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Track Listings
| 1. Song Of The Heart - Prince |
| 2. Hit Me Up - Gia Farrell |
| 3. Tell Me Something Good - Pink |
| 4. Somebody To Love - Brittany Murphy |
| 5. I Wish - Fantasia, Patti and Yolanda |
| 6. Jump n' Move - The Brand New Heavies (featuring Jamalski) |
| 7. Do It Again - The Beach Boys |
| 8. The Joker - Jason Mraz mash-up with "Everything I Own" - Chrissy Hynde |
| 9. My Way - Robin Williams |
| 10. Kiss - Nicole Kidman mash-up with "Heartbreak Hotel" - Hugh Jackman |
| 11. Boogie Wonderland - Brittany Murphy |
| 12. Golden Slumbers/The End - k.d. lang |
| 13. The Story Of Mumble Happyfeet - John Powell |
Editorial Reviews
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If the producers of the movie Happy Feet had enough foresight, they would have dispatched a CD vendor with batches of this disc to every theater exit sign in America. Outside of Shrek and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, few kiddie flicks have fed a need to hear certain songs again as effectively. That's in part because of "Song of the Heart," a suitably frisky Prince number you won't find anywhere else. But it also has something to do with the efforts of some unlikely performers. Who knew Brittany Murphy could sing? "Boogie Wonderland," her cover of the '70s classic, crackles with big-voiced confidence, and "Somebody to Love," another classic cover, claws listeners in by the flipper-ful. Even Robin Williams's typically manic "My Way (a Mi Manera)" isn't without its charms. Nicole Kidman's "Kiss" mashed with Hugh Jackman's "Heartbreak Hotel" may be among the disc's weaker moments, but the grownups will like it that way--with their kind of star wattage, they're already stealing enough shows. And there's plenty to focus on besides them: standouts include Pink's untethered rendition of "Tell Me Something Good," k.d. lang's beautiful Beatles medley "Golden Slumbers/The End," and the Beach Boys' underappreciated gem, "Do It Again." --Tammy La Gorce
Product Description
Soundtrack to a comedy adventure--Happy Feet is set deep in Antarctica. Into the land of the Emperor Penguins where each needs a heart song to attract a sould mate, a penguin is born who cannot sing. Our hero Mumble, son of Memphis and Norma Jean, is the worst singer in the world...however, as it happens, he is a brilliant tap dancer!
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
111 of 117 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
My daughter and I went to the movie and were so struck by the POWERFUL music that I went out and immediately bought the soundtrack. Where are all those songs the penguins sang? And what about those great mixes? When are these movie folks going to realize that we don't want to hear singers performing songs that were not in the movie--I don't care who they are. We want to hear the same people who sang in the movie, singing on the soundtrack. This makes no sense to me and made even less sense to my 4 year old daughter, who was hugely disappointed with the bulk of the songs on the cd.
We wanted to hear more of the penguin songs and less of the background songs that no one cares about (i.e. "Beach Boys"). If I wanted to hear the Beach Boys, I'd go out and buy their cd. Put something on the soundtrack cd that we can't get anywhere else and forget that old stuff we can get any time we want to.
"Boogie Wonderland," "Somebody to Love" and "Kiss/Heartbreak Hotel" are the only truly awesome songs with actual "Penguin" voices that you will hear on this soundtrack--although "Kiss/Heartbreak" had a much better mix on screen. There is one Robin Williams song, but it was much better in the movie too.
Except for "Boogie Wonderland" (which ends abruptly) you miss out on the great STOMP, tap and mix effects that were so overpowering in the movie.
Let's hope they put a lot more of the original stuff on 2nd soundtrack coming out and get it right.
We wanted to hear more of the penguin songs and less of the background songs that no one cares about (i.e. "Beach Boys"). If I wanted to hear the Beach Boys, I'd go out and buy their cd. Put something on the soundtrack cd that we can't get anywhere else and forget that old stuff we can get any time we want to.
"Boogie Wonderland," "Somebody to Love" and "Kiss/Heartbreak Hotel" are the only truly awesome songs with actual "Penguin" voices that you will hear on this soundtrack--although "Kiss/Heartbreak" had a much better mix on screen. There is one Robin Williams song, but it was much better in the movie too.
Except for "Boogie Wonderland" (which ends abruptly) you miss out on the great STOMP, tap and mix effects that were so overpowering in the movie.
Let's hope they put a lot more of the original stuff on 2nd soundtrack coming out and get it right.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Not really the same songs as the movie - or at least not done by the original artists. I paid the money to hear the songs from the movie, not re-done songs by other artists. My children listened to the CD and said, "This isn't how it was done in the movie!" There are one or two that were the same, that's the only reason it has a 3-star rating. Very disappointed.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
First offf the Prince song is one hte most soul-stirring, listenable tracks as he's ever made! It's kid friendly and deep enough for adults too! Robin Williams sing a great song too-in spanish! All in all it's a good Cd with some radio-friendly pop songs like Gia Farrel's "Hit me Up", as well as some interesting "mash-ups" such as Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman singing a mix of Prince's "Kiss" and Elvis's "Heartbreak Hotel" which works unexpectedly well. "Jump 'n' Move" will have anyone tapping their feet to the beat even if you cant understand all the words. "I Wish" is another highlight by Patti LaBelle, Fantasia, and Yolanda Adams. This CD is a great mix of songs to play if you like music but also have kids in the car and think the radio is a little bit too much, like I do.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great Music
This is a great CD, love the music. It is great for both young and old! We listen to this ALL the time!
Published 3 months ago by s.curley
Happy Feet soundtrack
I love the movie and the soundtrack is great! Only thing is that the soundtrack does not have all of the songs that are in the movie which is a shame...
Published 4 months ago by Teacher
Awesome Soundtrack
this is an awesome soundtrack it is fun and enjoyable to listen to. the best songs on this cd are. all of them. if you have not listened to this cd yet then i recommend you do
Published 5 months ago by David A. Smith
for my daughter's happy feet
i confess, we both love it... but i bought for my daughter's birthday party a while ago.
it's a great way to enjoy the feel of the movie, without sitting thru all 90+ of the... Read more
it's a great way to enjoy the feel of the movie, without sitting thru all 90+ of the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Philip Badiz
Love the music
Loved the movie. Love the music. End of story. Remixes of old songs sung by actors in movie, new and upbeat songs.
Published 17 months ago by halef
Should be named "Cover of songs in the movie"
I was so excited about the songs in the movie! When I got the CD, I felt ripped OFF! What is the matter with these soundtrack producers that think we want to hear songs that were... Read more
Published on November 5, 2009 by L. Balog
Great CD, condition it came in not so great.
I know I purchased this item used, but the case was cracked all down the front, and the front of the case was filthy. The CD worked great so I guess that is what matters. Read more
Published on September 1, 2009 by S. Osse
Not Same As Movie
I was really disappointed with the soundtrack. I Loved the movie "Happy Feet" and the songs just made it more awesome, but the soundtrack was terrible. Read more
Published on August 31, 2009 by Camryn Barnes
Disney at its greedy best
I wanted to buy just one song off this album - "A Mi Manera" by Robin Williams. It's the only one that I thought worth the $$ - but Disney won't let us. That sucks.
Published on July 10, 2009 by Edmond G. Bertrand
AWESOME Music!
I saw this movie in the theater. Bought the soundtrack for my kids at that time. Came across it again this holiday season. It is wonderful music...with Prince and other artists. Read more
Published on December 23, 2008 by M. Shippy
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