Haunted Mansion (soundtrack)
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{{Short description|2023 soundtrack album by Kris Bowers}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Haunted Mansion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Kris Bowers
| cover = Haunted Mansion Score 2023.jpeg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2023|7|26}}
| recorded = May 2023
| studio = Eastwood Scoring Stage, Burbank, California
| genre = {{hlist|Film score}}
| length = 60:01
| label = Walt Disney
| producer = {{hlist|Kris Bowers|Max Wrightson}}
| chronology = Kris Bowers
| prev_title = Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = The Color Purple
| next_year = 2023
}}
Haunted Mansion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album composed by Kris Bowers for the 2023 film Haunted Mansion by Justin Simien. It was released by Walt Disney Records on July 26, 2023.
Production
In 2022, composer Kris Bowers was confirmed to be scoring Haunted Mansion.{{cite web |last1=Greiving |first1=Tim |title=How 'King Richard's' Kris Bowers became one of Hollywood's most in-demand composers |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-02-08/kris-bowers |website=Los Angeles Times |date=9 February 2022 |access-date=14 October 2023}} When finding a theme for the score, Bowers stated that the idea of family and community played a large part. He paid homage to the sound of New Orleans by including a variation of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" played by The Soul Rebels, an eight-piece jazz ensemble from the city.{{cite web |last1=Tangcay |first1=Jazz |title=How 'Haunted Mansion' Incorporated 'Grim Grinning Ghosts' Into Its Score |url=https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/haunted-mansion-song-score-grim-grinning-ghosts-disney-ride-1235682334/ |website=Variety |date=28 July 2023 |access-date=14 October 2023}}
Bowers included multiple interpolations of the "Grim Grinning Ghosts" theme in his score, with director Justin Simien stating, "Our composer, Kris Bowers, turned those simple phrases into one of the most lush, exciting movie scores I've heard."{{cite magazine |last1=Nolfi |first1=Joey |title='Haunted Mansion' director breaks down ride references in the movie |url=https://ew.com/movies/haunted-mansion-movie-ride-references/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=16 May 2023 |access-date=14 October 2023}} Bowers created several variations of the theme, including one four-note leitmotif that plays throughout the film, "especially when the ghosts are doing creepy things."
Bowers began recording the score at the Eastwood Scoring Stage in Burbank, California on May 16, 2023.{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2023 |title=Kris Bowers Scoring Justin Simien's 'Haunted Mansion |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/05/16/kris-bowers-scoring-justin-simiens-haunted-mansion/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707060634/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/05/16/kris-bowers-scoring-justin-simiens-haunted-mansion/ |archive-date=July 7, 2023 |website=Film Music Reporter |language=en-US |access-date=14 October 2023}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Haunted Mansion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| title1 = His Soul Left Gloss on the Rose
| extra1 = The Soul Rebels
| length1 = 2:39
| title2 = The Mansion
| length2 = 4:41
| title3 = Photo Tour
| length3 = 2:24
| title4 = Ben's 1st Ghost Photo
| length4 = 2:04
| title5 = Don't Leave After Midnight
| length5 = 1:46
| title6 = The Séance Room
| length6 = 1:36
| title7 = Ghost Wink
| length7 = 3:01
| title8 = Finding Leota
| length8 = 3:17
| title9 = William Gracey
| length9 = 2:24
| title10 = Grim Grinning Ghosts (Breakfast)
| length10 = 1:19
| title11 = I'll Talk to Him
| length11 = 2:51
| title12 = Reverse Séance
| length12 = 2:41
| title13 = The Ghost Realm
| length13 = 3:22
| title14 = She Was the Best
| length14 = 2:12
| title15 = Alistair Crump
| extra15 = {{hlist|Steven Davis|Tori Letzler}}
| length15 = 1:35
| title16 = No Windows and No Doors
| length16 = 3:57
| title17 = Crump's Hat
| length17 = 2:03
| title18 = It's Happy Hour Somewhere
| length18 = 5:49
| title19 = Ghost Chase
| length19 = 3:37
| title20 = Bruce to the Rescue
| length20 = 5:14
| title21 = Grim Grinning Ghosts (Dance Party)
| length21 = 1:32
| total_length = 60:01
}}
Release history
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| July 26, 2023 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Standard | style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |title='Haunted Mansion' Soundtrack Album Details |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/07/25/disney-haunted-mansion-movie-soundtrack-album-details/ |website=Film Music Reporter |date=25 July 2023 |access-date=14 October 2023}} |
References
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{{The Haunted Mansion}}
{{Kris Bowers}}
Category:2023 soundtrack albums
Category:2020s film soundtrack albums
Category:Kris Bowers soundtracks
Category:Disney film soundtracks
Category:Walt Disney Records soundtracks