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.
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.
Album information The soundtrack features tracks from the Burning Hotels, the Velvet Underground and David Bowie. 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
Charts Chart (2009) Peak position Irish Compilations Chart 15
Critical reception
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", 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." Michael Rechtshaffen wrote on his review, that the soundtrack is "authentic" and "eclectic".
Personnel The following people contributed to the album: 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 Region Date Poland August 10, 2009 United Kingdom United States August 11, 2009 Brazil Netherlands August 26, 2009 Italy September 25, 2009 Germany November 20, 2009 New Zealand December 7, 2009
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