'Brave' Soundtrack Features Mumford & Sons, Emma Thompson & Julie Fowlis

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by Drew Taylor
May 9, 2012 2:04 PM
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Details are starting to squeak by in the lead-up to the June 22^nd launch of Disney/Pixar's newest bauble, "Brave." The first details of the "Brave" soundtrack (it will be released physically, unlike "Toy Story 3" and "Up," which were exclusively digital downloads) have emerged from Amazon (via UpcomingPixar), and it looks like the disc is set to include tracks featuring Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis, a song featuring Birdy along with indie darlings Mumford & Sons (presumably over the closing credits) and a pair of songs featuring members of the cast (Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson, most notably). The rest of the tracks are orchestral cues from Patrick Doyle's score.

This is Doyle's first score for Pixar, and more to the point is the first Pixar score not composed by Thomas Newman, Randy Newman or Michael Giacchino. Doyle did a pretty bang-up job for his dark Disney overlords last summer on Marvel's "Thor," which is probably what helped him secure the gig. A lot of the song titles could be considered spoilery, so we'll tread lightly, but the song that Billy Connolly sings is about the movie's mythical bear (remember the movie was originally, more creatively called "The Bear and the Bow"), so we're guessing this will be some kind of musical number where Connolly's character (King Fergus) lays out the stakes for our young heroine.

And speaking of the king, he takes center stage in one of two new photos released from the film (courtesy of SlashFilm). In the first, it showcases leading lady Princess Merida (Kelly Macdonald) sparring jovially with her king father, while her mother, Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), looks on. The second still shows the local townspeople tying up the once-titular bear and Merida defending it. This undoubtedly comes from the second part of the movie, after Merida has run away from the kingdom and made a dark deal with a very witchy woman (Julie Walters), and we actually know surprisingly little about the film's plot, so we'll stay away from guessing.

All will be revealed when "Brave" opens on June 22nd. The soundtrack hits a few days before on June 19th.

"Brave" Soundtrack Details

01. "Touch the Sky" (Performed by Julie Fowlis)
02. "Into the Open Air" (Performed by Julie Fowlis)
03. "Learn Me Right" (Performed by Birdy – with Mumford & Sons)
04. "Fate and Destiny" (score)
05. "The Games" (score)
06. "I Am Merida" (score)
07. "Remember to Smile" (score)
08. "Merida Rides Away" (score)
09. "The Witch’s Cottage" (score)
10. "Song of Mor’du" (Performed by Billy Connolly and Cast)
11. "Through the Castle" (score)
12. "Legends Are Lessons" (score)
13. "Show Us the Way" (score)
14. "Mum Goes Wild" (score)
15. "In Her Heart" (score)
16. "Noble Maiden Fair (A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal)" (Performed by Emma Thompson and Peigi Barker)
17. "Not Now!" (score)
18. "Get the Key" (score)
19. "We’ve Both Changed" (score)
20. "Merida’s Home" (score)

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Terry | May 10, 2012 2:57 PMReply

Whoever is singing that song from the movie there advertising is so pretty, I was hooked whoever it is great job singing it!
Cait | July 5, 2012 5:14 PM

To the person below. The song is called "I'm Shipping up to Boston" or "Shipping up to Boston"
Dudley | May 12, 2012 8:00 PM

It's from Dropkick Murpheys. "Coming up to Boston"
Drew | May 9, 2012 5:44 PMReply

Hey James... "Thor" was a Marvel Studios production that was distributed by Paramount. It was still 100% Disney... And if they hadn't been impressed with his work on "Thor" I doubt very much that they would have let him have the Pixar job.
James | May 9, 2012 3:32 PMReply

Doyle composed THOR for Marvel when they were at Paramount, I doubt that had as much to do with him being chosen as the fact that he has done so many great Celtic-influenced scores in the past...
Margaret | June 20, 2012 3:06 PM

Patrick is Scottish, so that may also be why he's doing this
Lee | May 9, 2012 2:20 PMReply

with this, I don't even care if the movie going to be a MAJOR flop! :DD