1. Perfect World - John Debney, Sting [1]
2. My Funny Friend And Me - John Debney, Sting [1]
3. Snuff Out the Light (Yzma's Song) - John Debney, Sting [1]
4. Walk the Llama Llama - John Debney, Sting [1]
5. Perfect World (Reprise) - John Debney, Sting [1]
6. Run Llama Run - John Debney, Debney, John
7. One Day She'll Love Me - John Debney, Sting [1]
8. A New Hope - John Debney, Debney, John
9. Beware the Groove - John Debney, Debney, John
10. The Jungle Resue - John Debney, Debney, John
11. Pacha's Homecoming/The Blue Plate Special - John Debney, Debney, John
12. The Great Battle/Friends Forever - John Debney, Debney, John
Amazon.com
Disney's score-heavy soundtrack to the animated "Emperor's New Groove" blends a scoop of splashy and sentimental contemporary tunes with a shovelful of evocative, masterfully crafted compositions. Big-name artists such as Shawn Colvin, Eartha Kitt, and Tom Jones each signed on to sing one of five Sting-penned songs, and Sting himself lends vocals to two tracks (one a duet with Colvin), so the stars are flying high. But fans of these folks may feel they're forever flipping through the wordless orchestral numbers in search of the record's radio-friendly fare. But buyers with more eclectic listening habits are in for a fully engaging if sometimes jumpy sonic ride: Composer John Debney sends pulses racing then mellows them out on tracks teeming with tension ("Beware the Groove"), trepidation ("The Jungle Rescue"), or tenderness ("A New Hope"), and Sting as songwriter doses up splashes of spice by way of the salsified "Perfect World," for which Jones's considerable vocal energies couldn't be better suited, and the prickly "Snuff Out the Lights," which is put across with practiced insouciance by a pucker-faced, still-out-of-this-world-after-all-these-years Kitt, who also plays the movie's devious diva Yzma. "My Funny Friend and Me," Emperor's end-title song and the record's first single, presents a more familiar Sting, and not only because he's its singer. Soundwise, it hardly strays from the artist's huge-selling adult-skewed ballads--his bread and butter in recent years--and as such, it, along with the tender duet "One Day She'll Love Me," grips the potential to send this record racing up the charts. --Tammy La Gorce
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The Emperor's New Groove (2000 Film)
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2000-11-14)
- Publisher: Disney
- Label: Disney
- Format: Extra tracks, Soundtrack
- Studio: Disney
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 11 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #37231
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Splash and Bounce 2008-06-28
Comment: Originally conceived as a sweeping musical epic of "Lion King" proportions, production on "The Emperor's New Groove" was fraught. A major shift in the film's creative shift resulted in all but two of Sting's original songs being cut from the finished film. Fortunately all five of his original songs have been preserved here on this recording. The tunes have bounce, and colorful performances by the ever fantastic Ertha Kitt and Tom Jones add splash!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Great CD based on original movie premise 2003-08-19
Comment: This CD is great, the Sting songs are, as to be expected, wonderful, especially the ones he sings. It is unfortunate though that this CD has very little in common with the movie as it was released. The movie was originally intended to be a serious drama, based on the "Prince and the Pauper" storyline, but it apparently didn't work, so Disney rushed to change it into a buddy-comedy. I guess the timeline to get the revised movie into theaters didn't allow for them to make significant changes to the soundtrack, because songs that support the original story (Disney was to call the movie "Empire of the Sun") still appear on the soundtrack, even though they have absolutely nothing to do with the movie as released.All that having been said, this is a truly enjoyable soundtrack/score combination.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Crystal clear scores, excellent songs, but a bit lacking... 2001-05-12
Comment: Looking back on my first review, I would like to make some modifications and change my ratings. While the songs are excellent and the scores are good, the scores lack some of the scenes and cues from the movie itself which I desired to listen to; particulary the opening sequence. Otherwise, the Sting songs; in fact all of the songs (save the annoying "Lamma Lamma") are great and the score is mostly lively, yet still somewhat lacking. In short, the New Groove soundtrack is good, but there are definately better pieces with the advent of the Atlantis and Shrek scores, both of which are avaliable at Amazon.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: It had to be Disney 2001-03-15
Comment: I have to be honest, I wasn't expecting anything good aboutEmperor's New Groove. Then I got the Cd and realized that Sting wrotegreat songs for the film. I like the sound of all the songs. There ismore, I just got the spanish version of the soundtrack and it is greattoo, the Walk the llama llama song is even better in this CD, it evenhas some extra lyrics that the english version doesn'tinclude. .... The title in spanish is even better "Las Locurasdel Emperador" which means something like "The Emperor'sFrolics"
9 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Emperor needs a new groove 2000-12-17
Comment: All I have to say is - why? Why did Disney feel the need to release a soundtrack to a film with only 2 songs in it? I got it! To cash in on the dupes like me who buy all the soundtracks! I guess it wouldn't be a big deal having songs written for but not included in the film - if the songs were any good. It's clear that Disney was trying to do something very diferent with this film's songs and I applaud the effort as it's desprately needed. But none of these songs come close to catching that Disney Magic. The rest of the CD contains the films score which is good enough to warrant a single listen. The real stand out is Run Llama Run. I'm sure this will become a staple in the Disney parades. As is becoming a Disney tradition the best song on the CD does not appear in the film. One Day She'll Love Me by Sting and Shawn Colvin is a great song and amazing for the fact that it's completely unilke any Disney song to date. There is sutlety and nuance that is typical of a Sting recording. Truly beautiful. I'm sure it would do very well as a single. Bottom line: Don't buy this CD unless you're a Disney freak like me. The two songs Run Llama Run and One Day She'll Love Me are great but not for the price. Definitely see the film though. It's a laugh riot!
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The Emperor's New Groove (2000 Film)
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