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Muppet Treasure Island Score Composed and Co-Produced by: Hans Zimmer Additional Music Composed by: Harry Gregson-Williams Songs Composed and Produced by: Barry Mann Song Lyrics by: Cynthia Weil Conducted by: Harry Gregson-Williams Orchestrated by: Bruce Fowler Suzette Moriarty Ladd McIntosh Walt Fowler Steve Fowler Conrad Pope Elizabeth Finch Co-Produced by: Adam Smalley Jay Rifkin Label: Angel Records Release Date: February 13th, 1996 Also See: Pirates of the Caribbean Crimson Tide The Peacemaker Audio Clips: 1. Treasure Island (0:33), 166K muppet_treasure1.ra 7. Boom Shakalaka (0:30), 150K muppet_treasure7.ra 9. The Map (0:30), 150K muppet_treasure9.ra 11. Land Ho (0:31), 147K muppet_treasure11.ra Availability:   Regular U.S. release. Awards:   None.

• Printer Friendly Version Audio | Availability | Viewer Ratings | Tracks | Viewer Comments | Notes & Quotes @Amazon.com:   Used Price: $79.98   Sales Rank: 326771   Avg. Rating: or read more reviews and hear more audio clips at Amazon.com. Compare Prices: Half.com (new and used) Amazon.com (new and used) Find it Used: Check for used copies of this album in the: Soundtrack Section at eBay (including eBay Stores and Half.com listings) Filmtracks Editorial Review: Zimmer Muppet Treasure Island: (Hans Zimmer) How far we have progressed in our entertainment industry? Well, try to imagine how Robert Louis Stevenson would react if he saw his classic story mangled considerably for the purpose of bringing singing Muppets to the big screen. The Muppets have always been a hit or miss kind of species of entertainment, either capturing you with their lovable personalities or causing you to seek out the nearest stuffed doll for destruction. The film and score for Muppet Treasure Island will probably divide people along the same lines. There is truly hideous material to be found here. And yet, for collectors of Hans Zimmer music, there might be some reward in it. Zimmer was a year off of his Academy Award win for The Lion King, and the same crude equation would be put to work for Muppet Treasure Island, with Barry Mann composing the songs this time. Zimmer's role in the project wasn't too demanding, with only a minimal amount of score required for the picture (Zimmer would, however, dedicate the score to his young child). Although the songs by Mann vary from creative to dismal, Zimmer's score is very consistent. Over 25 minutes of score appear together on the album, and resemble the very recognizable brassy and synthesized style that fans will recognize from Crimson Tide and The Peacemaker. When you combine this sound with quirky pirate rhythms, the resulting score is the love child you'd get if you combined Crimson Tide music with Pirates of the Caribbean and Kermit the Frog. Even though it can have too much of a carnival influence in parts, it retains many of the electronic and (male) choral elements that fans will recognize as the stylistic usual from Zimmer in the mid-1990's. A significant amount of the score could be easily interchangeable with other Zimmer works, except, perhaps, for the swashbuckling feel to it. Zimmer's score is bass heavy music, without much dramatic theme. Instead, it is constant action music that will keep you alert all night if need be. The themes that Zimmer does present are very simple, stereotypes of the genre (though this may not make them any less enjoyable on album). It's slightly more sensitive than Zimmer's most militaristic efforts, and even has a few tender moments. The lengthy rescue cue represented on the 14th track exhibits a wide range of Zimmer's talents, reprising the beginning of the Crimson Tide theme in a sort of Muppet mockery... many of the chord progressions are exactly the same. Contrasting the score are nine song tracks on the album. Of the seven character tracks, only two are really listenable: "Shiver my Timbers" (which comes directly following Zimmer's stirring prologue music) and "A Professional Pirate" (which begs a full, orchestral performance of this theme in place of Tim Curry's lazy vocals). The other songs represent some of the very worst Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy music ever heard in public (including that absolutely dreadful Kermit the Frog/John Denver Christmas duet special CD, which competes for the designation of "worst recording ever"). The two pop songs at the end are stale, and on the whole, all the songs lack the magical touch of those in The Lion King, which is no surprise given that Mann is no Elton John. Zimmer's score will be a delight listen for those of you enjoy his bass-heavy electronic/choral scores with quick-paced rhythms. It doesn't have any moments of pure electronic delight, such as the opening of The Rock or the pulsating rhythms of The Peacemaker, but it rivals the best of the filler music in those scores (along with its moments of full orchestral power). The Zimmer score will please his fans indeed, but will somebody please end our misery and shoot the pig and the frog!? ***    Viewer Ratings and Comments: Regular Average: 3.65 Stars Smart Average: 3.43 Stars* ***** 327  **** 176  *** 176  ** 106  * 80  (View results for all titles)     * Smart Average only includes          40% of 5-star and 1-star votes               to counterbalance fringe voting. Most Recent Comments: Read All     •  Re: Cabin Fever   alison -- 9/18/07 (10:34 p.m.)   •  Re: Cabin Fever   Nev -- 6/24/07 (12:59 p.m.)   •  Re: Cabin Fever   Dale -- 6/10/07 (2:36 p.m.)   •  Mr Zimmer is one of the grestest men alive   captain jade ann smith -- 1/22/06 (5:12 a.m.)   •  Re: Cabin Fever   Invader Kat -- 11/4/05 (8:23 p.m.) Read All | Add New Post | Search | Help      Track Listings: Total Time: 51:33 • 1. Treasure Island (1:07) • 2. Shiver my Timbers (2:24) -- Muppets song • 3. Something Better (2:59) -- Muppets song • 4. Sailing for Adventure (2:59) -- Muppets song • 5. Cabin Fever (2:18) -- Muppets song • 6. A Professional Pirate (3:14) -- Muppets song • 7. Boom Shakalaka (1:21) -- Muppets song • 8. Love Led Us Here (2:22) -- Muppets song • 9. The Map (4:35) • 10. Captain Smollet (2:03) • 11. Land Ho (2:39) • 12. Compass (1:07) • 13. Long John (3:57) • 14. Rescue (7:00) • 15. Honest Brave and True (3:54) • 16. Love Power (3:42) -- song, Ziggy Marley • 17. Love Led Us Here (3:44) -- song, John Berry and Helen Darling (about 26 minutes of music are Zimmer's score)    Notes and Quotes: Full lyrics and extensive credits are included on the insert poster. Personnel includes: John Berry, Helen Darling, Ziggy Marley, Steve Marley (vocals); Aubrey Haynie (fiddle, mandolin); Earl China Smith (guitar); Michael Spriggs (acoustic guitar); Chris Leuzinger (electric guitar); Steve Nathan, Carol "Bowie" McLaughlin (keyboards); Glen Browne, Mike Brignardello (bass); Lonnie Wilson (drums); Sticky (percussion); Sly Dunbar (drum programming); Sharon Pendergast, Cedella Marley, Erica Newell (background vocals); Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, Kevin Clash, Bill Barretta, Barry Mann, Frank Oz, Kevin Bishop, Tim Curry, Mak Wilson (character vocals).

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