Muppet Monday: Muppet Music! #MuppetMonday

One of my favorite things about The Muppets movies and TV shows is the music. The songs are always so catchy and fun!

To celebrate the release of The Muppets movie, you may have seen The Green Album that was released a few months ago.

It features great artists such as Weezer, The Fray, My Morning Jacket and OK Go. They are all singing those classic Muppets songs!  I’ve been in love with this album since listening to it!

To be released on November 21st is The Muppets movie soundtrack! I can’t wait to get my hands on this!

Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords has four original songs in the Disney film The Muppets, which features special appearances by Feist, Joanna Newsom and Nathan Pacheco.

McKenzie has written “Life’s a Happy Song,” sung byJason Segel, Amy Adams and new Muppet Walter and then as a full cast finale; “Let’s Talk About Me,” whichChris Cooper sings; “Man or Muppet,” a duet between Segel and Walter; and “Me Party,” a collaboration between Adams and Miss Piggy. McKenzie is the film’s music supervisor.

Feist and Mickey Rooney add vocals to “Life’s A Happy Song,” Newsom is guest vocalist on Jim Henson’s “The Muppet Show Theme” and Pacheco, Disney Music Group artist, appears on “Let’s Talk About Me.”

Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman wrote the film’s other original track, “Pictures in My Head,” which Kermit and the Muppets sing.

Muppets characters cover Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Cee Lo Green’s “Forget You” and offer a new version of the Muppet classic “Rainbow Connection.” The soundtrack also features 15 interstitials of film dialogue. Christophe Beck did the score for the film that opens Nov. 23.

Track Listing for The Muppets Soundtrack

“The Muppet Show Theme” – The Muppets
“Life’s a Happy Song” – Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter
“Pictures in My Head” – Kermit and The Muppets
“Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” – Paul Simon
“Rainbow Connection” – The Moopets
“We Built This City” – Starship
“Me Party” – Amy Adams and Miss Piggy
“Let’s Talk About Me” – Chris Cooper
“Man or Muppet” – Jason Segel and Walter
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” – The Muppets Barbershop Quartet
“Forget You” – Camilla and The Chickens
“Rainbow Connection” – The Muppets
“The Whistling Caruso” – Andrew Bird
“Life’s a Happy Song” – Finale Entire Cast
“Mahna Mahna” – Mahna Mahna and The Two Snowths

What’s one of your favorite things about The Muppets music?

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