Bandslam (soundtrack) explained
| Bandslam |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Cover: | BandslamSoundtrack.jpg |
| Released: | August 11, 2009 |
| Recorded: | 2008–2009 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Length: | 56:40 |
| Label: | Hollywood |
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
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".
Critical reception
Entertainment Weeklys 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
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
| Region | Date |
|---|
| Poland[9] | August 10, 2009 |
| United Kingdom[10] |
| United States | 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 |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Bandslam Soundtrack . Amazon.
- News: Weekend box office: Prawns R Us. Boston.com. 2009-08-17. 2009-08-24 . Ty . Burr.
- Web site: Reeling in the summer's hottest soundtracks) .
- Web site: Irish Recording Music Association . Irish Compilations Chart . GfK . August 20, 2009 . September 1, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928235255/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240003&arch=t&lyr=2009&year=2009&week=34 . September 28, 2011 . dead .
- Entertainment Weekly. Bandslam - Music Review. Leah Greenblatt. 2009-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20090820205407/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20297458,00.html. dead. August 20, 2009. 2009-08-24.
- Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1623120/review|pure_url=yes}} Bandslam soundtrack review ]. Heather Phares. 2009-08-12. 2009-08-24.
- Web site: Bandslam . Rechtshaffen. Michael. 2009-08-12. 2009-08-24.
- Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1623120/credits|pure_url=yes}} Credits ]. . 2009-08-24.
- Web site: Soundtrack, Gaelan Connell : Bandslam . 2009-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090730190157/http://www.stereo.pl/products/Bandslam/413628 . 2009-07-30 . dead .
- Web site: Bandslam UK Soundtrack listing .
- Web site: Bandslam NL Soundtrack .
- Web site: Bandslam Italian Soundtrack .
- Web site: Bandslam Soundtrack . Amazon Germany. 2009.
- Web site: Bandslam NZ Soundtrack .
