Teen Witch the Musical

Teen Witch the Musical

Soundtrack album Music and Lyrics written by: Larry Weir, Tom Weir, Cindy Valentine, Cathy Car
Released	February 13, 2007 (2007-02-13)
Recorded	Studio City Sound Studio City, California
Genre	Operatic pop, popical
Length	47:26
Label	Caption Records
Producer	Tom Weir, Larry Weir
Singles from Teen Witch the Musical
"Finest Hour" "Popular Girl"

The musical

With disappointing box-office returns from Teen Witch, the master tapes of the original soundtrack were lost by the time that demand for a soundtrack release had become apparent.^[1] In light of the fact that the music would need to be re-recorded, and in recognition of movie theater attendance for Teen Witch midnight screenings, writer and producer, Alana Lambros suggested that Teen Witch should be adapted for the stage.^[2]

The original music producers for Teen Witch, Larry and Tom Weir, formed Caption Records as the label for Teen Witch the Musical, Studio City Sound was recording studio for Teen Witch the Musical Weir Brothers Studios was the music studio for the film Teen Witch.^[3]^[4]

In contrast to the film production, the actors would also be required to sing their respective musical numbers in a theatre production. In Teen Witch the movie, Cindy Valentine (Leone) appears to be the only actor with musical credits. Additionally, most of the performing artists in Teen Witch the Musical would also be required to play the part of high-school students in the stage play.^[5]

Teen Witch musical trivia

Larry Weir wrote the song, "Top That" at the insistence of investors. Teen Witch had to be re-shot to include the scene for the song.

The original soundtrack for Teen Witch went unfunded as the film's investors "discovered" Jean-Claude Van Damme and abandoned the "Teen Witch" project in favor of financing kung foo action genre movies.

Elizabeth Weir recorded the song, "I Like Boys" for the movie at eleven years old.

The Weirz, the Weir family band, is credited throughout the movie's song list.^[2]

Sales

Teen Witch (the movie): Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 4,113 in Movies & TV^[6]
Teen Witch (the movie): Tower.com Sales Rank: 2,691 in Movies^[7]
Teen Witch the Musical: Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 286,828 in Music^[8]
Teen Witch the Musical: Tower.com Sales Rank: 41,775 in General Rock & Pop^[9]
iTunes: Soundtrack>Musicals>Artists: Teen Witch "Finest Hour (Instrumental)" listed 227th^[10]
iTunes: Soundtrack>Musicals>Artists: Sara Niemietz ("Finest Hour", "Popular Girl") listed 78th^[10]

The Cast

With royalty checks rolling in from cable television screenings of the movie, the stage-play went into workshop with three planned versions of Teen Witch the Musical. The first version would be a concert venue, followed by a theme-park version for Universal Studios and then a Los Angeles premiere with Broadway aspirations.^[2]

Featured Artists

Alycia Adler as Randa (Cheerleader)
Bryce Blue as Rhet
Blake Ewing as Brad Powell
Ashley Crowe as Madame Serena
Monet Lerner as Darcy (Cheerleader)
Tessa Ludwick as Phoebe (Cheerleader)
Lauren Patten as Polly
Sara Niemietz as Louise Miller
Heather Youmans as Shana the Rock Star
V-Style as rapper^[11]

