McFarland, USA (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2015 film McFarland, USA directed by Niki Caro for Walt Disney Pictures, starring Kevin Costner, Maria Bello and Morgan Saylor. The film is scored by Antônio Pinto who previously collaborated with Caro on The Vintner's Luck (2009).
Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes wrote an original song for the film, titled "Juntos (Together)" and was released as a single on January 20, 2015. The soundtrack was released on February 17, 2015, featuring Pinto's score, the earlier released single and selections of songs from the film.
Track listing
Reception Alex Reif of LaughingPlace wrote "There will surely be those that buy it solely for the songs and they should be entranced by the score. Those that buy it for the score are getting a great selection of compositions from the film but may be disappointed that the full film score isn't available."
Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter and Justin Chang of Variety noted the "guitar-based" score accompanying the film to be "swelling". Andy Vasoyan of Neon Tommy wrote "the score put together by Antonio Pinto leaves nothing to chance". Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "the music rocks with a hearty Latin beat".
Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic:
Aimee Kreston – Violin Alan Kaplan – Trombone Alex Iles – Trombone Alma Fernandez – Viola Alyssa Park – Violin Andrew Duckles – Viola Antônio Pinto – Composer, Score Producer Armen Anassian – Violin Booker White – Music Preparation Charlie Bisharat – Violin Charlie Morillas – Trombone Clayton Haslop – Concert Master, Violin Dave Walther – Viola David Low – Cello, Orchestra Contractor David Parmeter – String Bass Dennis Karmazyn – Cello Dudu Aram – Programming Dylan Hart – French Horn Ed Côrtes – Conductor, Orchestration Erick Labson – Mastering Erik Rynearson – Viola Evan Wilson – Viola Geoffrey Osika – String Bass Grace Oh – Violin Jacob Braun – Cello Jason Lippmann – Cello Jeff Gartenbaum – Assistant Engineer Jenny Kim – French Horn John Kurlander – Engineer, Mixing Jonathan Karoly – Cello Juan Luis Guerra – Producer Juanes – Composer, Primary Artist Kathleen Sloan – Violin Kevin Connolly – Violin Laura Pearson – Viola Lisa Liu – Violin Lucia Micarelli – Violin Luiz Vanzato – Assistant Luke Maurer – Viola Marilia Franco – Score Coordinator Mark Robertson – Violin Maurice Grants – Cello Michael Valerio – String Bass Mitchell Leib – Executive in Charge of Music, Soundtrack Producer Mitchell Newman – Violin Natalie Leggett – Violin Neli Nikolaeva – Violin Niki Caro – Soundtrack Producer Phillip Levy – Violin Rafael Rishik – Violin Robert Brophy – Viola Roberto Cani – Violin Robin Whittaker – Editing Roger Wilkie – Violin Ryan Hopman – Producer Sarah Thornblade – Violin Songa Lee – Violin Steve Gerdes – Design Steven Becknell – French Horn Susan Rishik – Violin Tereza Stanislav – Violin Thom Russo – Mixing Thomas Harte Jr. – String Bass Timothy Loo – Cello Trevor Handy – Cello Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – Cello Xiao-Dan Zheng – Cello
Chart performance +Chart performance for The Purge: Election Year (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Chart (2016) Peakposition UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) 38 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 20
Accolades Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result International Film Music Critics AssociationBest Original Score for a Drama FilmAntônio Pinto
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