Hairspray: Soundtrack to the Motion Picture : July 10, 2007

Hairspray: Soundtrack to the Motion Picture : July 10, 2007

Hairspray: Soundtrack to the Motion Picture Hairspray: Soundtrack to the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album for the 2007 New Line Cinema musical film Hairspray. The film is an adaptation of the 2002 Broadway musical of the same name, itself adapted from John Waters's original 1988 film. It features performances from the film's cast, which includes John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, and Nikki Blonsky as the lead character of Tracy Turnblad. (wikipedia.org)

Track listing:
1. "Good Morning Baltimore" - Nikki Blonsky
2. "The Nicest Kids in Town" - James Marsden
3. "It Takes Two" - Zac Efron
4. "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs" - Michelle Pfeiffer
5. "I Can Hear the Bells" - Nikki Blonsky
6. "Ladies' Choice" - Zac Efron
7. "The New Girl in Town" - Brittany Snow
8. "Welcome to the '60s" - Nikki Blonsky and John Travolta
9. "Run and Tell That" - Elijah Kelley
10. "Big, Blonde and Beautiful" - Queen Latifah
11. Big, Blonde and Beautiful" [Reprise] - John Travolta and Michelle Pfeiffer
12. "(You're) Timeless to Me" - John Travolta and Christopher Walken
13. "I Know Where I've Been" - Queen Latifah
14. "Without Love" - Zac Efron, Nikki Blonsky, Elijah Kelley, Amanda Bynes
15. "(It's) Hairspray" - James Marsden
16. "You Can't Stop the Beat" - Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes, Elijah Kelley, John Travolta, Queen Latifah
17. "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)" - Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley
18. "Cooties" - Aimee Allen
19. "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" - Ricki Lake, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Nikki Blonsky

Once (Original Soundtrack) : May 22, 2007

Once (Original Soundtrack) The starring roles in Once, the little movie that could by writer/director John Carney, stars the Frames' Glen Hansard and Czech singer and songwriter Markéta Irglová. The songs, representing those of the character Guy, and his collaborator Girl, are made up of simple and attractive acoustic pop, full of guitars, piano, a small drum kit and electric bass, with some supplemental instruments. Sung by one, the other, or the pair, they offer a sweet and moving little soundtrack to this quirky film that offers no easy answers and asks plenty of questions. Interestingly enough, Hansard and Irglová are real life musical partners. They recorded an album together in 2006 called Swell Season. Five of these 13 tunes originally appeared on that set issued in the United States on the Overcoat label. For the film, additional recording on the original material and the supplemental songs written specifically for the cinematic project were done in a studio in Ireland. While the film has garnered a sizeable audience for such a small budget project, the soundtrack may have a more difficult time. It's not because the songs are so personal, but because they are so small in and of themselves. Fans of the Frames may score copies, and those who are charmed by the film might like the music enough to be curious, but it's one of those recordings you have to be specifically in the mood for. The wispy nature of much of this material makes for an intimate listen and one that is as skeletal yet elegant as the film itself. (www.allmusic.com)

Track listing:
1. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová: "Falling Slowly" (Hansard/Irglová)
2. Irglová and Hansard: "If You Want Me" (Irglová)
3. Hansard: "Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy"
4. Hansard and Irglová: "When Your Minds Made Up"
5. Hansard and Irglová: "Lies" – (Hansard/Irglová)
6. Interference: "Gold" (O'Farrell/Fergus)
7. Irglová: "The Hill" (Irglová)
8. Hansard: "Fallen from the Sky"
9. Hansard: "Leave"
10. Hansard: "Trying to Pull Myself Away"
11. Hansard: "All the Way Down"
12. Hansard and Irglová: "Once"
13. Hansard: "Say It to Me Now"