My Little Pony: A New Generation (soundtrack)

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.

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)

Development

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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

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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

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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

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

Notes

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  1. ^ Also known as "Angry Mob"

References

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  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.