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color: #4f7bbd;"> - November 10, 2018, at 1:14 p.m.</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 4px; font-size: 0.95em;"> <span style="font-size: 0.90em; color: #dae0ff;">1 comment</span> <span style="font-size: 0.7em; color: #cacff3;"> (554 views)</span></td></tr></table> </div><table class="commentteasetable2"><tr><td style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;"> <a href="https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/christopher_robin.html?page=comments">More...</a></td></tr></table> <br style="clear: both;"> </div> <div class="reviewnav"> <li><a name="Credits">Credits</a></li> </div> <div class="reviewnavdown"> <div class="columncreditdivider"> Composed and Produced by:</div> <div class="columncreditnames">Geoff Zanelli<br>Jon Brion</div><hr class="columnsectiondivider"> <div class="columncreditdivider"> Additional Music by: </div> <div class="columncreditnames"> Richard M. Sherman<br>Paul Mounsey<br>Zak McNeil<br>Bryce Jacobs<br>Philip Klein </div><hr class="columnsectiondivider"> <div class="columncreditdivider"> Conducted by: </div> <div class="columncreditnames"> Peter Rotter<br>Tim Williams </div><hr class="columnsectiondivider"> <div class="columncreditdivider"> Orchestrated by: </div> <div class="columncreditnames"> Bruce Fowler<br>Yvonne S. Moriarty<br>Rick Gioninazzo<br>Philip Klein<br>Jennifer Hammond<br>Kevin Kaska<br>Steve Bartek<br>Edgardo Simone<br>David Slonaker<br>Edward Trybek </div> </div> <div class="reviewnav"> <li><a name="Audio & Track Listings"> Track Listings</a></li> </div> <div class="reviewnavdown"> <div style="font-size: 0.8em; color: #b7cfff; padding: 0px 0px 14px 8px;">Total Time: 56:50</div> <div style="font-size: 0.85em; padding: 0px 4px 14px 6px;">  1. Storybook (1:22)<br>  2. Goodbye, Farewell<font color=#9393d5>* - performed by cast</font> (1:19)<br>  3. Not Doing Nothing Anymore (2:49)<br>  4. I Would Have Liked It to Go On for a While Longer (2:04)<br>  5. Chapters (2:59)<br>  6. Evelyn Goes It Alone (2:33)<br>  7. Easy to Lose Your Way on a Foggy Day (2:40)<br>  8. Through the Tree (1:25)<br>  9. It's Not Stress, It's Pooh (1:28)<br>  10. Train Station (2:28)<br>  11. Sussex (1:12)<br>  12. Returning to the Hundred Acre Wood (4:26)<br>  13. Did You Let Me Go? (3:37)<br>  14. Swimmer or Sinker (2:11)<br>  15. Heffalump Battle (1:30)<br>  16. Is It Christopher Robin? (1:54)<br>  17. But I Found You, Didn't I? (2:35)<br>  18. Madeline's Red Balloon (0:54)<br>  19. Expotition to London (4:14)<br>  20. Nothing Ever Bad Came from Bouncing (1:40)<br>  21. A Father of Very Little Brain (3:34)<br>  22. My Favorite Day (2:43)<br>  23. I Do Nothing Every Day (2:57)<br>  24. Busy Doing Nothing<font color=#9393d5>* - performed by Richard M. Sherman</font> (0:45)<br>  25. Christopher Robin<font color=#9393d5>* - performed by Richard M. Sherman</font> (1:18)<br> <br><br><div class="albumnotes">* Composed by Richard M. Sherman</div> </div> </div> <div class="reviewnav"> <li><a name="Album Cover Art">Album Cover Art</a></li> </div> <div class="reviewnavdown" style="font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center;"> <table id="covertable"><tr><td class="covertitle"> </td><td class="coverimagecell"> <img alt="Album Cover Art" src="/images/covers/christopher_robin.jpg" width="90" height="90" class="coverimage"> </td></tr></table> </div> <div class="reviewnav"> <li><a name="Labels & Release Dates"> Label & Release Date</a></li> </div> <div class="reviewnavdown" style="font-size: 0.95em; text-align: center;"> Walt Disney Records<br> <span style="color: #aac2f4">(August 3rd, 2018)</span> </div> <div class="reviewnav"> <li><a name="Album Availability">Album Availability</a></li> </div> <div class="reviewnavdown"> Regular U.S. release.</div> <div class="reviewnav"><li><a name="Also See">Also See</a></li></div> <div class="reviewnavdown"><table style="line-height: 170%; margin-left: 10px;"><tr><td style="width: 10px;"></td><td><a href=https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/winnie_pooh.html><b>Winnie the Pooh</b></a></td></tr> </table></div> <div class="reviewnav"> <li><a name="Notes & Quotes">Notes & Quotes</a></li> </div> <div class="reviewnavdown"> The insert includes a list of performers but no extra information about the score or film.<br> </div> <div id="closemenu"> <li><a name="Close Menu">Close Full Review Menu ▲</a></li> </div> </td></tr></table></div> <div id="MainReview" style="padding: 16px 8px 28px 6px; font-size: 1.05em;"> <div style="font-size: 0.85em; color: #91b5ff; padding-bottom: 20px;"> Filmtracks Traffic Rank: #1,957<br>Written 10/31/18<div id="ColorSwapLink"><u>Invert Colors</u></div> </div> <div style="margin: 6px 6px 8px 4px; font-size: 0.9em;" class="ColorSwapSection1"> <i><span style="color: #32ba8a"><b>Buy it...</b></span> if you can't help but feel warm and fuzzy about songwriter Richard M. Sherman's involvement in this picture and the sweet, conservatively rendered ensemble score for this concept's continuation.</i><br> <br> <i><span style="color: #ca5259"><b>Avoid it...</b></span> if you assume that this story would inspire its team of composers to intelligently interpolate the Sherman Brothers' classic or new themes into the score in satisfying fashion.