The Tiger's Apprentice is the 2024 animated fantasy film based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Laurence Yep, directed by Raman Hui for Paramount Animation. Two albums were released for the film: an extended play based on the songs heard in the film and another consisting of the film score composed by Steve Jablonsky.
Singles The 1982 single "Eye of the Tiger" originally performed by the American rock band Survivor was covered by musician-record producer Zhu for the film. This version was released as a single on January 26, 2024. The Japanese girl group Atarashii Gakko! performed the original song "Hello" which was released as a single on February 9. It debuted on the Billboard Pop 100 chart at number 37 with an increase of 58% in streaming. A music video of the song featuring the group was released on February 19.
Soundtrack EP
The Tiger's Apprentice (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) is an extended play featuring the songs heard in the film were released by 88rising on February 9, 2024. The EP featured six songs, including the two earlier released singles, and the performing artists included Audrey Nuna, Cacien, Derek Dali, Sayak Das and Thutmose as the featuring artist.
Score
Steve Jablonsky was assigned as the film's composer in December 2023. He composed the film's score during the two-year long post-production process which he completed in mid-2023. The soundtrack featuring 20 tracks from Jablonsky's score were released as The Tiger's Apprentice (Music from the Paramount+ Original Movie) by Paramount Music on February 16, 2024.
Reception Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter commented Steve Jablonsky's score as "outstanding". However, the soundtrack of the film was criticised with James Mottram of South China Morning Post described it as "entirely incongruous", and Steve Seigh of JoBlo.com called it as "underwhelming".
Personnel Credits adapted from Paramount Music.
Music composed, produced, programmed and mixed by: Steve Jablonsky Additional music: Elisa Alloway, Freddy Avis, Sophia Blake Music co-ordinator: Sophia Blake Recording: Kevin Globerman, Lori Castro Mastering: Pat Sullivan Music editor: Ronald J. Webb Orchestrator: Gregory Prechel, Larry Rench, Tim Williams, Daniel A. Brown Pro-tools operator: Keith Ukrisna Conductor/Choir contractor: Jasper Randall Orchestra contractora: Peter Rotter, Laura Jackman Librarian: Nicholas J. Cazares Music preparation: Booker White, Aaron Meyer, Matt DiMona Violins: Bruce Dukov • Jessica Guideri • Alyssa Park • Teresa Stainslav • Maria Newmann • Charlie Bisharat • Stephanie Matthews • Joesfina Vergara • Tamara Hatwan • Maya Magub • Eun Mee-Ahn • Philip Levy • Shalini Vijayan • Helen Nightengale • Ben Jacobson • Roberto Cani • Luanne Homzy • Amy Hershberger • Wynton Grant • Grace Oh • Max Karmazyn • Ana Landauer • Roger Wilkie • Maia Jasper-White • Dennis Kim • Neil Samples • Irina Voloshina • Joel Pargman • Molly Rogers • Jackie Brand • Kevin Kumar Violas: Andrew Duckles • Robert Brophy • Shawn Mann • Matthew Funes • Luke Maurer • Scott Hosfeld • David Walther • Meredith Crawford • Zach Dellinger • Alma Fernandez • Steffan Smith • Victor Dealmeida Cellos: Jacob Braun • Dennis Karmazyn • Armen Ksajikian • Paula Hochhatter • Giovanna Clayton • Ross Gasworth • Ben Lash • Michael Kauffman • Evgeny Tonkha • Vanessa Freebairn-Smith Basses: Nico Abondolo • Michael Valerio • Steven Dress • Thomas Harte • Geoffrey Osika • David Parmeter French Horns: David Everson • Steve Becknell • Laura Brenes • Katie Farudo • Dylan Hart • Mike McCoy • Teag Reaves • Amy Jo Rhine • Kaylet Torrez • Jaclyn Rainey • Adedeji Ongufolu • Benjamin Jaber • Allen Fogle Trumpets: Jon Lewis • Robert Schear • Dan Rosenboom Trombones: Alex Iles • David Rejano Cantero • Craig Gosnell • Steve Holtman Tuba: Doug Tornquist Solo Cello: Jacob Braun Erhu: Karen Han Flute: Pedro Eustache Guitars: Thomas Strahle • Klayton Percussion: Steven Davis • Brian Kilgore Solo Vocalist: Uyanga Bold Choir (Sopranos): Kelci Hahn • Elissa Johnston • Alina Roitstein • Anna Schubert • Addy Sterrett • Courtney R. Taylor • Janet Szepei Todd • Suzanne Waters • Sunjoo Yeo • Andrea Zomorodian Choir (Altos): Lindsay Patterson Abdou • Aleta Braxton • Callista Hoffman-Campbell • Lesley Leighton • Sarah Lynch • Adriana Manfredi • Sara Mann • Jessica Rotter • Jessie Shulman • Nike St. Clair Choir (Tenors): Matthew Brown • Kenton Chen • Arnold Livingston Geis • Dermot Kiernan • Charlie Kim • Shawn Kirchner • Michael Litchenauer • JJ Lopez • Edmond Rodriguez • Gerald White Choir (Basses): Paul Chwe Minchul An • Michael Bannett • Reid Bruton • Dylan Gentile • William Kenneth Goldman • Abdiel Gonzalez • Scott T. Graff • James Hayden • Chung Uk Lee • Ben Han-Wei Lin
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