"We’re Doing A Best Of The Muppets" Album Coming Soon!

As if UK fans didn't have enough to look forward to next month with the Muppets live performance coming and all, now they're getting a new album too! 

Well, technically it's not a new album, but a new "best of" compilation.

"We’re Doing A Best Of The Muppets" features classic Muppet tunes mixed with newer entries from the past two movies and more. 

The track list: 
1. The Muppet Show Theme Joanna Newsom, The Muppets The Muppets
2. Movin' Right Along Fozzie, Kermit The Muppet Movie
3. Mah Na Mah Na Mahna Mahna and The Two Snowths The Muppets
4. Happy Feet Kermit the Frog Best of the Muppets
5. Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix) Miss Piggy, The Flamingos Muppets Most Wanted
6. Moves Like Jagger Scooter, The Penguins Muppets Most Wanted
7. Rainbow Connection The Muppets The Muppets
8. Can You Picture That? Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem The Muppet Movie
9. Man Or Muppet Jason Segel, Walter The Muppets
10. America Fozzie The Muppet Movie
11. Smells Like Teen Spirit The Muppet Barbershop Quartet The Muppets
12. Popcorn The Muppets Popcorn Single
13. What Now My Love? Miss Piggy Best of the Muppets
14. (It's Not Easy) Bein' Green Kermit the Frog Best of the Muppets
15. Tenderly Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Band Best of the Muppets
16. Halfway Down the Stairs Kermit the Frog and Robin Best of the Muppets
17. Rainbow Connection The Moopets The Muppets
18. Life's A Happy Song Finale Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Jason Segel, The Muppets
The Muppets

There are a few surprises to be sure.

For one, they're using the version of the The Muppet Show Theme from the 2011's The Muppets instead of one from the original series. It also appears that Mah Na Mah Na is from The Muppets, and not the original as well. 

Other interesting choices include Muppets Most Wanted's Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix), and Moves Like Jagger, which was cut from the original release of the movie, 

Popcorn, which was previously only available as a digital single, and the Life's A Happy Song Finale from The Muppets. And really, The Moopets version of Rainbow Connection? Wow. 

By far, the biggest surprises though are what's NOT included. With a title like "We’re Doing A Best Of The Muppets" you would think, "We're Doing a Sequel" would be there. Not even "I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu)" made the cut? Nor any of the new Electric Mayhem songs from the viral videos, or even Bohemian Rhapsody??

You can tell by the way they reference the songs in the track list that they simply took 2005's "Best of the Muppets featuring The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" removed the Oz tracks, added a few more from The Muppet Movie, then filled in the rest from The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted. The Muppet Show isn't even mentioned as where the classic tracks came from, look at "Happy Feet Kermit the Frog Best of the Muppets" for example.

Nothing from The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan (which still has yet to be released on CD or digitally), The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, or even Muppets from Space.

I'm glad they're releasing a new compilation, but this seems like another missed opportunity. When someone says Best of the Muppets Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix), and Moves Like Jagger certainly aren't songs that even the most casual of fans would list.

As of now this UK only album, will be released July 6th.

Thanks to Christopher O' Conner for the heads up!

Julie's Greenroom Soundtrack Coming Soon!

Julie's Greenroom has been streaming on Netflix for less than a month and a soundtrack has already been announced!

The soundtrack will released by Varèse Sarabande digitally April 14 and on CD May 5th.

Tracklist:

1. Mash-Up (Theme Song) – Performed by Giullian Yao Gioiello

2. Anything Can Happen In the Theater – Performed by Julie Andrews & Giullian Yao Gioiello

3. Hugo

4. Shakespeare Shakes – Performed by Giullian Yao Gioiello, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Dorien Davies & Tyler Bunch

5. Spike’s Despair

6. Let Your Voice Be Heard – Performed by Giullian Yao Gioiello, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Dorien Davies

7. Cheering Performed

8. When You Act Performed – Performed by Julie Andrews & Alec Baldwin

9. Fizz Breaks Joshua’s Violin

10. Julie & Gus

11. Yes And – Performed by Ellie Kemper, Giullian Yao Gioiello, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Dorien Davies

12. Circus Day

13. You Gotta Bring the Wow – Performed by Giullian Yao Gioiello, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Dorien Davies & Tyler Bunch

