My Little Pony: A New Generation (soundtrack)

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My Little Pony: A New Generation (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2021
Recorded2020–2021
GenrePop
Length19:25
Label
Producer
  • Alan Schmuckler
  • Michael Mahler
  • Ron Fair (exec.)[1]
My Little Pony chronology
My Little Pony: The Movie
(2017)
My Little Pony: A New Generation (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2021)

My Little Pony: A New Generation (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2021 film My Little Pony: A New Generation directed by Robert Cullen and José Luis Ucha. The album featured seven songs performed by the film's cast and released on September 24, 2021 alongside the film.

Development[edit]

Songwriters Alan Schmuckler and Michael Mahler composed songs for the film, while Heitor Pereira did the original score for the film.[2][3] Director Robert Cullen said that he wanted the soundtrack to "have an eclectic range of genres in the songs", in order to make it "as unpredictable as [they] can" in hopes of defying the audiences' expectations regarding the soundtrack.[4] He praised Schmuckler and Mahler's work of having a "punk rock, Nirvana-esque song" in the film which was unexpected and felt the songs to be "brilliant, super catchy, airborne".[4]

Promotion[edit]

The soundtrack was promoted with three singles: On September 2, 2021, the first song "Glowin' Up", performed by Sofia Carson and written by Jenna Andrews, Bryan Fryzel, and Taylor Upsahl, was released to digital platforms.[5] The music video of the song featuring Carson was released on October 8, 2021.[6] The second single, "It's Alright" by Johnny Orlando, was released on September 16, 2021.[7] The film's soundtrack was released alongside the film on September 24, 2021.[8]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Glowin' Up"Sofia Carson3:11
2."Gonna Be My Day"Vanessa Hudgens2:38
3."I'm Looking Out for You"
2:04
4."Danger, Danger[a]"Alan Schmuckler2:11
5."Fit Right In"
2:50
6."Together"Callie Twisselman3:15
7."It's Alright"Johnny Orlando3:13
Total length:19:25

Charts[edit]

Chart (2022) Peak
position
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[9] 23

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also known as "Angry Mob"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Howard, Courtney (September 21, 2021). "'My Little Pony: A New Generation' Review: Franchise Re-shoe Offers a Galloping Good Time". Variety. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "bio". AlanSchmuckler.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Heitor Pereira Scoring Netflix's 'My Little Pony: A New Generation'". Film Music Reporter. September 20, 2021. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Idelson, Karen (September 2, 2021). "'My Little Pony: A New Generation' – Galloping to Greatness Again". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Radish, Christina (September 28, 2021). "Sofia Carson on 'My Little Pony: A New Generation' and Her Upcoming Netflix YA Movie 'Purple Hearts'". Collider. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Major, Michael. "VIDEO: Sofia Carson Releases Music Video for 'Glowin' Up'". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Hullender, Tatiana (September 23, 2021). "Johnny Orlando Interview: My Little Pony A New Generation". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "'My Little Pony: A New Generation' Soundtrack Album Details". Film Music Reporter. September 23, 2021. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 – 4 to 10 February". Official Charts Company. February 4, 2022. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.