‘Wicked: The Soundtrack' will be released on 22nd November 2024 via Republic Records and Verve Records, it has been announced.
The release coincides with the film's arrival in cinemas. The soundtrack is available to pre-order now. Watch the ‘Wicked' musical event spot below:
Based on one of the most beloved and enduring stage musicals of the past two decades, the film adaptation of ‘Wicked' is destined to be the film event of the holiday season. Wicked: The Soundtrack will include the iconic songs ‘Defying Gravity', ‘Popular', ‘Dancing Through Life', ‘The Wizard And I' and more like you’ve never heard them before.
With music and lyrics by legendary Grammy and Oscar winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, ‘Wicked: The Soundtrack' includes songs performed by Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winning powerhouse and Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo (‘Harriet', Broadway’s ‘The Color Purple') as Elphaba and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda.
In addition, the soundtrack features the musical talents of Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University’s regal headmistress Madame Morrible; Olivier Award winner and Emmy nominee Jonathan Bailey (‘Bridgerton', ‘Fellow Travelers') as Fiyero, a roguish and carefree prince; and pop culture icon Jeff Goldblum as the legendary Wizard of Oz.
The soundtrack will be released in multiple formats including CD, double vinyl, double picture disc and digitally. Target will have exclusive versions including split pink and green vinyl and a CD with fold-out poster. Barnes & Noble will also have an exclusive version of the CD with an alternate cover.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu (‘Crazy Rich Asians', ‘In the Heights'), ‘Wicked' is the first chapter of a two-part immersive, cultural celebration. ‘Wicked Part Two' is scheduled to arrive in cinemas on 21st November 2025.
‘Wicked: The Soundtrack' Tracklisting:
1. No One Mourns the Wicked
2. Dear Old Shiz
3. The Wizard And I
4. What Is This Feeling?
5. Something Bad
6. Dancing Through Life
7. Popular
8. I’m Not That Girl
9. One Short Day
10. A Sentimental Man
11. Defying Gravity