Track listing: Teen Witch the Musical (2007) Bold typeface denotes bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocalist(s) & Musicians	Length
1.	"Finest Hour"	Larry Weir, Cindy Valentine (Leone)	Sara Niemietz, Blake Ewing Accompaniment * drums: Josh Freese * bass: Lance Morisson * guitars: Tim Pierce * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell * percussion: Burliegh Drummond * string arrangement: Heday Ikumo * first violin: Anna Stafford, Eric Wuest * second violin: Yohei Nakamiya, Joyce Leonard * viola: Leah Nelson, Tyler Hokanson * cello: Alisha Bauer * brass arrangement, trombone, french horn: Nick Lane	4:06
2.	"It's Never Gonna Be The Same Again"	Larry Weir, Cindy Valentine (Leone)	Heather Youmans Accompaniment * background vocals: Melissa Reese * drums: Josh Freese * percussion: Luis Conte * guitars: Tim Pierce * keyboards, programming: Michael Parnell * Saxophone: Chris Mostert	3:51
3.	"Dream Lover"	Larry Weir, Cathy Car	Sara Niemietz Accompaniment * drums: Matt Laug * guitars: Tim Pierce * keyboards and programming: Shirley To	4:06
4.	"High School Blues"	Larry Weir, Tom Weir	Bryce Blue, V-Style Accompaniment * background vocals: Larry Weir * marching drums: Matt Laug	2:03
5.	"I Like Boys"	Larry Weir, Theresa Weir, Maria Weir, Tom Weir, Estella Weir	Alycia Adler, Monet Lerner, Tessa Ludwick Accompaniment * drums: Josh Freese * bass: Lance Morrisson * guitars: Tim Pierce * marching drums: Matt Laug	2:44
6.	"I Keep On Falling"	Larry Weir	Blake Ewing Accompaniment * drums: Josh Freese * bass: Lance Morrison * guitars: Tim Pierce * keyboards: Michael Parnell * string arrangement: Heday Ikumo * first violin: Anna Stafford, Eric Wuest * second violin: Yohei Nakamiya, Joyce Leonard * viola: Leah Nelson, Tyler Hokanson * cello: Alisha Bauer, Ginger Murphy	3:48
7.	"Shame"	Larry Weir	Monet Lerner, Tessa Ludwick, Alycia Adler Accompaniment * drums: Matt Laug * guitars: Tim Pierce * programming and keyboards: Larry Weir, Tom Weir	3:59
8.	"She's Put A Spell On You"	Larry Weir	Ashley Crowe Accompaniment * guitars: Andrew Doolittle * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell * percussion: Luis Conte * trumpet: Steve Madaio,	3:16
9.	"Popular Girl"	Larry Weir	Sara Niemietz, V-Style Accompaniment * drums: Josh Freese * guitars: Tim Pierce * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell * marching drums: Matt Laug * trumpet: Gabe Johnson	4:05
10.	"Top That"	Larry Weir	Lauren Patton, Bryce Blue, V-Style Accompaniment * marching drums: Matt Laug * guitars: Tim Pierce * programming: Tom Weir * string arrangements: Heday Ikumo * first violin: Alexander Tseitlin, Eric Wuest * second violin: Yohei Nakamiya, Joyce Leonard * viola: Leah Nelson, Tyler Hokanson * cello: Alisha Bauer	2:53
11.	"Fool For Love"	Larry Weir	Blake Ewing Accompaniment * drums: Matt Laug * bass: Lance Morrison * guitars: Tim Pierce * percussion: Luis Conte * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell * string arrangement: Heday Ikumo * first violin: Anna Stafford, Eric Wuest * second violin: Yohei Nakamiya, Joyce Leonard * viola: Leah Nelson, Tyler Hokanson * cello: Alisha Bauer	3:45
12.	"What Are You Doing About Love?"	Larry Weir	Sara Niemietz Accompaniment * drums: Matt Laug * bass: Lance Morrison * guitars: Andrew Doolittle * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell * string arrangement: Heday Ikumo * first violin: Anna Stafford, Eric Wuest * second violin: Yohei Nakamiya, Joyce Leonard * viola: Leah Nelson, Tyler Hokanson * cello: Alisha Bauer	3:41
13.	"Get Up & Move"	Larry Weir, Cathy Car	Heather Youmans Accompaniment * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell * guitars: Tim Pierce * saxophone: Chris Mostert	3:24
14.	"Finest Hour - Instrumental"	Larry Weir, Cindy Valentine (Leone)	Musicians * drums: Josh Freese * bass: Lance Morisson * guitars: Tim Pierce * keyboards and programming: Michael Parnell * percussion: Burliegh Drummond * string arrangement: Heday Ikumo * first violin: Anna Stafford, Eric Wuest * second violin: Yohei Nakamiya, Joyce Leonard * viola: Leah Nelson, Tyler Hokanson * cello: Alisha Bauer * brass arrangement, trombone, french horn: Nick Lane	1:45

