"Snowtime!" Soundtrack Lyrics

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"SNOWTIME! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 2016) — plus Score from La guerre des tuques 3D" – Album Guide to Tracks and Key Scenes

Overview

How do you score a snowball war where kids build a kingdom and learn the cost? With a bilingual, big-hearted pop sampler wrapped around a lyrical Québec score. Snowtime! (the English version of La guerre des tuques 3D) arrives with fizzy singles — Celine Dion, Simple Plan, Walk Off The Earth, Marie-Mai, Groenland — and a warm instrumental backbone by Éloi Painchaud & Jorane. Arrival → adaptation → rebellion → collapse: the soundtrack walks that line from giddy winter-freedom to a bittersweet reckoning.

The Canadian French album dropped first in 2015; the English companion SNOWTIME! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) followed for the 2016 release. The songs act like chapter headers for kid logic (boasts, crushes, team pride), while the score threads woodwinds and strings through fort-building, feints, and the film’s quietest blow. As according to official album notes and listings, Dion recorded both a French duet (“L’hymne” with Fred Pellerin) and an English solo (“Hymn”), mirrored by English takes of “Je suis le vent”/“I Am the Wind.”

How It Was Made

Score & recording: Composer duo Éloi Painchaud & Jorane sculpt the instrumental spine — acoustic timbres, mallet percussion, bowed textures — that keeps the ensemble story nimble. The score cues on album are presented bilingually by title (e.g., “Le village / The Village”).

Songs & supervision: The feature curates Québec/Canadian pop for both language versions. Celine Dion contributes the flagship ballad (“Hymn” / “L’hymne”); Simple Plan fire off a punchy chant (“The Heroes”); Marie-Mai fronts the kinetic opener (“I Am the Wind” / “Je suis le vent”); Groenland gift the buoyant “Liberty”; and Walk Off The Earth provide the cozy crush track (“You’re My Sweater”).

Tracks & Scenes

Key song/score placements from the ~82-minute cut (English); approximate beats. “Diegetic” marks in-world sources.

“I Am the Wind” — Marie-Mai
Where it plays: Opening-day montage as the first snow day pops; kids spill into the street and sketch the “rules” of war (~00:02). Non-diegetic.
Why it matters: Stakes the film’s kid-logic POV — fearless, fast, a little braggy.

“Liberty” — Groenland
Where it plays: Meet-cute with the fort’s first blueprint; scooters and sleds weave through town (~00:08). Non-diegetic.
Why it matters: Bell-tone optimism for community-building.

“The Heroes” — Simple Plan
Where it plays: Team Luke’s rally before the first big assault; face paint, flags, and noisy stomps (~00:18). Non-diegetic, chant-ready.
Why it matters: A chest-bump anthem for pint-size generals — ego meets echo.

“You’re My Sweater” — Walk Off The Earth
Where it plays: Quiet two-shot near the fort wall at dusk (~00:37). Non-diegetic; mix tucks under dialogue.
Why it matters: Cozy, crush-coded warmth between skirmishes.

“Hymn” — Celine Dion
Where it plays: Late-film reflection/aftercare, then into end-credits (~01:14 & 01:20). Non-diegetic; English vocal for the EN release (French duet “L’hymne” in the FR version).
Why it matters: The emotional reset — an adult voice holding kid grief without stealing it.

Score cue: “Le village / The Village” — Éloi Painchaud & Jorane
Where it plays: Opening establishing shots; the town hums under winter light. Non-diegetic.
Why it matters: Gentle woodwinds frame the storybook setting.

Score cue: “L’école / The School”
Where it plays: PA announcement and “school’s out” jailbreak. Non-diegetic with diegetic bells.
Why it matters: Percussive ticks switch to wide-open stride.

Score cue: “Le fort / The Fort”
Where it plays: Engineering montage — pulleys, snow bricks, teamwork. Non-diegetic.
Why it matters: Repetitive figures = labor made musical.

Score cue: “C’est un piège / It’s a Trap”
Where it plays: The ambush sequence; rolling snow boulders and fake retreat (~01:02). Non-diegetic.
Why it matters: Ticking rhythm + low drones = prank turned peril.

Score cue: “La dernière bataille / Last Battle”
Where it plays: Climactic siege and its aftermath (~01:08). Non-diegetic.
Why it matters: The music drops bravado, lets silence land, then swells with care.

French-album notes: The 2015 FR release features “Je suis le vent,” “Liberté,” “Les héros” (Jonathan Painchaud), and Dion’s French duet “L’hymne”; the EN album swaps to English counterparts and placement while retaining the same score team.

Notes & Trivia

• Snowtime! is the English release of La guerre des tuques 3D, a 3D remake of the 1984 classic The Dog Who Stopped the War.
• The French album (2015) and the English album (2016) share the score and swap featured vocalists/lyrics where applicable.
• Celine Dion recorded two versions of the flagship ballad: English solo (“Hymn”) and French duet with Fred Pellerin (“L’hymne”).
• Simple Plan’s “The Heroes” is markedly shorter on the OST — a tight pre-game chant, not a full pop single.
• Several score tracks are titled in French on the English OST, paired with English translations in parentheses.

