Up

Various | Format: MP3 Music

Product Details

• Original Release Date: May 26, 2009
• Release Date: May 26, 2009
• Label: Walt Disney Records
• Copyright: (C) 2009 Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar
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• Total Length: 53:09
• Genres:
  • Soundtracks
• ASIN: B002A4ZN1A
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,153 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Michael Giacchino does it again for Pixar! May 28, 2009

By J. Abarquez

Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase

This soundtrack may rival the one he produced for The Incredibles! It features period music from the 1930s, complete with a mono filter and record hisses and pops for the song "The Spirit of Adventure." But it also features such lovely waltzes that make me both excited and curious as to how they will match the fantastic images Pixar has produced. Definately the best way to get hyped for UP.

The only thing preventing this from getting a five star rating is the fact there will be no physical CD available.

24 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Disney is rich enough to print this onto c.d and see a return! June 8, 2009

By Horatio Guttersnipe

Format:MP3 Music

5/5 stars for music .... 1 star for not releasing the complete score onto c.d, with printed art work .... which looks wonderful!

Not that I want to sound controversial and offend anyone at Disney, but I still believe Disney and Pixar will release the Up soundtrack on to c.d. Why do I believe this, well in Britain at least sales of records are still high, people like to buy something tangible to remind them of the film to link them in some way with the artist and this music is so beautifully composed and the song 'The Spirit of Adventure' is so wonderful just on it's own, that it seems madness not to release a complete soundtrack to the film Up on c.d. I have not bought many Pixar soundtracks, non of note in recent past, however I would have done for this soundtrack, the film is very appealing to me and the gentle sounds which hark back to a wholesome time evokes only nice feelings and thoughts, which makes me believe that this a wonderful story telling score and should be printed on to c.d with this wonderful art work as well.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Head to iTunes instead for exclusive digital booklet and featurette July 28, 2009

By Timothy K.

Format:MP3 Music

Yes, yes. We've all voiced our outrage that this isn't receiving a proper CD release. But, so long as we're buying digital instead of a hard copy, why not get as much bang for our buck as possible?

Both Amazon and Apple iTunes have been authorized as the official distributors of this beautiful score. However, iTunes has +2-up over Amazon. For the same price as Amazon, $7.99, iTunes offers better-quality MP4 (.M4A, DRM-free) files, and includes a bonus 25-page PDF "digital booklet" and an informative, exclusive, 00:07:38 featurette entitled "Composing For Characters". In the featurette, director Pete Docter, producer Jonas Rivera, and of course, composer Michael Giacchino give insights into the motifs and themes used in the film, and how they were conceived and used to breathe even greater poignancy into the emotional tale told throughout the movie. We also get to see them recording bits of certain pieces, which is always a treat.

What's a digital booklet, you ask? In its 25 pages, it contains mostly captures from the film, but also includes liner notes and greyscale photos of the score's development team in action. It's a beautiful little thing to behold, and for the same price as Amazon's, why not go for it?

The only downside to this is that the files are, as mentioned, MP4--not MP3. This means they're compatible with fewer programs and audio players than MP3, but have slightly better quality (for those of us with audiophilic ears). Also, a note for Windows users: MP4 means you won't be able to see the tag information (artist, title, album, etc.) in Windows Explorer.

However, this "downside" is totally invalidated if you're a Mac user who uses only iTunes to listen to music and your iPod to listen to it on the go.

Whomever you buy it from, enjoy it--it's a beautiful, poignant, fun score to accompany the finest film I've ever seen.