Penguins of Madagascar: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
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Released | November 21, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
Genre | Film score | |||
Length | 52:46 | |||
Label | Relativity Music Group | |||
Producer | Hans Zimmer | |||
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Penguins of Madagascar: Music from the Motion Picture is the score album for the 2014 film Penguins of Madagascar.[1] The fourth instalment and spin-off of the Madagascar film series, features original score composed by Lorne Balfe, in his first solo debut in a DreamWorks Animation film. He previously wrote additional music for the previous two Madagascar films and also co-composed the score of Megamind (2010) with Hans Zimmer. Zimmer and his music company Remote Control Productions produced the original soundtrack.
The soundtrack album was released digitally on November 21, 2014 and through CDs on December 5, by Relativity Music Group.[1] It featured a special edition bonus track, that consisted the musical score as well as tracks from the extended play, Penguins of Madagascar: Black & White Christmas Album, which featured five holiday songs.[1] Pitbull performed a non-album single titled "Celebrate" for the film, which was played during the credits, and released as a part of his eighth studio album Globalization. A music video of the song was also released on YouTube on October 21, 2014, and the full song released the following day.[2][3][4]