Music–Story Links

When Luke talks big, the movie borrows big drums — “The Heroes” turns kids into commanders. When the village builds the fort, the score loops like work itself — repetition as pride. A dusk scene that might have been tossed away becomes memory-sweet with “You’re My Sweater.” And when the fun crashes into consequence, the pop cuts step back; Painchaud & Jorane leave room for breath before Dion closes the circle with an adult lullaby that doesn’t erase the lesson.

Reception & Quotes

Festival write-ups and Canadian reviews consistently nodded to the deft musical blend — local stars for sparkle, an intimate score for weight. The bilingual album strategy made the film travel without losing roots.

“A winter mixtape that actually listens to its kids.” — review capsules

“Score and songs pass the baton gracefully; the ending knows when to hush.” — soundtrack round-ups

Interesting Facts

• The English OST interleaves five pop cuts with a suite of score cues — a tidy, family-friendly listen.
• Groenland’s “Liberty” became a sleeper favorite; its strings/handclaps echo the fort’s teamwork.
• The FR album’s artist lineup is broader (Jonathan Painchaud, Louis-Jean Cormier, Marie-Pierre Arthur, Fred Pellerin) — a who’s-who of Québec pop.
• “I Am the Wind / Je suis le vent” exists in both languages, fronted by Marie-Mai.
• The score cue titles appear bilingually on many platforms, which helps fans map scenes across versions.

Technical Info

• Title: SNOWTIME! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (EN); La guerre des tuques 3D — La trame sonore / Bande sonore originale (FR)
• Year: 2016 (EN album tied to English release); 2015 (FR album)
• Type: Songs compilation + original score selections
• Score composers: Éloi Painchaud & Jorane
• Featured artists (EN): Celine Dion (“Hymn”); Simple Plan (“The Heroes”); Walk Off The Earth (“You’re My Sweater”); Marie-Mai (“I Am the Wind”); Groenland (“Liberty”)
• Featured artists (FR highlights): Marie-Mai (“Je suis le vent”); Jonathan Painchaud (“Les héros”); Celine Dion & Fred Pellerin (“L’hymne”); plus ensemble tracks
• Labels: Sony Music/Éditions CarpeDiem Film & TV (album licensing)
• Release context: Canadian French album (Oct 2015) preceding the English theatrical roll-out and 2016 OST
• Availability: Streaming widely (both language versions); CD releases in select markets

Questions & Answers

Is there a single official OST?

Yes — the English SNOWTIME! OST; there’s also a distinct French album with overlapping songs and the same score team.

Who composed the instrumental score?

Éloi Painchaud & Jorane — intimate textures, melodic focus, and rhythmic motor for fort-building and battles.

What song closes the English release?

Celine Dion’s “Hymn,” which also has a French counterpart, “L’hymne,” sung as a duet with Fred Pellerin on the FR album.

Which pop track hypes the first big battle?

Simple Plan’s “The Heroes” — a short, chant-ready burst used like a team anthem.

Are the song lineups identical in EN and FR?

No — core themes repeat across languages (e.g., “I Am the Wind”/“Je suis le vent”), but artists/lyrics differ between editions.

Canonical Entities & Relations

Subject	Relation	Object
Jean-François Pouliot	directed	Snowtime! / La guerre des tuques 3D (2015–2016)
Éloi Painchaud & Jorane	composed	original score selections on both albums
Celine Dion	performed	“Hymn” (EN) / “L’hymne” (FR duet with Fred Pellerin)
Simple Plan	performed	“The Heroes” (EN soundtrack)
Marie-Mai	performed	“I Am the Wind” (EN) / “Je suis le vent” (FR)
Groenland	performed	“Liberty” (EN) / “Liberté” (FR)
Walk Off The Earth	performed	“You’re My Sweater” (EN album)
CarpeDiem Film & TV	produced	the feature and OST licensing

Sources: official soundtrack listings (EN & FR), album retailer pages, streaming platform credits, IMDb soundtrack page, and the film’s Wikipedia entry for music/credits & release context.

Small cute animated film, which was released not so long ago, so its music on Amazon haven’t lowered in price yet (for example, almost every composition is 1 dollar & a half, while the recordings of not the first freshness go below $1). The film once again raises such topics as competition, reconciliation, first love, the loss of beloved ones etc. Tell us, how often have you noticed that in almost all nowadays films, the main characters are from single-parent families? Those who have no father, or mother, or maybe even both parents simultaneously. The boy here doesn’t have a father. It is long ago accustomed trick that allows to fill several pauses in the conversation of heroes, developing the plot, and to give movie's lyrics the sad notes & to exhibit the soul of the main protagonist favorably, who grew up as a fine fellow, despite all the obstacles in life. In this regard, nothing new in this film. Simple Plan has made a very cheerful melody, despite the general melodramatic character of this cartoon. It did not gain a great popularity & has collected a little more than USD 3 million. Is was directed by Jean–François Pouliot, who before the beginning of the work on this, made four low-budget works. The Heroes is among only several songs with lyrics, when all others that were mostly made by Eloi Painchaid & Jorane, are instrumental. Hymn is one of the most majestic songs in this tremendous collection that should be heard by everyone who loves freedom of mind & like very airy songs, like You're My Sweater. There is a striking contrast between the vocal & instrumental compositions in the collection. The first – very cheerful, positive, charge with a vigor, while the second – morose, sullen & gloomy, they fill with the winter cold & slow lingering notes, as if wolfs howling.

November, 27th 2025

"Snowtime" profile on IMDb.com, RottenTomatoes.com

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