An American Tail (soundtrack): History and Key Facts

An American Tail: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 1986 film An American Tail directed by Don Bluth. It was released on November 21, 1986, through MCA Records and featured original score composed by James Horner and songs composed by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, in collaboration with Horner. The song "Somewhere Out There", a duet performed by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram, won two Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television, and was one of the popular songs from an animated feature film since the 1950s. The album was digitally released through Geffen Records in February 2013, while an expanded edition was released by Intrada Records in February 2019, featuring 26 tracks.

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