</i><br> </div><br><table class="composermugs"><tr><td> <img alt="Zanelli" src="/images/photos/mugs/2021/mug_zanelli.gif" width="86" height="108" style="border: 1px solid #aac2f4;"></td></tr><tr><td>Zanelli</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-top: 8px;"> <img alt="Brion" src="/images/photos/mugs/2021/mug_brion.gif" width="86" height="108" style="border: 1px solid #aac2f4;"></td></tr><tr><td>Brion</td></tr></table> <div class="ColorSwapSection1"> <b>Christopher Robin</b>: (Geoff Zanelli/Jon Brion/Various) For any middle-aged man who has discovered an old bin of his childhood stuffed animals or other toys, Disney's continuation of the "Winnie the Pooh" concept in 2018's <b>Christopher Robin</b> will carry a fair amount of meaning. The feel-good story of the live-action movie postulates that the titular character, as a grown man, has lost his passion for life and struggles in his relationship with his wife and daughter. Per chance and the magic of imagination, Winnie Pooh and other characters from the Hundred Acre Wood intervene to save the day and reemerge as impactful characters in the lives of Robin's family. Solid special effects, the return of voice actor Jim Cummings, and a noteworthy lead performance by Ewan McGregor were widely praised, though the film's otherwise tepid critical response and underwhelming returns revealed a hint of Eeyore cynicism at work. The film attempted to aim for both children and adults, the goofiness of the action scenes for the former and the weighty contemplations for the latter not really merging for universal appeal. The music for the film was a mess in its production but manages to have a somewhat happy ending itself. On the upside is the fresh involvement of Disney songwriter Richard M. Sherman at the age of 90. He and his late brother, Robert, wrote the iconic songs and scores for the "Winnie the Pooh" shorts and features that started in the 1960's and persist into the digital age. Sherman was proud to conjure three short, new songs for <b>Christopher Robin</b>, one for the assembled cast and the other two for his own vocals. To hear these additions to the concept's musical cannon in 2018 is nothing short of miraculous, and the soundtrack contains numerous references to three of the Sherman Brothers themes from the legacy films. Unfortunately, the situation involving the original score for <b>Christopher Robin</b> was an absolute mess, and the resulting mash-up of ideas for the picture manifests itself in a rather underplayed score that excels only occasionally. The assignment was originally Jóhann Jóhannsson's, though his death sent the studio in the direction of the Hans Zimmer realm for a replacement. Reports indicated that Klaus Badelt was slated to be involved, though a conflict of some sort led Disney to songwriter and niche composer Jon Brion instead. Later in production, the studio returned to the Zimmer realm to eventually hire longtime Remote Control Productions associate Geoff Zanelli to re-score the bulk of the film.<br><br> </div> <div id="ReviewDivLink" style="padding-left: 20px; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; color: #c2d5ff; background-color: #000;"><b> <u><a href="#" name"reviewmore">Read More...</a></u> </b></div> <div id="ReviewDivDrop" style="display: none;"> <div class="ColorSwapSection1"> The resulting soundtrack for <b>Christopher Robin</b> contains new songs from Sherman, reprises of his classic tunes, two new themes for the orchestral score by Brion, and one new main theme by Zanelli, not to mention a slew of ghostwriters providing bits and pieces here and there. Even Danny Elfman's usual orchestrating team became involved. Casual audiences probably won't care about the disjointed elements of the overall soundtrack, and Zanelli's team does a pretty good job weaving the new ideas together, but this haphazard methodology does have a nagging negative impact on the score. It's the kind of work that surely suffices and even excels at times, but there's an absence of convincing emotional connection in this music that comes from its conservatively rendered stance and sometimes disparate thematic interests. The ambient tone is largely fine, with the orchestra utilizing all the solo piano, woodwinds, and light chimes you'd expect for the occasion. The lack of convincing depth to the ensemble performances, even in the final action and resolution sequences, is a bit disappointing. While the concept has never blown the roof off the theatre with its musical resonance, this live action variation merited some of the ambitious presence of comedy and drama closer to Rachel Portman's vintage output in the genre, such as <b>The Adventures of Pinocchio</b>. There's a lot of melodic intent to unpack in <b>Christopher Robin</b>, but the slow and understated nature of the score's personality could lose the interest of listeners anyway. The discussion of new themes for the score has to pause for a moment to consider the interpolation of Sherman's classic themes into the mix. Sadly, these adaptations are provided more wholesale than hoped; for a film about rediscovery, the composers fail to intelligently integrate Sherman's music directly into their own themes as they become more focused during the length of the narrative. You hear the famous "Winnie the Pooh" theme, along with "Up, Down and Touch the Ground" and "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers," dropped into the film without the kind of thoughtful interpolation necessary in this context. The album release completely ignores two of the three, with only the brief phrasing of "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" heard in "Nothing Ever Bad Comes from Bouncing." Zanelli, Brion, and associates essentially reinvent themes for the major concepts where all-new ideas weren't really necessary or even desired, at least not by the end of the film. The presence of the new Sherman material, including his cameo during the credits sequence, negates any argument of necessary musical separation.