| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | March 26, 1991 | |||
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| Length | 41:32 | |||
| Label | SBK | |||
| Producer | Pat Lucas | |||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film Soundtrack chronology | ||||
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1991 New Line Cinema film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. Released by SBK Records on March 26, 1991, It features the song "Ninja Rap" by Vanilla Ice, who made a cameo appearance in the film. Songs like "This World" and "Back to School" feature various virtuous themes in their lyrics such as world peace, staying in school, and environmentalism.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Select | (1/5)[2] |
In 1991, Select gave the album a rating of one out of five, stating the album "is despicable. Every kind of dance music has been drugged and sodomised into submission until it becomes anodyne and trite enough to accompany the weakest of children's parties."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Awesome (You Are My Hero)" | Ya Kid K | 4:04 | |
| 2. | "Ninja Rap" |
| Vanilla Ice | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Find the Key to Your Life" |
| Cathy Dennis featuring David Morales | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Moov!" |
| Tribal House | 5:15 |
| 5. | "(That's Your) Consciousness" |
| Dan Hartman | 4:10 |
| 6. | "This World" |
| Magnificent VII | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Creatures of Habit" |
| Spunkadelic | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Back to School" | Fifth Platoon | Fifth Platoon | 4:39 |
| 9. | "Cowabunga" | Du Prez | Orchestra on the Half Shell | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Tokka and Rahzar: Monster Mix" | Du Prez | Orchestra on the Half Shell | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 41:32 | |||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[3] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[4] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Notes
- The album version of '"Ninja Rap" has a higher tempo than the film version.
- The album version of "Awesome (You Are My Hero)" omits the chorus' background vocals heard during the film's end credits.
- An arranged instrumental version of "(That's Your) Consciousness" is played over the film's opening credits.
References
- ↑ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at AllMusic
- 1 2 Higginbotham, Adam (October 1991). "Reviews New Albums". Select. London: EMAP Metro: 75.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II". Music Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II - Secret of Ooze". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
External links
- TMNT soundtrack information on the official TMNT website
- Music from the film on IMDb.com
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secret of the Ooze: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at Discogs (list of releases)