A Bug's Life (soundtrack)

A Bug's Life is the soundtrack album for the 1998 Disney/Pixar film of the same name. It was released on September 15, 1998 through Walt Disney Records. The first track is a song called "The Time of Your Life" written and performed by Randy Newman, while all the others are orchestral cues. The album has gone off the market but is available for purchase on iTunes. A "For Your Consideration" version was released with complete track listings.
The score won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. All songs written and composed by Randy Newman.
==Background==
Before composing the score, the filmmakers described some of the characters to Randy Newman. He then started to compose themes, including themes for Flik, Atta, the circus, the Grasshoppers and the Ant Colony. After composing themes, he composed the score, which contains references to "The Time of Your Life" and the themes that he had previously composed.A Bug's Life audio commentary
==Track listing==
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Album=
#The Time of Your Life - Performed by Randy Newman
#The Flik Machine
#Seed to Tree
#Red Alert
#Hopper and His Gang
#Flik Leaves
#Circus Bugs
#The City
#Robin Hood
#Return to Colony
#Flik's Return
#Loser
#Dot's Rescue
#Atta
#Don't Come Back
#Grasshoppers' Return
#The Bird Flies
#Ants Fight Back
#Victory
#A Bug's Life Suite
|-|
Cues=
# 	Title 	Composed by
1m2 	Pixar Logo 	Randy Newman
 	Main Title 	Randy Newman
 	Leaf 	Randy Newman
 	Ditch Dot 	Randy Newman
 	Flik's Machine 	Randy Newman
 	Seed to Tree 	Randy Newman
 	Red Alert 	Randy Newman
 	Bunker 	Randy Newman
 	Hopper 	Randy Newman
2M1 	Trial 	Randy Newman
 	Extension of 2M1 	Randy Newman
 	Flik Leaves 	Randy Newman
 	Dot's Confidence 	Randy Newman
 	Circus Bugs 	Randy Newman
 	Clown Waltz 	Randy Newman
 	Manto the Magnificent 	Randy Newman
 	The City 	Randy Newman
 	Shoo-Fly 	
 	The City Rag 	Randy Newman
 	Eensy Weensy Spider 	
 	Robin Hood 	Randy Newman
 	Flying Home 	Randy Newman
 	Too Good to Be True 	Randy Newman
 	Return To Colony 	Randy Newman
 	Flik's Return 	Randy Newman
 	Banquet Source 	Randy Newman
3m1-3m2	School Play / I Say We Go 	Randy Newman
 	Loser 	Randy Newman
 	Dot's Rescue 	Randy Newman
 	Atta Apologizes 	Randy Newman
 	The Plan 	Randy Newman
 	Building the Bird 	Randy Newman
 	La Cucaracha 	
 	For He's a Jolly Good Fellow	
 	Hopper's Motivation 	Randy Newman
 	Wrap Party (Conga Line) 	Bruno Coon
 	False Alarm 	Randy Newman
 	Circus Source 	Randy Newman
 	Warriors Revealed 	Randy Newman
 	Don't Come Back 	Randy Newman
 	The Last Grain 	Randy Newman
 	Grasshopper's Return 	Randy Newman
 	Dot Flies 	Randy Newman
 	Sad Flik 	Randy Newman
 	Convincing Flik 	Randy Newman
 	Flik Sneaks Back 	Randy Newman
 	Circus Returns 	Randy Newman
 	Circus Diversion 	Randy Newman
 	On with the Show 	Randy Newman
 	Baby Wants Pie 	Randy Newman
 	Metamorphisis 	Randy Newman
 	Transformation 	Randy Newman
 	Dung Beetle To... 	Randy Newman
 	The Bird Flies 	Randy Newman
 	You're Wrong, Hopper 	Randy Newman
 	Ants Fight Back 	Randy Newman
 	Rain Storm 	Randy Newman
 	The Last Hop 	Randy Newman
 	All Is Well 	Randy Newman
</tabber>
==Credits==
*Music by Randy Newman
*Album produced by Randy Newman and Frank Wolf
*Executive Album Producer: Chris Montan
*Music recorded and mixed by Frank Wolf at Sony Pictures Scoring Stage, Signet Soundelux Studios, and Conway Studios
*Orchestrations by Jonathan Sacks, Don Davis, Ira Hearshen
*Supervising Music Editor: Lori Eschler Frystak
*Associate Music Editor: Bruno Coon
*Assistant Music Editor: Brenda Heins
*Music Production Supervisor: Andrew Page
*Music Production Manager: Tom MacDougall
*Music Contractor: Sandy De Crescent
*Vocal Contractor: Luana Jackman
*Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service
*Recording Assistants: Sue McLean, Greg Dennen, Mark Eshelman, Pat Weber, Rich Weingart, Tulio Torrinello, Sean O'Dwyer
*Album mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab
*Special thanks to Nicole Dooley
*Album art direction by Luis M. Fernández
*Album Design by Marcella Wong
==References==
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Category:Pixar albums
Category:1998 albums