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{{Infobox album
| name         = Dumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| type         = film
| artist       = [[Danny Elfman]]
| cover        = Danny Elfman - Dumbo.png
| alt          =
| released     = March 29, 2019
| recorded     = 2017–2019
| studio       = [[AIR Studios|AIR]], London
| genre        = [[Film score]]
| length       = 60:56
| label        = [[Walt Disney Records|Walt Disney]]
| producer     =
| misc         = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = [[Danny Elfman]]
 | type       = film
 | prev_title = [[The Grinch (soundtrack)|The Grinch]]
 | prev_year  = 2018
 | title      = Dumbo
 | year       = 2019
 | next_title = [[Men in Black: International]]
 | next_year  = 2019
 }}
{{Singles
 | name        = Dumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
 | type        = film
 | single1     = [[Baby Mine (song)|Baby Mine]]
 | single1date = March 11, 2019
}}
}}
'''''Dumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''''' is the soundtrack to the 2019 film [[Dumbo (2019 film)|''Dumbo'']] directed by [[Tim Burton]], which is a [[live-action]] adaptation and [[reimagining]] of [[Walt Disney]]'s [[Dumbo|1941 film of the same name]]. The film's soundtrack featured musical score composed by [[Danny Elfman]] and songs from the original film. The album was released through Walt Disney Records digitally on March 29, 2019 and physically on April 26.

== Background ==
Burton's norm composer [[Danny Elfman]] assigned to score music for ''Dumbo''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Jon |date=2019-03-28 |title=Danny Elfman Broke His Cardinal Rule for 'Dumbo's' Bittersweet Score |url=https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/danny-elfman-disney-dumbo-1203173252/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331030423/https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/danny-elfman-disney-dumbo-1203173252/ |archive-date=2019-03-31 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Crystal |date=2019-03-31 |title=Danny Elfman On 'Dumbo', Tim Burton's 'Unpredictable' Mind, And Writing His First Song At 18 |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/n4mpen/danny-elfman-dumbo-tim-burton |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719160639/https://www.mtv.com/news/n4mpen/danny-elfman-dumbo-tim-burton |archive-date=2023-07-19 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref> Despite his norm practice of writing the score during production and post-production, Elfman wrote a musical piece even before the production began and did not read the script. Instead, he thought of an idea of a baby elephant and his mother being separated, with the theme being "something innocent and sweet and sad", he wrote the particular piece with 20 minutes and made a demo of it. During post-production, Burton found his demo music and eventually discovered that the piece suited the film resulting in the cue being unchanged and served as the main theme. He deciphered it as a combination of bittersweet music being frivolous and light as well as more triumphant and grandeur.<ref name=":0" /> For the film, Elfman had recorded source music—a process he was doing for the first time—for the circus and its clowns. Despite focusing on a dramatic music, Elfman's liking to circus and carnivals felt that it added color and flavor to the score.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radish |first=Christina |date=2019-03-29 |title=Danny Elfman on Tim Burton, Dumbo, and Why He Loves Sad Music |url=https://collider.com/danny-elfman-interview-dumbo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601234855/https://collider.com/danny-elfman-interview-dumbo/ |archive-date=2019-06-01 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref> The score pays homage to [[Frank Churchill]] and [[Oliver Wallace]]'s music from the original film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilchrist |first=Todd |date=2019-03-12 |title=Dumbo composer Danny Elfman on his iconic partnership with Tim Burton |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/dumbo-composer-danny-elfman-on-his-iconic-partnership-with-tim-burton |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124114925/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/dumbo-composer-danny-elfman-on-his-iconic-partnership-with-tim-burton |archive-date=2022-01-24 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=SYFY Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref>

