Beauty and the Beast (2017 soundtrack)

2017 soundtrack album by Various artists
Beauty and the Beast
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedMarch 10, 2017 (2017-03-10)[1]
Recorded2015–2016
Studio
  • Abbey Road Studios
  • Air Lyndhurst Studios
  • British Grove Studios
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length53:43
131:56 (Deluxe Edition)
LabelWalt Disney
Producer
  • Alan Menken
  • Matt Sullivan
  • Mitchell Leib
Singles from Beauty and the Beast
  1. "Beauty and the Beast"
    Released: February 2, 2017
  2. "Evermore"
    Released: March 3, 2017[2]

Beauty and the Beast is the soundtrack album to the 2017 film Beauty and the Beast. The album, largely based on material from Disney's 1991 animated version, features songs and instrumental score composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman and three new songs composed by Menken with lyrics by Tim Rice. The soundtrack album was released by Walt Disney Records on March 10, 2017.[1]

The songs feature vocals from the film's ensemble cast including Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Mack, Clive Rowe, Gerard Horan, and Haydn Gwynne.

Track listing

All music is composed by Alan Menken

No.TitleLyricsPerformer(s)Length
1."Overture"  3:05
2."Main Title: Prologue Pt. 1" (Includes narration by Hattie Morahan)  0:42
3."Aria"Tim RiceAudra McDonald1:02
4."Main Title: Prologue Pt. 2" (Includes narration by Hattie Morahan)  2:21
5."Belle"Howard Ashman5:33
6."How Does a Moment Last Forever (Music Box)"RiceKevin Kline1:03
7."Belle (Reprise)"AshmanWatson1:15
8."Gaston"Ashman
4:25
9."Be Our Guest"Ashman4:48
10."Days in the Sun"Rice
2:40
11."Something There"Ashman
  • Watson
  • Dan Stevens
  • Thompson
  • Nathan Mack
  • McKellen
  • McGregor
  • Mbatha-Raw
2:54
12."How Does a Moment Last Forever (Montmartre)"RiceWatson1:55
13."Beauty and the Beast"AshmanThompson3:19
14."Evermore"RiceStevens3:14
15."The Mob Song"Ashman
2:28
16."Beauty and the Beast (Finale)"Ashman
  • McDonald
  • Thompson
  • Ensemble
2:14
17."How Does a Moment Last Forever"RiceCeline Dion3:37
18."Beauty and the Beast"Ashman3:47
19."Evermore"RiceJosh Groban3:09
Total length:53:43
Deluxe edition – disc one (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLyricsPerformer(s)Length
20."Aria" (demo)RiceMenken0:36
21."How Does a Moment Last Forever (Music Box)" (demo)RiceMenken0:59
22."Days in the Sun" (demo)RiceMenken3:30
23."How Does a Moment Last Forever (Montmartre)" (demo)RiceMenken1:21
24."Evermore" (demo)RiceMenken2:55
Total length:63:05
Deluxe edition – disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Main Title: Prologue"3:01
2."Belle Meets Gaston"0:54
3."Your Mother"2:13
4."The Laverie"1:22
5."Wolf Chase"3:14
6."Entering the Castle"1:18
7."A White Rose"3:57
8."The Beast"4:03
9."Meet the Staff"1:00
10."Home (extended mix)"2:04
11."Madame de Garderobe"1:28
12."There's a Beast"2:02
13."A Petal Drops"1:02
14."A Bracing Cup of Tea"2:06
15."The West Wing"2:58
16."Wolves Attack Belle"3:17
17."The Library"3:05
18."Colonnade Chat"2:54
19."The Plague"0:51
20."Maurice Accuses Gaston"2:01
21."Beast Takes a Bath"1:21
22."The Dress"1:01
23."You Must Go to Him"2:50
24."Belle Stops the Wagon"2:42
25."Castle Under Attack"4:20
26."Turret Pursuit"2:12
27."You Came Back"5:13
28."Transformations"4:06
Total length:68:50
  • Deluxe editions on streaming services open with tracks 17–19 on disc one, maintaining the same running order after that.[3]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart with 57,000 units, 48,000 of which are traditional album sales.[4] It has sold 337,000 copies in the United States as of July 2017.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 11
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 7
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11] 32
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 33
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 23
Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 8
Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI)[15] 5
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[16]
(Spanish version) 		11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 12
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[19] 46
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 6
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[21] 34
South Korean Albums International (Gaon)[22] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 8
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[26] 1
US Billboard 200[27] 3
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[28] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2017) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 87
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[31] 158
Japanese Albums (Billboard Japan)[32] 58
UK Albums (OCC)[33] 63
US Billboard 200[34] 45
US Kid Albums (Billboard)[35] 17
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[36] 3
Chart (2018) Position
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[37] 21

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[38] Gold 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[39] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[40] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

  • Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)
  • Beauty and the Beast (1991 soundtrack)

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