The Incredibles (Les Indestructibles) - Original Soundtrack

Michael Giacchino

Released on 02/11/2004 by EMI Marketing
Main artist: Various Artists
Genre: Children

Available in

16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

Unlimited Streaming

Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps

Start my trial period and start listening to this album

Enjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription

Digital Download

Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.

Like almost all Pixar-related things, Michael Giacchino's score for The Incredibles strikes the right balance of earnestness and cool. His big, jazzy, orchestral music for the film is a heartfelt tribute to Lalo Schifrin and the other '60s composers who used jazz and exotica to give their scores a modern flair, but Giacchino's work sounds fresh and hip in its own right. It's somewhat surprising that this is his first film score (Brad Bird's introduction in the album's liner notes explains that Giacchino has written music for video games and television previously), but only because The Incredibles sounds so self-assured and distinctive. Comic book-ready track titles like "Bob vs. the Omnidroid" and "Lava in the Afternoon" only hint at the score's sound, which manages to be thrilling and just tongue-in-cheek enough to be cartoonish at the same time. Rousing pieces like "The Glory Days," "Life's Incredible Again," and "A Whole Family of Supers" are immediate attention-getters, but quieter bits of mystery like the beginning of "Adventure Calling," and "New and Improved" wind through the score like a trail of bread crumbs to follow to the action-packed moments. There's sneaking-around music in the form of "Escaping Nomanisan" and thrilling escape, battle, and rescue music like "100 Mile Dash," "Saving Metroville," and "Marital Rescue." Just as importantly, Giacchino spent as much loving detail on the bad guys' music as he did on the Incredibles: "Kronos Unveiled" is a wonderfully evil and danger-packed theme. Stylish, fun, and rousing, The Incredibles is a score for true score buffs; with no pop songs to get in the way, the album adds to the feeling that, unlike some of their competitors' work, Pixar's films aren't just waiting to be exploited by musical tie-ins.

© Heather Phares /TiVo

More info

The Incredibles (Les Indestructibles) - Original Soundtrack

Various Artists

You are currently listening to samples.

Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.

Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.

From 12.49€/month

The Glory Days (From "The Incredibles" / Score)

Michael Giacchino

00:03:32

Stephen Allen Davis, Unknown, Other - Chris Montan, Unknown, Other - Michael Giacchino, Composer, MainArtist - Pat Sullivan, Unknown, Other - Tim Simonec, Conductor, Arranger, Orchestrator - Reggie Wilson, Unknown, Other - Tom MacDougall, Unknown, Other - Andrew Page, Unknown, Other - Dave Wallin, Unknown, Other

(C) 2004 Disney Enterprises Inc/Pixar Animation Studios under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2004 Walt Disney Records / Pixar Animation Studios

Mr. Huph Will See You Now (From "The Incredibles" / Score)

Michael Giacchino