14. Sticky Handshake

15. Juggling & Handstands

16. Cirque du Soleil

17. Snap It – Performed by Giullian Yao Gioiello, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Dorien Davies

18. Runaway Cart

19. Costume Workshop

20. Someone Else’s Shoes – Performed by Tituss Burgess, Giullian Yao Gioiello, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D’Abruzzo & Dorien Davies

21. A Scarftacular Day

22. Wheelchair Steed

23. Circle Up Greenies

24. Take A Leap Performed – Performed by David Hyde Pierce, Julie Andrews, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D’Abruzzo & Dorien Davies

25. Mash-Up The Musical

26. Anything Can Happen in the Theater (Part 2) – Performed by Julie Andrews, Carol Burnett, Giullian Yao Gioiello, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Dorien Davies & Tyler Bunch

27. Mash-Up (Reprise Finale) – Performed by John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Dorien Davies & Tyler Bunch

As you can see, the soundtrack features songs performed by  Julie Andrews as well as guest stars like Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Ellie Kemper, and Dave Hyde Pierce. The original score composed by Ryan Shore will be included as well.

Julie’s Greenroom is streaming exclusively on Netflix and you can pre-order the soundtrack on Amazon. 

Disney Cover Album Coming In October!

We Love Disney, new album featuring popular musicians covering Disney songs will be released October 30th!

According to the track list, two Muppet songs made the cut!

1. NE-YO “Friend Like Me” (Aladdin)
2. Jessie J “Part of Your World “(The Little Mermaid)
3. Jason Derulo “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” (The Lion King)
4. Gwen Stefani “The Rainbow Connection” (The Muppet Movie)
5. Ariana Grande “Zero To Hero” (Hercules)
6. Jhené Aiko “In a World of My Own/Very Good Advice” (Alice in Wonderland)
7. Fall Out Boy “I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)” (The Jungle Book)
8. Tori Kelly “Colors of the Wind” (Pocahontas)
9. Kacey Musgraves “A Spoonful of Sugar” (Mary Poppins)
10. Charles Perry “Ev’rybody Wants To Be a Cat” (The Aristocats)
11. Jessie Ware “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes” (Cinderella)
12. Lucy Hale & Rascal Flatts “Let It Go” (Frozen)
13. Various Artists “It’s a Small World” 

Bonus tracks:
14. Brenna Whitaker “It's Not Easy Being Green” (The Muppet Show)
15. Yuna “A Whole New World” (Aladdin)

The two bonus tracks, including Brenna Whitaker's take on “It's Not Easy Being Green”, are ONLY available in the Deluxe CD + Digital Album and Deluxe Vinyl (Green) + Digital Album configurations.

You can pre-order your copy here.

Sesame Street & Mormon Tabernacle Choir Special Coming to DVD!

Back in December the cast of Sesame Street made the pilgrimage to Utah to perform with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. We were told that the live performance was being 
filmed for a home video release. 

The resulting special "Keep Christmas With You" now has a release date and cover art!

The official Synopsis:

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square jointhe Sesame Street Muppets and guest vocalist Santino Fontana(the voice of Prince Hans in the popular Disney movie Frozen) in acelebration of the spirit of Christmas. Fontana makes his entranceon this beautifully produced show in a hot air balloon surrounded bylarge toy airplanes that drop from the ceiling as the Choir opens withthe number The Candyman/Pocketful of Miracles. Other standoutmoments are a duet with the Count and the Choir s organist, RichardElliott, to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas, a medley ofSesame Street songs including the popular song Keep ChristmasWith You, and hilarious hijinks and banter from the SesameStreet Muppets throughout the show. This show is a world-classperformance perfect for all ages as you celebrate the Christmasholiday.

It looks like the songs will be released on CD as well!

The track listing:

1. A Christmas Carol

2. Processional: Merry, Merry Christmas

3. The Candy Man/Pocketful of Miracles

4. Some Children See Him

5. Marche Miniature

6. Hear, King of Angels

7. Cum Sancto Spiritu

8. Sesame Street Medley

9. The of Winter

10. The Twelve Days of Christmas

11. Keep Christmas With You (All Through the Year)

12. Everyone Who Likes Christmas

13. Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

14. Angels From the Realms of Glory

"Keep Christmas With You" will be released on DVD October 16 and can be pre-ordered from amazon here. Amazon states the the CD will be released the same day, though it's not yet available for pre-order.