A Christmas Carol (soundtrack)

A Christmas Carol
Soundtrack album by Alan Silvestri
Released November 4, 2009
Genre Soundtrack
Length 45:34
Label Walt Disney Records
Alan Silvestri soundtracks chronology
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
(2009)		 A Christmas Carol
(2009)		 The A-Team
(2010)
Singles from A Christmas Carol
  1. "God Bless Us Everyone"
    Released: 2009

A Christmas Carol is a soundtrack for the 2009 film of the same name. The music was composed by Alan Silvestri and orchestrated by William Ross (composer), Conrad Pope and John Ashton Thomas. The entire score was conducted by Ross and Silvestri, and was performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony and a freelance choir.[1] Much of the music was based on actual carols. The album was later issued physically through Intrada Records. The theme song "God Bless Us Everyone" was written by Silvestri and Glen Ballard and performed by Italian classical crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli.

Track listing

# Title Length Scenes
1 A Christmas Carol Main Title 4:21 The opening & the main titles. Includes quotations from "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen," "Deck the Halls," and "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing."
2 Scrooge Counts Money 0:48 When Scrooge counts money in his office.
3 Marley's Ghost Visits Scrooge 6:13 When Jacob Marley visits Scrooge and informs him about his ghostly visits.
4 The Ghost of Christmas Past 4:58 When the Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge to his past.
5 Let Us See Another Christmas 1:18 The track plays during Scrooge's teenage years. When his little sister Fan visits him to bring him home for the holidays.
6 Flight to Fezziwigs 1:28 When Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Past go to Scrooge's old Boss's workplace. Scrooge sees himself with the holiday spirit as a young man.
7 First Waltz 1:00 When Scrooge sees his young self fall in love with Belle.
8 Another Idol Has Replaced Me 1:40 Played during young Scrooge's parting with Belle. Ending with Scrooge extinguishing the Ghost of Christmas Past.
9 Touch My Robe 3:42 Played during Scrooge's travels with the Ghost of Christmas Present. Based on "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing."
10 The Clocktower 1:50 Played during Scrooge's encounter with Ignorance and Want while the life of the Ghost of Christmas Present expires in the Big Ben clocktower.
11 The Carriage Chase 3:24 Played when the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come chases Scrooge all around London.
12 Old Joe & Mrs. Dilber 2:27 Played when Scrooge's maid, Mrs. Dilber, is selling Scrooge's old bed curtains to Old Joe.
13 This Dark Chamber 1:57 Played when Scrooge sees a man's corpse lying on a bed and when the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come shows kindness attracted to death, by showing a family that is relieved he is dead, as they have more time to pay off their debt.
14 None of Us Will Ever Forget 1:33 When the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come shows the family of Scrooge's employee, Bob Cratchit, mourning his son, Tiny Tim, on Christmas.
15 Who Was That Lying Dead? 3:08 Played during the graveyard scene. When the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come shows Scrooge that the corpse was Scrooge himself, by showing his name on a tombstone. Scrooge promises to change his ways just as the Ghost forces him to fall into his empty coffin lying in a deep grave that sits above the fires of Hell.
16 I'm Still Here 1:27 Played when Scrooge is happily dancing on Christmas morning. Ending when Scrooge dances with his maid, Mrs. Dilber.
17 Ride On My Good Man 1:04 Played when Scrooge is riding a carriage with kids following. Ending with him having Christmas dinner at his nephew's, Fred's house.
18 God Bless Us Everyone 3:16 The film's theme sung by Andrea Bocelli. Played during the credits.

References

  1. ↑ http://scoringsessions.com/2009/12/22/alan-silvestri-scores-a-christmas-carol/
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