February 03, 2005 - On Tuesday March 1st, Virgin Records will release the soundtrack to the new 20th Century Fox animated film Robots. The film itself will hit theaters on March 11th.

The soundtrack will feature a bevy of newly recorded tracks by a variety of performers. For example, soul singer Ricky Fante recorded the track "Shine" especially for the film. Additionally the Fountains of Wayne tailored their new song "Tell Me What You Already Did" toward the movie, as well. Even the film's composer, John Powell (Antz, Chicken Run, Shrek)joins in, delivering "Robot City," a collaboration with the Blue Man Group.

In addition to the newly recorded songs several recent hits will also dot the soundtrack, including "Right Thurr" by Chingy, "I Like That" by Houston, and Stacie Orrico, "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life." Not to mention New Zealand's Steriogram who lend "Walkie Talkie Man," Fatboy Slim's who offers up his "Wonderful Night," and Gomez, who contribute the song "Silence."

The soundtrack will also be fleshed out with some old school sounds from the likes of War (their west coast Latin-funk classic "Low Rider"), James Brown (his seminal "Get Up Offa That Thing" rendered in a new club remix), and R&B; supergroup Earth, Wind and Fire, who contributes a brand-new track entitled "Love's Dance," which is a collaboration with superstar producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and will also be included on the band's forthcoming new album.