Dr. Seuss: Horton Hears a Who! [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

John Powell

(Digital Download - Varèse Sarabande #)

Review by Andrew Leahey

Horton Hears a Who! is a whimsical and zany film, and its soundtrack appropriately follows suit. Created by British composer John Powell (who is also credited with playing the "30 foot water system, euphonifaffamelophone, [and] trombugle" in the liner notes), the original score bounces between genres with all the energy of Dr. Seuss' prose. Gothic choirs, Spanish tangos, string sections, big band horns, and '70s-styled funk, all have there place here, as does the sort of fast, furtive music that so often underscores the action sequences in animated movies. The pieces are short, often only 60 seconds in length, but they flow together with a fluidity that rarely disrupts the album's progress. Powell may not be conjuring up anything we haven't heard before (that is, apart from the euphonifaffamelophone gizmo), but familiarity doesn't keep Horton Hears a Who! from emerging as a smart, diverse, and often surprisingly classy soundtrack.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:06 SpotifyAmazon
2 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 00:32 SpotifyAmazon
3 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 00:47 SpotifyAmazon
4 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:42 SpotifyAmazon
5 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:13 SpotifyAmazon
6 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:03 SpotifyAmazon
7 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 02:22 SpotifyAmazon
8 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 03:04 SpotifyAmazon
9 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:41 SpotifyAmazon
10 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:13 SpotifyAmazon
11 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 02:17 SpotifyAmazon
12 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:17 SpotifyAmazon
13 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:36 SpotifyAmazon
14 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 02:29 SpotifyAmazon
15 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 00:24 SpotifyAmazon
16 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:21 SpotifyAmazon
17 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:56 SpotifyAmazon
18 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:18 SpotifyAmazon
19 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 02:30 SpotifyAmazon
20 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:54 SpotifyAmazon
21 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 02:45 SpotifyAmazon
22 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:22 SpotifyAmazon
23 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 02:08 SpotifyAmazon
24 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 02:16 SpotifyAmazon
25 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:04 SpotifyAmazon
26 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 00:59 SpotifyAmazon
27 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 02:40 SpotifyAmazon
28 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:03 SpotifyAmazon
29 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:04 SpotifyAmazon
30 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:12 SpotifyAmazon
31 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 02:22 SpotifyAmazon
32 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 01:31 SpotifyAmazon
33 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 06:52 SpotifyAmazon
34 John Powell feat: Pete Anthony / Edie Lehmann Boddicker / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra 00:53 SpotifyAmazon
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