Cars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2006
Disney/
Pixar film
of the same name. Released by Walt Disney Records on June 6, 2006, nine songs from the soundtrack are from popular and contemporary artists. The styles of these songs vary between
pop,
blues,
country,
heavy metal, and
rock. The remaining eleven pieces are orchestral
scores composed and conducted by
Randy Newman. The soundtrack was released three days before the film's release into theaters. It was also the fifth Pixar film not to be scored by
Michael Giacchino or
Thomas Newman.
On November 25, 2006, the soundtrack's position on the
Billboard 200 shot up from #126 to #47, with a 209% sales increase of 25,000 units. This was most likely due to the holiday season and the fact that Cars was released on
DVD. This was the first
Pixar soundtrack to ever achieve
Gold Certification in the United States. It is now Platinum in the U.S.
Lightning McQueen's Fast-Tracks is a
compilation album produced by Fred Mollin, that contains "revved-up road tunes" not featured in but inspired by Cars.
Lightning McQueen's Fast-Tracks track listing
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Performer(s)
Length
1.
"My Wonderful Car"
Fred Mollin, Blue Sea Band, Lyle Gudmensen
Lyle Gudmunsen
3:18
2.
"Black and White Thunderbird"
Denise Ferri, Peggy Santiglia, Arleen Lanzotti
The Delicates