1. Start Of Something New - Efron, Zac & Vanessa Hudgens 2. Get cha Head In The Game 3. What I ve Been Looking For 4. What I ve Been Looking For 5. Stick To The Status Quo 6. When There Was Me And You 7. Bop To The Top 8. Breaking Free 9. We re All In This Together 10. I Can t Take My Eyes Off Of You 11. Get cha Head In The Game 12. Start Of Something New 13. Breaking Free

Disney has struck platinum with High School Musical, a made-for-cable movie that was mega-popular on the Disney Channel before spawning a mega-popular soundtrack. Echoing Grease, the plot involves two students (Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hutchinson) who fall for eath other while on vacation, only to realize they go to the same high school —, though they belong to different cliques. Fortunately they both love singing! The songs are typical Disney pop: on the bland side but also very well-crafted, they stick to your head like strawberry-flavored gum. Among the standouts are Get cha Head in the Game, which incorporates noises from a basketball game (squeaking sneakers, bouncing balls, whistles) to great effect, the fab tribute to 1970s piano-pop What I ve Been Looking For, and the old-school show-tuney Stick to the Status Quo. The music falters when it tries to go caliente suave (a la Gloria Estefan s substandard Bop to the Top) but overall this CD could get kids to bounce and sing al...

#It s Bad (2007-08-26) High School Musical is being talked about by teenager s everywhere, so I was determined to see what it was like. I asked someone I knew (who is obsessed with it) If I could borrow their copy of the soundtrack - And now I wish I hadn t. For staters the actual music is just over-used up beat dance tracks. With some weak mordern R and B thrown in. The things kicks of with a song entitled Start of Something New. The song is merely just a badly written, horribly sang pop song. The vocals are very poor, there are signs of lack of emotion (in all the tracks). ...

#A great start to this wonderful sequel! (2007-08-13) Original premiered in American in January 2006, the first version of High School Musical made its way to UK TV screens in mid to late 2006, and boy was it hyped! People were going crazy about it, and it would soon prove to be the start of a so far brilliant sequel. 1/ Start Of Something New/ 3:16The opening song, and one of the best known. Performed by the wonderful Gabriella and Troy, Start of Something New is an awesome ballad basically about love or friendship. But you ve heard it anyway. 2/ Get cha Head In The Game/ 2:27Perfo...

#FOR KIDS not for adults (2007-08-02) Get over being miserable! There s a lot of feel good tunes on this album! Toe tapping and enjoyable tracks. The film is quite witty and makes me quite pleased that there is finally something available for kids that doesn t invovle any competitiveness about being better than anyone, looking better than anyone - the songs are encouraging and have a background theme of working together. No swearing - no innuendo s nothing that could be considered a bit dubious. I did hesitate buying this for my 7 year old because of it being High School - but i...

#High School musical is Alsome (2007-06-03) This Soundtrack is Amazing the Best musical film Ever Why buy Grease This is much better Dont Waste you time buy it it is catchy

#why buy this? (2007-04-26) When i think of over hyped the only thing other than this that springs to mind is the PS3 and guess what traits they both share? They are both terrible . for me listening to even 10 seconds of this song was like hearing Elton John throw up on a one of his so called classics seriously why buy the soundtrack unless you enjoy hearing talentless hacks sing about the most inane things for what an hour hears a simple idea forget about buying crap and go for something good which this cd is completely lacking in

1. Start Of Something - Matthew Thomas, Georgina Hagen, Sapphire Elia, Rana Roy, Marcquelle Ward, Mitch Hewer 2. Missing Person - Mitch Hewer 3. Best Of Me - Georgina Hagen 4. Watch This Space - Georgina Hagen, Sapphire Elia 5. Growing Pains - Sapphire Elia, Mitch Hewer 6. What Good Is Love - Matthew Thomas, Georgina Hagen 7. So High - Matthew Thomas, Georgina Hagen, Sapphire Elia, Rana Roy, Marcquelle Ward, Mitch Hewer 8. Wake Up - Matthew Thomas 9. Body To Body - Matthew Thomas, Georgina Hagen, Sapphire Elia, Rana Roy, Marcquelle Ward, Mitch Hewer 10. The Things That We Don t Say - Marcquelle Ward 11. Proud - Matthew Thomas 12. Fight Song - Marcquelle Ward, Matthew Thomas 13. Do It All Over Again - Sapphire Elia 14. Picking Up The Pieces - Georgina Hagen, Sapphire Elia, Rana Roy 15. Confessions - Marcquelle Ward 16. Without You - Various Artists 17. Weight Of The World - Matthew Thomas 18. Changing Man - Various Artists 19. Weblink - Britannia High Cast

#A Must-Buy For BH Fans! (2008-11-24) This soundtrack has most of the songs from the first five episodes that we ve seen so far, including: Start of Something , Missing Person , Watch This Space , Fight Song etc. . . Start of Something is a different version, as the female vocals are missing. You can still download the TV Version from iTunes though, so it doesn t really matter. I just wish this CD included I m the Man and Get Over Yourself - hopefully they ll be made available eventually. If you like the show and the music in it, then I highly recommend you buy this CD!