The original film's song "[[Baby Mine (song)|Baby Mine]]" had two versions—the first being performed in the film by [[Sharon Rooney]], who played Miss Atlantis,<ref name="PressKit">{{cite news |date=March 11, 2019 |title=Dumbo Press Kit |url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/Dumbo/writen-material/Dumbo5c83092c19644.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401051625/http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/Dumbo/writen-material/Dumbo5c83092c19644.pdf |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref> and the end-credits version performed by [[Arcade Fire]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=2019-03-04 |title=Arcade Fire Preview New Song From Tim Burton's Dumbo: Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/arcade-fire-preview-new-song-from-tim-burtons-dumbo-listen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211043112/https://pitchfork.com/news/arcade-fire-preview-new-song-from-tim-burtons-dumbo-listen/ |archive-date=2020-12-11 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kiefer |first=Halle |date=2019-03-04 |title=Arcade Fire Covered Dumbo's 'Baby Mine' to Make You Cry Big Ol' Elephant Tears |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/new-dumbo-teaser-features-arcade-fires-baby-mine-cover.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225071117/https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/new-dumbo-teaser-features-arcade-fires-baby-mine-cover.html |archive-date=2022-12-25 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> Norwegian singer [[Aurora (singer)|Aurora]] also covered the song for the film's trailer, though it was not featured in the actual film.<ref name="DumboCastSoundtrack">{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Maddy Shaw |date=February 7, 2019 |title=Dumbo movie 2019: cast, trailer, release date and soundtrack revealed |url=https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/film-tv/dumbo-cast-trailer-release-date-soundtrack/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090705/https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/film-tv/dumbo-cast-trailer-release-date-soundtrack/ |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |access-date=February 14, 2019 |publisher=ClassicFM.com}}</ref><ref name="PressKit" /> Instrumental versions of the songs "Casey Junior", "When I See an Elephant Fly", and "[[Pink Elephants on Parade]]" from the original ''Dumbo'' are also included in the 2019 film.<ref name="PressKit" /> 

