Paddington 2 (soundtrack)

Paddington 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2017 film Paddington 2 directed by Paul King, which is a sequel to Paddington (2014). Originally, the film was set to be scored by Nick Urata, who expressed his interest in returning to the sequel.^[1] However, the film was later scored by Dario Marianelli in his first collaboration with King.^[2]

Paddington 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by Dario Marianelli
Released	10 November 2017
Recorded	2017
Genre	Film score
Length	59:26
Label	Decca
Dario Marianelli chronology
Darkest Hour (2017) Paddington 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2017) Bumblebee (2018)

Decca Records released the soundtrack on 10 November 2017 alongside the film's theatrical release in the United Kingdom.^[3]

Ai provides the theme song for the Japanese release of the sequel, titled "Little Hero."^[4]

Critical reception

Geoffrey Macnab of The Independent summarised "Composer Dario Marianelli's whirling, high tempo score adds to the increasingly frantic feel of the storytelling."^[5] Blake Goble of Consequence wrote "There’s even a poppy glockenspiel on the score from Oscar winner Dario Marianelli while these washings occur; this movie is just that upbeat."^[6] Guy Lodge of Variety and Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter called it as "lovable" and "charming".^[7][8] KT Schaefer of Substream Magazine wrote "Composer Dario Marianelli is a new addition to this film and his beautiful score flows through the scenes and heightens the emotional and comedic beats."^[9]

David Ehrlich of IndieWire ranked the album as the tenth best film score of 2018.^[10] Ehrlich described Marianelli's work as "colorful but never cloying, sensitive but never saccharine, and always as buoyant and bright-eyed as Paddington himself" and felt it to be "deeper, richer, and more vibrant in every way" in comparison with Urata's score for the predecessor.^[11][10] He also voted on Paddington 2 receiving nominations at the 91st Academy Awards for minimum five categories, which included Best Original Score for Marianelli.^[11] However, the film did not receive any nominations at the ceremony.^[11]

Track listing

Paddington 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Windsor Gardens"	4:03
2.	"The Pop-Up Book"	1:29
3.	"A Shave, Sir? A Light Pomade"	1:54
4.	"Window Cleaning"	3:15
5.	"Rub and Scrub (Tobago and d'Lime)"	2:27
6.	"The Book Is Stolen"	2:21
7.	"A Letter from Prison"	2:20
8.	"It's Only One Red Sock"	1:24
9.	"Madame Kozlova's Story"	1:19
10.	"One Orange at a Time"	3:03
11.	"An Unusually Attractive Nun"	1:19
12.	"Marmalade Chefs"	1:22
13.	"Love Thy Neighbour (Tobago and d'Lime)"	2:05
14.	"The Break-In"	3:24
15.	"Jungle Jail"	2:14
16.	"Escape Waltz"	3:27
17.	"Lost and Found"	3:03
18.	"Race to Paddington Station"	1:34
19.	"The Steam Trains"	3:46
20.	"Bullseye-Henry"	2:04
21.	"Splash"	2:22
22.	"Happy Birthday Aunt Lucy"	3:34
23.	"Jump in the Line (End Titles)"	5:31
Total length:		59:26

Accolades

Accolades for Paddington 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
International Film Music Critics Association	22 February 2018	Best Original Score for a Comedy Film	Dario Marianelli	Nominated	[12] [13]