Wicked (score)
{{Short description|2024 score album by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Wicked: The Original Motion Picture Score
| type = film score
| artist = John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
| cover = Wicked score.png
| released = {{start date|2024|12|6}}
| recorded = 2024
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- AIR Studios
- Abbey Road Studios
- Sony Scoring Stage
}}
| genre = Film score
| length = 78:44
| label = {{hlist|Republic|Verve}}
| producer =
| chronology = Wicked
| prev_title = Wicked: The Soundtrack
| prev_year = 2024
| misc =
{{Extra chronology
| artist = John Powell
| type = film score
| prev_title = Thelma The Unicorn (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
| prev_year = 2024
| title = Wicked: The Original Motion Picture Score
| year = 2024
| next_title = That Christmas (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
| next_year = 2024
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Stephen Schwartz
| type = film score
| prev_title = Disenchanted (Original Soundtrack)
| prev_year = 2022
| title = Wicked: The Original Motion Picture Score
| year = 2024
}}
{{Singles
| name = Wicked: The Original Motion Picture Score
| type = film
| single1 = Arrival at Shiz University
| single1date = November 27, 2024{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6VI8Azw4EtC3mA2KCienxB|title=Arrival at Shiz University (From Wicked: The Original Motion Picture Score) - Compilation by John Powell, Stephen Schwartz|publisher=Spotify|access-date=December 12, 2024}}
}}
}}
Wicked: The Original Motion Picture Score is the film score composed by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz for the 2024 film Wicked by Jon M. Chu, the first of the two-part film adaptation of the stage musical of the same name by Schwartz and Winnie Holzman. It was released by Republic Records on December 6, 2024.
Production
On July 8, 2024, it was announced that John Powell would be scoring the film with Stephen Schwartz, who had composed the music for the original stage musical.{{cite web |last=Sharpe |first=Josh |title=John Powell Scoring WICKED Movie With Stephen Schwartz |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/John-Powell-Scoring-WICKED-Movie-With-Stephen-Schwartz-20240708 |website=BroadwayWorld |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=8 July 2024}} It was recorded at AIR Studios and Abbey Road Studios in London.{{cite web |last=Hall |first=Margaret |title=Wicked Film Will Release a Score Album |url=https://playbill.com/article/wicked-film-will-release-a-score-album |website=Playbill |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=22 November 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Scheps |first1=Leigh |title='Wicked' Composer Stephen Schwartz Details His Journey Down The Yellow Brick Road |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/wicked-composer-stephen-schwartz-interview-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo |website=Grammys |access-date=26 November 2024 |date=21 November 2024}}
Release
The opening track of the album, "Arrival at Shiz University," was released as a promotional single on November 27, 2024. The score album was released on December 6, 2024.{{cite web |last=Sharpe |first=Josh |title=WICKED Score Album by Stephen Schwartz and John Powell Drops in December |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/WICKED-Score-Album-by-Stephen-Schwartz-and-John-Powell-Drops-in-December-20241122 |website=BroadwayWorld |access-date=27 November 2024 |date=22 November 2024}}{{cite web |last=Sharpe |first=Josh |title=WICKED Movie Album by Stephen Schwartz and John Powell Now Streaming |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/WICKED-Movie-Album-by-Stephen-Schwartz-and-John-Powell-Now-Streaming-20241206 |website=BroadwayWorld |access-date=6 December 2024 |date=6 December 2024}} In addition to digital download and streaming, it was also released on LP.{{cite web |last=Sharpe |first=Josh |title=WICKED Movie Score Album Tracklist Revealed; Pre-Orders Now Open |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/WICKED-Movie-Score-Album-Tracklist-Revealed-Pre-Orders-Now-Open-20241127 |website=BroadwayWorld |access-date=27 November 2024 |date=27 November 2024}}
Accolades
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Wicked: The Original Motion Picture Score track listing
