1 |
Superman
- The Academy Is... |
2 |
It's
So Easy - Plain White T's |
3 |
(Wish
I Could Fly Like) Superman - The Sun |
4 |
The
Worst Part - Motion City Soundtrack |
5 |
Sunshine
Superman - The Films |
6 |
Save
Me - Maxeen |
| 7 |
My
Hero - Paramore |
8 |
The
Rescue - American Hi-Fi |
9 |
Saved
- The Spill Canvas |
10 |
Meet
Me At My Window - Jack's Mannequin |
11 |
Waitin'
For A Superman - Nightmare of You |
12 |
Superman
- The Receiving End of Sirens |
13 |
Brainiac's
Daughter - Royal |
14 |
You're
Never Gone - Sara Routh |
REVIEW
Trust
the marketing folks to come up with this idea of a compilation
of songs “honouring the legend of Superman”. To
cash in on this summer blockbuster, the record label has released
this soundtrack album containing 14 covers and original songs
recorded by new bands, which may be unfamiliar with local
listeners. Is
this a necessary soundtrack for fans of the Man of Steel?
Not really, if you ask us. But it does make for good casual
background listening if you do not mind the switching of genres
between indie-rock to appealing-pop throughout the 51-minute
album.
While
tracks like “The Rescue” by American Hi-FI and
“Saved” by The Spill Canvas (yes, these names
do not really ring a bell with us either) are fresh and pleasurable
to listen to, there are tunes like “Sunshine Superman”
and by The Films and “Brainiac’s Daughter”
by Royal which are too unique for our liking.
At the
end of the album, there may not be one single track which
sticks in your head. It will take repeated listening for the
songs to grow on you. It will help that if you have a strong
liking for standard American music. If not, the soundtrack
may just be another collection of songs which make no significance
to you anyhow.
If you
are a die-hard fan of Superman since his television heydays
in the 1950s, you’d find yourself reminiscing some of
the tunes which are supposedly inspired by those good old
days where your favourite superhero did not have any angst
or cynicism in him.
Perhaps
this is the best way to regard this album, where its songs
are meant to be enjoyed. Overlook the part where they tell
you that these tunes have been inspired by Clark Kent’s
alter ego, and you’d find yourself enjoying this average
compilation of songs.
SOUNDTRACK
RATING:
Review
by John Li
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