Redwall: The Movie

 is a 2003 Canadian-American-German-French animated film. It is based off the novels "", "", and "" by.

The entire film was animated by in  and Production 91 in.

Cast
narrated the movie, and, due to being recognized as the narrator of Forensic Files, was considered one of the celebrity voice actors.
 * as Mariel Gullwhacker
 * as Joseph the Bellmaker
 * as Urgan Nagru
 * as Ferahgo the Assassin
 * as Urthstripe the Strong
 * as Slagar the Cruel
 * as Sela
 * as Rawnblade Widestripe
 * as Colonel Clary
 * as Brigadier Thyme
 * as Tarquin Longleap Woodsorrel
 * Jonathan also voices Slagar's previous self Chickenhound in a flashback
 * as Klitch
 * Sonja Ball as Dandin, Auma, and Mara
 * as Pikkle Ffolger
 * as Matthias
 * as Cornflower
 * as Constance
 * Corey Cieślar as Mattimeo
 * Reginald Bambra as Urthwyte the Mighty
 * as Finnbarr Galedeep
 * Andrew Gillies as Sir Harry the Muse
 * Richard Binsley as Basil Stag Hare
 * as Cheek Stag Otter
 * as Warbeak Sparra Jr.
 * as King Bull Sparra and Martin the Warrior
 * Lars Mitchell as Foremole

Additional Voices

 * Martin Berger
 * Tim Hamaguchi
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Martin Berger
 * Tim Hamaguchi
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Martin Berger
 * Tim Hamaguchi
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Tim Hamaguchi
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Tim Hamaguchi
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton
 * Susan Laney Dalton

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released on August 20, 2003 by. It charted at #23 on the chart in the. In 2006, it was re-released by Redwall Music and QCA Records.

In 2019, the soundtrack was re-released by as a 2-pack with that of Redwall II: Heroes of the Sword.

Tracklist

 * 1) "Ca va ou ça va pas? Razzmatazz" - Froggy Mix (3:45) (courtesy of Krysty Music by special arrangement with Second Beat / El Kadsreian Melody and IMW)
 * 2) Played during the opening credits.
 * 3) "Bad Boys" -  (4:08) (courtesy of  by special arrangement with  and  by special arrangement with )
 * 4) Played during Matthias and Mattimeo's forest run.
 * 5) "Hard To Find An Easy Way" -  and Barrage (4:34)
 * 6) Played as Mariel trains with the fighters of Redwall.
 * 7) "Ready to Die" -  (2:54) (courtesy of  by special arrangement with )
 * 8) Played as Urgan Nagru and his hoarde storm Redwall Abbey.
 * 9) "I Kept Loosing My Regrets" -  (4:00)
 * 10) Played as Matthias reminisces about his past actions.
 * 11) "Glimmer Of Evil" -  (5:48)
 * 12) Played as Urgan resurrects Sela and trains her and Slagar the Cruel in a new style of combat.
 * 13) "High On Life" - Winterkill (4:15)
 * 14) Played as Urgan and his hoarde attack the Abbey a second time and as Sela fights Constance.
 * 15) "I'm A Fighter" - The Jeff Austin Project (4:44)
 * 16) Played as Matthias, Cornflower and Mattimeo fight Urgan and his hoarde.
 * 17) "Bridge To Your Heart" - Eternal Flame (5:12)
 * 18) Played during Matthias' funeral and as Cornflower tells Mariel not to give up on stopping Urgan."
 * 19) "Rockin' & Rappin'" - No Pressure (3:00) (courtesy of  by special arrangement with )
 * 20) Played during Winifred's fight with Urgan's hoarde.
 * 21) "Get Right Out of My Way" - Montana Wigley (3:38)
 * 22) Played as Mattimeo hunts in the forest.
 * 23) "Desert Night" - Stramonio (5:51)
 * 24) Played as Ferahgo begins enslavement of the citizens in the Southwest Lands.
 * 25) "You Know You've Got It" - Kamal Tarhouni (3:55)
 * 26) Played as Urthstripe defeats Ferahgo.
 * 27) "In A Warrior's Life" - Oah (4:15) (Oah appear courtesy of  by special arrangement with )
 * 28) Played as the Redwallers train once again to find a new way to defeat Urgan. This is the show's theme song with new lyrics.
 * 29) "I'll Fight With You" - Duty (4:03)
 * 30) Played as Mattimeo and Mariel fight off several members of the hoarde.
 * 31) "Cross That Line" -  and Barrage (4:48)
 * 32) Played during the final battle between Mariel and Urgan.
 * 33) "" -  (4:31) (Courtesy of  by special arrangement with )
 * 34) Played during the aftermath montage.
 * 35) "(Call Me The) Queen of All Fighters" -  (4:01) (Anastacia appears courtesy of  by special arrangement with )
 * 36) Played during the ending credits.

