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Description
Twenty years ago, The Rugrats Movie brought the beloved animated show to the big screen for the first time. The star-studded spectacular, featuring Tommy Pickles and his baby gang in an adventure of blockbuster-sized proportions, was an instant sensation and grossed $141 million, making it the first non-Disney animated film to gross over $100 in the U.S., and the highest-grossing animated film based on a TV series. Driving the action-packed movie was an inspired soundtrack comprised of new, original songs and covers by an eclectic mix ranging from the hip-hop of Blackstreet, Mya, Mase, Busta Rhymes to the rock and pop of No Doubt, Elvis Costello, Lisa Loeb, Devo. On the ambitious “This World Is Something New To Me,” the two minute song crams in a dizzying array of artists including Beck, Jakob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Phife Dawg, Lenny Kravitz, Laurie Anderson, Patti Smith, B-Real, Lou Rawls, Gordan Gano of the Violent Femmes and The B-52s who all lend their voices to their Rugrats personas.
Legends, fleeting hit makers, and revered songwriters alike were all involved in couching the film in colorful sonics that bolstered the movie’s impact. Even Blondie’s monster single “One Way Or Another” got a facelift for a punchy cover by Cheryl Chase, the voice of Angelica. What speaks to the movie’s overarching impact is the eclectic nature of the artists and the tracks themselves, ranging from hip-hop, to R&B, to pop, and rock as well.
The great Mark Mothersbaugh (of Devo fame) produced the soundtrack with signature touches that added connective fabric to the entire release. In fact, Mothersbaugh wrote the TV show’s opening theme as well as it catchy lead single, “Take Me There,” which went Platinum in the US and charted at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. Unique and wide-ranging—and much more than a simple soundtrack— there is much here for multiple generations to grasp onto and to enjoy, testament to why it remains such an endearing soundtrack to this day. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the film and soundtrack, The Rugrats Movie: Music from The Motion Picture is now available on vinyl for the first time ever.
Tracklist
A1. “Take Me There” - Blackstreet & Mya feat. Ma$e & Blinky Blink
A2. “I Throw My Toys Around” – No Doubt feat. Elvis Costello
A3. “This World Is Something New To Me” - B Real, Beck, Cindy Wilson, Dawn Robinson, Fred Schneider, Gordon Gano, Iggy Pop, Jakob Dylan, Kate Pierson, Laurie Anderson, Lenny Kravitz, Lisa Loeb, Lou Rawls, Patti Smith, Phife
A4. “All Day” – Lisa Loeb
A5. “Dil-A-Bye” – E.G. Daily
A6. “A Baby Is A Gift From A Bob” – Cheryl Chase & Cree Summer
B7. “One Way Or Another” – Cheryl Chase
B8. “Wild Ride” – Kevi of 1000 Clowns feat. Lisa Stone
B9. “On Your Marks, Get Set, Ready, Go!” – Busta Rhymes
B10. “Witch Doctor” – Devo
B11. “Take The Train” – Rakim & Danny Saber
B12. “Yo Ho Ho And A Bottle of Yum!” – E.G. Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, & Kath Soucie"
Records & CDs
Looking for Rugrats music? You can now get it on these albums:
Released in 1997, this CD contains 50 themes spanning about 60 years of TV animation. This is the first album to feature any Rugrats music. Bob Jagarsky writes in his review from the :rec.music.reviews newsgroup (via Deja News; this is an extract from his review):
For the people who have only seen Schoolhouse Rock (represented here with possibly its most famous song, "Conjunction Junction") in repeats, 90s themes such as "The Simpsons", "Animaniacs", and "Rugrats" may get multiple repeats on the disc player.
A 41-song compilation featuring the best music from Nick's animated shows, including these Rugrats songs:
The Opening Theme
The Closing Theme (another version of the opening)
The Rugrats Rap (as seen between shows on Nickelodeon, as well as on the Chuckie The Brave & Harriet The Spy videos)
Rugrats Rock (same as above, but seen on video only on Harriet The Spy )
Reptar Cereal Jingle (from Incident In Aisle 7 )
I'm Just A Dinosaur (from Reptar On Ice )
Where Oh Where Is Reptar (also from Reptar On Ice )
(special thanks to Don Del Grande)
The soundtrack to the show, obviously. SRP:$17.99 for the CD, $11.99 for the cassette. There are 2 versions: one has all the Rugrats, with Chuckie looking scared, another has Tommy & Chuckie running from Reptar. The first version is available in limited quantities only at the show, while the other is available at the show and where most records are sold.
The soundtrack to the film, featuring Devo's Witch Doctor , the multi-artist The World Is Something New To Me and songs from other artists, as well as the cast themselves.
Cassette featuring only the Rugrats' numbers, plus Witch Doctor .
Features audio versions of Reptar On Ice & Journey To The Center Of The Basement , narrated by E.G. Daily as Tommy Pickles. Retails for $9.98 for the cassette and $13.98 for the CD.
