Dec 28, 2016

A complete list of all the songs of the illumination "Sing"

Now that Garth Jennings' Sing is out in theaters, the question that everyone seems to be asking is, “What was the name of that tune-”

Below are Illumination's official song credits for all 60-plus songs that could be heard in the film. As you may recall, the film was originally promoted as having over 85 songs in it, so obviously quite a few songs didn't make the final cut, either for creative reasons or music licensing issues.

Illumination founder Chris Meledandri explained in the film's production notes that the music wasn't haphazardly chosen: “With each tiny detail, Garth and the animation team have maximized the emotion in every character. Similarly, the music group has done the same with each song. We all took a look at the story and the characters, and determined the purpose each song has at every specific point. If we have done our job correctly, the music will wholly enhance the emotions in each scene.”

Credit for the music choices belong to composer Joby Talbot, executive music producer Harvey Mason, Jr., music supervisor, Jojo Villanueva, and Universal's president of music Mike Knobloch.

“We had to take so much music and make it feel completely smooth and slick,” said Jennings. “Joby, Harvey, JoJo, Mike and everybody at Universal never stopped working out how to make this better. There are songs that people know and love, as well as songs they've never heard or wouldn't have thought of liking before. It's like listening to a friend's playlist. They can open your ears to things you may not have thought were your cup of tea…but you suddenly find you love.”