#Missing some tracks? (2008-11-24) Pros: -Worth the money for this amazing show soundtrack! -Comes with bonuses that I can download!Cons: -Missing a few tracks from the show so far (up to episode 5), 1)I m the Man 2)Overnight Sensation 3)Get Over Yourself 4)I Am Who I Am -Proud & Start of Something are different versions than on the show, which I felt are not as good comparing.

#Amazing! (2008-11-24) I love this CD so much. I ve watched every one of the episodes so far apart from one because I was out, but made sure I bought the DVD so I can see it! The songs are brilliant and so catchy. I go round the house singing them hours after listening to them. I don t know about it being a British HSM, this has a firmer story and they are actually in performing arts college so you can expect it. Definitely a good buy!

#BRILLIANT (2008-11-07) I ve got to say, the first song on this album, Start of something is really catchy, it s a feel good song and easy to dance with. I ve watched the first 2 episodes and I m hooked, people are saying that it s the British version of High School Musical, yes it is, but it doesn t have the random out bursts of songs and jazz hands like High School Musical does. So overall, an BRILLIANT album and show, and I look forward to see more Britannia High on my screen =D

#yesss (: (2008-10-30) from only seeing the first episode i m hooked!the songs are so catchy, it s great!will definatly be pre-ordering this!5 STARS. grace in4merz

1. James Bond Theme (From Dr. No.)- The John Barry Seven & Orchestra 2. From Russia With Love - Matt Monro 3. Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey 4. Thunderball - Tom Jones 5. You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra 6. On Her Majesty s Secret Service - The John Barry Seven & Orchestra 7. We Have All The Time In The World - Louis Armstrong 8. Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey 9. Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney And Wings 10. The Man With The Golden Gun - Lulu 11. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon 12. Moonraker - Shirley Bassey 13. For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton 14. All Time High - Rita Coolidge 15. A View To A Kill - Duran Duran 16. The Living Daylights - A-Ha 17. License To Kill - Gladys Knight 18. Goldeneye (Single Edit) - Tina Turner 19. Tomorrow Never Dies - Sheryl Crow 20. Surrender - K D Lang 21. The World Is Not Enough - Garbage 22. Die Another Day - Madonna 23. You Know My Name - Chris Cornell 24. The James Bond Theme - John Arnold

#Garbage? (2008-11-09) Yep. Track 21 (The World is Not Enough) is performed by someone called Garbage and talk about living up to one s name. . . How did someone who has no voice wind up singing a Bond song? *shakes head in disbelief* Actually, after kd lang s sublime performance of Surrender, the rest of the CD is not worth listening to. Before that, however, it s a lovely trip down memory lane listening to good sings sung by singers who can, well, sing. . . . .

#All the songs, and an unfortunate extra. (2008-10-27) Not much to say about the first 23 tracks on this collection that hasn t been said already - whatever your personal musical tastes, the pre-Goldeneye songs are all classics, the later ones may well become classics in time, except of course for the unfortunate blip that was Die Another Day. The Chris Cornell theme from Casino Royale is included, but sadly it s the version already released on the single, not as heard in the film. This time, the CD has the songs arranged in chronological order, (previously only found on the 30th Ann...

1. No One Mourns The Wicked - Kristin Chenoweth, Sean McCourt, Cristy Candler, Jan Neuberger 2. Dear Old Shiz - Kristin Chenoweth 3. The Wizard And I - Carole Shelley, Idina Menzel 4. What Is This Feeling? - Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel 5. Something Bad - William Youmans, Idina Menzel 6. Dancing Through Life - Norbert Leo Butz, Kristin Chenoweth, Christopher Fitzgerald, Michelle Federer, Idina Menzel 7. Popular - Kristin Chenoweth 8. I m Not That Girl - Idina Menzel 9. One Short Day - Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel 10. A Sentimental Man - Joel Grey 11. Defying Gravity - Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel 12. Thank Goodness - Kristin Chenoweth, Carole Shelley 13. Wonderful - Joel Grey, Idina Menzel 14. I m Not That Girl (Reprise) - Kristin Chenoweth 15. As Long As You re Mine - Idina Menzel, Leo Norbert Butz 16. No Good Deed - Idina Menzel 17. March Of The Witch Hunters - Christopher Fitzgerald 18. For Good - Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel 19. Finale Wicked - Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel

#mixed feelings (2008-07-31) I have to agree with the writer of the 1-star review that the actress who plays Elphaba on Broadway (and is featured on the cd) definitely has a disappointing voice compared to the West End actress. However, I do think that the actors playing Glinda and the Wizard, in contrast, have a better voice on Broadway, compensating a little for Elpahaba. I really do hope that a West End version of this cd will become available at some point.

