Cars 2 (soundtrack)

Cars 2 is the soundtrack to the 2011 Disney/Pixar animated film of the same name. It was released through Walt Disney Records on both CD album and digital download on June 14, 2011. It is the fourth Pixar film to be scored by Michael Giacchino after The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Up. It also marks the first time that Giacchino has worked with John Lasseter as a director, as Lasseter had been executive producer on Giacchino's previous three Pixar films and that Lasseter hasn't worked with Randy Newman or Thomas Newman.

Track listing[]

You Might Think - Performed by Weezer
Collision of Worlds - Performed by Brad Paisley and Robbie Williams
Mon Coeur Fait Vroum (My Heart Goes Vroom) - Performed by Bénabar
Nobody’s Fool - Performed by Brad Paisley
Polyrhythm - Performed by Perfume
Turbo Transmission - Score
It’s Finn McMissile! - Score
Mater the Waiter - Score
Radiator Reunion - Score
Cranking up the Heat - Score
Towkyo Takeout - Score
Tarmac the Magnificent - Score
Whose Engine Is This? - Score
History’s Biggest Loser Cars - Score
Mater of Disguise - Score
Porto Corsa - Score
The Lemon Pledge - Score
Mater’s Getaway - Score
Mater Warns McQueen - Score
Going to the Backup Plan - Score
Mater’s the Bomb - Score
Blunder and Lightning - Score
The Other Shoot - Score
Axlerod Exposed - Score
The Radiator Springs Gran Prix - Score
The Turbomater - Score

Credits[]

Original Score Composed by Michael Giacchino
Executive Music Producer: Chris Montan
Music Supervisor: Tom MacDougall
Score Orchestrated and Conducted by Tim Simonec
Score Recorded and Mixed by Dan Wallin
Music Editor: Stephen M. Davis
Music Production Director: Andrew Page
Music Business Affairs: Donna Cole-Brulé
Music Production Coordinator: Ashley Chafin
Executive Music Assistant: Jill Heffley
Music Production Assistant: Jimmy Tsai
Music Contracted by Reggie Wilson
Music Preparation by Booker White — Walt Disney Music Library
Additional Score Orchestrations by Andrea Datzman, Marshall Bowen, Ira Hearshen, Chris Tilton, Brad Dechter, Peter Boyer, Mark Gasbarro, Cameron Patrick, and Michael Giacchino
Assistant Music Editor: Alexandra Apostolakis
Additional Music Editing by Earl Ghaffari
Assistant to Mr. Giacchino: Dave Martina
Scoring Crew: Tom Hardisty (Recordist), Jay Selvester, Richard Wheeler, and Ryan Robinson
Recording Crew: Drew Bollman, Neal Cappellino, Steve Genewick, Kyle Manner, Bruce Monical, Paul Smith, Charlie Stavish, Dann Thompson, Aaron Walk, Ghian Wright, Andre J.H. Zweers
Songs Recorded and Mixed at Capitol Studios, The Village Recorder, Skywalker Sound, The Yellow House, The PoolHouse, Blackbird Studio, Station West, Eldorado Recording Studios
Songs Recorded and Mixed at Warner Brothers Eastwood Scoring Stage

You Might Think[]

Performed by Weezer
Written by Ric Ocasek
Produced by Shawn Everett and Weezer
Recorded by Shawn Everett
Keyboards Recorded by Christopher Haynes
Mixed by Rich Costey

Collision of Worlds[]

Performed by Brad Paisley and Robbie Williams
Written by Brad Paisley and Robbie Williams
Produced by Frank Rogers
Recorded by Richard Barrow and Brian David Willis
Mixed by Justin Niebank

Mon Coeur Fait Vroum (My Heart Goes Vroom)[]

Performed by Bénabar
Music by Michael Giacchino
Lyrics by Scott Langteau and Michael Giacchino
Produced by Michael Giacchino and Bénabar
French Adaptation by Boualem Lamhene
Recorded and Mixed by Dan Wallin and Leslie Ann Jones

Nobody’s Fool[]

Performed by Brad Paisley
Written by Brad Paisley
Produced by Frank Rogers
Recorded by Richard Barrow and Brian David Willis
Mixed by Luke Wooten

Polyrhythm[]

Performed by Perfume
Written by Yasutaka Nakata
Produced by Yasutaka Nakata

Trivia[]

This is the first Pixar film scored by Michael Giacchino that does not have a soundtrack titled with a number, a noun, and the word "dash".
- This is also the only Pixar film scored by Giacchino without a fictional word made up for the soundtrack that plays during the end credits.
This is the only film in the Cars franchise that is not scored by Randy Newman.

