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Cats: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Cats: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedDecember 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length59:00
Label
Producer

Cats: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2019 film Cats.[1] It features contributions from Taylor Swift, Jason Derulo, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, Idris Elba, Ian McKellen, and other artists.[2]

Release

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The album was released through Polydor Records and in the U.S. by Republic Records on December 20, 2019. The music for the film was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Reception

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The song "Beautiful Ghosts" by Taylor Swift, the first promotional single from the soundtrack album, was released on November 15, 2019.[3] The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 77th Golden Globe Awards and Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Track listing

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Credits adapted from iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, and Amazon Music.[4][5][6]

All tracks are written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) & T.S. Eliot (lyrics), except where noted.
All tracks are produced by Lloyd Webber, Tom Hooper and David Wilson, except where noted

Cats: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Overture" (Writers: Andrew Lloyd Webber)Lloyd Webber1:38
2."Prologue: Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, T.S. Eliot, Trevor Nunn, Richard Stilgoe)Cast of the Motion Picture Cats4:49
3."The Old Gumbie Cat" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot)
4:32
4."The Rum Tum Tugger" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot)Jason Derulo3:48
5."Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot)3:42
6."Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot)
3:54
7."Old Deuteronomy" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot)
3:08
8."Beautiful Ghosts (Victoria's Song)" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Taylor Swift)Hayward2:50
9."Magical Gus (Intro)" (Writers: Lloyd Webber)Lloyd Webber0:36
10."Gus: The Theatre Cat" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot)Ian McKellen3:59
11."Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot)
  • Steven McRae
  • Fairchild
4:00
12."Macavity: The Mystery Cat" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot; Producers: Hooper, Nile Rodgers, Wilson)
  • Swift
  • Elba
5:11
13."Mr. Mistoffelees" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot)
4:41
14."Memory" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot, Nunn)4:24
15."The Ad-Dressing of Cats" (Writers: Lloyd Webber, Eliot)Dench3:27
16."Beautiful Ghosts" (Writers: Swift, Lloyd Webber; Producers: Hooper, Lloyd Webber)Swift4:21
Total length:59:00

Charts

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Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 31
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 33
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 50
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 44
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[11] 3
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[12] 8

References

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  1. ^ Desk, TV News (December 13, 2019). "CATS Film to Release Highlights Edition Soundtrack on December 20". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved December 13, 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Peacock, Tim (December 13, 2019). "NEWS: 'Cats: Highlights From The Motion Picture Soundtrack' Set For Release". Udicovermusic. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Willman, Chris (November 15, 2019). "Taylor Swift Releases 'Beautiful Ghosts,' Her Andrew Lloyd Webber Collaboration for 'Cats'". Variety. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Swift, Taylor (November 15, 2019). "Beautiful Ghosts". Apple Music. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Cast Of The Motion Picture "Cats", Andrew Lloyd Webber (December 20, 2019). "Cats: Highlights From The Motion Picture Soundtrack". Amazon Music. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Cats: Highlights From The Motion Picture Soundtrack". Tidal. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  7. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2020-02-03" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2020.