继迪士尼的《胡桃夹子》和《四个王国》之后，柴可夫斯基著名芭蕾舞剧的这一新版本也发布了，詹姆斯·纽顿·霍华德的原创音乐重新演绎并更新了俄罗斯人配乐中的一些主题。由古斯塔沃·杜达梅尔（Gustavo Dudamel）录制，郎朗（Lang Lang）在钢琴前演奏，安德烈亚·波切利（Andrea Bocelli）演唱歌曲，这部电影的配乐是为这三位全球明星而制作的。
这段原始材料的录音是2013年12月在洛杉矶的华特迪士尼音乐厅举行的圣诞庆典上录制的。这场音乐会标志着古斯塔沃·杜达梅尔和洛杉矶爱乐乐团十年来富有成果的合作。这位委内瑞拉大师为我们带来了埃塔·霍夫曼（ETA Hoffman）的这部德国童话的享乐主义视角，由大仲马（Alexandre Dumas）重新想象，并在柴可夫斯基（Tchaikovsky）的音乐中精彩演绎。这是俄罗斯人最后的杰作之一，就在“Pathétique”交响乐之前，这将是他的音乐见证。但在这里，一切都不是童话和糖，这要归功于一种非凡的旋律灵感，它是由一种音色独特的轻配器带来的，比如1886年发明的一种奇怪的乐器Celesta（柴可夫斯基在巴黎遇到的一个不太可能的手套和钢琴的爱子），它在《糖梅仙子之舞》中流行起来。
曲目列表:
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
1 Overture (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14 / Act 1 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
2 No. 1 Decoration and Illumination of the Christmas Tree (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
3 No. 2 March (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
4 No. 3 Children's Galop and Entry of the Parents (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
5 No. 4 Arrival of Drosselmeyer (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
6 No. 5 Presentation of the Nutcracker and Grandfather's Dance (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
Los Angeles Philharmonic
7 No. 6 Clara and the Nutcracker (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
8 No. 7 The Nutcracker Battles the Army of the Mouse King - He Wins and Is Transformed into Prince Charming (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
9 No. 8 A Pine Forest in Winter (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
10 No. 9 Waltz of the Snowflakes (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14 / Act 2 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
11 No. 10 The Magic Castle on the Mountain of Sweets (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
12 No. 11 Clara and Prince Charming (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
13 No. 12a Divertissement: Chocolate (Spanish Dance) (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
14 No. 12b Divertissement: Coffee (Arabian Dance) (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
15 No. 12c Divertissement: Tea (Chinese Dance) (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
16 No. 12d Divertissement: Trépak (Russian Dance) (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
17 No. 12e Divertissement: Dance of the Reed Pipes (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
18 No. 12f Divertissement: Mother Gigogne and the Clowns (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
19 No. 13 Waltz of the Flowers (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
20 No. 14a Pas de deux. The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy: Intrada (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
21 No. 14b Pas de deux. The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy: Variation I (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
22 No. 14c Pas de deux. The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy: Variation II (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy) (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
23 No. 14d Pas de deux. The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy: Coda (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)
Los Angeles Philharmonic
24 No. 15 Final Waltz and Apotheosis (Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013)