Muppet Central News - "The Muppets" Original Soundtrack coming November 21

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. Walt Disney Records will release the soundtrack Nov. 21.

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McKenzie has written "Life's a Happy Song," sung by Jason Segel, Amy Adams and new Muppet Walter and then as a full cast finale; "Let's Talk About Me," which Chris 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.

In the film, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Segel) and Gary's girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) are on vacation in Los Angeles when they discover the plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil. Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets for a telethon to raise $10 million to save the theater.

Track Listing for "The Muppets"

1.The Muppet Show Theme - The Muppets
2.Muppet Studios, I Can't Believe It!* - Walter
3.Life's a Happy Song - Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter
4.I Haven't Seen the Old Gang* - Kermit and Jason Segel
5.Pictures In My Head - Kermit and The Muppets
6.We Drive* - Kermit and Walter
7.Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard - Paul Simon
8.That Spells Reno* - 80's Robot and Amy Adams
9.Rainbow Connection - The Moopets
10.Welcome Back* - Kermit, Fozzie, Walter and Dr. Teeth
11.We Built This City - Starship
12.Party of One* - Sarah Silverman and Amy Adams
13.Me Party - Amy Adams and Miss Piggy
14.We Humbly Ask* - Kermit and Chris Cooper
15.Let's Talk about Me - Chris Cooper
16.The Answer is No* - Chris Cooper and Kermit
17.Are You a Man or a Muppet?* - Amy Adams
18.Man or Muppet - Jason Segel and Walter
19.Down at the Old Barbershop* - Kermit
20.Smells Like Teen Spirit - The Muppet Barbershop Quartet
21.Princesses of Poultry* - Kermit
22.Forget You - Camilla and the Chickens
23.It's Time For Our Song* - Kermit and Miss Piggy
24.Rainbow Connection - The Muppets
25.Get Out There and Help Those Guys* - Jason Segel
26.The Whistling Caruso - Andrew Bird
27.How Charming, a Finale* - Uncle Deadly
28.Life's a Happy Song Finale - Entire Cast
29.Mary, Marry Me* - Jason Segel and Amy Adams
30.Mahna Mahna - Mahna Mahna and The Two Snowths

* Dialogue tracks

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