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The Princess Diaries soundtracks

Wikipedia article covering multiple soundtrack releases

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 11, 2026
Entity authorityQ136306054 ↗
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The Princess Diaries soundtracks are soundtracks of the films The Princess Diaries (2001) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) starring Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway. The albums contain songs sung by well-known charting artists as well as performers signed to Disney that the company wanted to promote. They were released by Walt Disney Records.

The Princess Diaries soundtrack

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The Princess Diaries score

The movie's score, composed and conducted by John Debney and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony, was also released by Walt Disney Records. This was the first film he scored for director Garry Marshall; Debney wrote the scores for all of Marshall's subsequent films.

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