Musicians

Heday Ikumo, String arrangements
Anna Stafford, First violin
Eric Wuest, First violin
Alexander Tseitlin, First violin
Yohei Nakamiya, Second violin
Joyce Leonard, Second violin
Leah Nelson, Viola
Tyler Hokanson, Viola
Alisha Bauer, Cello
Ginger Murphy, Cello
Tim Pierce, Guitars (Avril Lavigne, Phil Collins)
Andrew Doolittle, Guitars
Lance Morrisson, Bass (Rod Stewart, Don Henley)
Paul Bushnell, Bass (Kelly Clarkson, Faith Hill)
Josh Freese, Drums (Sting, Nine Inch Nails)
Matt Laug, Drums (Christina Aguilera, Alanis Morissette)
Burleigh Drummond, Percussion
Luis Conte, Percussion (Madonna, Shakira)
Michael Parnell, Keyboards and programming
Shirley To, Keyboards and programming
Larry Weir, Keyboards and programming
Tom Weir, Keyboards and programming
Nick Lane, Brass Arrangement
Nick Lane, Trombone (Josh Groban, Fall Out Boy)
Steve Madaio, Trumpet
Gabe Johnson, Trumpet
Chris Mostert, Saxophone
Jean Roth-Marinelli, French Horn
Bernie Barlow Vocals
London Jones, Vocals
Melissa Reese, Vocals
Larry Weir, Vocals^[12]^[13]

Production

Larry Weir, Producer, Programming
Tom Weir, Producer, Programming, Recording, Mixing
Amy Shiotani, Art Direction
Maree Sanders, Photography
Masika Swain, Photography
Cindy Valentine, Lyricist
Estelle Weir, Lyricist
Larry Weir, Lyricist
Maria Weir, Lyricist
Michael Damian Weir, Lyricist
Theresa Weir, Lyricist
Tom Weir, Lyricist
Catherine Marie Wight, Lyricist
Scott Carroll, Engineer
David Furuya, Engineer
Chris Loken, Engineer
Nigel Lundemo, Engineer
Ramin Mirespassi, Engineer
Luke Tozour, Engineer
Adam Winchell, Engineer^[13]

Special thanks to Estelle Harrison, Maria 'Mom' Weir, Masika Swain, and Alana Lambros.^[14]

References

↑ "Music... Teen Witch Soundtrack". Fast-Rewind.com. Retrieved 3 June 2012. The soundtrack to Teen Witch was previously never released, which was a catastrophic disappointment considering that it was one of the primary reasons the film worked.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Steph Beasly (15 June 2007). "Austinist Interviews Teen Witch Songwriter Larry Weir". austinst - Gothamist LLC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
↑ Fee, Debi (5 April 2007). "Teen Witch Fans Finally Get Their Wish". Caption Records -- PRweb. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
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↑ "Teen Witch the Musical: Artists". Caption Records / Studio City Sound. Archived from the original on 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
↑ "Teen Witch". Amazon.com. 12 July 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
↑ "Teen Witch (DVD)". Tower Records. 12 July 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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↑ "Teen Witch the Musical (CD)". Tower Records. 13 February 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
↑ 10.0 10.1 "Apple iTunes Musical Soundtrack Downloads". Apple iTunes. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
↑ "Teen Witch The Reading Finale" (Requires Flash Player). Charles Faris. Retrieved 31 May 2012. Actor's roles from video of acting workshop
↑ Harrison, Estelle (2007-04-05). "Teen Witch Fans Finally Get Their Wish". PRWeb - Caption Records / Studio City Sound. Archived from the original on 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
↑ 13.0 13.1 "Teen Witch: the Musical: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
↑ Thomas, Weir (2007). "Track List and Production credits". Teen Witch the Musical (Booklet). Various. Studio City, California: Studio City Sound. p. 1.