Pete’s Dragon Soundtrack Coming Soon

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Disney have announced that they are set to release Pete’s Dragon original motion picture soundtrack on August 12, 2016. The album features 3 original songs written for the film including the end credit track “Something Wild” by electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling featuring Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, “Nobody Knows” performed by the Lumineers, plus “The Dragon Song” performed by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. The original score was composed by Daniel Hart (“Tumbledown,” “Comet”). Disney’s “Pete’s Dragon” opens in U.S. theaters on August 12, 2016.  The soundtrack can be pre-ordered at iTunes, Amazon Music and streaming partners.

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In addition to the lead single “Something Wild” by Lindsey Stirling featuring Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Stirling also performed on the film’s score. The track is also the first single from Stirling’s forthcoming third studio album, Brave Enough. A classically trained violinist, Lindsey has over 8 million YouTube subscribers, over 1.4 billion views on her YouTube channel, Billboard chart-topping hits and sold out tours worldwide. She is currently on a summer tour and launches her Brave Enough North American tour in September. Watch the Lindsey Stirling and Daniel Hart video clip here:

Alternative singer-songwriter Andrew McMahon of Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin fame is currently touring North America on the Weezer & Panic! at the Disco Summer Tour 2016, in addition to headline dates and festival shows. McMahon’s most recent release Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness features the hit single, “Cecilia and the Satellite.”

Performed by the Grammy®-nominated band The Lumineers, “Nobody Knows” was written by “Pete’s Dragon” co-screenwriter Toby Halbrooks with Andrew Tinker.

“The Dragon Song” performed by singer-songwriter Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (Will Oldham) was written by “Pete’s Dragon” director/screenwriter David Lowery and co-screenwriter Toby Halbrooks and bookends the film.

Daniel Hart, who scored the film, is a multi-instrumental composer and performer and toured over a decade with bands from The Polyphonic Spree to St. Vincent to his own projects. His upcoming scores include the documentary “Eating Animals” and the FOX TV series “The Exorcist” airing this fall.

The soundtrack also boasts a newly-recorded version of “Candle On the Water” performed by the critically-acclaimed Okkervil River, fronted by singer-songwriter Will Sheff. The band will release a new album this fall.

The Pete’s Dragon track list follows:

1. “The Dragon Song” Performed by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
2. “Something Wild” Performed by Lindsey Stirling featuring Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
3. “Nobody Knows” Performed by The Lumineers
4. “Something On Your Mind” Performed by St. Vincent
5. “So Long, Marianne” Performed by Leonard Cohen
6. “Gina Anne” Performed by Bosque Brown
7. “An Adventure”
8. “Are You Gonna Eat Me?”
9. “Brown Bunny”
10. “Reverie”
11. “Tree Fort”
12. “North Star”
13. “Bedtime Compass”
14. “Timber”
15. “Breathe”
16. “Gavin Knows What He’s Doing”
17. “You Are Not Alone”
18. “Elliot Gets Lost”
19. “Takedown”
20. “It’ll Be Just Like It Used To Be”
21. “Follow That Dragon”
22. “Elliot at the Bridge”
23. “Abyss”
24. “Go North”
25. “Saying Goodbye”
26. “The Bravest Boy I’ve Ever Met”
27. “The Dragon Song Revisited” Performed by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
28. “Candle On the Water” Performed by Okkervil River

Will you be picking up the Pete’s Dragon soundtrack?

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