== Release ==
The soundtrack was preceded with Arcade Fire's version of "Baby Mine" as a single on March 11, 2019.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2019-03-11 |title=Hear Arcade Fire Cover Disney Lullaby 'Baby Mine' for Tim Burton's 'Dumbo' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/arcade-fire-dumbo-baby-mine-tim-burton-806478/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021140/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/arcade-fire-dumbo-baby-mine-tim-burton-806478/ |archive-date=2020-11-12 |access-date=2024-06-07 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Acevedo |first=Angelica |date=2019-03-11 |title=Arcade Fire Record Soaring Rendition of 'Baby Mine' For Disney's 'Dumbo': Listen |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/arcade-fire-record-soaring-rendition-of-baby-mine-for-disneys-dumbo-8501874/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127094438/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/arcade-fire-record-soaring-rendition-of-baby-mine-for-disneys-dumbo-8501874/ |archive-date=2023-01-27 |access-date=2024-06-07 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Nick |date=2019-03-11 |title=Listen to Arcade Fire's new track 'Baby Mine' from 'Dumbo' soundtrack |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arcade-fire-tease-new-track-babys-mine-dumbo-soundtrack-2456623 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924032127/https://www.nme.com/news/music/arcade-fire-tease-new-track-babys-mine-dumbo-soundtrack-2456623 |archive-date=2023-09-24 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> The album was unveiled digitally on March 29, 2019, alongside the film, and followed by a physical release on April 26, 2019.<ref name="ArcadeFire">{{cite news |date=March 4, 2019 |title=Tim Burton's 'Dumbo' to Feature End Credits Song by Arcade Fire |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2019/03/04/tim-burtons-dumbo-to-feature-end-credits-song-by-arcade-fire/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043137/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2019/03/04/tim-burtons-dumbo-to-feature-end-credits-song-by-arcade-fire/ |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |access-date=March 5, 2019 |work=Film Music Reporter}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Anton Smit of ''Soundtrack World'' described the music as "a true gem".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smit |first=Anton |date=2019-04-17 |title=Dumbo – Danny Elfman |url=https://soundtrackworld.com/2019/04/dumbo-danny-elfman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508193249/https://soundtrackworld.com/2019/04/dumbo-danny-elfman/ |archive-date=2021-05-08 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Soundtrack World |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Zanobard Reviews'' assigned 8/10 to the album, summarising "''Dumbo'' is a welcome return to classic Burton-esque Danny Elfman, complete with a memorable main theme, some truly incredible individual compositions and spectacular orchestration all-round."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zanobard |date=2019-03-29 |title=Dumbo (2019) – Soundtrack Review |url=https://zanobardreviews.com/2019/03/29/dumbo-2019-soundtrack-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730073918/https://zanobardreviews.com/2019/03/29/dumbo-2019-soundtrack-review/ |archive-date=2021-07-30 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Zanobard Reviews |language=en}}</ref> Writing for ''MFiles'', Jim Paterson summarised "While the score isn't a full-on classic Elfmanfest, it is thoroughly well crafted with many moments to enjoy."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paterson |first=Jim |title=Dumbo by Danny Elfman — film score soundtrack review on mfiles |url=https://www.mfiles.co.uk/reviews/danny-elfman-dumbo.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116102332/https://www.mfiles.co.uk/reviews/danny-elfman-dumbo.htm |archive-date=2022-01-16 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=MFiles}}</ref> Christy Lemire of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' attributed that the film's music is "frequently reminiscent of Elfman's haunting score for ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]''".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lemire |first=Christy |title=Dumbo movie review & film summary (2019) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dumbo-2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510061327/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dumbo-2019 |archive-date=2021-05-10 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=RogerEbert.com |language=en}}</ref> Scott Mendelson of ''[[Forbes]]'' called it as "relatively unshowy".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |date=2019-03-26 |title='Dumbo' Review: Tim Burton's Bitterly Ironic Disney Remake Soars Just High Enough |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/03/26/dumbo-review-tim-burton-colin-farrell-eva-green-danny-devito-michael-keaton-walt-disney-fox/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118084148/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/03/26/dumbo-review-tim-burton-colin-farrell-eva-green-danny-devito-michael-keaton-walt-disney-fox/ |archive-date=2021-01-18 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Dumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' track listing
| all_music = [[Danny Elfman]], except where noted
| extra_column = Artist
| total_length = 60:56

| title1 = Logos / Intro
| length1 = 0:59

| title2 = Train's a Comin'
| note2 = quotes "Casey Junior", written by [[Frank Churchill]] and [[Ned Washington]]
| length2 = 2:05

| title3 = The Homecoming
| length3 = 2:40

| title4 = Meet the Family
| length4 = 2:29

| title5 = Stampede!
| length5 = 3:35

| title6 = [[Baby Mine (song)|Baby Mine]]
| writer6 = [[Frank Churchill]] and [[Ned Washington]]
| extra6 = [[Sharon Rooney]]
| length6 = 1:44

| title7 = Dumbo's Theme
| length7 = 2:31

| title8 = Clowns 1
| length8 = 1:01

| title9 = Vandevere's Arrival
| length9 = 1:25

| title10 = Dumbo Soars
| length10 = 1:25

| title11 = Happy Days
| length11 = 1:00

| title12 = Goodbye Mrs. Jumbo
| length12 = 1:40

| title13 = Photographs / First Flight
| length13 = 2:25

| title14 = Colosseum
| length14 = 0:21

| title15 = [[Pink Elephants on Parade]] (2019)
| writer15 = Oliver Wallace and Washington
| length15 = 1:48

| title16 = Colette's Theme
| length16 = 1:06

| title17 = First Rehearsal
| length17 = 2:55

| title18 = Clowns 2
| length18 = 0:39

| title19 = Nightmare Island
| length19 = 3:46

| title20 = Dumbo in Hell
| length20 = 1:10

| title21 = Holt in Action
| length21 = 0:52

| title22 = Searching for Milly
| length22 = 2:29

| title23 = The Breakout
| length23 = 3:08

| title24 = Rescuing the Farriers
| length24 = 1:40

| title25 = The Final Confrontation
| length25 = 4:58

| title26 = Medici Circus / Miracles Can Happen
| length26 = 4:21

| title27 = Baby Mine
| writer27 = Churchill and Washington
| extra27 = [[Arcade Fire]]
| length27 = 2:57

