In November 2013, when the film adaptation of
Matilda the Musical was reported to be under production,
Tim Minchin who previously wrote songs for the musical, was in talks to write new songs for the film. His involvement was officially confirmed in January 2020. Christopher Nightingale, who worked as the orchestrator and music supervisor on the stage production, had underscored the incidental music, while Becky Berntham served as the film's music supervisor. Nightingale said "The diversity of the songs is gloriously far-reaching, and my first job in writing the original score was to try and build a framework that might bind things together; find, create and extend common ground." The soundtrack list to
Matilda the Musical was released by
Sony Masterworks and
Netflix Music on 4 November 2022. The album featured much of the songs featured in the stage musical as well as a new closing number written for the film, that kept undisclosed (later titled "Still Holding My Hand"). The song was performed by
Alisha Weir and
Lashana Lynch at the
Netflix Playlist—a virtual music showcase event. Minchin, who wrote the closing track, said, "The movie really called for an ending number, because films don't have curtain calls. So it needed to be wrapped up. It needed all the thematic and musical traits to be tied with a nice bow." The album was released on 18 November 2022 through digital music streaming providers and was released on CD on 9 December. Prior to the official release, the track "
Revolting Children" was released as a single on 11 November. == Reception ==