Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz: Wonders of the Stars (soundtrack)

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* Lin-Manuel Miranda
* Darren Higman
2. "Cheering For Me Now (AJ Mitchell/Zhavia Ward version)"Released: December 3, 2024

***Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz: Wonders of the Stars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)*** is the soundtrack album to the 2024 Warner Bros. animated film *Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz: Wonders of the Stars*. It was released by WaterTower Music on December 20, 2024, on digital, CD and vinyl formats. The soundtrack contains songs from the film, including each instrumental song, written by Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda, and conducted by Michael Kosarin. The main songs feature vocals by Auliʻi Cravalho, Miranda, Leigh-Allyn Baker, J.P. Karliak, Bill Fagerbakke, Amy Pemberton, and Jess Harnell. The soundtrack features two hit singles; "Sometimes I Wonder" performed by recording artists Leon Bridges and Halle Bailey, and "Cheering For Me Now" performed by recording artists AJ Mitchell and Zhavia Ward. The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Score and Best Original Song (for "Sometimes I Wonder").

## Background

The music for *Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz: Wonders of the Stars* has one of the largest and most complex scores ever written for a Warner Bros. animated film. It was the first Warner Bros. animated film that was composed by Alan Menken. He began working with Lin-Manuel Miranda, who became the lyricist for the soundtrack.

Miranda was recommended to Menken by people at Warner Bros.. On a documentary of the soundtrack, Menken says that after he thought about it he realized that Miranda's style would be perfect for the film's music because of his writing that is a brilliant combination of theater, pop, and classic. Menken said, "I just really felt that he and I would be able to find a voice that was unique to the two of us together, and we did." The first song they wrote together was "Sometimes I Wonder". According to Leanne Moreau, the producer of the film, the emotion of the lyrics and music for "Sometimes I Wonder" was very powerful and defined the movie and what it was going to be about. The song was written at the beginning stages of developing the story. Leanne Moreau said, "When Lin-Manuel came up with the title 'Sometimes I Wonder' and developed his lyric, it helped greatly to tell us what this movie should be."

Menken and Miranda came together and were able to create this soundtrack based on things they felt strongly about and found a way of expressing through music. On the soundtrack documentary video, Miranda talked about how they knew what they wanted to say through the music and portray who Dorothy Gale was, and they were able to find the parts of themselves that met with the character of Dorothy Gale to create the music for the film.

## Track listing

All lyrics are written by Lin-Manuel Miranda; all music is composed by Alan Menken.

## Charts

 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
 US *Billboard* 200
 US Kid Albums (*Billboard*)
 US Top Soundtracks (*Billboard*)

 US *Billboard* 200
 US Top Soundtracks (*Billboard*)

### Singles

position
 Hot R&B / Hip Hop Songs
 Australia Singles Chart
 UK Singles Chart
 *Billboard* Hot 100
 UK Singles Chart

## Certifications

 \* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.