| Product Summary | | Label: Geffen/hollywood/thump/surfdog | | UPC: 00720616240422 | | Release Date: 7/29/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60606995 | | Item#: M3KMN6 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 | Format:  CD |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Original score composed by Rolfe Kent. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Audio Mixer: Tim LeBlanc. | | The soundtrack to the remake of Disney's classic generation gap switcheroo Freaky Friday definitely reflects the musical tastes of the movie's teenage girl instead of her mother, with whom she trades bodies. Crafting a soundtrack that reflected both mother and daughter's favorite songs might have been a more clever move, but packing the album with teen pop, punk, and modern rock was probably a more marketable one. Like most teen-movie soundtracks, Freaky Friday is something of a mixed bag, offering a lot of familiar songs and some real standouts. Falling into the second category are tracks like American Hi-Fi's Green Day-esque "The Art of Losing," the Donnas' snotty "Backstage," Andrew W.K.'s anthemic "She Is Beautiful," and Joey Ramone's cover of "What a Wonderful World," which somehow manages to remain true to his musical heritage as well as Louis Armstrong's better-known version. Most of the other covers on this soundtrack will sound familiar: Simple Plan, Lillix, and Bowling for Soup turn in versions of the Turtles' "Happy Together," the Romantics' "What I Like About You," and Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time," respectively. Likewise, the feisty girl rock that populates the album -- meant to reflect the Avril Lavigne-esque lead in the movie, who has her own rock band -- runs the gamut. Aside from the aforementioned Donnas, the album also offers up songs from several other female artists, ranging from the rather teen poppy "Ultimate" by Lindsay Lohan to Lash's sneering, strutting "Beauty Queen." The Halo Friendlies' "Me vs. the World" and Christina Vidal's "Take Me Away" sound made from the same mold, but all in all, Freaky Friday is a serviceable soundtrack. ~ Heather Phares | | The soundtrack to the remake of Disney's classic generation gap switcheroo Freaky Friday definitely reflects the musical tastes of the movie's teenage girl instead of her mother, with whom she trades bodies. Crafting a soundtrack that reflected both mother and daughter's favorite songs might have been a more clever move, but packing the album with teen pop, punk, and modern rock was probably a more marketable one. Like most teen-movie soundtracks, Freaky Friday is something of a mixed bag, offering a lot of mediocre songs and a few good ones. Falling into the second category are tracks like American Hi-Fi's Green Day-esque "The Art of Losing," the Donnas' snotty "Backstage," Andrew W.K.'s anthemic "She Is Beautiful," and Joey Ramone's cover of "What a Wonderful World," which somehow manages to remain true to his musical heritage as well as Louis Armstrong's better-known version. Most of the other covers on this soundtrack don't fare as well, though: Simple Plan, Lillix, and Bowling for Soup turn in ham-fisted versions of the Turtles' "Happy Together," the Romantics' "What I Like About You," and Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time," respectively. Likewise, the feisty girl rock that populates the album -- meant to reflect the Avril Lavigne-esque lead in the movie, who has her own rock band -- runs the gamut. Aside from the aforementioned Donnas, the album also offers up songs from several other female artists, ranging from the rather teen poppy "Ultimate" by Lindsay Lohan to Lash's sneering, strutting "Beauty Queen." Unfortunately, the Halo Friendlies' "Me vs. the World" and Christina Vidal's "Take Me Away" sound like they were recorded by the same band under different names. While it has a few bright moments, the soundtrack ends up being all too predictable; ironically, Freaky Friday's main problem is that its music isn't nearly freaky enough. ~ Heather Phares | | The old adage about things staying the same the more they change is handily borne out by 2003's FREAKY FRIDAY, the remake of a 1976 film starring Jodie Foster where a young girl and her mother mysteriously change identities. A full generation down the road, Jodie Foster was old enough to play the mother, but the role was taken by Jamie Lee Curtis, and the daughter became rising actress/singer Lindsay Lohan. It's doubtful that there was a soundtrack to the original film, but in the age of pop music/film tie-ins, the new movie is filled to the brim with pop-punk by the likes of Simple Plan, American Hi-Fi, and the Donnas. A few old chestnuts, like the Turtles' "Happy Together" and the Romantics' "What I Like About You," are given a tough new sheen, Lohan makes her recording debut, and even the late punk king Joey Ramone gets represented, via a version of the Louis Armstrong hit "What a Wonderful World." |
Producer: Mitchell Leib; Lisa Brown; Don Gilmore; Steve Fox; Stan Frazier; Jaret Reddick; Mike Simpson |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 07/22/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : 162404 | | Label : Hollywood Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00720616240422 |
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