choonfish.orgfilm music / essays / listening notes

Film music research archive

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

This archived comparison documents 15 songs/music entries credited on the referenced Region 2 DVD and identifies 5 absent from the soundtrack editions examined.

Source: Region 2 DVD · References and links last checked

Only music listed in the opening or end credits of this source edition is counted. Later editions may contain amended music credits that are not currently accounted for here.

Original AI-generated illustration.

15entries referenced in the credit sequences

10documented as included

5absent from examined editions

33%missing, as documented

10 documented as included · 5 absent · Comparison limited to the editions below

The original credit order, grouped rows, empty layout positions and intentional line breaks are retained. On smaller screens, entries reflow within their original groups. Track and album references identify the particular releases documented; inclusion is not asserted across every edition listed.

Soundtrack editions examined

The numbered references below retain the formats and descriptions supplied with this research. Score albums, song compilations and related releases are distinguished as originally documented; they are not assumed to have identical contents.

Album 1

Digital Download (17 Track Various Artists)

Amazon iTunes

Album 2

Audio CD (19 Track Various Artists)

Amazon

Historical UK references, last checked 28 June 2015. Prices, availability and external links may have changed. External links open in a new tab.

Song finder

Jump to an entry by title or credited performer. The full transcription below always retains its original order and grouping.

15 entries · Original credit order

Credit transcription

Songs as credited

Numbering identifies entries in this archive. Soundtrack status, track references and listening links beneath each block are research annotations, separate from the transcribed text. Spelling, wording and credit line breaks are retained from the supplied page; the transcription has not been rechecked against the source media.

1. THE TRAVELING SONG

Written by Hans Zimmer & will.i.am
Performed by will.i.am
will.i.am appears courtesy of
will.i.am Music, Inc. / A & M Records

Track 2, Album 1

Back to song finder ↑

2. I LIKE TO MOVE IT

Written by Erick Morillo & Mark Quashie
Performed by Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman
Courtesy of Strictly Rhythm Records, Inc.

Track 4, Album 1

Back to song finder ↑

6. BIG AND CHUNKY

Written by Hans Zimmer & will.i.am
Performed by will.i.am
will.i.am appears courtesy of
will.i.am Music, Inc. / A & M Records

Track 6, Album 1

Back to song finder ↑

9. MORE THAN A FEELING

Written by Tom Scholz
Performed by Boston
Courtesy of Epic Records by arrangement with
SONY BMG Music Entertainment

Track 11, Album 1

Back to song finder ↑

11. COPACABANA (AT THE COPA)

Written by Jack Feldman, Bruce Sussman & Barry Manilow
Performed by Barry Manilow
Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
by arrangement with SONY BMG Music Entertainment

Track 14, Album 1

Back to song finder ↑

12. SHE LOVES ME

Written by Hans Zimmer & will.i.am
Performed by will.i.am
will.i.am appears courtesy of
will.i.am Music, Inc. / A & M Records

Track 12, Album 1

Back to song finder ↑

14. BEST FRIENDS

Written by Hans Zimmer & will.i.am
Performed by will.i.am
will.i.am appears courtesy of
will.i.am Music, Inc. / A & M Records

Track 16, Album 1

Back to song finder ↑

15. I LIKE TO MOVE IT

Written by Erick Morillo & Mark Quashie
Performed by will.i.am
will.i.am appears courtesy of
will.i.am Music, Inc. / A & M Records

Track 4, Album 1

Back to song finder ↑

Additional credit details

Opening Titles: None specified.




End Credits (before Songs): Music and Songs by Hans Zimmer and Will.I.Am; Music Executive Sunny Park; Additional Music Lorne Balfe, Jim Dooley, Geoff Zanelli; Additional Arrangements Ryeland Allison, Jacob Shea; Music Editor Slamm Andrews; Assistant Music Editor Ryan Rubin; Score Recorded by Geoff Foster; Score Assistant Engineers Chris Barrett, John Barrett; Score Recorded at Air Studios and Abbey Road Studios, London; Music Mixed by Alan Meyerson; Mix Assistant Engineer Greg Vines; Additional Recordings Slamm Andrews, Al Clay, Jeffrey Biggers, Katia Lewin, Matt Ward; Score Technical Engineers Tom Broderick, Peter "Oso" Snell; Digital Instrument Design Mark Wherry; Technical Assistant Andrew Kawczynski; Music Conducted by Gavin Greenaway; Orchestra Leader Perry Montague-Mason; Choir The Purcell Singers; Choir Conductor Mark Ford; Percussion Luis Jardim; Marimbas Frank Ricotti; Ethnic Woodwinds Richard Harvey; Synthesizers Hans Zimmer; Vocalists Carmen Carter, Alvin Chea, Al Clay, Dee Clay, Lorraine "Lori" Perry, Sharon Perry, Oren Waters; Music Coordinators Charlene Ann Huang, Ken "Kaz" Smith, Vincent A. Villanueva; Music Production Services Steven Kofsky; Studio Manager Czarina Russell, Remote Control Productions; Score Preparation Dakota Music, Ltd. London Orchestral Contractor Isobel Griffiths, Ltd.; Assistant London Orchestral Contractor Lucy Whalley; London Score Coordinator Becky Bentham; Assistant London Score Coordinator Abbie Lister; Score Coordinator for Hans Zimmer Andrew Zack; Music Coordinator for will.i.am Wendi Morris; Music Clearances Julie Butchko; Music Business Affairs Dan Butler, Liz McNicoll; Soundtrack Available On will.i.am Music Group / Interscope Records






End Credits (after Songs): Copyright © 2008 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved; DreamWorks Animation LLC is the author and creator of this motion picture for the purposes of the Berne Convention and all national laws giving effect thereto, and for the purposes of copyright law in the United Kingdom.

These details reflect the archived source edition. They do not establish coverage across every subsequent soundtrack release.

Explore the research archive