Soundtrack album for the 1998 anime film of the same name
Pokémon: The First Movie: Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture Soundtrack album byVarious artists
Released November 9, 1999 Recorded 1997–1999 Genre Length 64 :47 Label Atlantic Producer Various artists chronology Singles from Pokémon: The First Movie
Pokémon: The First Movie: Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture soundtrack to thefirstPokémon film in theNorth American markets. Two songs were featured in the animated shortPikachu's Vacation Jigglypuff card from thePokémon TCG .
Alongside this soundtrack, the orchestral score from the movie was also released on the CDPokémon: The First Movie Original Motion Picture Score
The soundtrack was released onAtlantic Records , a sister company toWarner Bros. , the film's distributor outside Japan. It was certified double platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 11, 2000 for selling 2,000,000 copies.[ 3]
No. Title Writer(s) Performed by Length 1. "Pokémon Theme " (Movie Version) John Loeffler , John SieglerBilly Crawford 3:22 2. "Don't Say You Love Me " Marion Ravn ,Marit Larsen ,Peter Zizzo , Jimmy BralowerM2M 3:46 3. "It Was You** " Rodney Jerkins ,Fred Jerkins III ,LaShawn Daniels ,Harvey Mason Jr. Ashley Ballard withSo Plush 4:18 4. "We're a Miracle" David Zippel, Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera 4:12 5. "Soda Pop** " Mikey Bassie,Eric Foster White Britney Spears 3:23 6. "Somewhere, Someday** " Mark Mueller, Andy Goldmark NSYNC 4:07 7. "Get Happy** " Edele Lynch ,Keavy Lynch ,Sinéad O'Carroll ,Lindsay Armaou ,Ray Hedges , Martin BranniganB*Witched 3:06 8. "(Hey You) Free Up Your Mind" Rhett Lawrence ,Melanie Chisholm ,Emma Bunton Emma Bunton 3:24 9. "Fly with Me** " 98° , S. P. Michel,Jerry Duplessis ,Stig Anderson ,Björn Ulvaeus ,Benny Andersson 98° 3:52 10. "Lullaby** " Steven Nikolas, Brendon Sibley,Amanda Williford Mandah 4:00 11. "Vacation* " Colleen Fitzpatrick , Josh DeutschVitamin C 3:20 12. "Makin' My Way (Any Way That I Can)** " Diane Warren Billie Piper 4:25 13. "Catch Me If You Can* " Angela Trullinger, Brian M. Steckler Angela Via 3:28 14. "(Have Some) Fun with the Funk** " Steve Lunt Aaron Carter 3:34 15. "If Only Tears Could Bring You Back" Marjorie Maye Pulice,Russ DeSalvo Midnight Sons 4:03 16. "Brother My Brother" John Loeffler ,Ralph Schuckett , EmosiaBlessid Union of Souls 3:49
* Songs featuredPikachu's Vacation ** Songs not featured in the movie or the short.
98° - Composer, Primary Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer Lars Aass - Arranger Josh Abbey - Engineer Christina Aguilera - Composer, Performer, Primary Artist Stig Anderson - Composer Alan Armitage - Assistant Engineer B*Witched - Performer, Primary Artist Chris Bailey - Assistant Engineer Ashley Ballard - Performer, Primary Artist Mikey Bassie - Composer Billie - Performer, Primary Artist Blessid Union of Souls - Primary Artist, Producer Steve Boyer - Engineer Jimmy Bralower - Arranger, Composer, Drum Programming, Drums, Engineer, Mixing, Percussion, Producer Derek Brin - Drum Programming, Keyboards, Synthesizer Chris Brooke - Assistant Emma Bunton - Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) Gary Carolla - Arranger, Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming, Mixing, Producer Aaron Carter - Performer, Primary Artist Elaine Caswell - Vocals (Background) Will Catterson - Engineer Todd Chapman - Composer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Producer Vivian Cherry - Vocals (Background) Rob Chiarelli - Mixing Melanie Jayne Chisholm - Composer Billy Crawford - Performer, Primary Artist LaShawn Daniels - Composer Russ Desalvo - Composer Josh Deutsch - Composer, Guitar, Producer, Programming Tim Donovan - Engineer, Mixing Engineer Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis - Composer Emosia - Producer Ron Fair - Executive Producer Colleen Fitzpatrick - Composer, Vocals (Background) Sherree Ford-Payne - Vocals (Background) Humberto Gatica - Mixing Brad Gilderman - Mixing Andy Goldmark - Composer Jeff Golub - Guitar Nikki Gregoroff - Vocals (Background) Jeff Griffin - Mixing Assistant Halle - Composer Darren Higman - Executive Producer Garry Hughes - Keyboards, Producer, Programming Neil Jason - Arranger, Musician, Producer, Vocals (Background) k. - Performer, Primary Artist Craig Kallman - Executive Producer Jerry