McFarland, USA (soundtrack)

McFarland, USA (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by
Antônio Pinto and various artists
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2015
StudioThe Village
GenreLatin pop
Length46:31
LabelWalt Disney
Producer
Antonio Pinto chronology
Trash
(2014) 		McFarland, USA
(2015) 		Amy
(2015)
Singles from McFarland, USA (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Juntos (Together)"
    Released: January 20, 2015

McFarland, USA (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2015 film McFarland, USA directed by Niki Caro for Walt Disney Pictures, starring Kevin Costner, Maria Bello and Morgan Saylor. The film is scored by Antônio Pinto who previously collaborated with Caro on The Vintner's Luck (2009).

Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes wrote an original song for the film,[1] titled "Juntos (Together)" and was released as a single on January 20, 2015.[2][3] The soundtrack was released on February 17, 2015, featuring Pinto's score, the earlier released single and selections of songs from the film.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Juntos (Together)"Juanes3:18
2."The Real McFarlands"Antônio Pinto2:39
3."Me and Baby Brother"War3:26
4."Let's Hit It Again"Antônio Pinto1:54
5."Lord's Prayer"Antônio Pinto3:48
6."Watermelon Man"Mongo Santamaría2:26
7."Barbie Bike"Antônio Pinto1:45
8."Flash Light"Parliament4:29
9."Convoy to State"Antônio Pinto2:05
10."Whittier Blvd."Thee Midniters2:28
11."Beach"Antônio Pinto2:26
12."This Ain't Golf"Antônio Pinto2:10
13."That's Not Danny Diaz"Antônio Pinto7:52
14."McFarland Theme"Antônio Pinto2:43
15."América"Los Tigres del Norte3:02
Total length:46:31

Reception

Alex Reif of LaughingPlace wrote "There will surely be those that buy it solely for the songs and they should be entranced by the score. Those that buy it for the score are getting a great selection of compositions from the film but may be disappointed that the full film score isn't available."[5]

Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter and Justin Chang of Variety noted the "guitar-based" score accompanying the film to be "swelling".[6][7] Andy Vasoyan of Neon Tommy wrote "the score put together by Antonio Pinto leaves nothing to chance".[8] Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "the music rocks with a hearty Latin beat".[9]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic:[10]

  • Aimee Kreston – Violin
  • Alan Kaplan – Trombone
  • Alex Iles – Trombone
  • Alma Fernandez – Viola
  • Alyssa Park – Violin
  • Andrew Duckles – Viola
  • Antônio Pinto – Composer, Score Producer
  • Armen Anassian – Violin
  • Booker White – Music Preparation
  • Charlie Bisharat – Violin
  • Charlie Morillas – Trombone
  • Clayton Haslop – Concert Master, Violin
  • Dave Walther – Viola
  • David Low – Cello, Orchestra Contractor
  • David Parmeter – String Bass
  • Dennis Karmazyn – Cello
  • Dudu Aram – Programming
  • Dylan Hart – French Horn
  • Ed Côrtes – Conductor, Orchestration
  • Erick Labson – Mastering
  • Erik Rynearson – Viola
  • Evan Wilson – Viola
  • Geoffrey Osika – String Bass
  • Grace Oh – Violin
  • Jacob Braun – Cello
  • Jason Lippmann – Cello
  • Jeff Gartenbaum – Assistant Engineer
  • Jenny Kim – French Horn
  • John Kurlander – Engineer, Mixing
  • Jonathan Karoly – Cello
  • Juan Luis Guerra – Producer
  • Juanes – Composer, Primary Artist
  • Kathleen Sloan – Violin
  • Kevin Connolly – Violin
  • Laura Pearson – Viola
  • Lisa Liu – Violin
  • Lucia Micarelli – Violin
  • Luiz Vanzato – Assistant
  • Luke Maurer – Viola
  • Marilia Franco – Score Coordinator
  • Mark Robertson – Violin
  • Maurice Grants – Cello
  • Michael Valerio – String Bass
  • Mitchell Leib – Executive in Charge of Music, Soundtrack Producer
  • Mitchell Newman – Violin
  • Natalie Leggett – Violin
  • Neli Nikolaeva – Violin
  • Niki Caro – Soundtrack Producer
  • Phillip Levy – Violin
  • Rafael Rishik – Violin
  • Robert Brophy – Viola
  • Roberto Cani – Violin
  • Robin Whittaker – Editing
  • Roger Wilkie – Violin
  • Ryan Hopman – Producer
  • Sarah Thornblade – Violin
  • Songa Lee – Violin
  • Steve Gerdes – Design
  • Steven Becknell – French Horn
  • Susan Rishik – Violin
  • Tereza Stanislav – Violin
  • Thom Russo – Mixing
  • Thomas Harte Jr. – String Bass
  • Timothy Loo – Cello
  • Trevor Handy – Cello
  • Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – Cello
  • Xiao-Dan Zheng – Cello

Chart performance

Chart performance for The Purge: Election Year (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[11] 38
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[12] 20

Accolades

Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Drama Film Antônio Pinto Nominated [13]

References

  1. ^ "Juanes hará el tema para película de Disney 'McFarland'". La Nación. November 24, 2014. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Medina, Jessica (December 9, 2014). "Disney's 'McFarland, USA' Debuts Original New Song By Latin Star Juanes". Latin Times. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Mendizabal, Amaya (January 29, 2015). "Juanes Debuts New Disney Track on Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "'McFarland, USA' Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. January 24, 2015. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  5. ^ Reif, Alex (February 18, 2015). "McFarland, USA Soundtrack Review". LaughingPlace.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  6. ^ Farber, Stephen (February 4, 2015). "'McFarland, USA': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 14, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  7. ^ Chang, Justin (February 4, 2015). "Film Review: 'McFarland, USA'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  8. ^ Vasoyan, Andy (February 28, 2015). "Film Review: 'McFarland, USA'". Neon Tommy. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  9. ^ Rea, Steven (February 19, 2015). "'McFarland, USA': Hispanic high schoolers running for their lives". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  10. ^ "Credits: McFarland USA [Original Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  11. ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 - 1 to 7 March". Official Charts Company. March 1, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  12. ^ "Soundtracks – Week of February 28, 2015". Billboard. February 28, 2015. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  13. ^ IFMCA (2016). "2015 IFMCA Awards". IFMCA. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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