WALL*E

Thomas Newman - WALL*E

06/24/2008 | Walt Disney Records 

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All Music Guide Review

The makers of the Walt Disney/PIXAR CGI-animated movie WALL·E, which concerns the adventures of a cute robot in a post-apocalyptic future, must have had quite a budget. Thomas Newman has composed what sounds like five different movie scores for it, and he has gotten a giant studio orchestra (there are 52 violinists, just to begin with) as well as plenty of other instrumentalists to play it. There are grand orchestral themes full of lush string playing; stirring action music; cues that sound like they combine sound effects with the music; contemporary pop tunes; and even a complement of those quirky little motifs, usually played on odd instruments, that are Newman's signature as a composer. (Think of the theme he wrote for the TV series Six Feet Under.) As if that's not enough, there are plot-derived excerpts from the soundtrack to Hello, Dolly!, Louis Armstrong playing and singing "La Vie en Rose," and, last but not least, a story-concluding song by Peter Gabriel that should earn him (and Newman) an Academy Award nomination for best song. Clearly, the music plays a big part in WALL·E, and Newman has done his part to make it another hit from the already wildly successful PIXAR animation studio. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

WALL*E Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Put on Your Sunday Clothes
  • 1:17
  • Sound Clip for Put on Your Sunday Clothes from WALL*E


  • 2
  • 2815 A.D.
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for 2815 A.D. from WALL*E


  • 3
  • Wall·E
  • 1:59
  • Sound Clip for Wall·E from WALL*E


  • 4
  • The Spaceship
  • 1:41
  • Sound Clip for The Spaceship from WALL*E


  • 5
  • Eve
  • 1:02
  • Sound Clip for Eve from WALL*E


  • 6
  • Thrust
  • 0:41
  • Sound Clip for Thrust from WALL*E


  • 7
  • Bubble Wrap
  • 0:50
  • Sound Clip for Bubble Wrap from WALL*E


  • 8
  • La Vie en Rose
  • 3:24
  • Sound Clip for La Vie en Rose from WALL*E


  • 9
  • Eye Surgery
  • 0:40
  • Sound Clip for Eye Surgery from WALL*E


  • 10
  • Worry Wait
  • 1:19
  • Sound Clip for Worry Wait from WALL*E


  • 11
  • First Date
  • 1:19
  • Sound Clip for First Date from WALL*E


  • 12
  • Eve Retrieve
  • 2:19
  • Sound Clip for Eve Retrieve from WALL*E


  • 13
  • The Axiom
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for The Axiom from WALL*E


  • 14
  • BNL
  • 0:20

  • 15
  • Foreign Contaminant
  • 2:06
  • Sound Clip for Foreign Contaminant from WALL*E


  • 16
  • Repair Ward
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for Repair Ward from WALL*E


  • 17
  • 72 Degrees and Sunny
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for 72 Degrees and Sunny from WALL*E


  • 18
  • Typing Bot
  • 0:47
  • Sound Clip for Typing Bot from WALL*E


  • 19
  • Septuacentennial
  • 0:14

  • 20
  • Gopher
  • 0:40
  • Sound Clip for Gopher from WALL*E


  • 21
  • WALL·E's Pod Adventure
  • 1:13
  • Sound Clip for WALL·E's Pod Adventure from WALL*E


  • 22
  • Define Dancing
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for Define Dancing from WALL*E


  • 23
  • No Splashing No Diving
  • 0:47
  • Sound Clip for No Splashing No Diving from WALL*E


  • 24
  • All That Love's About
  • 0:37
  • Sound Clip for All That Love's About from WALL*E


  • 25
  • M-O
  • 0:46
  • Sound Clip for M-O from WALL*E


  • 26
  • Directive A-113
  • 2:05
  • Sound Clip for Directive A-113 from WALL*E


  • 27
  • Mutiny!
  • 1:29
  • Sound Clip for Mutiny! from WALL*E


  • 28
  • Fixing Wall·E
  • 2:07
  • Sound Clip for Fixing Wall·E from WALL*E


  • 29
  • Rogue Robots
  • 2:02
  • Sound Clip for Rogue Robots from WALL*E


  • 30
  • March of the Gels
  • 0:54
  • Sound Clip for March of the Gels from WALL*E


  • 31
  • Tilt
  • 2:00
  • Sound Clip for Tilt from WALL*E


  • 32
  • The Holo-Detector
  • 1:07
  • Sound Clip for The Holo-Detector from WALL*E


  • 33
  • Hyperjump
  • 1:04
  • Sound Clip for Hyperjump from WALL*E


  • 34
  • Desperate Eve
  • 0:56
  • Sound Clip for Desperate Eve from WALL*E


  • 35
  • Static
  • 1:43
  • Sound Clip for Static from WALL*E


  • 36
  • It Only Takes a Moment
  • 1:07
  • Sound Clip for It Only Takes a Moment from WALL*E


  • 37
  • Down to Earth
  • 5:58
  • Sound Clip for Down to Earth from WALL*E


  • 38
  • Horizon 12.2
  • 1:27
  • Sound Clip for Horizon 12.2 from WALL*E


    • WALL*E Notes

    Nominee - 51st GRAMMY® Awards
    Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
    (Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)
    Wall-E
    Thomas Newman, composer

    Best Instrumental Arrangement
    (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
    "Define Dancing (From Wall-E)"
    Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers (Thomas Newman)

    Nominee - 51st GRAMMY® Awards
    Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
    (A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
    "Down To Earth" (From Wall-E)
    Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, songwriters (Peter Gabriel)

    Credits of WALL*E

    • Ben Burtt
    • Sound Effects, Voice Design, Voice Engineer
    • Larry Mah
    • Digital Remastering, Digital Recording
    • Steve Tavaglione
    • Flute, Whistle (Human), Whistle (Instrument), EWI, Brass, Harp
    • Bill Bernstein
    • Guitar (Bass), Ambience, Lyricist, Music Editor, Producer
    • Daniel Greco
    • Percussion, Drums (Snare), Flapamba, Metal Objects, Bass Marimba, Drums (Bass), Tympani (Timpani)
    • George Doering
    • Dulcimer, Coordination, Epinette, Sound Coordinator, Contrabass Guitar, E-Bow, Autoharp, Guitar (Electric), Harp, Valiha
    • Michael Fisher
    • Percussion, Vibraphone, Metal Objects, Flapamba, Metal Percussion, Clay Drums, Floor Tom, Cajon, Drums (Snare), Drums, Drums (Bass), Marimba, Tympani (Timpani)
    • Steve Kujala
    • Flute, Flute (Alto), Flute (Bass), Piccolo, Whistle (Instrument)

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