Score
The score album by ​Angela Morley, performed by the ​​ conducted by Tim Simonec, with themes by Daniel Fernandez, Jack Procher​, ​Vince DiCola​ and Kenny Meriedeth, was released by in 2004.

Themes

 * 1) Redwall Theme (Fernandez-Procher)
 * 2) Escape (DiCola)
 * 3) Matthias' Theme (DiCola-Meriedeth)
 * 4) Slagar the Cruel (DiCola-Meriedeth)
 * 5) Battle Rising (Fernandez-Procher)
 * 6) Preparing for Fight (DiCola-Meriedeth)

Score

 * 1) Peaceful Abbey
 * 2) Urgan's Plan
 * 3) Meeting Slagar
 * 4) Battle!
 * 5) Death of Matthias
 * 6) Winifred's Alive
 * 7) We Meet Again, Mattimeo
 * 8) Hack and Slash
 * 9) Redwall Abbey is Saved
 * 10) The Party

Personnel

 * Themes Composed by: Daniel Fernandez, Jack Procher,, and Kenny Meriedeth
 * Score Composed by:
 * Score & Themes by Procher-Fernandez Performed by: The
 * Concertmaster:
 * Conductor: Tim Simonec
 * Score & Themes by Procher-Fernandez Recorded at: ,
 * Score & Themes by Procher-Fernandez Mixed at: Studios Piccolo,
 * Mixing Engineers: Pierre Messier, Yves Daniel, Carl "Digestif" Bastien, Louis Legault
 * Themes by DiCola-Meriedeth Performed by: The Redwall Movie Band
 * Vince DiCola & Kenny Meriedeth - Keyboards/Synthesizers
 * - Lead Guitar
 * - Rhythm Guitar
 * - Grand Piano
 * - Drums
 * Longineu W. Parsons III appears courtesy of Capitol Records; Bob Casale appears courtesy of Mutato Muzika and Rhino Entertainment
 * Themes by DiCola-Meriedeth Recorded & Mixed at: ,
 * Mixing Engineer: Al Schmitt
 * All Themes & The Score Mastered at: Rodney Mills Masterhouse,
 * Mastering Engineer: Rodney Mills

Release
The film was released on August 5, 2003 and made $14.5 million dollars at the box office, making it a box office success.

Promotion
Through the summer of 2003, print ads were common at Carwardine Parks, hung up on banners and seen on some park maps.

Reception
Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes calculated a 49% overall approval rating based on 97 reviews, with the consensus being, "Critics believe Redwall: The Movie captured the spirit of the books and TV series well but think the movie's action is a little too violent for something aimed at children."

Film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the movie 3 stars out of 4, observing that "between it's highs and lows, of which there is a lot of in this movie, it's clearly trying to have something for everybody." Ebert praised Tyrone Savage's voice acting for Matthias as being "superb to the point where you couldn't believe he's not British", but criticized the choice of songs and Peter Thomas' "ill-fitting narration". writing for The New York Times stated that the film was "noisy at times" and noted inaccuracies with the original books, but praised the performances of Kurtwood Smith, Tim Curry, Tyrone Savage, Corey Cieślar and Janet Wright.

The film was nominated for a at the. An animated segment with Matthias getting slimed was produced by for broadcast during the ceremony.