Lane - Mixing Marit Larsen - Composer Rhett Lawrence - Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Programming Emily Lazar - Mastering John Loeffler - Executive Producer, Producer, Vocals (Background) Tom Lord-Alge - Mixing Mario Lucy - Engineer Steve Lunt - Composer M2M - Performer, Primary Artist Mandah - Performer, Primary Artist Brandon Mason - Mixing Assistant Harvey Mason, Jr. - Assembly, Engineer, Producer Harvey Mason, Sr. - Composer Charles McCrorey - Assistant Engineer Andrew McIntyre - Guitar (Electric) Vaughn Merrick - Engineer, Mixing Midnight Sons - Performer, Primary Artist Joanie Morris - Production Coordination Mark Mueller - Composer B.J. Nelson - Vocals (Background) Steven Nikolas - Composer, Engineer, Musician, Producer, ProgrammingNSYNC - Performer, Primary Artist P - Performer, Primary Artist Dave Pensado - Mixing Dan Petty - Guitar (Acoustic) Doug Petty - Keyboards Janice Prendergast - Production Coordination Lloyd Puckitt - Engineer Kaj Robole - Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Producer Guy Roche - Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer Arif St. Michael - Vocals (Background) Tom Schick - Assistant Engineer Mark Schulman - Guitar Brendon Sibley - Engineer, Musician, Producer, Programming John Siket - Engineer Frank Simms - Vocals (Background) Britney Spears - Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) Brian Steckler - Clapping, Composer, Engineer, Musician, Producer, Vocals Biti Strauchn - Vocals (Background) Chris Theis - Engineer, Mixing Engineer Vaneese Thomas - Vocals (Background) Darryl Tookes - Vocals (Background) Chris Trevett - Engineer, Mixing Michael Tucker - Digital Editing, Engineer Angela Via - Performer, Primary Artist Vitamin C - Performer, Primary Artist Kieran Wagner - Assistant Engineer Diane Warren - Composer Bruce Watson - Guitar Eric Foster White - Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer Robert Wieger - Product Manager Holly Wormworth - Soundtrack Coordination Scott Young - Assistant Engineer David Zippel - Composer Peter Zizzo - Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer Chart (1999) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 18] 48
Chart (2000) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 19] 64 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 20] 85 French Albums (SNEP)[ 21] 31 USBillboard 200[ 22] 72
Certifications and sales [ edit ] Alongside this soundtrack, the orchestral score from the movie was also released on the CDPokémon: The First Movie Original Motion Picture Score .
"The Birth of Mewtwo" "Dragonite Takes Flight" "Invitation to Danger" "Surviving the Storm" "Mewtwo's Island" "Pokémon Vs. Clone" "Tears of Life" "This Is My World Now" "Three on Three" "Mew's Theme" "Freeing Charizard" "Adventure in Paradise" "All Good Things Must End"
Sound Picture Box: The Birth of Mewtwo [ edit ] Sound Picture Box: The Birth of Mewtwo (サウンドピクチャーボックス ミュウツーの誕生 Saundopikuchābokkusu myuutsū no tanjō consists of two discs. The first disc contains episodes of the Japanese radio serialThe Birth of Mewtwo (ミュウツーの誕生 , released only in Japan and later adapted intoThe Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin
The first three episodes of the drama mirror the anime short seen inThe Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin , describing the circumstances behindMewtwo 's creation under a team of scientists and the tragic loss of his first friend, Amber. However, the last two episodes take place during the start of the first movie, after the prologue ends. The drama also goes into detail the leadership ofTeam Rocket under Madame Boss and the last known whereabouts of Miyamoto (ミヤモト), the mothers of Team Rocket members Giovanni and Jesse respectively.[ 28] [ 29]
