Cars 3 (soundtrack)

Two soundtrack albums were released for the 2017 American computer-animated sports comedy-adventure film Cars 3 – a compilation of incorporated and original songs, Cars 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) and an album consisting of original score composed by Randy Newman, Cars 3 (Original Score). The film, directed by Brian Fee and produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures, is the third installment of the Cars film series and the sequel to Cars 2 (2011). Fee said that both the score and the soundtrack "really help support the story we are telling". Both the soundtrack and the score were released on June 16, 2017, coinciding with the film's theatrical release.

Cars 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Cars 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	June 16, 2017
Genre	Western country pop
Length	28:40
Label	Walt Disney
Compiler	Tom MacDougall Chris Montan
Pixar soundtrack chronology
Finding Dory (2016) Cars 3 (2017) Coco (2017)
Singles from Cars 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Ride"

The soundtrack features "Run That Race", an original song written and performed by Dan Auerbach, who stated the song is "about never giving up and always trying your best". Auerbach said that the filmmakers showed him the story and some dialogue, from which he pieced together a story for the song. The soundtrack also features "Ride", an original song performed by ZZ Ward featuring Gary Clark Jr., which was released as a single on April 14, 2017.

Track listing

Cars 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Run That Race"	Dan Auerbach	Auerbach	2:43
2.	"Kings Highway"	Tom Petty	James Bay	3:07
3.	"Truckaroo"	Brad Paisley	Paisley	2:36
4.	"Thunder Hollow Breakdown"	Paisley	Paisley	4:49
5.	"Glory Days"	Bruce Springsteen	Andra Day	4:07
6.	"Ride (feat. Gary Clark Jr.)"	Dave Bassett E. Kidd Bogart ZZ Ward	Ward Clark Jr.	4:03
7.	"Drive My Car"	John Lennon Paul McCartney	Jorge Blanco	2:42
8.	"Freeway of Love"	Jeffrey Cohen Narada Michael Walden	Lea DeLaria	4:30
Total length:				28:43

Cars 3 (Original Score)

Cars 3 (Original Score)
Soundtrack album by Randy Newman
Released	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
Recorded	2016–2017
Studio	Sony Scoring Stage (Culver City, Callifornia)
Genre	Country classical
Length	50:15
Label	Walt Disney
Producer	Tom MacDougall
Pixar soundtrack chronology
Finding Dory (2016) Cars 3 (2017) Coco (2017)
Randy Newman chronology
Monsters University (2013) Cars 3 (2017) Toy Story 4 (2019)

Background

The film's score was composed by Pixar's frequent collaborator, Randy Newman, who previously composed the first film's score. Tom MacDougall, Disney's executive vice-president of music, said that Newman has "a real connection to the Cars world" and that "His ability to capture the feelings on this film, its characters, locations, and the Americana theme throughout is extraordinary-the music is so naturally fluid and inspired. It really feels like Randy is coming home with this score." Newman quoted tracks from the first film in moments where Fee "wanted to evoke an earlier time".

For the score of Cars 3, both Fee and Reher wanted Newman to score as they wanted to "get back to the roots of the franchise". While approaching Newman, Fee wanted him not to score for the visuals, but for the emotional tone as well.

Newman spent more than two to three years writing the film's score, with the recording began in late-March 2016 at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City, California. For the score, Newman had arranged a 104-piece orchestra — his largest ever till date, which Newman said "To make any mark in a picture where cars are racing 50% of the time, you have to make some noise". The score was split into three chunks. According to Fee, in an interview with Variety, "Propelling the action is only one aspect of the assignment. Setting the tone and underlining the story’s emotions are equally important. Randy can do Americana like no one else. But he has this magic ability to be incredibly emotional. He can play comedy, and then two beats later have you reaching for a tissue. You have an epic experience because of what Randy writes."

Newman reprised one of the themes from Cars, in the final 20 minutes of the film, while rest of the themes were newly composed, consisting of classical music. He stated that "It’s a fairly mature premise about someone getting older and worried. It’s a little less broad", as in the story, Lightning McQueen, no longer the world-champion racecar he once was, is trying to make a comeback. The recording of the score, concluded on June 14, two days before the film's release.

Track listing

All music is composed by Randy Newman

Cars 3 (Original Score) track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Storm's Winning Streak"	1:23
2.	"When All Your Friends are Gone / Crash"	3:44
3.	"Doc's Painful Demise"	1:25
4.	"Mater on the Horn"	0:29
5.	"Sistine Chapel on Wheels"	1:06
6.	"Temple of Rust-eze"	1:25
7.	"A Career on a Wall / Electronic Suit"	3:21
8.	"Drip Pan"	1:12
9.	"McQueen's Wild Ride"	2:05
10.	"Biggest Brand in Racing"	3:12
11.	"Fireball Beach"	2:16
12.	"Pull Over, Now! / Cruz's Racing Dreams"	2:00
13.	"1.2%"	1:21
14.	"If This Track Could Talk"	2:33
15.	"Letters About You"	2:02
16.	"Smokey Starts Training / A Blaze of Glory"	5:56
17.	"Starting Dead Last"	1:42
18.	"Flashback & Pit Stop"	3:32
19.	"Through the Pack"	3:42
20.	"Victory Lane"	3:51
21.	"The Fabulous Lightning McQueen"	2:11
Total length:		50:23