Pokémon: The First Movie (soundtrack)


Pokémon: The First Movie: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the first Pokémon film in the North American markets. Two songs were featured in the animated short Pikachu's Vacation and eight songs were exclusive to the album, not being featured in either the short or the movie. The CD contains extra features, such as Pokémon videos and a screensaver. When it was released, it included a promotion to send in a proof of purchase for an exclusive Jigglypuff card from the Pokémon TCG.
Alongside this soundtrack, the orchestral score from the movie was also released on the CD Pokémon: The First Movie Original Motion Picture Score on May 9, 2000.
The soundtrack was released on Atlantic Records, a sister company to Warner Bros., the film's distributor outside Japan. It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on January 11, 2000 for selling 2,000,000 copies.

Track listing

* Songs featured in Pikachu's Vacation, but not in the movie.
** Songs not featured in the movie or the short.

Personnel

  • 98° - Composer, Primary Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer
  • Lars Aass - Arranger
  • Josh Abbey - Engineer
  • Christina Aguilera - Composer, Performer, Primary Artist
  • Stig Anderson - Composer
  • Alan Armitage - Assistant Engineer
  • B*Witched - Performer, Primary Artist
  • Chris Bailey - Assistant Engineer
  • Ashley Ballard - Performer, Primary Artist
  • Mikey Bassie - Composer
  • Billie - Performer, Primary Artist
  • Blessid Union of Souls - Primary Artist, Producer
  • Steve Boyer - Engineer
  • Jimmy Bralower - Arranger, Composer, Drum Programming, Drums, Engineer, Mixing, Percussion, Producer
  • Derek Brin - Drum Programming, Keyboards, Synthesizer
  • Chris Brooke - Assistant
  • Emma Bunton - Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals
  • Gary Carolla - Arranger, Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming, Mixing, Producer
  • Aaron Carter - Performer, Primary Artist
  • Elaine Caswell - Vocals
  • Will Catterson - Engineer
  • Todd Chapman - Composer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Producer
  • Vivian Cherry - Vocals
  • Rob Chiarelli - Mixing
  • Melanie Jayne Chisholm - Composer
  • Billy Crawford - Performer, Primary Artist
  • LaShawn Daniels - Composer
  • Russ Desalvo - Composer
  • Josh Deutsch - Composer, Guitar, Producer, Programming
  • Tim Donovan - Engineer, Mixing Engineer
  • Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis - Composer
  • Emosia - Producer
  • Ron Fair - Executive Producer
  • Colleen Fitzpatrick - Composer, Vocals
  • Sherree Ford-Payne - Vocals
  • Humberto Gatica - Mixing
  • Brad Gilderman - Mixing
  • Andy Goldmark - Composer
  • Jeff Golub - Guitar
  • Nikki Gregoroff - Vocals
  • Jeff Griffin - Mixing Assistant
  • Halle - Composer
  • Darren Higman - Executive Producer
  • Garry Hughes - Keyboards, Producer, Programming
  • Neil Jason - Arranger, Musician, Producer, Vocals
  • k. - Performer, Primary Artist
  • Craig Kallman - Executive Producer
  • Jerry Lane - Mixing
  • Marit Larsen - Composer
  • Rhett Lawrence - Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Programming
  • Emily Lazar - Mastering
  • John Loeffler - Executive Producer, Producer, Vocals
  • Tom Lord-Alge - Mixing
  • Mario Lucy - Engineer
  • Steve Lunt - Composer
  • M2M - Performer, Primary Artist
  • Mandah - Performer, Primary Artist
  • Brandon Mason - Mixing Assistant
  • Harvey Mason, Jr. - Assembly, Engineer, Producer
  • Harvey Mason, Sr. - Composer
  • Charles McCrorey - Assistant Engineer
  • Andrew McIntyre - Guitar
  • Vaughn Merrick - Engineer, Mixing
  • Midnight Sons - Performer, Primary Artist
  • Joanie Morris - Production Coordination
  • Mark Mueller - Composer
  • B.J. Nelson - Vocals
  • Steven Nikolas - Composer, Engineer, Musician, Producer, Programming
  • *NSYNC - Performer, Primary Artist
  • P - Performer, Primary Artist
  • Dave Pensado - Mixing
  • Dan Petty - Guitar
  • Doug Petty - Keyboards
  • Janice Prendergast - Production Coordination
  • Lloyd Puckitt - Engineer
  • Kaj Robole - Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Producer
  • Guy Roche - Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer
  • Arif St. Michael - Vocals
  • Tom Schick - Assistant Engineer
  • Mark Schulman - Guitar
  • Brendon Sibley - Engineer, Musician, Producer, Programming
  • John Siket - Engineer
  • Frank Simms - Vocals
  • Britney Spears - Primary Artist, Vocals
  • Brian Steckler - Clapping, Composer, Engineer, Musician, Producer, Vocals
  • Biti Strauchn - Vocals
  • Chris Theis - Engineer, Mixing Engineer
  • Vaneese Thomas - Vocals
  • Darryl Tookes - Vocals
  • Chris Trevett - Engineer, Mixing
  • Michael Tucker - Digital Editing, Engineer
  • Angela Via - Performer, Primary Artist
  • Vitamin C - Performer, Primary Artist
  • Kieran Wagner - Assistant Engineer
  • Diane Warren - Composer
  • Bruce Watson - Guitar
  • Eric Foster White - Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer
  • Robert Wieger - Product Manager
  • Holly Wormworth - Soundtrack Coordination
  • Scott Young - Assistant Engineer
  • David Zippel - Composer
  • Peter Zizzo - Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Australian Albums 64
Belgian Albums 85
French Albums 31
US Billboard 20072

