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]
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| Released | September 9, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Showtunes | |||
| Length | 41:22 | |||
| Label | StarKid Productions | |||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Gotta Get Back to Hogwarts" | Darren Criss | Darren 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. Holmes | Joe Walker, Brian Rosenthal | 2:15 |
| 4. | "Hey, Ginny. Check This Out..." | Darren Criss, Jaime Lyn Beatty | 0:28 | |
| 5. | "Ginny's Song" | Criss | Darren Criss | 0:45 |
| 6. | "Harry" | Criss | Jaime Lyn Beatty | 2:29 |
| 7. | "Different As Can Be" (Reprise) | Holmes | Joe Walker, Brian Rosenthal | 1:05 |
| 8. | "The Dragon Song" | Criss | Darren Criss, StarKid Company | 2:16 |
| 9. | "Hey Cho, Check This Out..." | Darren Criss | 0:20 | |
| 10. | "Ginny's Song Reprise (Cho's Song)" | Criss | Darren Criss | 0:40 |
| 11. | "Granger Danger" | Criss | Joey Richter, Lauren Lopez | 3:50 |
| 12. | "To Dance Again!" | Holmes | Joe Walker, Brian Rosenthal, StarKid Company | 4:06 |
| 13. | "There Are Pieces of You Missing" | Joe Walker, Britney Coleman | 0:23 | |
| 14. | "Missing You" | Holmes | Darren Criss, Brian Rosenthal, Joe Walker | 2:44 |
| 15. | "Not Alone" | Criss | Jaime Lyn Beatty, Darren Criss, Joey Richter, Bonnie Gruesen | 4:18 |
| 16. | "Voldemort is Goin' Down" | Holmes | Joey 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) | Criss | StarKid Company | 1:45 |
| 19. | "Pigfarts, Pigfarts Here I Come...." (Bonus Track) | Holmes | Lauren Lopez, Joe Walker | 0:29 |
Writing credits[5]
Personnel
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Release history
edit| Website | Date |
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| StarKid Productions official site | September 9, 2009 |
| Bandcamp | July 29, 2010[10] |
Other appearances
edit- The song "Harry" was previously released as "Sami" for the web-series Little White Lie (2009),[5] and was later re-recorded for Darren Criss' Human EP[5][11] and A Very StarKid Album, once again as "Sami."
- Darren Criss also re-recorded "Not Alone" for his Human EP[5][11] and A Very StarKid Album.
References
edit- ^ Austrone, Xavier. "StarKid Interview: Starship Coverage & A VERY POTTER THREEQUEL!?" Archived August 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Wizardinglife.com, November 22, 2010. Retrieved on November 23, 2010.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith. "'My Dick' Rises to Become First Charting Student Musical" Billboard.com, March 18, 2010. Retrieved on November 4, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Davenport, Misha (February 2011). "Darren Criss from 'Glee,' Starkid launch Chicago home with 'Starship'". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Milam, Whitney (July 24, 2010). Team StarKid tops Glee and Gaga on iTunes, talks new projects. HollywoodNews.
- ^ a b c d e f g 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. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ^ a b c Guerra, Jennifer (July 15, 2009). "A Very Potter Musical!". Michigan Radio. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Glee Star Darren Criss Confirmed to Succeed Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway". Broadway.com. August 1, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c Team StarKid's Home Page for "A Very Potter Musical" Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "A Very Potter Musical – StarKid". Bandcamp. July 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ^ a b "Human – EP by Darren Criss – Download Human – EP on iTunes". iTunes. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
External links
edit- StarKid Productions official website
- Star Kid Productions on YouTube