Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedMarch 16, 1990 (1990-03-16)
Recorded1989-90
Genre
Length44:08
LabelSBK
Producer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film Soundtrack chronology
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1991)
Singles from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  1. "Spin That Wheel"
    Released: February 26, 1990
  2. "Turtle Power"
    Released: April 13, 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1990 New Line Cinema film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was released by SBK Records on March 16, 1990. The collection is made up mostly of hip-hop and new jack swing styled tracks with several film score cues at the end.

Track listing[edit]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."This Is What We Do"M.C. HammerM.C. Hammer4:56
2."Spin That Wheel"
Hi Tek 33:51
3."Family"Monty SewardRiff4:50
4."9.95"Spunkadelic4:00
5."Turtle Power"
  • James P. Alpern
  • Richard A. Usher Jr.
Partners in Kryme4:21
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Let the Walls Come Down"
Johnny Kemp4:06
2."Every Heart Needs a Home"St. Paul5:06
3."Shredder's Suite"John Du PrezJohn Du Prez4:25
4."Splinter's Tale I & Splinter's Tale II"Du PrezJohn Du Prez (feat. Kevin Clash)5:28
5."Turtle Rhapsody"Orchestra on the Half Shell3:44

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[3] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000^
United States (RIAA)[6]
Video
Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at AllMusic
  2. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Soundtrack". Music Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Ost". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "American video certifications – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

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