Bandslam (soundtrack)
Bandslam is the soundtrack album for Summit Entertainment's movie 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 movie 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".
Tracklisting
Charts
Critical reception
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
The following people contributed to the album:[8]
- Executive Producer – Todd Graff
- Soundtrack Producer – Lindsay Fellows
- Producers – John Fields, Adam Lasus, Joseph Magee
- 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
References