A Very Potter Musical (album)

A Very Potter Musical
Cast recording by StarKid Productions
Released September 9, 2009
(see release history)
Recorded 2009
Genre Showtunes
Length 41:22
Label StarKid Productions
StarKid Productions chronology
Little White Lie
(2009)
A Very Potter Musical
(2009)
Me and My Dick (A New Musical)
(2010)

The A Very Potter Musical album contains the songs from the Harry Potter parody musical A Very Potter Musical, produced by StarKid Productions[1][2][3][4][5] with music and lyrics by Darren Criss[3][4][6][7] (who also starred in the musical as Harry Potter[3][4][5][6][8]) and A.J. Holmes (who played piano in the band), and book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden.[9] It was recorded by the musical's cast and was released digitally through the group's official site in 2009 and later on their Bandcamp site on July 29, 2010.[10]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Performer(s) Length
1. "Gotta Get Back to Hogwarts"  Darren CrissDarren Criss, Joey Richter, Bonnie Gruesen, Jaime Lyn Beatty, Devin Lytle, Lily Marks, Sango Tajima, Tyler Brunsman, Lauren Lopez, Dylan Saunders, StarKid Company 9:53
2. "Aren't We an Odd Couple?"   Joe Walker, Brian Rosenthal 0:26
3. "Different As Can Be"  A.J. HolmesJoe Walker, Brian Rosenthal 2:15
4. "Hey, Ginny. Check This Out..."   Darren Criss, Jaime Lyn Beatty 0:28
5. "Ginny's Song"  CrissDarren Criss 0:45
6. "Harry"  CrissJaime Lyn Beatty 2:29
7. "Different As Can Be" (Reprise)HolmesJoe Walker, Brian Rosenthal 1:05
8. "The Dragon Song"  CrissDarren Criss, StarKid Company 2:16
9. "Hey Cho, Check This Out..."   Darren Criss 0:20
10. "Ginny's Song Reprise (Cho's Song)"  CrissDarren Criss 0:40
11. "Granger Danger"  CrissJoey Richter, Lauren Lopez 3:50
12. "To Dance Again!"  HolmesJoe Walker, Brian Rosenthal, StarKid Company 4:06
13. "There Are Pieces of You Missing"   Joe Walker, Britney Coleman 0:23
14. "Missing You"  HolmesDarren Criss, Brian Rosenthal, Joe Walker 2:44
15. "Not Alone"  CrissJaime Lyn Beatty, Darren Criss, Joey Richter, Bonnie Gruesen 4:18
16. "Voldemort is Goin' Down"  HolmesJoey Richter, Bonnie Gruesen, StarKid Company 2:19
17. "Is Okay Good?"   Joe Walker, Brian Rosenthal 0:51
18. "Not Alone/Goin' Back to Hogwarts" (Reprise)CrissStarKid Company 1:45
19. "Pigfarts, Pigfarts Here I Come...." (Bonus Track)HolmesLauren Lopez, Joe Walker 0:29

Writing credits[5]

Personnel

Featured Performers[9]
Actor/Actress Character
Darren Criss[3][4][5][6][8] Harry Potter
Joey Richter Ron Weasley
Bonnie Gruesen Hermione Granger
Lauren Lopez Draco Malfoy
Jaime Lyn Beatty Ginny Weasley
Joe Walker Lord Voldemort
Dylan Saunders Albus Dumbledore
Brian Rosenthal Quirinus Quirrell
Joe Moses Severus Snape
Britney Coleman Bellatrix Lestrange
Tyler Brunsman Cedric Diggory
Cornelius Fudge
Devin Lytle Cho Chang
Richard Campbell Neville Longbottom
Julia Albain Vincent Crabbe
Sango Tajima Lavender Brown
Jim Povolo Gregory Goyle
RumbleRoar
Lily Marks Pansy Parkinson
Molly Weasley

Band[9]
  • A.J. Holmes – piano
  • Carlos Valdes – bass
  • Joe Carroll drums, guitar

Release history

Website Date
StarKid Productions official site September 9, 2009
Bandcamp July 29, 2010[10]

Other appearances

References

  1. Austrone, Xavier. "StarKid Interview: Starship Coverage & A VERY POTTER THREEQUEL!?" Wizardinglife.com, November 22, 2010. Retrieved on November 23, 2010.
  2. Caulfield, Keith. "'My Dick' Rises to Become First Charting Student Musical" Billboard.com, March 18, 2010. Retrieved on November 4, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Davenport, Misha (February 2011). "Darren Criss from 'Glee,' Starkid launch Chicago home with 'Starship'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Milam, Whitney (July 24, 2010). Team StarKid tops Glee and Gaga on iTunes, talks new projects. HollywoodNews.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Smith, Grady (July 30, 2010). "'A Very Potter Musical' star Darren Criss talks about his new EP and the future for Team StarKid". EW.com. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 Guerra, Jennifer (July 15, 2009). "A Very Potter Musical!". Michigan Radio. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
  7. McKee, Jenn (October 25, 2010). "Darren Criss, U-M grad and 'Very Potter Musical' star, will be a new face on "Glee"". AnnArbor.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Glee Star Darren Criss Confirmed to Succeed Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway". Broadway.com. August 1, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  9. 1 2 3 Team StarKid's Home Page for "A Very Potter Musical"
  10. 1 2 "A Very Potter Musical – StarKid". Bandcamp. July 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  11. 1 2 "Human – EP by Darren Criss – Download Human – EP on iTunes". iTunes. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2011.

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