WALL·E: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack

WALL•E is the soundtrack to the film of the same name, mainly composed by Thomas Newman and released on June 24, 2008. Orchestration is credited to Carl Johnson, JAC Redford, Thomas Pasatieri, and Gary K. Thomas. Newman previously scored Finding Nemo; all other Pixar films have been scored by either Newman's cousin Randy or Michael Giacchino or Patrick Doyle. The soundtrack features excerpts from "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" and "It Only Takes a Moment" (both sung by Michael Crawford) from the Hello, Dolly! soundtrack as well as an original song, "Down to Earth" by Peter Gabriel. Also featured in the film, but not in the soundtrack, are the classical pieces "Also Sprach Zarathustra" and "The Blue Danube", both of which are famous for their appearances in 2001: A Space Odyssey (which was one of the big influences of the movie). Neither Etta James's cover of the song "At Last" nor "Aquarela do Brasil", both of which were used in the theatrical trailers, appeared on the final cut of the film or the soundtrack. This soundtrack won two Grammy Awards: Best Original Song and Best Instrumental Arrangement. It was also nominated for Best Motion Picture Score Album. In addition, the soundtrack was nominated for two Academy Awards (the soundtrack itself for Best Original Music Score and the track "Down To Earth" for Best Original Song).