Name: Brave / O.S.T.
Brand: Brave
SKU: 87626156
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Brave / O.S.T.

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Album: Brave / O.S.T.
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Touch the Sky	More Info...
2)	Into the Open Air	More Info...
3)	Learn Me Right	More Info...
4)	Fate and Destiny	More Info...
5)	The Games	More Info...
6)	I Am Merida	More Info...
7)	Remember to Smile	More Info...
8)	Merida Rides Away	More Info...
9)	The Witch's Cottage	More Info...
10)	Song of Mor'Du	More Info...
11)	Through the Castle	More Info...
12)	Legends Are Lessons	More Info...
13)	Show Us the Way	More Info...
14)	Mum Goes Wild	More Info...
15)	In Her Heart	More Info...
16)	Noble Maiden Fair (A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal)	More Info...
17)	Not Now!	More Info...
18)	Get the Key	More Info...
19)	We've Both Changed	More Info...
20)	Merida's Home	More Info...

Album: Brave / O.S.T.
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Touch the Sky	More Info...
2)	Into the Open Air	More Info...
3)	Learn Me Right	More Info...
4)	Fate and Destiny	More Info...
5)	The Games	More Info...
6)	I Am Merida	More Info...
7)	Remember to Smile	More Info...
8)	Merida Rides Away	More Info...
9)	The Witch's Cottage	More Info...
10)	Song of Mor'Du	More Info...
11)	Through the Castle	More Info...
12)	Legends Are Lessons	More Info...
13)	Show Us the Way	More Info...
14)	Mum Goes Wild	More Info...
15)	In Her Heart	More Info...
16)	Noble Maiden Fair (A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal)	More Info...
17)	Not Now!	More Info...
18)	Get the Key	More Info...
19)	We've Both Changed	More Info...
20)	Merida's Home	More Info...

Performer Notes

Brave drew attention for being Pixar's first film to feature a female protagonist, the headstrong, flame-haired Scottish princess Merida. However, as Brave's soundtrack reveals, the movie is also noteworthy for being one of the studio's most musical films, especially for one not featuring music by Pixar's go-to songwriter Randy Newman. Instead, Brave's songs make the most of the film's girl-power sentiments and Celtic setting with Patrick Doyle's lively score and songs performed by the cast, as well as Scottish folksinger Julie Fowlis and English singer/songwriter Birdy. Though Fowlis often sings in Scots Gaelic, she sounds just as soaring and sweet in English on "Touch the Sky" and "Into the Open Air"; likewise, Birdy -- accompanied by folk-rock sensations Mumford & Sons -- channels Merida's longing for freedom and wide-open spaces in "Learn Me Right." The princess' mom and dad get in on the act too, with Billy Connolly leading the cast through "Song of Mor'Du," a rousing song about a local monster, while Emma Thompson and Peigi Barker sing the lovely lullaby "Noble Maiden Fair (A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal)." Meanwhile, Doyle's score embellishes its orchestral pieces with plenty of pipes, fiddles, and lilting melodies, particularly on "Fate and Destiny" and "Merida's Home," but also delivers some wonderfully cartoony moments with "The Games" and "Through the Castle," and downright tense cues such as "Merida Rides Away" and "Not Now!" Judged purely on its musical merits, Brave might not be the most memorable of Pixar soundtracks, but it maintains the studio's reputation for creative and fitting details in every part of its productions. ~ Heather Phares