But there are a few new melodies to be found interspersed between.

Throughout the twenty-two score tracks on the soundtrack, Randy Newman pulls established melodies from the three previous films and uses them effectively. The first score track begins with the orchestration that plays over the Walt Disney Pictures intro, which is a nice inclusion. Stapleton’s smooth, gritty voice works perfectly for this song. If either is to be nominated for Best Song, it’s this one, although that is likely a stretch. This is the better of the two new songs and it also gets a reprise on the soundtrack at the end with a Randy Newman version. The third song is called “The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy” performed by Chris Stapleton, which plays over the end credits. I didn’t love it when I heard it in the film, but it plays really well apart from the film and it’s really grown on me. It’s a very jazzy song that tonally feels like it could’ve been in The Princess and the Frog, although the lyrics are unique to Woody’s relationship with Forky. Next up are the two new songs, starting with “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” sung by Randy Newman. It can be assumed that if you’re listening to the soundtrack to Toy Story 4, you probably own this track already. The album begins with three songs from the film, starting with “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” As far as I can tell, it’s the same recording from 1995 from the original film, which makes sense as it plays over a montage that recaps Woody’s life up to the start of the film. If you’re a fan of Randy Newman or the score from the Toy Story films, you won’t want to wait another second to dive into the music on this release. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of Toy Story 4 features over an hour of new music, including two brand new songs written for the film and new musical themes that interplay with the well established melodies from the franchise.

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