External links[]

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Media

Films: Cars (video/soundtrack) • Cars 2 (video/soundtrack) • Cars 3 (video/soundtrack)

Shorts: Mater and the Ghostlight • Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
Shows: Cars Toons • Cars: Racing Sports Network • Pixar Popcorn (Unparalleled Parking/Dancing with the Cars) • Cars On The Road (soundtrack)
Video Games: Cars: The Video Game • Cars 2: The Video Game • Cars: Mater-National Championship • Cars: Race-O-Rama • The World of Cars Online • Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures • Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure • Disney Infinity • Cars: Fast as Lightning • Cars: Lightning League • Cars 3: Driven to Win • Disney Emoji Blitz • LEGO The Incredibles • Disney Wonderful Worlds
Books: The Art of Cars/2/3

Disney Parks

Cars Land (soundtrack) • Disney's Art of Animation Resort • Cars: Road Trip • Cars Quatre Roues Rallye • Disney Animation Building • Luigi's Flying Tires • Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters • Mater's Junkyard Jamboree • PLAY! • Pixar Pal-A-Round • Radiator Springs Racers

Entertainment: Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy • Moteurs... Action! Stunt Show Spectacular • Pixar Playtime Pals
Restaurants: Cozy Cone Motel • Fillmore's Taste-In • Flo's V8 Cafe
Shops: Radiator Springs Curios • Ramone's House of Body Art • Sarge's Surplus Hut
Parades: Mickey's New Year's Eve Parade • Paint The Night Parade • Pixar Play Parade
Fireworks: Disney Enchantment • Happily Ever After • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • Together Forever: A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular • Wonderful World of Animation • World of Color: Celebrate!
Summer: Club Mouse Beat • Lightning McQueen Live!

Characters

Cars: Lightning McQueen • Mater • Sally Carrera • Mack • Strip Weathers • Chick Hicks • Mia and Tia • Harv • Doc Hudson • Flo • Ramone • Sheriff • Luigi • Guido • Sarge • Fillmore • Red • Lizzie • Stanley • Tex Dinoco • Lynda Weathers • Jay Limo • Tuner Cars • Bessie • Frank • Tractors • Jerry Recycled Batteries

Cars 2: Finn McMissile • Holley Shiftwell • Tony Trihull • Rod "Torque" Redline • Tomber • Miles Axlerod • Professor Zündapp • Grem • Acer • Francesco Bernoulli • Uncle Topolino • Mama Topolino • Jeff Gorvette • Lewis Hamiliton • Raoul ÇaRoule • Miguel Camino • Nigel Gearsley • Shu Todoroki
Cars 3: Cruz Ramírez • Jackson Storm • Sterling • Miss Fritter • Chase Racelott • Danny Swervez • Bubba Wheelhouse • Bobby Swift • Smokey • Junior, River, and Louise • Harvey Rodcap • Tim Treadless
Mater and the Ghostlight: Screamin' Banshee
Cars Toons: Kabuto • Big D • Skipper Riley • Sparky • Sandy Dunes • Blue Grit • Idle Threat • Shifty Sidewinder
Cars on the Road: Ivy • Mato • Road Rumblers
Video Games: Candice • Stinger

Episodes

Cars Toons

Mater's Tall Tales: Rescue Squad Mater • Mater the Greater • El Materdor • Tokyo Mater • Unidentified Flying Mater • Monster Truck Mater • Heavy Metal Mater • Moon Mater • Mater Private Eye • Air Mater • Time Travel Mater
Tales From Radiator Springs: Hiccups • Bugged • Spinning • The Radiator Springs 500½
Canceled Episodes: To Protect and Serve

Cars on the Road: Dino Park • Lights Out • Salt Fever • The Legend • Show Time • Trucks • B-Movie • Road Rumblers • Gettin' Hitched

Songs

Cars: Real Gone • Life is a Highway • Our Town • McQueen and Sally • Sh-Boom • Route 66 • Find Yourself • Behind the Clouds • My Heart Would Know

Cars 2: You Might Think • Polyrhythm • Mon Cœur Fait Vroum (My Heart Goes Vroom) • Collision of Worlds • Nobody's Fool
Cars 3: Run That Race • King's Highway • Glory Days • Ride
Cars on the Road: Cars on the Road • TRUCKS
Others: Free Ride • Welcome to Radiator Springs • Radiator Rock • Mambo Italiano • Stop in the Name of Love • Riding in My Car (Car Car Song) • Low Rider (Espanol Fantasma Mix) • Junkyard Jamboree • Big Bulldozer • Tow Mater (The One You Want to Call) • Mater's Square Dance • Let's Go Driving

Organizations/Groups
Dinoco • Tuner Cars • World Grand Prix • Lemons · Next-Gen Racers

Locations

Radiator Springs • Luigi's Casa Della Tires • Ramone's House of Body Art • Cozy Cone Motel • Fillmore's Taste-In • Flo's V8 Café • Mrs. Piston • Willy's Butte • Radiator Springs Curios • Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre • Wheel Well Motel • London, England • Paris, France • Porto Corsa • Tokyo • California • Los Angeles International Speedway • Motor Speedway of the South • Ornament Valley • Big Ben • Top Down Truckstop • Big Bentley • Hollywood

Objects
Piston Cup • Allinol • Electromagnetic Pulse Emitter • Pixar Ball • A113 • Pizza Planet Truck

See Also
The Science Behind Pixar • Pixar in a Box