Rio: Music From The Motion Picture consists of all soundtracks from the great hit film. Some are traditional samba songs and some are composed/produced by various artists. Here's a list of all the tracks present in the album and some additional information about them:
Song List[]
Track Title | Time Played | Featured Characters | Performers | Comments | Length |
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Real in Rio | Opening of the movie
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Blu Jewel Nico Pedro Rafael Eva Luiz Linda Tulio |
Jesse Eisenberg Anne Hathaway Jamie Foxx Will.i.am George Lopez The Rio Singers |
The first half of the song was played in the first part of the film and is performed by The Rio Singers.
The second half of the song was played after Blu and Jewel's release back into the wild and is performed by the characters in Rio. |
3:47 |
Let Me Take You To Rio | Blu and Linda's arrival to Rio de Janeiro | Blu Linda Tulio |
Carlinhos Brown Ester Dean |
It was performed by Carlinhos Brown and Ester Dean and was played during Blu and Linda's arrival in Rio de Janeiro. | 1:54 |
Mas Que Nada | Blu and Jewel's travel on top of a glider | Blu Jewel Rafael |
Sérgio Mendes Gracinha Leporace |
The song was played when Blu and Jewel were flying on a hang-glider, having an overview of the city of Rio.
In the trailer, a different version of the song known as "Mais Que Nada" is played. It was also composed by Sérgio Mendes and covered the film's sequence score "Idiot Glider" by John Powell. |
2:44 |
Hot Wings (I Wanna Party) | Blu and Jewel's arrival at the Samba Club | Blu Jewel Nico Pedro |
Anne Hathaway Will.i.am Jamie Foxx |
This is the song that Nico and Pedro sang for Blu and Jewel at the birds' Samba Club. | 2:03 |
Pretty Bird | Blu and Jewel's imprisonment in The Smugglers' hideout | Blu Jewel Nigel |
Jemaine Clement | This is the song that Nigel sang, telling what was his life before he became evil and the reason why he captures exotic birds.
He also sang it to scare Blu and Jewel, as well as the other captured birds. |
2:03 |
Fly Love | Blu and Jewel's travel to Luiz's garage on a trolley | Blu Jewel Nico Pedro Rafael |
Jamie Foxx | This was the song that Nico sang to set the mood and help Blu to impress Jewel.
But just as Blu tries to confess his feelings to her, he chokes on a flower petal, alerting Jewel who tries to apply the Heimlich maneuver, causing Nico to stop singing. |
2:39 |
Telling the World | Credits | N/A | Taio Cruz | This is Rio's theme song.
It was only played in the credits right after Mauro took a photograph of a plucked Nigel after the smuggler's plane crash. |
3:33 |
Funky Monkey | Mauro and his minions' introduction
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Mauro The Marmosets |
Siedah Garrett Carlinhos Brown Mikael Mutti Davi Vieira |
A part of this song is featured to introduce Mauro and his minions.
The song was fully played in Rio's credits. |
2:03 |
Take You To Rio | Credits | N/A | Ester Dean | It has strong resemblances and similarities to "Let Me Take You To Rio" by Carlinhos Brown.
However, this version of the song is a solo, performed by Ester Dean, and was only played during the credits. |
3:26 |
Balanço Carioca | Blu and Jewel entering the Samba Club | Blu Jewel Nico Pedro Rafael Kipo |
Mikael Mutti | An instrumental version of the song can be heard when Blu and Jewel arrive at the Samba Club. It ends right as Nico and Pedro are about to sing "Hot Wings (I Wanna Party)". | 3:01 |
Sapo Cai | On the radio, while Blu and Jewel are under the security of Sylvio
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Blu Jewel Nico Pedro Rafael Luiz Nigel Linda Tulio Fernando Marcel Armando Tipa |
Carlinhos Brown Mikael Mutti |
This song is played on two occasions in the film:
First, it is played on the radio, which makes Sylvio dances, while Linda and Tulio go for dinner. Secondly, it is played when Blu is searching for Jewel while Linda is chasing him during the Carnival. It is also faintly heard in the background while Fernando is leaving The Smugglers' hideout. |
2:46 |
Samba de Orly | N/A | N/A | Bebel Gilberto | This is a bonus track, it does not appear during the movie. | 2:49 |
Valsa Carioca | N/A | N/A | Sérgio Mendes | This is a bonus track, it was not proven to appear during the movie.
An unverified misconception is that some think that "Valsa Carioca" is played when Luiz comes out of his garage with a fruit hat. |
2:35 |