Disc one "Episode 1: The Phantom 'Mew'" (第1話 幻の「ミュウ」 "Episode 2: The Birth of Mewtwo" (第2話 ミュウツーの誕生 "Episode 3: Mewtwo and Ai" (第3話 ミュウツーとアイ Also titled "Mewtwo and Amber" "Episode 4: The World's Strongest Pokémon" (第4話 世界最強のポケモン "Episode 5: Mewtwo Strikes Back" (第5話 ミュウツーの逆襲 Disc two "The Phantom 'Mew'" (幻の「ミュウ」 "The Awakening of Mewtwo" (ミュウツーの目覚め "The Mighty Mewtwo" (強者ミュウツー "Start of the Counterattack" (逆襲のはじまり "Aim to Be the Pokémon Master '98" (opening theme) (めざせポケモンマスター'98 （オープニング主題歌）Mezase Pokémon Masutā Re-recording of the Japanese opening theme ofPokémon: Indigo League Lyrics byAkihito Toda [ja ] , composed byHirokazu Tanaka , arranged byChell Watanabe [ja ] , sung byRica Matsumoto "We won't give up on Pikachu" (ピカチュウあきらめないニャ "Flying Kairyu" (FLYINGカイリュー Also titled "Flying Dragonite" "Messenger" (メッセンジャー "Sign of the Storm" (嵐の予兆 "Departing for the Pokémon Castle!" (ポケモン城へ出発! "A Stormy Sea" (嵐の海を "Pokémon Castle" (ポケモン城 "The Shadow Haunting Team Rocket" (ロケット団につきまとう影 "Mewtwo Appears" (ミュウツー登場 "Cloned Pokémon Awaken!" (コピーポケモン目覚める! "Showdown! Real vs. Cloned Pokémon" (対決! 本物対コピーポケモン "Flight of the Poké Balls" (乱れ飛ぶモンスターボール "Watch Out! Pikachu!" (危うし! ピカチュウ! "Satoshi's Will to Battle" (サトシ戦いの決意 "Real vs. Cloned! Which Is Stronger?!" (本物とコピー! 強いのはどっちだ! "The Meaning of Life" (命あるもの "Tears of Miracle" (奇跡の涙 "To the Sky of Hope" (希望の空へ "The Storm Clears" (晴れゆく嵐 "Together with the Wind" (ending theme) (風といっしょに （エンディング主題歌）Kaze to issho ni ) Lyrics byAkihito Toda [ja ] , composed byHirokazu Tanaka , arranged by Tanaka andKan Sawada , sung bySachiko Kobayashi ^ Allmusic review ^ Entertainment Weekly review ^ "Recording Industry Association of America" . RIAA. RetrievedJune 4, 2024 .^ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Pok%E9mon - The First Movie" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2021.^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Pok%E9mon - The First Movie" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2021.^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Pok%E9mon - The First Movie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2021.^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Pok%E9mon - The First Movie" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2021.^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Canadian Albums)" .Billboard ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Pok%E9mon - The First Movie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2021.^ "Soundtrack: Pok%E9mon - The First Movie" (in Finnish).Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved April 11, 2021. ^ "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack – Pok%E9mon - The First Movie" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2021.^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Pok%E9mon - The First Movie" (in German).GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved April 11, 2021.^ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Pok%E9mon - The First Movie" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2021.^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Pok%E9mon - The First Movie" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2021.^ "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Pok%E9mon - The First Movie" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2021.^ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Pok%E9mon - The First Movie" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2021.^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)" .Billboard ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1999" . Australian Recording Industry Association. RetrievedApril 11, 2021 .^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2000" . Australian Recording Industry Association. RetrievedApril 11, 2021 .^ "Rapports Annuels 2000" . Ultratop. RetrievedApril 11, 2021 .^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2000" (in French). SNEP. RetrievedApril 11, 2021 .^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000" .Billboard . RetrievedApril 11, 2021 .^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF) .Australian Recording Industry Association .^ "Canadian album certifications – Soundtrack – Pokémon THE FIRST MOVIE - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK" .Music Canada .^ "WARNER, EMI DEMONSTRATE DIFFERENT STYLES IN CHILE" .Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 22, 2000. pp. 53, 89.ISSN 0006-2510 . RetrievedDecember 13, 2021 .^ "British album certifications – Various Artists – Pokémon - The First Movie" .British Phonographic Industry .^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – The First Movie" .Recording Industry Association of America .^ Takeshi Shudo."WEB Animation Magazine: 第183回 『ミュウツーの逆襲』疲れました。" (in Japanese). STYLE CO,.LTD. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2017 . ^ "THE BIRTH OF MEWTWO CD DRAMA" . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2017 .
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