Everyone’s favorite curious monkey gets the royal treatment in an all brand-new animated movie. Curious George Royal Monkey Now Available on DVD, featuring a brand-new song by Andy Grammer.
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Everyone’s favorite curious monkey gets the royal treatment in an all brand-new feature-length animated movie. Curious George: Royal Monkey features the returning voice cast of Emmy Award® winners Frank Welker (Scooby-Doo! franchise) and Jeff Bennett (“Johnny Bravo” TV series) and showcases five original songs including a single by award-winning recording artist and songwriter Andy Grammer. Keep reading to learn all about this brand-new release, which includes an exclusive sticker sheet inside. Also learn more about the original soundtrack, which is also available right now.
About Curious George
Curious George is a timeless character that was first introduced to the world of children’s literacy over 75 years ago. Created by Margret and H.A. Rey in 1941, Curious George remains one of the most beloved classics in children’s literature, television and film with more than 108 episodes of the Emmy® award-winning animated series on PBS and over 80 million books in print worldwide in 26 languages. In addition, Curious George has provided the inspiration for a flourishing line of educational and entertaining properties, an original live musical stage show, interactive games and toys, national touring museum exhibits, and an interactive attraction at the Universal Studio Japan theme park.
About Curious George Royal Monkey DVD
Join your favorite monkey as he takes on his most regal role yet in the all-new movie, Curious George: Royal Monkey. After disrupting a meeting with a stuffy royal family, George accidentally trades places with the king’s snooty monkey, Philippe. While Philippe puzzles Ted with his flawless manners, George travels to the castle where his fun-loving antics raise eyebrows and bring shy Princess Isabel out of her shell. Featuring all-new music from Andy Grammer, this king-sized adventure reminds us all that doing what you love is the key to happiness.
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Curious George Royal Monkey DVD details:
- Selection Numbers: 63197871 (US)/ 63197874 (CDN)
- Running Time: 1 Hour 27 Minutes
- Layers: DVD 9
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9, 1.78:1
- Rating: G
- Technical Info: English, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French
About Curious George: Royal Monkey Original Soundtrack
Curious George: Royal Monkey is the first film in the Curious George franchise to be comprised of a predominantly female music team, with Germaine Franco, the first female composer, and Michele Brourman and Amanda McBoom, the first female songwriters. The whimsical and joyous soundtrack transports the listener between George’s world and the royal kingdom of Simiana.
Given that Curious George is such a remarkable figure in the world of children’s literature, Franco was honored to take on the task of scoring the film. She detailed her process of developing the score: “I was asked to create a whimsical world of music from George’s point of view. The story involves a case of mistaken identity between George and the Simiana royal monkey, Phillipe. I wrote distinct themes for each monkey. George’s theme has a signature sound of plucked stringed instruments, while Phillipe’s theme involves muted trumpets and snare drums, as if it were written for a toy solider. The score alternates between lively rhythm instruments with hand percussion to denote a Caribbean influence from the island of Simiana, mixed with chamber and orchestral instruments to establish a royal sound. I truly enjoyed collaborating with the Universal 1440 Entertainment team to write the score for the newest installment of the iconic family franchise.” –Composer, Germaine Franco
Songwriting-duo Amanda McBroom and Michele Brourman contributed 4 of the 5 original songs featured on the soundtrack: “We’ve written songs for baby dinosaurs, lunatic poodles, noble wolf-dogs, mythic heroes, and chipmunks – but George is our first monkey! We are thrilled to be a part of George’s first female music team! In Curious George: Royal Monkey, we used songs to drive the action, and to express and heighten emotions during key moments. It was important to us to write songs that we felt could stand alone. We wanted to create tunes that we knew people could enjoy, dance, and sing to. Although we love them all, our favorite song is “Now You Know,” which is played during an exciting horse racing scene. It’s so joyous and really builds the action in the film.” –Songwriters, Amanda McBroom and Michele Brourman.
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Curious George: Royal Monkey Original Soundtrack Tracklisting: (All tracks by Germaine Franco unless otherwise noted)
- Diamond in the Sun – Andy Grammer
- A Perfect World – Rob Trow
- Ride, Ride, Ride – Rob Trow
- Now You Know – Rob Trow
- Nothing Seems Right Anymore – Rob Trow
- George Enters Castleland
- Royal Car
- George and Doris
- Masks and Mirrors
- Monkey Mixup
- Royal Jet
- Felipe’s Theme
- Castleland Adventure
- Meatball Monkey
- Bathtime for George
- Crab Fishing
- The Kings Royal Toys
- Georges Realization
- Ted’s Stuck in a Tree
- George’s Pancake Practice
- Ted’s TV Realization
- George at the Derby
- Simiana Derby Race
- Ted and Felipe Arrive
- Coronation Preparation
- The Tuba Zip Line Escape
- Royal Barge Disaster
- Two Special Monkeys