Saving Mr. Banks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album of the 2013 drama film Saving Mr. Banks, written and composed by American film composer Thomas Newman.
The album features twenty-five tracks of Newman's score, as well as four re-recordings of songs written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman as performed by the film's cast, and two standalone songs ("One Mint Julep" and "Heigh-Ho"). Walt Disney Records released two editions of the soundtrack on December 10, 2013: a single-disc and a two-disc digipak deluxe edition, with the latter containing original demo recordings by the Sherman Brothers and selected songs from Mary Poppins.
Newman's score was critically lauded and received several accolade recognitions for Best Musical Score, including Academy Award, BAFTA, Grammy Award, and Critics' Choice Award nominations.
Track listing
Personnel
Thomas Newman – conductor Michael Zainer – assistant music editor Bill Bernstein – music editor J.A.C Redford – orchestration Bill Bernstein – producer Matt Sullivan – music supervisor
Leslie Morris – orchestra contractor Shinosuke Miyazawa – assistant engineer Mitchell Leib – executive in charge of music Scott Holtzman - music business affairs Sylvia Krask - music business affairs Steve Gerdes – art direction
Reception
John Stanley of the San Francisco Chronicle positively compared Thomas Newman's music to the works of his father's [Alfred Newman]. Daniel Schweiger of Film Music Magazine, wrote that Newman's music was " a beautifully thematic, and anachronistically wondrous score".
Accolades List of awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees Result Academy Awards March 2, 2014 Best Original ScoreThomas Newman British Academy Film Awards February 16, 2014 Best Film Music Broadcast Film Critics Association January 16, 2014 Best Score Grammy Awards February 8, 2015 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Houston Film Critics Society December 15, 2013 Best Original Score Phoenix Film Critics Society December 17, 2013 Best Original Score St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association December 16, 2013 Best Musical Score Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 9, 2013 Best Score
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