<br><br> The best cue attributions available for the <b>Christopher Robin</b> score seem to indicate that Zanelli and his crew wrote what became the film's main theme while Brion's contribution was reduced to the work's two major secondary themes. Interestingly, it's the new theme by Zanelli for Pooh and his relationship with Robin that both dominates the score and needlessly shuns the prior musical identity for that connection. Heard immediately in "Storybook" and continuing through the majority of cues in the score, this melancholy piano-led theme eventually achieves redemption by its full, symphonic performances in "I Do Nothing Every Day" after being run though a number of stylistic variants in between. It's an affable series of three-note phrases that retains its inherent sadness even in its most upbeat performances. Meanwhile, Brion's theme of mischief bursts forth in "Train Station" and "Heffalump Battle," along with frenzied extensions of its jazzy, Heffalump-worthy humor in late action cues. (These are the portions that owe the most to Portman humor.) Brion's piano theme of outright sadness is heard in full during "Not Doing Nothing Anymore" and likewise returns in the latter half of the score. Interestingly, neither of the character themes, Zanelli's nor Brion's, helms the score's arguably most pivotal moment. At the height of "A Father of Very Little Brain," Zanelli opts instead to adapt fragments of the score's prior identities into a new momentous idea of victory. It's at moments like this and "Returning to the Hundred Acre Wood" when obvious, smart interpolations of the Sherman themes, whether vintage or new, would have been appreciated. Surprisingly, two of the most engaging cues are back-to-back Zanelli entries early on; in "I Would Have Liked It to Go On for a While Longer" and "Chapters," the music handles the transitional scenes in the story with better pep and engagement. The latter features the score's only notable choral element, aiding acoustic guitar and percussion in denoting the passage of time before yielding to a singularly positive pop-like moment of optimism in the final minute of the cue that remains, almost oddly, the highlight of the whole work. When you step back from this soundtrack, you get the feeling that it could have been coordinated so much more effectively had its production process gone smoothly. The result effectively serves its purpose, but there are melodic opportunities missed and the Sherman involvement seems token. The recording is also rather mundane, with none of the improvement to the ambient depth of the concept that Zanelli had guided for <b>Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales</b>. Expect the nearly hour-long album for <b>Christopher Robin</b> to drag significantly during its middle passages.  <span style="color: #ca5259">***</span> <b>  <span class="amazonend">@Amazon.com: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Christopher%20Robin&tag=filmtracks-review&index=music&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">CD</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Christopher%20Robin&tag=filmtracks-review&index=digital-music&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Download</a></span></b> <br></div> </div>  </div>  <table style="margin: 0 auto;"><tr><td style="text-align: center;"> <div style="width: 320px; height: 100px; margin: 0px 2px 24px 2px; font-size: 0.7em;"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:320px;height:100px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-6483253369734723" data-ad-slot="3670625982"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table> <div id="returntop" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #606eab;"> <li><a href="#topmenu">Return to Top (Full Menu) ▲</a></li> </div>  <div style="text-align: center; padding-top: 2px;"> <div style="padding: 18px 2px 22px 2px; font-size: 0.8em; color: #475aba; background-color: #00092b; border-top: 1px solid #14245b;"> <table id="MobileFooterLinks" style="width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; color: #5267d1; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 24px;"><tr> <td style="padding-bottom: 18px;"><a href="/">Filmtracks Home</a></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 18px;"><a href="/reviews/">Reviews</a></td> </tr><tr> <td><a href="/scoreboard/">Scoreboard</a></td> <td><a href="/titles/christopher_robin.html?mobile=no">Desktop Site</td> </tr></table> © 2018-2024, Filmtracks Publications <div id="LegalDivLink" style="padding: 12px 0px 12px 0px; color: #5267d1; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;"> <b>The Small Print</b> </div> <div id="LegalDivDrop" style="display: none; text-align: left; padding: 20px 10px 0px 10px;"> All rights reserved. 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