James Newton Howard - Peter Pan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2023)

The producers were wise in their choosing of James Newton Howard to compose the score for P.J. Hogan's big screen rendering of J.M. Barrie's famous children's book Peter Pan. The former Elton John keyboardist's work on M. Night Shyamalan's Sixth Sense and Signs showcased his ability to blend suspense and whimsy, and skillfully paint a scene from a child actor's point of view. For Peter Pan, Howard builds the dreamy world of "Neverland" with harps, choirs, and the occasional keyboard flourish, fleshing out the characters with fairy tale precision, and creating a believable realm in the same fashion that John Williams handled the magical world of Harry Potter. The string motifs he chooses for Wendy and Peter are steeped in the bittersweet confusion of sexual awakening, and the eternally youthful Lost Boys are treated with a light hand, hinting at their enviable immortality. "Howard" goes to great lengths to capture the myth of Peter Pan, never dumbing it down. His is a darker take on a story that has spent years in the hands of cartoonists, and it delivers the tale a much-needed edge.

Tracklist:
1.01 - James Newton Howard - Main Title (2:12)
1.02 - James Newton Howard - Michael Takes A Bath (0:33)
1.03 - James Newton Howard - Is That A Kiss? (1:42)
1.04 - James Newton Howard - Peter's Shadow (1:24)
1.05 - James Newton Howard - A Note From The Teacher (2:50)
1.06 - James Newton Howard - Tinkerbell (4:47)
1.07 - James Newton Howard - Wendy Meets Peter (5:16)
1.08 - James Newton Howard - Learning To Fly (3:11)
1.09 - James Newton Howard - Flying (3:34)
1.10 - James Newton Howard - The Parrot (0:49)
1.11 - James Newton Howard - Captain Hook (1:40)
1.12 - James Newton Howard - Spying On The Jolly Roger (1:31)
1.13 - James Newton Howard - "Fetch Long Tom" (1:32)
1.14 - James Newton Howard - Lost Boys Shoot Wendy (1:32)
1.15 - James Newton Howard - Wendy Lives (2:07)
1.16 - James Newton Howard - Build A House Around Her (1:24)
1.17 - James Newton Howard - Come Meet Father (2:35)
1.18 - James Newton Howard - Capturing Michael & John (1:58)
1.19 - James Newton Howard - Mermaids (1:43)
1.20 - James Newton Howard - Children On The Rock (1:47)
1.21 - James Newton Howard - Set Them Free (3:06)
1.22 - James Newton Howard - Castle Swordfight (3:52)
1.23 - James Newton Howard - Fairy Dance (5:26)
1.24 - James Newton Howard - Peter Visits Darlings (1:39)
1.25 - James Newton Howard - Wendy Meets Hook (4:17)
1.26 - James Newton Howard - "If You Wish It" (2:49)
1.27 - James Newton Howard - Boys Want To Go Home (1:14)
1.28 - James Newton Howard - Parrot Frees Tink (1:07)
1.29 - James Newton Howard - Hook Captures Boys (1:59)
1.30 - James Newton Howard - Poison (1:43)
1.31 - James Newton Howard - Please Don't Die (1:54)
1.32 - James Newton Howard - I Do Believe In Fairies (2:48)
2.01 - James Newton Howard - Wendy Walks The Plank (4:11)
2.02 - James Newton Howard - "Into The Rigging" (2:09)
2.03 - James Newton Howard - "He's Mine" (4:42)
2.04 - James Newton Howard - Peter Falls To The Deck (2:38)
2.05 - James Newton Howard - The Hidden Kiss (1:16)
2.06 - James Newton Howard - Old, Alone, Done For (1:21)
2.07 - James Newton Howard - Hook Is Dead/Flying Jolly Roger (4:53)
2.08 - James Newton Howard - Adopting Lost Boys/Peter Returns (4:05)
2.09 - James Newton Howard - End Title/End Credits (Extended Suite) (11:02)