' s ▁comments ▁on ▁the ▁film : ▁" I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁one ▁of ▁Don ' s ▁best ▁films ▁ever ... There ' s ▁no ▁issue ▁of ▁our ▁claim ing ▁the ▁credit ▁for ▁this . ▁It ' s ▁his ▁film ". ▁ ▁Music ▁▁ ▁The ▁songs ▁were ▁written ▁by ▁Barry ▁Man il ow , ▁who ▁previously ▁wrote ▁the ▁songs ▁for ▁Th umb el ina , ▁along ▁with ▁long time ▁collabor ator ▁and ▁ly ric ist ▁Bruce ▁S uss man . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁score ▁was ▁composed ▁by ▁Mark ▁Wat ters . ▁Man il ow , ▁who ▁had ▁" start ed ▁off ▁wanting ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁composer ," ▁got ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁do ▁this ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁approached ▁to ▁" compose ▁songs ▁and ▁the ▁unders core " ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁Th umb el ina . ▁Bar bad ian ▁singer ▁Geoff rey ▁H older ▁sang ▁the ▁deleted ▁song ▁" The ▁Beach master " ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁An ▁accomp any ing ▁sound track ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁instruments ▁in ▁the ▁songs ▁and ▁score ▁were ▁performed ▁by ▁The ▁Irish ▁Film ▁Orchestra . ▁This ▁sound track ▁is ▁currently ▁out ▁of ▁print . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁musical ▁numbers ▁for ▁the ▁film : ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁The atr ical ▁ ▁The ▁P eb ble ▁and ▁the ▁P engu in ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁When ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁near ing