Steven Universe soundtracks
The following are the list of soundtracks for the animated television series Steven Universe created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. Sugar also wrote the songs and musical numbers for the series, which are produced by the musician duo Aivi & Surasshu and jointly composed the title and ending themes for the series. The original soundtrack for the series, featuring a collection of songs were released in two volumes: Vol.1, featuring the musical numbers from the first four seasons, were released on June 2, 2017 and Vol. 2, featuring songs from the fifth season, released on April 12, 2019. The original soundtrack for Steven Universe: The Movie was released on September 1, 2019. The original score from each seasons in the series were released into separate albums during MaySeptember 2020. The original soundtrack from the sequel series, Steven Universe Future, was released on October 23, 2020. Both the soundtracks and score albums were released by Turner Music Publishing, Cartoon Network, and WaterTower Music.
Soundtrack albums
Volume 1
The soundtrack to Steven Universe was announced on April 12, 2017, with the first volume being set for release on a later date. In a Facebook live event hosted by Cartoon Network, the duo Aivi & Surasshu, performed few songs from the series and announced the release of the soundtrack for the first volume, Steven Universe, Vol. 1 on June 2.Track listing
Reception
A review from the Geekiary magazine, stated "Since its inception, music has been at the core of Steven Universe. Built on a background of musical theater, with leitmotifs and fusion dances written into the very fabric of the show’s lore and mythology, the show has delighted viewers with its wonderful music. Steven Universe Soundtrack Volume 1 is a collection of practically every single song from the show’s first four seasons, and is a must have for any dedicated fan." Epicstream commented the musical songs, "a treat for any lover of musical cartoons" and praised the technical production and background music. Player One magazine wrote "Steven Universe’s music has a combination of easy listening and boppy sci-fi touches that make it really pleasant to listen to".Forces of Geek wrote the soundtrack "excels on all levels". David King of Bubble Blabber wrote "Next to the more modern animated shows such as Adventure Time, Star Vs the Forces of Evil, Gravity Falls, Legend of Korra and RWBY, ''Steven Universe'' has always been on-par with those shows in terms of quality & emotional writing and the combined efforts of Rebecca’s writing and the voice cast’s musical talents further excels as this Vol.1 soundtrack captures the most memorable & iconic tunes of the past four seasons."
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Vinyl edition
In March 2018, a vinyl edition of the soundtrack was published by Iam8bit production company, that featured all the songs from the four seasons, into separate vinyl editions of the release. The set has four discs of 10 inch, with different colors, representing the titular character and the Crystal Gems and center labels packed in a gatefold jacket. The edition also featured a special poster and artwork designed and illustrated by Chromosphere. The vinyl edition was released on March 9, 2018.Volume 2
The track list of Steven Universe, Vol. 2 was released on April 9, 2019, with the official soundtrack releasing three days later.Track listing
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Karaoke edition
Steven Universe , an album featuring the karaoke version of the songs featured in the series, was released along with the Vol. 2 soundtrack on April 12, 2019.''Steven Universe: The Movie''
Steven Universe: The Movie is the soundtrack to the 2019 television film Steven Universe: The Movie, based on the Cartoon Network animated television series Steven Universe. The soundtrack was released on September 1, 2019, by WaterTower Music ahead of the film's television premiere, and features 17 songs performed by the film's cast, with songwriters including Chance the Rapper, James Fauntleroy, Gallant, Ted Leo, Mike Krol, and Grant Henry amongst several others, collaborating with director Rebecca Sugar. It also includes the original film score composed by Aivi & Surasshu, who worked on the series. The deluxe edition of the album was released on November 15, and both editions were also released on vinyl.Singles
The first single from the film's soundtrack, "True Kinda Love", performed by Estelle and Zach Callison, was released on July 19, 2019. "Other Friends", another track from the film was released on October 18, 2019, including Spanish and Portuguese versions of the song, performed by Dorisvell Costa and Vic Brow, respectively.Track listing
Track listing and credits adapted from Apple Music and Tidal.Personnel
Credits for the album are adapted from Genius- Uzo Aduba — featured artist, primary artist
- Jeff Ball — musician, primary artist, producer, songwriter, string player, violinist, violist
- Zach Callison — dialogist, featured artist, lead vocalist, primary artist, voiceover artist
- Chance the Rapper — producer, songwriter
- Michaela Dietz — featured artist, primary artist
- Christine Ebersole — featured artist, primary artist
- Chromosphere — album artist
- Michael Evans — cellist
- James Fauntleroy — guitarist, producer, songwriter
- Christopher Joseph Gallant III - songwriter
- Deedee Magno Hall — featured artist, primary artist
- Lisa Hannigan — featured artist, primary artist
- Grant “Stemage” Henry — guitarist, primary artist, producer, songwriter
- Jeremy Hunter — euphophonist, trombonist, trumpeter
- Travis Kindred — bassist, contrabassist
- Mike Krol — producer, songwriter
- Ted Leo — primary artist, producer, songwriter
- Jeff Liu — musician, songwriter
- Patti LuPone — featured artist, primary artist
- Erica Luttrell — featured artist
- Aimee Mann — primary artist, songwriter
- Kate Micucci — featured artist, primary artist
- Joanne Moo — harpist
- Matthew Moy — featured artist
- Michaela Nachtigall — violinist, violist
- Kristin Naigus — wind arranger
- Toks Olagundoye — featured artist
- Marc Papeghin — hornist
- Piper Payne — mastering engineer, mixing engineer
- Jennifer Paz — featured artist
- Shelby Rabara — featured artist
- Lena Raine — mastering engineer, mixing engineer
- Edwin Rhodes — guitarist
- Grace Rolek — featured artist
- Patti Rudisill — violinist, violist
- Julian "Zorsy" Sanchez — songwriter, key person
- Tom Scharpling — featured artist
- Macie Stewart — songwriter
- Sarah Stiles — featured artist, primary artist
- Rebecca Sugar — album producer, musician, omnichord player, producer, songwriter
- Estelle Swaray — featured artist, lead vocalist, primary artist, producer, songwriter
- Aivi Tran — album producer, arranger, keyboardist, musician, pianist, primary artist, producer, songwriter, synthesizer player
- Steven “Surasshu” Velema — album producer, arranger, keyboardist, musician, pianist, primary artist, producer, songwriter, synthesizer player
- Charlyne Yi — featured artist
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