In this album, benefitting the For All Kids Foundation , Rosie O'Donnell sings along with Cheryl Chase as Angelica on one track, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus . Other artists joining Rosie include Celine Dion, Cher, Tricha Yearwood, Billy Joel, Elmo from Sesame Street , Gloria Estefan, Elton John, Donny Osmond, Rosemary Clooney and more. Retails for US$17.98 for CD, US$11.98 for cassette.
The Rugrats theme is among many Kids' TV theme songs included on this CD / cassette, including several from Nickelodeon. Keep in mind that this is a newly-recorded cover version of the theme song -- not the original recording. The CD retails for US$12.99.
Features 13 tracks from today's top artists (14 in foreign pressings) . However, only one track, Bad Girls , features any of the Rugrats characters (Angelica) .
Released in 2001, it's one of 2 sequels to the original Toon Tunes CD, featuring 36 tracks from comedic animation. As with the original, the Rugrats theme is one of the songs featured.
A 2001 compilation of 52 tracks of music and themes from SpongeBob, Rocket Power, CatDog, Thornberrys, Invader Zim, Angry Beavers, Ginger, Pelswick, Arnold, Oddparents , and of course, Rugrats , plus special "Nick On-Air Music" , and the theme from the shortest-lived Nicktoon ever, Chalk Zone .
Here are the Rugrats -related tracks, and the episodes they came from:
The Theme (might be new version)
Vacation (Angelica's version, from Vacation)
This Is Our Place (Wash - Dry Story (. ))
Cynthia Workout (Angelica's Ballet)
Someplace (Wash - Dry Story (. ))
My Pants (. )
Why Fall In Love (part 2 of Acorn Nuts & Diapey Butts)
Tricycle Not For You (Music)
Emika's (sic) song ("You're A Friend To Me", from All Growed Up)
Features 14 tracks -- half from the Rugrats characters, the other half from today's top artists.
Rugrats Audio In German
Above: 5 of the 8 German Rugrats tapes,
plus the CD of the first one,
from Splashp@ges, Amazon.de & http://hoerspiel.de/; ©1999 Viacom.
Hier sind die Rugrats
Neues von den Rugrats
Abenteuer mit den Rugrats
Die Rugrats ausser Rand und Band
Helden in Windeln
Die Rugrats räumen auf
All Rugrats tapes are available in cassette form (all DM10.80 or €5.52, about US$4.75), with Hier sind die Rugrats also available on CD, priced at DM14.95 or €7.65 (US$6.58).
( Sources: Splashp@ges; Amazon.de; http://hoerspiel.de/)
For information on other Rugrats Movie recordings, including demos & singles, click here.
For information on other Rugrats In Paris recordings, click here.
Soundtracks
B Real performs courtesy of Ruffhouse Records/Sony Music, a group of Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Patti Smith performs courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
Laurie Anderson performs courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson perform courtesy of Reprise Records
Phife performs courtesy of Jive Records
Lenny Kravitz performs courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc. for U.S. (Only)
Beck performs courtesy of Geffen Records
Jakob Dylan performs courtesy of Interscope Records
Iggy Pop performs courtesy of Virgin Records America
by Danny Saber and Rakim
Performed by Rakim and Danny Saber
Produced by Danny Saber
Rakim performs courtesy of Universal Records
by Busta Rhymes (as Trevor Smith)
Performed and produced by Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes performs courtesy of Flipmode Entertainment/Elektra Entertainment Group
by Debbie Harry (as Deborah Harry) and Nigel Harrison
Performed by Blondie
Courtesy of Capitol Records
under license from EMI Music Special Markets
by Kevin Krakower, Mario Caldato Jr. (as Mario Caldato, Jr.) and Lisa Stone
Performed by Kevi from 1000 Clowns featuring Lisa Stone
Produced by Mario Caldato Jr. (as Mario Caldato, Jr.)
Kevi performs courtesy of Rat Records
Performed by Elizabeth Daily (as E.G. Daily), Christine Cavanaugh and Kath Soucie
Produced by Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Casale (as Robert Casale)
Performed and produced by Devo
by Debbie Harry (as Deborah Harry) and Nigel Harrison
Additional lyric by Eryk Casemiro
Performed by Cheryl Chase
Produced by Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Casale (as Robert Casale)
Performed by Elizabeth Daily (as E.G. Daily)
Produced by Mark Mothersbaugh & Bob Casale (as Robert Casale)
by Teddy Riley, Tamara Savage, Madeline Nelson, Mase (as Mason Betha) and Michael Foster
Performed by Blackstreet and Mya featuring Mase (as Ma$e) and Blinky Blink
Produced by Teddy Riley
Blackstreet performs courtesy of L.O.R. Records/Interscope Records
Mya performs courtesy of University Music Entertainment/Interscope Records
Ma$e performs courtesy of Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc./Arista Records, Inc.
Blinky Blink performs courtesy of All Out Entertainment/SoSo Def/Columbia Records
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