| title1 = Arrival at Shiz University
| length1 = 2:07
| title2 = Our Heroes Meet
| length2 = 1:54
| title3 = Nessarose
| length3 = 1:10
| title4 = Meet the Faculty
| length4 = 3:34
| title5 = Elphaba's Power
| length5 = 3:35
| title6 = How to Loathe Your Roommate
| length6 = 3:43
| title7 = History Lesson
| length7 = 3:46
| title8 = Levitate the Coin
| length8 = 2:17
| title9 = All Around Something Bad
| length9 = 2:17
| title10 = Prince Fiyero of Winkie Country
| length10 = 3:16
| title11 = The Book Place
| length11 = 2:00
| title12 = Elphaba at Ozdust
| length12 = 3:02
| title13 = Sharing Secrets
| length13 = 2:00
| title14 = Look at You
| length14 = 1:19
| title15 = Replacement Teacher
| length15 = 3:49
| title16 = Cub Rescue
| length16 = 1:45
| title17 = Forest Feelings
| length17 = 2:02
| title18 = Ozian Invitation
| length18 = 2:30
| title19 = Galinda Becomes Glinda
| length19 = 3:36
| title20 = Train to Emerald City
| length20 = 2:18
| title21 = Hall of Grandiosity
| length21 = 2:40
| title22 = A Wizard's Plan
| length22 = 4:23
| title23 = The Grimmerie
| length23 = 2:06
| title24 = Transformations
| length24 = 8:10
| title25 = Monkey Mayhem
| length25 = 3:40
| title26 = All Around Defying Gravity
| length26 = 5:45
| total_length = 78:44
}}
Personnel
;All music is composed by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz.{{Cite Instagram |last=Powell |first=John |user=johnj_powell |author-link=John Powell (film composer) |postid=DCrbhr0vygD |title=Thanks to everyone who was a part of this score! Listen to the soundtrack album by Stephen Schwartz: out today - and get ready for the 'score' album by John Powell & Stephen Schwartz: releasing on December 6! |date=22 November 2024 |access-date=23 November 2024}}
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- Nick Wollage – recording engineer
- John Michael Caldwell – mixing engineer, recording engineer
- Jack Dolman – editing engineer
- Catherine Wilson – editing engineer
- Laura Agudelo Cuartas – editing engineer
- Alec Lubin – assistant mixing engineer
- Patricia Sullivan – mastering engineer
- Batu Sener – additional music and arrangements
- Markus Siegel – additional music and arrangements
- Jonathan Beard – score orchestration
- Edward Trybek – score orchestration
- Henri Wilkinson – score orchestration
- Sean Barrett – additional score orchestration
- Jennifer Dirkes – additional score orchestration
- Benjamin Hoff – additional score orchestration
- Steven Rader – additional score orchestration
- Jacob Shrum – additional score orchestration
- Jamie Thierman – additional score orchestration
- Gavin Greenaway – orchestra conductor
- John Powell – choir conductor, piano
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=Musicians=
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- Fenella Barton – violin
- Mark Berrow – violin
- Daniel Bhattacharya – violin
- Maya Bickel – violin
- Natalia Bonner – violin
- Charlie Brown – violin
- Ben Buckton – violin
- Martin Burgess – violin
- Emil Chakalov – violin
- Miranda Dale – violin
- Harriet Davies – violin
- Dai Emanuel – violin
- Richard George – violin
- Jenny Godsen – violin
- Raja Halder – violin
- Philippe Honoré – violin
- Ian Humphries – violin
- David Juritz – violin
- Patrick Kiernan – violin
- Julian Leaper – violin
- Bea Lovejoy – violin
- Pauline Lowbury – violin
- Dorina Markoff – violin
- Lorraine McAslan – violin
- Ciaran McCabe – violin
- Laura Melhuish – violin
- Steve Morris – violin
- Greta Mutlu – violin
- Everton Nelson – violin
- Odile Ollagnon – violin
- Oscar Perks – violin
- Tom Pigott-Smith – violin
- Sarah Sexton – violin
- Nicky Sweeney – violin
- Anna Szabo – violin
- Cathy Thompson – violin
- Clare Thompson – violin
- Matthew Ward – violin
- Debbie Widdup – violin
- Laurie Anderson – viola
- Nick Barr – viola
- Anne Beilby – viola
- Elisa Bergersen – viola
- Sue Dench – viola
- Clare Finnimore – viola
- Martin Humbey – viola
- Helen Kamminga – viola
- Peter Lale – viola
- Fiona Leggat – viola
- Lydia Lowndes-Northcott – viola
- Kate Musker – viola
- Andrew Parker – viola
- Edward Vanderspar – viola
- Vicci Wardman – viola
- Bruce White – viola
- Katie Wilkinson – viola
- Chris Allan – cello
- Anna Beryl – cello
- Adrian Bradbury – cello
- Nick Cooper – cello
- David Daniels – cello
- Sarah Davison – cello
- Caroline Dearnley – cello
- Tim Gill – cello
- Sophie Harris – cello
- Rachael Lander – cello
