Wonders (album)

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Wonders
File:The Piano Guys Wonders.jpg
Studio album by The Piano Guys
Released October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)
Genre Classical crossover
Length 47:46
Label Portrait
Producer Al van der Beek, Steven Sharp Nelson, Jon Schmidt[1]
The Piano Guys chronology
A Family Christmas
(2013)A Family Christmas2013
Wonders
(2014)

Wonders is the fifth studio album by American musical group The Piano Guys. It was released on October 7, 2014 by Portrait Records. The album reached number 12 on the US Billboard 200, making it their highest charting album to date.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Arranger(s) Length
1. "Story of My Life"   Julian Bunetta, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, John Henry Ryan, Jamie Scott, Louis Tomlinson Steven Sharp Nelson, Al van der Beek 4:34
2. "Let It Go" ([upper-alpha 1]) Kristen Anderson, Robert Lopez, Antonio Vivaldi van der Beek, Jon Schmidt, Nelson 4:05
3. "Ants Marching / Ode to Joy" ([upper-alpha 2]) David Matthews, Ludwig van Beethoven van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson 2:52
4. "Fathers' Eyes"   van der Beek, Nelson   4:00
5. "Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends" ([upper-alpha 3]) Henry Jackman, John Powell, Hans Zimmer, Frédéric Chopin van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson 4:05
6. "Summer Jam"   Schmidt, Nelson   3:54
7. "Batman Evolution"   Neal Hefti, Danny Elfman, James Newton Howard, Zimmer van der Beek, Nelson 4:13
8. "Don't You Worry Child" (featuring Shweta Subram) Axel Hedfors, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Fragogiannis, Martin Lindström, Michel Zitron, Shweta Subram, Abhay Jodhpurkar van der Beek, Nelson, Schmidt, Subram 4:05
9. "Home"   Greg Holden, Drew Pearson van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson 4:41
10. "The Mission / How Great Thou Art"   Ennio Morricone, Traditional van der Beek, Schmidt, Nelson 3:11
11. "Because of You"   van der Beek, Nelson   4:04
12. "Pictures at an Exhibition" ([upper-alpha 4]) Modest Mussorgsky, van der Beek, Nelson van der Beek, Nelson 4:02
Total length:
47:46
Notes[1]
  1. Inspired by Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) by Antonio Vivaldi
  2. Inspired by the "Ode to Joy" melody from Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 by Ludwig van Beethoven
  3. Inspired by Prelude Op. 28, No. 20 in C Minor by Frédéric Chopin
  4. Based upon and inspired by "Promenade" from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky
  5. Inspired by Fauré: Pavane
  6. Includes melody from Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" from The Planets Suite
  7. Inspired by Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Personnel

Per liner notes[1]

The Piano Guys
Additional musicians
  • Shweta Subram – lead vocals on "Don't You Worry Child"
  • Jake Bowen – percussion on "Summer Jam"
  • Gigi Romney – additional percussion on "Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends"

Charts

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