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    Robots (Original Score)

    John Powell - Robots (Original Score)

    03/15/2005

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    All Music Guide Review

    Among all the rap and rock songs on the soundtrack to Robots was "Robot City," a wonderfully playful, evocative collaboration between score composer John Powell and the Blue Man Group. Unfortunately, the complete Robots score doesn't completely fulfill that track's potential; though the album has some "featured percussion" by the Blue Man Group, Powell's compositions are performed mostly (and quite well) by the Hollywood Studio Symphony. On the bright side, several of the score's tracks, such as "Robots Overture" and "Gathering Forces," hark back to classic animation music like Carl Stalling's work on Warner Brothers' Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes cartoon series. Not surprisingly, though, the pieces with the Blue Man Group have an extra little something that make them standouts. "Wonderbot Wash," "Wild Ride," and "Crosstown Express" are all elegantly mischievous and really capture the clanking, gleaming beauty of Robots' visuals, as well as the film's broad (and not so broad) sense of humor. Some of the score's more sentimental moments like "Homecoming" and "Dad's Dream" are a little predictable and border on saccharine, but they're still competently done. Even though a fuller collaboration between Powell and the Blue Man Group would have made Robots a spectacular score, it's still more creative than many other scores for animated movies. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

    Robots (Original Score) Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Robots Overture
  • 4:02
  • Sound Clip for Robots Overture from Robots (Original Score)


  • 2
  • Rivet Town Parade
  • 0:54
  • Sound Clip for Rivet Town Parade from Robots (Original Score)


  • 3
  • Bigweld TV/Creating Wonderbot
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Bigweld TV/Creating Wonderbot from Robots (Original Score)


  • 4
  • Wonderbot Wash
  • 2:08
  • Sound Clip for Wonderbot Wash from Robots (Original Score)


  • 5
  • Train Station
  • 3:50
  • Sound Clip for Train Station from Robots (Original Score)


  • 6
  • Crosstown Express
  • 1:19
  • Sound Clip for Crosstown Express from Robots (Original Score)


  • 7
  • Wild Ride
  • 1:36
  • Sound Clip for Wild Ride from Robots (Original Score)


  • 8
  • Madam Gasket
  • 1:00
  • Sound Clip for Madam Gasket from Robots (Original Score)


  • 9
  • Chop Shop
  • 1:50
  • Sound Clip for Chop Shop from Robots (Original Score)


  • 10
  • Meet the Rusties
  • 2:06
  • Sound Clip for Meet the Rusties from Robots (Original Score)


  • 11
  • Bigweld Workshop
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Bigweld Workshop from Robots (Original Score)


  • 12
  • Phone Booth
  • 1:29
  • Sound Clip for Phone Booth from Robots (Original Score)


  • 13
  • Gathering Forces
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for Gathering Forces from Robots (Original Score)


  • 14
  • Escape
  • 4:42
  • Sound Clip for Escape from Robots (Original Score)


  • 15
  • Deciding to Fight Back
  • 1:13
  • Sound Clip for Deciding to Fight Back from Robots (Original Score)


  • 16
  • Attack of the Sweepers
  • 1:26
  • Sound Clip for Attack of the Sweepers from Robots (Original Score)


  • 17
  • Butt Whoopin'
  • 3:42
  • Sound Clip for Butt Whoopin' from Robots (Original Score)


  • 18
  • Homecoming
  • 1:33
  • Sound Clip for Homecoming from Robots (Original Score)


  • 19
  • Dad's Dream
  • 1:25
  • Sound Clip for Dad's Dream from Robots (Original Score)


    • Credits of Robots (Original Score)



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