- Zoë Martlew – cello
- Vicky Matthews – cello
- Ben Rogerson – cello
- Frank Schaefer – cello
- Bozidar Vukotic – cello
- Juliet Welchman – cello
- Tony Woollard – cello
- Lucy Hare – double bass
- Beverley Jones – double bass
- Paul Kimber – double bass
- Roger Linley – double bass
- Steve Mair – double bass
- Rupert Ring – double bass
- Steve Rossell – double bass
- Beth Symmons – double bass
- Laurence Ungless – double bass
- Stephen Williams – double bass
- Dominic Worsley – double bass
- David Cuthbert – flute
- Karen Jones – flute
- Helen Keen – flute
- Anna Noakes – flute
- Tom Blomfield – oboe
- Tim Rundle – oboe
- Janey Miller – oboe
- Joy Farrall – clarinet
- Maura Marinucci – clarinet
- Oliver Pashley – clarinet
- Duncan Ashby – bass clarinet
- Anthony Pike – bass clarinet
- Rebecca Austen-Brown – recorder
- Louise Bradbury – recorder
- Bradley Knight – recorder
- Bill Lyons – recorder
- Eliza Marshall – recorder
- Rowland Sutherland – recorder
- David Fuest – contrabass recorder
- Sarah Burnett – bassoon
- Paul Boyes contrabassoon
- Gavin McNaughton – contrabassoon
- Rachel Simms – contrabassoon
- Christian Barraclough – trumpet
- Philip Cobb – trumpet
- Tom Fountain – trumpet
- Kate Moore – trumpet
- Daniel Newell – trumpet
- Patrick White – trumpet
- Matt Williams – trumpet
- Corinne Bailey – French horn
- Eleanor Blakeney – French horn
- Ben Hulme – French horn
- Nicholas Korth – French horn
- Phillippa Koush-Jalali – French horn
- Martin Owen – French horn
- Frank Ricotti – French horn, percussion
- Tim Thorpe – French horn
- John Thurgood – French horn
- Mark Vines – French horn
- Richard Watkins – French horn
- Mark Adam Wood, Jr. – French horn
- Phil Woods – French horn
- Tracy Holloway – trombone
- Andy Wood – trombone
- Barry Clements – bass trombone
- Ed Tarrant – bass trombone
- Owen Slade – tuba
- Chris Baron – percussion
- Gary Kettel – percussion
- Julian Poole – percussion
- Matthew Senior – percussion
- Bill Lockhart – timpani
- David Arch – piano, celesta
- Mark Bass – harp
- Bryn Lewis – harp
- Hugh Webb – harp
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=Vocalists=
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- April Amante – soprano
- Monique Donnelly – soprano
- Allie Feder – soprano
- Graycen Gardner – soprano
- Kelci Hahn – soprano
- Elissa Johnston – soprano
- Caroline McKenzie – soprano
- Beth Peregrine – soprano
- Zanaida Robles – soprano
- Alina Roitstein – soprano
- Anna Schubert – soprano
- Holly Sedillos – soprano
- Kathryn Shuman – soprano
- Courtney Raine Taylor – soprano
- Natalie Babbitt Taylor – soprano
- Chloe Malia Vaught – soprano
- Suzanne Waters – soprano
- Andrea Zomorodian – soprano
- Lindsay Abdou – alto
- Tehillah Alphonso – alto
- Jenny Ashman – alto
- Edie Lehmann Boddicker – alto
- Mindy Ella Chu – alto
- Emily Goglia – alto
- Ayana Haviv – alto
- Laura Flores Jackman – alto
- Shabnam Kalbasi – alto
- Gaayatri Kaundinya – alto
- Sharon Chohi Kim – alto
- Sara Mann – alto
- Baraka May – alto
- Jessica Rotter Murphy – alto
- Ann Sheridan – alto
- Carrah Stamatakis – alto
- Kristen Toedtman – alto
- Elyse Willis – alto
- Matthew Brown – tenor
- Caleb Curry – tenor
- Dermot Kiernan – tenor
- Charlie Kim – tenor
- Charles Lane – tenor
- Michael Lichtenauer – tenor
- Edmond Rodríguez – tenor
- Fletcher Sheridan – tenor
- Todd Strange – tenor
- Greg Whipple – tenor
- Michael Bannett – bass
- Reid Bruton – bass
- David A. Castillo – bass
- Randy Crenshaw – bass
- Dylan Gentile – bass
- William Kenneth Goldman – bass
- Abdiel González – bass
- James Hayden – bass
- Luc Kleiner – bass
- Ben Han-Wei Lin – bass
- David Michael Loucks – bass
- Jamal Michael Moore – bass
- Adrien Redford – bass
- Rene Ruiz – bass
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Release history
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| December 6, 2024 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming|LP}} |
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Notes
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References
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{{Wicked films}}
{{Wicked}}
{{Stephen Schwartz}}
Category:Albums produced by Stephen Schwartz (composer)
Category:Albums recorded at AIR Studios
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Category:John Powell (film composer) soundtracks
Category:Republic Records soundtracks
Category:Verve Records soundtracks