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]

Bandslam
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedAugust 11, 2009
Recorded2008–2009
GenreSoundtrack
Length56:40
LabelHollywood
Singles from Bandslam
  1. "Where Are You Now?"
    Released: July 21, 2009
  2. "Everything I Own"
    Released: July 21, 2009

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

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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".

Track listing

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No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Rebel Rebel"David Bowie4:30
2."Amphetamine"I Can't Go On, I'll Go On featuring Aly Michalka3:18
3."24 Hours"Shack4:12
4."Where Are You Now"Honor Society3:49
5."Lunar One"Seventeen Evergreen3:59
6."Femme Fatale"The Velvet Underground & Nico2:38
7."Twice Is Too Much"Exist4:15
8."Road"Nick Drake2:01
9."Someone to Fall Back On"I Can't Go On, I'll Go On featuring Aly Michalka4:16
10."I Want You to Want Me"Aly Michalka4:13
11."Pretend"Scott Porter and the Glory Dogs4:25
12."Stuck in the Middle"The Burning Hotels3:17
13."Blizzard Woman Blues"The Daze3:28
14."Everything I Own"I Can't Go On, I'll Go On featuring Vanessa Hudgens5:39
15."What Light"Wilco3:33

Charts

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Chart (2009) Peak position
Irish Compilations Chart[4] 15

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     
Entertainment WeeklyB

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

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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

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Region Date
Poland[9] August 10, 2009
United Kingdom[10]
United States[1] 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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bandslam Soundtrack". Amazon.
  2. ^ Burr, Ty (2009-08-17). "Weekend box office: Prawns R Us". Boston.com. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  3. ^ "Reeling in the summer's hottest soundtracks)".
  4. ^ Irish Recording Music Association (August 20, 2009). "Irish Compilations Chart". GfK. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
  5. ^ Leah Greenblatt (2009-08-12). "Bandslam - Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  6. ^ Heather Phares (2009-08-12). "Bandslam soundtrack review". Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  7. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (2009-08-12). "Bandslam". Retrieved 2009-08-24. [dead link]
  8. ^ "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  9. ^ "Soundtrack, Gaelan Connell : Bandslam". Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  10. ^ "Bandslam UK Soundtrack listing".
  11. ^ "Bandslam NL Soundtrack".
  12. ^ "Bandslam Italian Soundtrack".
  13. ^ "Bandslam Soundtrack". Amazon Germany. 2009.
  14. ^ "Bandslam NZ Soundtrack".