Score

Alongside this soundtrack, the orchestral score from the movie was also released on the CD Pokémon: The First Movie Original Motion Picture Score.

Track listing

  1. "The Birth of Mewtwo"
  2. "Dragonite Takes Flight"
  3. "Invitation to Danger"
  4. "Surviving the Storm"
  5. "Mewtwo's Island"
  6. "Pokémon Vs. Clone"
  7. "Tears of Life"
  8. "This Is My World Now"
  9. "Three on Three"
  10. "Mew's Theme"
  11. "Freeing Charizard"
  12. "Adventure in Paradise"
  13. "All Good Things Must End"

''Sound Picture Box: The Birth of Mewtwo''

Sound Picture Box: The Birth of Mewtwo consists of two discs. The first disc contains episodes of the Japanese radio serial The Birth of Mewtwo, released only in Japan and later adapted into The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin. The second disc contains full score of the original Japanese release of the film in addition to two theme songs sung in Japanese.

Synopsis

The first three episodes of the drama mirror the anime short seen in The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin, describing the circumstances behind Mewtwo's creation under a team of scientists and the tragic loss of his first friend, Amber. However, the last two episodes take place during the start of the first movie, after the prologue ends. The drama also goes into detail the leadership of Team Rocket under Madame Boss and the last known whereabouts of Miyamoto, the mothers of Team Rocket members Giovanni and Jesse respectively.

Track listing

; Disc one
  1. "Episode 1: The Phantom 'Mew'"
  2. "Episode 2: The Birth of Mewtwo"
  3. "Episode 3: Mewtwo and Ai"
  4. : Also titled "Mewtwo and Amber"
  5. "Episode 4: The World's Strongest Pokémon"
  6. "Episode 5: Mewtwo Strikes Back"
; Disc two
  1. "The Phantom 'Mew'"
  2. "The Awakening of Mewtwo"
  3. "The Mighty Mewtwo"
  4. "Start of the Counterattack"
  5. "Aim to Be the Pokémon Master '98"
  6. : Re-recording of the Japanese opening theme of Pokémon: Indigo League
  7. : Lyrics by, composed by Hirokazu Tanaka, arranged by, sung by Rica Matsumoto
  8. "We won't give up on Pikachu"
  9. "Flying Kairyu"
  10. : Also titled "Flying Dragonite"
  11. "Messenger"
  12. "Sign of the Storm"
  13. "Departing for the Pokémon Castle!"
  14. "A Stormy Sea"
  15. "Pokémon Castle"
  16. "The Shadow Haunting Team Rocket"
  17. "Mewtwo Appears"
  18. "Cloned Pokémon Awaken!"
  19. "Showdown! Real vs. Cloned Pokémon"
  20. "Flight of the Poké Balls"
  21. "Watch Out! Pikachu!"
  22. "Satoshi's Will to Battle"
  23. "Real vs. Cloned! Which Is Stronger?!"
  24. "The Meaning of Life"
  25. "Tears of Miracle"
  26. "To the Sky of Hope"
  27. "The Storm Clears"
  28. "Together with the Wind"
  29. : Lyrics by, composed by Hirokazu Tanaka, arranged by Tanaka and Kan Sawada, sung by Sachiko Kobayashi