recent article on a New Jersey website (NJ.COM). This article isn’t as complete, but does mention one paragraph about Up’s soundtrack, so I’ll quote it here, with the link:

[i]Q: One of the most charming things about “Up” is your music, which is romantic and old-fashioned and sort of unusual for an animated film. It’s like something you’d hear in a bistro.

A: Yeah, it’s a very small ensemble for the most part. Stand-up bass, guitar, violin, clarinet – those are the main pieces. We wanted that intimate kind of feel. There’s a tendency in animation to go huge, this idea that just because it’s an animated film it needs overbearing music to convey any emotion. And I’ve always hated that. If it’s a good story, you just need something simple to make it work. … That’s what I love about Pixar. It’s always about the story. That’s where every project begins, with the story – not the marketing. [/i]

nj.com/entertainment/tv/inde … t_his.html

#107

That does it. MG has got to write a musical! And I can’t wait for 1906! Thanks for posting the links, miafka.

#108

I listened to the whole album, and I waited long (not that i mind) to hear the music played in the trailer. As it turns out, it’s not in the album. So is the music on the first trailer as well. I loved those and has been playing in my mind since the trailers went out. I haven’t seen the film yet, but i’m guessing it is not on the film as well.

#109

Typically, in movie trailers, the songs that are used are not in the movie itself. Sometimes it’s from different movies. In Wall-E, the song that is used in one of the trailers is either called Brazil, or from a movie with that title, and the same song is in the trailer for another movie called Imagine That.

#110

Oh well… I just thought it was something Michael Giacchino had composed for the film. No worries… I am not even close to disappointed. Funny, the only music I’m listening to nowadays are Ratatouille, Star Trek and UP soundtracks. Not too obvious a fan of Michael eh?!

#111

Actually, I think Mike Giacchino DID compose that music for the scene where Carl goes up, and then the theme was pretty much scrapped and replaced by what it is now, Ellie’s theme. I’m sorry I can’t find a source but I’m sure I’ve read about it. And in the video here you can hear music that was taken out, which includes the trailer music.

#112

I love the music in Up. Its totally one of my favorite soundtracks~ I totally love the song “The Spirit of Adventure” too. ; ; I’m hopelessly addicted to it.

#113

Listening to ‘Carl Goes Up’ right now (Disney Pixar Greatest). It sounds really, really majestic & adventurous. Need to get the soundtrack :stuck_out_tongue:

#114

i listened to the whole album, and i found that this is the greatest work from Mike Giacchino after Ratatouille & The Incredibles. i’m addicted to ‘Married Life’ and i couldn’t go to sleep before i listen to the song. :slight_smile:

#115

There’s a seven note motif in the CD (Russel?) that also plays at the beggining of the trailer and also appears on the CD, but not tha exactly cue.

#116

Ahh, great catch on the lyrics. The full version isn’t in the credits apparently, since that’s the most familiar version I’ve heard. I always sing along! :smiley:

Mike did a near perfect job on this soundtrack, I tear up listening to Married Life. So incredibly gorgeous. WTH WITH THE LACK OF HARD COPY!!! Possibly the worst decision Pixar has ever made (if it’s up to them,…)

#117

There’s a free “Up” game on the iPod app store, and it contains part of a deleted music track, the original version of Carl lifting off, which plays at the title screen.

#118

I’ve been listening to the soundtrack a lot, especially now that I’m at the point where I can link a lot of music cues to what’s happening at that point in the movie. I like the way MG uses the various themes throughout the score, in different moods. I’m not sure when I finally realized that Dug has a theme: It’s the little “hunting horn” fanfare that is heard (among other times) on the soundtrack, when [spoil]we see that Dug has caused the rockslide to stop the other dogs, in “Escape from Muntz Mountain,”[/spoil] and at the end of “Memories Can Weigh You Down,” when [spoil]Dug shows up on Carl’s porch (the great “…because I love you” scene).[/spoil]

I love it when Carl’s and Russell’s themes ultimately become these grand, heroic, triumphant moments (Carl’s in [spoil]“Memories…” when he gets the house airborne again, and Russell’s during the climactic battle when he finds the strength to climb the hose to the house - Go, Russell, Go!).[/spoil] And I love how the “Spirit of Adventure” theme [spoil]becomes so menacing when it kicks into this huge minor key waltz[/spoil] in that same track.

(Dug voice): Please oh please oh please let this score win an Oscar!

#119

karly, I’ve gotten to that same point with the soundtrack, recognizing specific parts of the movie, but I recognize them because I’ve seen the movie so many times. I don’t own the soundtrack, I’ve just listened to it on youtube before. I need to get it, but I don’t have a way to buy things online at the moment.

It’s kinda funny, I actually end up bobbing my head to the music during the [spoil]first Kevin chase scene, when you meet the pack for the first time[/spoil] and during Memories Can Weigh You Down (btw, I love the name of that track, and that’s during my favorite part of the whole movie)

I also sing the credits music, all of it. Mike did such a great job. :stuck_out_tongue:

#120

That’s the one track I’m really aware of “missing” on the soundtrack, is the score from the early scene with Russell at Carl’s door - that’s the Russell theme I think you’re talking about. It figures in other ways throughout the score, including the “Walking the House” track, and the opening of the track called [spoil]“The Small Mailman Returns,” where he’s flying the leaf blower to Muntz’s airship.[/spoil] But, yeah, the actual “Russell at the door” cue used in the trailer is not on the soundtrack album.