Oliver & Company - Soundtrack

Soundtrack

The instrumental score for Oliver & Company was composed by J. A. C. Redford, and the film's music was supervised by Carole Childs. The first song heard in the film, "Once Upon a Time in New York City", was co-written by lyricist Howard Ashman, who, with Alan Menken, would write the songs for the next three Disney films. Billy Joel, in addition to voicing Dodger, performed the character's song in the film.

The track list below represents the 1996 re-release of the Oliver & Company soundtrack. The original 1988 release featured the same songs, but with the instrumental cues placed in between the songs in the order in which they appeared in the film. Using the numbering system in the list below, the order the tracks on the 1988 release would be: 1, 2, 6, 7, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11. The reprise of "Why Should I Worry?", performed by the entire cast, remains unreleased on CD.

Track listing

1. "Once Upon a Time in New York City" - Huey Lewis; written by Barry Mann and Howard Ashman
2. "Why Should I Worry?" - Billy Joel; written by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight
3. "Streets of Gold" - Ruth Pointer ; written by Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow
4. "Perfect Isn't Easy" - Bette Midler ; written by Barry Manilow, Jack Feldman, and Bruce Sussman
5. "Good Company" - Myhanh Tran ; written by Ron Rocha and Robert Minkoff
6. "Sykes" (score)
7. "Bedtime Story" (score)
8. "The Rescue" (score)
9. "Pursuit Through the Subway" (score)
10. "Buscando Guayaba" - Rubén Blades
11. "End Title" (instrumental)