Universal Music LLC (head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Fujikura Nao / hereinafter referred to as Universal Music) will release the Japanese version of “Wicked: Two Witches – Original Soundtrack,” the original soundtrack for the film “Wicked: Two Witches” on Wednesday, March 5th.
The musical film Wicked was nominated for 10 major categories at the 97th Academy Awards® (2 of which won two). To coincide with the release of the work, we will release a Japanese version of the official soundtrack.
This soundtrack includes numerous iconic songs such as “Defing Gravity,” “Popular,” “Dancing Through Life,” and “The Wizard and I,” as well as three songs available digitally exclusively on CDs, “Stardust Duet,” “Popular (Radio Edit),” and “Defing Gravity (Radio Edit),” available only in Japan.
Wicked: The Soundtrack, which features music and lyrics by Grammy and Academy Award®-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony-nominated actor Cynthia Erivo as Elfaba, and Grammy-winning artist and world-renowned superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda. All of the singing scenes were live filmed live, and were attracting attention even before it was released as a musical blockbuster.
On March 3rd, the 97th Academy Awards® ceremony was held, with the two leading actors performing in the opening performance. Ariana performed the in-game song “Beyond the Rainbow,” sung by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” released in 1937. Cynthia then sang “Home” from the Broadway musical “Wiz,” and finally Cynthia and Ariana sang “Defing Gravity” while holding hands. This work was nominated for 10 awards, including major categories, Best Picture (Cynthia Erivo), Best Supporting Actress (Ariana Grande), Best Visual Effects, Best Editing, Best Composition, Best Sound, Best Costume Design, Best Art, Best Makeup & Hair Styling), and won two awards: Best Art and Best Costume Design.
The original trailer for the movie “Wicked: Two Witches”
“Wicked: Two Witches – Original Soundtrack”
Released on Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
Product number: UICC-10057
Price: 3,300 yen (tax included)
Released on Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
Official Soundtrack website: https://www.universal-music.co.jp/wicked-ost/
1. No One Mourns the Wicked
2. Dear Old Shiz
3. The Wizard And I
4. What Is This Feeling?
5. Something Bad
6. Dancing Through Life
7. Popular
8. I’m Not That Girl
9. One Short Day
10. A Sentimental Man
11. Defying Gravity
12. Stardust Duet*
13. Popular (Radio Edit)*
14. Diffing Gravity (Radio Edit)*
*Japanese CD bonus track
[Bonus for first-come, first-served purchases in Japan]
https://www.universal-music.co.jp/wicked-ost/news/2025-02-07/?dm_i=77HO,EOXP,6J96A2,29I4U,1
[Movie information]
“Wicked: Two Witches”
Release date in Japan: Released on Friday, March 7th, 2025
Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bowdo, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Chiara Settle, Peter Dinklage
Director: John M. Chu
Distributed by: Toho Towa
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Official movie website:https://wicked-movie.jp/
Synopsis/Story
“Wicked” is a story behind the scenes in which Elphaba, the evil witch who appears in the masterpiece “The Wizard of Oz,” and Glinda, the good witch, were actually friends who attend the same school, in fact, originally attended the same school.
– Elfaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) meet as students at Shizu University in Oz, a land of magic and fantasy. Elphaba, who has green skin and is misunderstood by those around him and has yet to find his true strength, and Glinda, an ambitious and popular man who has not yet found his true heart, accidentally becomes a roommate in the boarding house. The two, who are completely opposite in appearance and personality, initially clash with each other, but gradually become more friendship. And this encounter will eventually change the fate of the Land of Oz…
The film “Wicked: Two Witches,” directed by John M. Choo, will be released in Japan on Friday, March 7th, 2025. This is the first chapter of a two-part film.
