Bandslam (soundtrack)

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Bandslam
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedAugust 11, 2009
Recorded2008–2009
GenreSoundtrack
Length56:40
LabelHollywood
Singles from Bandslam
  1. "Where Are You Now?"
    Released: July 21, 2009
  2. "Everything I Own"
    Released: July 21, 2009

Bandslam is the soundtrack album for Summit Entertainment's film of the same name. The soundtrack was released on August 11, 2009 through Hollywood Records.[1]

Despite its good reviews, the soundtrack album failed to chart within the Billboard 200. The film failed to chart in the top 10 in the United States, grossing $12,231,273 on its opening weekend while distributed at 2,121 theatres.[2]

Album information[edit]

The soundtrack features tracks from the Burning Hotels, the Velvet Underground and David Bowie.[3] Mitchell Leib, president of music and soundtracks at Walt Disney Pictures, describes the album as a "real music picture in a way Cameron Crowe would make a music picture".

Track listing[edit]

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Rebel Rebel"David Bowie4:30
2."Amphetamine"I Can't Go On, I'll Go On featuring Aly Michalka3:18
3."24 Hours"Shack4:12
4."Where Are You Now"Honor Society3:49
5."Lunar One"Seventeen Evergreen3:59
6."Femme Fatale"The Velvet Underground & Nico2:38
7."Twice Is Too Much"Exist4:15
8."Road"Nick Drake2:01
9."Someone to Fall Back On"I Can't Go On, I'll Go On featuring Aly Michalka4:16
10."I Want You to Want Me"Aly Michalka4:13
11."Pretend"Scott Porter and the Glory Dogs4:25
12."Stuck in the Middle"The Burning Hotels3:17
13."Blizzard Woman Blues"The Daze3:28
14."Everything I Own"I Can't Go On, I'll Go On featuring Vanessa Hudgens5:39
15."What Light"Wilco3:33

Charts[edit]

Chart (2009) Peak position
Irish Compilations Chart[4] 15

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Entertainment WeeklyB

Entertainment Weekly's Leah Greenblatt praises Hudgens and Michalka's singing abilities in Bread's "Everything I Own" and Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me",[5] while Allmusic's Heather Phares remarks that "Bandslam tries to be and do a lot of things, and while it doesn't always succeed, it works well enough that fans of the movie (and their parents) won't be disappointed by the soundtrack."[6] Michael Rechtshaffen wrote on his review, that the soundtrack is "authentic" and "eclectic".[7]

Personnel[edit]

The following people contributed to the album:[8]

  • Executive producer – Todd Graff
  • Soundtrack producer – Lindsay Fellows
  • Producers – John Fields, Adam Lasus, Joseph Magee, Jasmina Kopic
  • Music supervisor – Lindsay Fellows
  • Soundtrack director – Desirée Craig Ramos
  • Music clearance – Christine Bergren
  • Mixing – Paul David Hager, Joseph Magee
  • Mastering – Patricia Sullivan
  • Engineers – John Fields
  • Liner notes – Todd Graff
  • Design – Enny Joo

Release history[edit]

Region Date
Poland[9] August 10, 2009
United Kingdom[10]
United States[1] August 11, 2009
Brazil
Netherlands[11] August 26, 2009
Italy[12] September 25, 2009
Germany[13] November 20, 2009
New Zealand[14] December 7, 2009

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Bandslam Soundtrack". Amazon.
  2. ^ Burr, Ty (2009-08-17). "Weekend box office: Prawns R Us". Boston.com. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  3. ^ "Reeling in the summer's hottest soundtracks)".
  4. ^ Irish Recording Music Association (August 20, 2009). "Irish Compilations Chart". GfK. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
  5. ^ Leah Greenblatt (2009-08-12). "Bandslam - Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  6. ^ Heather Phares (2009-08-12). "Bandslam soundtrack review". Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  7. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (2009-08-12). "Bandslam". Retrieved 2009-08-24. [dead link]
  8. ^ "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  9. ^ "Soundtrack, Gaelan Connell : Bandslam". Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  10. ^ "Bandslam UK Soundtrack listing".
  11. ^ "Bandslam NL Soundtrack".
  12. ^ "Bandslam Italian Soundtrack".
  13. ^ "Bandslam Soundtrack". Amazon Germany. 2009.
  14. ^ "Bandslam NZ Soundtrack".