| title28 = Soaring Suite
| length28 = 2:41

| title29 = Carnival Music
| length29 = 1:06
}}

== Personnel ==
Credits adapted from production notes.<ref name="PressKit" />
{{div col}}
* Music composer and producer – Danny Elfman
* Musical arrangements – Chris Bacon, TJ Lindgren
* Engineer – Peter Cobbin, Noah Snyder
* Assistant engineer – Alex Ferguson Natasha Canter
* Recordist – Chris Barrett, Laurence Anslow
* Mixing – Dennis Sands
* Mix recordist – Adam Olmstead
* Additional mixing – Kirsty Whalley
* Mastering – Patricia Sullivan
* MIDI controller – Marc Mann
* Music editor – Bill Abbott, Lisa Jaime, Simon Changer
* Assistant music editor – Arabella Winter, Denise Okimoto
* Musical assistance – Melissa Karaban
* Technical assistance – Mikel Hurwitz
* Executive producer – Tim Burton
* Music supervisor – Mike Higham
* Score production supervisor – Melisa McGregor
* Choir – Metro Voices, Tiffin Boys School
* Orchestration – David Slonaker, Edgardo Simone, Ed Trybek, Pete Anthony
* Supervising orchestrator – Steve Bartek
* Orchestra and choir conductor – Rick Wentworth
* Orchestra leader – Thomas Bowes
* Contractor – Amy Stewart, Isobel Griffiths Ltd.
* Concertmaster – Jenny O'Grady, James Day
* Music librarian – Dakota Music, Dave Hage, Jake Parker
* Cello (solo) – Caroline Dale
* Cornet and trumpet (solo) – James Fountain
* Tuba (solo) – Adrian Miotti
{{div col end}}

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for ''Dumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''
! scope="col" | Chart (2019)
! scope="col" | Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row" | UK Soundtrack Albums ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web |date=April 12, 2019 |title=Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 - 12 to 18 April |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/soundtrack-albums-chart/20190412/140/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123064037/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/soundtrack-albums-chart/20190412/140/ |archive-date=January 23, 2024 |access-date=June 7, 2024 |website=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>
| 12
|}

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
|+Accolades for ''Dumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Ceremony
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient(s)
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" | Ref.
|-
| [[International Film Music Critics Association]]
| [[International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film|Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Danny Elfman]]
| {{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web |author=Anderson, Erik |date=February 6, 2020 |title=Hildur Guðnadóttir leads International Film Music Critics Association (IMFCA) nominations |url=https://awardswatch.com/hildur-gudnadottir-leads-international-film-music-critics-association-imfca-nominations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311104202/https://awardswatch.com/hildur-gudnadottir-leads-international-film-music-critics-association-imfca-nominations/ |archive-date=March 11, 2020 |accessdate=May 2, 2020 |website=AwardsWatch }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |author=[[International Film Music Critics Association|IFMCA]] |date=February 20, 2020 |title=IFMCA Award Winners 2019 |url=http://filmmusiccritics.org/2020/02/ifmca-award-winners-2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221030048/http://filmmusiccritics.org/2020/02/ifmca-award-winners-2019/ |archive-date=February 21, 2020 |accessdate=May 2, 2020 |website=IFMCA }}</ref>
|-
| [[45th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Music|Best Music]]
| {{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/saturn-awards-nominations-2019/|title='Avengers: Endgame', 'Game of Thrones' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards Nominations|last=Mancuso|first=Vinnie|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=July 15, 2019|access-date=July 16, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716042350/http://collider.com/saturn-awards-nominations-2019/|archive-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref>
|}

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