#HYPE OVER SUBSTANCE (2008-06-09) the album is definitely better than the show, which in my opinion is just a big panto, idina menzel thankfully sounds better on the album than she ever did on stage in london, kerry ellis showed how it should be done, and i think they should release the london cast version, if you want camp cheesy songs that are badly edited then buy the album, but after youve seen the show you will realise that the album misses some very important plotlines, and songs dont make as much sense as they do when you see the show,

#TRULY WICKED (2008-03-31) I have not been fortunate enough to be able to see Wicked on stage yet, however I saw clips of the show on television and immediately wanted to find out more so visited the shows website and listened to clips from some of the tracks and was blown away. I have read the book by Gregory Maguire so had a good idea what the show was all about but never before have I been so captivated by a score without the ability to experience the show itself. With such gripping songs as The Wizard & I , Defying Gravity , For Good it is a must for any musicals fans collec...

#Amazing (2008-03-30) I have not got thw CD yet, but, I have seen the show with Kerry Ellis, amazing! I hope the CD lives up to the west end performance!

#This really is (at risk of sounding cliche) Wicked! (2008-02-18) Yes, I said it, the title of a thousand reviews - Wicked is wicked!But, in all seriousness, it is. I ve seen reviews which have labelled some of the songs here as not up to par others from the musical, and from other works of Stephen Schwartz. I can now denounce those rumours with the cheery air that comes from listening to Wicked for the forty-seventh time. Every song on this album, except, perhaps, the lacklustre Wonderful (although even that is good to sing along to when you re in a sing-along situation), is wonde...

1. Po Lazarus - J Carter & The Prisoners 2. Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McLintock 3. You Are My Sunshine - Norman Blake 4. Down In The River To Pray 5. I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow - Soggy Bottom Boys 6. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues - Chris Thomas King 7. I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow (inst.) - Norman Blake 8. Keep on the Sunny Side of Life - The Whites 9. I ll Fly Away - Gillian Welch & Alison Kraus 10. Didn t Leave Nobody but the Baby - Emmy Lou Harris,Gillian Welch & Alison Kraus 11. In The Highways - The Peasall Sisters 12. I Am Weary - The Cox Family 13. I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow (inst.) - John Hartford 14. O Death - Ralph Stanley 15. In the Jailhouse Now - Soggy Bottom Boys 16. I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow (with band) - Soggy Bottom Boys 17. Indian War Whoop - John Hartford 18. Lonesome Valley - The Fairfield Four 19. Angel Band - The Stanley Brothers 20. O Brother, Where Art Thou? / Enhanced Data - Soundtrack

Joel and Ethan Coen have long established themselves as film stylists without peer: from Blood Simple to Fargo, their movies have never been less than fascinating, and there has never been any question that their films could not have been made by anyone else. In T-Bone Burnett, the producer of the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou?, they have finally met their match: Burnett s work in assembling a collection of pieces for the Depression-set film is as skilled and entrancing as the film itself.Despite the presence of Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss and bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, the stars here are the songs themselves, a host of traditional songs augmented by archival recordings. The collection is also a showcase for a host of lesser known and forgotten bluegrass masters: The Cox Family, collaborators with Krauss, Norman Blake, a sideman for Bob Dylan and June Carter Cash, country gospel group The Whites, who once counted Ricky Skaggs as a member (and who, here,...

#Stunning, evocative music. (2008-04-14) I m not from the US, my family hail from Kashmir and I was born in the UK, grew up listening to punk rock but WOW! The soundtrack literally drips with the era and place it hails from, every time I hear a snippet I swear I can feel the heat and smell the wheat - so amazing!

#Diverse selection of old-time music (2005-07-01) The music here, like the film it provides the soundtrack for, is presumably intended to take us back to the thirties. Several songs from that era are featured along with traditional material that would have been popular then. Recorded mainly with state-of-the-art technology (except for some old recordings that are included and re-mastered), the sound quality is far superior to anything available in the thirties. Several different types of music can be found here - blues, gospel, country and folk - mainly performed by contemporary arti...

#a lovely mix of traditional music (2003-11-04) Performed by some of today s best singers, this multi-Grammy Award winner is a marvelous addition to any country/folk music collection. Some of these artists are at the top of their field, but some will be discoveries for most of us, like the beautiful rendition of Hard Time Killing Floor Blues by Chris Thomas King, a versatile young man who is versed in many styles, and here sings in the old blues tradition and does it brilliantly. The highlights for me are: The legendary Ralph Stanley, with his plaintive acappella chant of O Death, whic...

#oh brother where art thou (2002-07-13) first class traditional country and a bit of bluegrass. represents excelent value for money. so many good tracks its hard to pick one that shines above the rest. listen to YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE by norman blake if you are not tapping your toes then someone has nailed your feet to the floor. then there s I m a man of constant sorrow-Soggy bottom boys Wow!then for a real treat try The Stanley Bros. Angel Band Traditional country at its best. many other great tracks from Alison Krauss the queen of country and the Whites with keep on the sunny side...

#GREAT ALBUM . . . BUT TRY BEFORE YOU BUY (2002-06-06) Let me make one thing clear. ",O Brother. . . ", is one of my favourite films of all time. Not only that, but the musical soundtrack is one of its strongest features and stands as a valuable cultural document in its own right. In short, this is an album that anyone who loves country, bluegrass or folk music is likely to want in their collection. So why, as I write, am I tossing up whether to only give it four stars? The answer is that I m attempting to review it, not as a collector s item or a socio-historical document b...