Beauty and the Beast (2017 soundtrack)
| Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | March 10, 2017 |
| Recorded | 2015–2016 |
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| Genre | Film soundtrack |
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53:43 131:56 (Deluxe Edition) |
| Label | Walt Disney |
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| Singles from Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2017 film Beauty and the Beast. In the film, Belle is taken prisoner by a fearsome Beast in his enchanted castle and learns to look beyond his appearance while evading a narcissistic hunter who seeks to take Belle for himself.
The album, largely based on material from Disney's 1991 animated version, features songs and instrumental score composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman and three new songs composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Tim Rice. The songs feature vocal performances by the film's ensemble cast including Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nathan Mack, Ian McKellen, and Emma Thompson.
All music composed by Alan Menken.
All lyrics written by Tim Rice; all music composed by Alan Menken.
All music composed by Alan Menken.
The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart with 57,000 units, 48,000 of which are traditional album sales. It has sold 337,000 copies in the United States as of July 2017.
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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