The film and score for Muppet Treasure Island, one of several Muppet-related films to follow in the following decade, will probably divide people along the same lines. There is unquestionably some truly hideous material to be found here. And yet, for collectors of Hans Zimmer's film music, there might be some reward in it. Zimmer was a year off of his Academy Award win for.
Muppet Treasure Island- Soundtrack details.
Captain Smollett spares a few minutes to pay his last respects to Mr. Arrow.The scene is rather poignant, mood whiplashes and the revelation that he's still alive later in the movie aside. Uncanny Valley: Played for Laughs when Smollett challenges Long John to a duel - he leaps to him in a very strange and unnerving way (namely by somersaulting constantly and being obviously chroma keyed into.Muppet Treasure Island Tracklist. 1. Treasure Island by Hans Zimmer Lyrics. 2. Shiver My Timbers Lyrics. 7.6K 3. Something Better (Ft. Kevin Bishop) Lyrics. 4. Sailing for Adventure (Ft. Kevin.Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Soundtracks. Soundtrack Credits. Shiver My Timbers Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Professional Pirate Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil Performed by Tim Curry (uncredited), Jerry Nelson (uncredited), Dave Goelz (uncredited), Steve Whitmire (uncredited), Brian Henson (uncredited), Frank Oz (uncredited), Kevin Clash (uncredited), Bill Barretta.
Although the song accompanies a scene of pirates raiding an island, the song is not sung by the pirates themselves, but by Muppet animals, statues, and skulls on the island. The song is all about the nature of pirates, and as such, it's surprisingly grim for a Muppet movie, not at all sugarcoating how pirates can be treacherous, ruthless, and even murderous when it comes to making a profit.Next scene, Silver's dinghy is sinking, and Silver is forced to swim back to Treasure Island! And to twist the knife a little further, the credits show the rats salvaging the loot. The final scene during the credits reveals that since the boars went with Benjamina, the only company Silver has on the island is one very annoying pig statue.
