The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

~ Release by Alexandre Desplat (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Score
2▼CD: Songs
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1"My Name Is Benjamin"
spoken vocals:
Brad Pitt
Benjamin Button0:21
2We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City
recording of:
We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Doc Paulin's Marching Band2:57
3"Some Days I Feel Different"
spoken vocals:
Taraji P. Henson and Brad Pitt
Queenie & Benjamin Button0:18
4Ostrich Walk
recording of:
Ostrich Walk (on 1927-05-09)
composer:
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra feat. Bix Beiderbecke3:06
5"How Old Are You?"
spoken vocals:
Lance Nichols and Brad Pitt
Benjamin Button & The Preacher0:12
6That’s How Rhythm Was Born
The Boswell Sisters2:54
7"When Was the Last Time You Had a Woman?"
spoken vocals:
Jared Harris and Brad Pitt
Captain Mike & Benjamin Button0:13
8Freight Train Blues
arranger:
Billie Pierce
Billie & De De Pierce5:35
9Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Preservation Hall Jazz Band7:35
10"Thanksgiving, 1930"
spoken vocals:
Brad Pitt
Benjamin Button0:08
11If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
Louis Armstrong and His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra3:36
12"What’s Your Secret?"
spoken vocals:
Jared Harris and Brad Pitt
Captain Mike & Benjamin Button0:25
13Chanson sur Staline
Chœur de la cathédrale de la rue Daru, Paris XVII3:07
14"A Date Which Will Live in Infamy…"
Franklin D. Roosevelt0:17
15Arabeske for Piano in C Major Op. 18
recording of:
Arabeske in C major, op. 18
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Works of Robert Schumann by opus number (number: op. 18)
Robert Schumann3:19
16"Coming Home"
spoken vocals:
Brad Pitt
Benjamin Button0:12
17Out of Nowhere
recording of:
Out of Nowhere
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Sidney Bechet3:01
18Dear Old Southland
recording of:
Dear Old Southland (jazz standard)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1921)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1921)
publisher:
Mills Music
Louis Armstrong3:17
19"Defined by Opportunities"
spoken vocals:
Brad Pitt
Benjamin Button0:05
20Skokiaan
recording of:
Skokiaan
lyricist:
Tom Glazer
composer:
August Msarurgwa
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Pérez Prado & His Orchestra2:39
21"Things Were Becoming Different for Me…"
spoken vocals:
Brad Pitt
Benjamin Button0:17
22My Prayer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1956)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 20)
cover recording of:
My Prayer (in 1956-04)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
The Platters42:46
23Bethena (A Concert Waltz)
piano:
Randy Kerber
recording of:
Bethena
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1905)
Randy Kerber5:43