The details of the soundtrack album for Disney’s new live action movie adaptation of The Jungle Book have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music written by Academy Award-nominated composer John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus, The Emperor’s New Groove). Also included are the songs from the film, including new versions of Richard & Robert Sherman’s Bare Necessities, Trust In Me and I Wanna Be Like You from Disney’s animated classic performed by Dr. John And The Nite Trippers and the movie’s cast. The soundtrack will be released on April 15, 2016 by Walt Disney Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Jungle Book is directed by Jon Favreau and stars Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyongo’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Neel Sethi and Christopher Walken. The movie follows Mowgli, a man-cub raised in the jungle by a family of wolves, who embarks on a captivating journey of self-discovery when he’s forced to abandon the only home he’s ever known. The 3D family adventure will be released in theaters on April 15 by Walt Disney Pictures. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.
Here’s the album track list:
1. Bare Necessities – Performed By Dr. John And The Nite Trippers (3:36)
2. Trust In Me – Performed By Scarlett Johansson (2:55)
3. Main Titles – Jungle Run (2:27)
4. Wolves – Law Of The Jungle (2:16)
5. Water Truce (3:40)
6. Rains Return (1:46)
7. Mowgli’s Leaving – Elephant Theme (3:28)
8. Shere Khan Attacks – Stampede (2:06)
9. Kaa – Baloo To The Rescue (5:21)
10. Honeycomb Climb (3:31)
11. Man Village (2:59)
12. Mowgli And The Pit (3:26)
13. Monkeys Kidnap Mowgli (1:52)
14. Arriving At King Louie’s Temple (4:35)
15. Cold Lair Chase (4:03)
16. Red Flower (3:15)
17. To The River (3:05)
18. Shere Khan’s War Theme (2:37)
19. Shere Khan And The Fire (4:52)
20. Elephant Waterfall (3:27)
21. Mowgli Wins The Race (0:41)
22. Jungle Book Closes (2:16)
23. I Wanna Be Like You (2016) – Performed By Christopher Walken (3:02)
24. Bare Necessities – Performed By Bil Murray & Kermit Ruffins (3:01)
Please, note that “Bare Necessities” was written by Terry Gilkyson.