Customer Reviews

Center Stage (2000 Film)

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When I saw the movie Center Stage, I was immediately hooked. I had never imagined the American ballet could be so fun and exciting...I just thought it was very complicated! The movie turned out to exceed beyond my wildest dreams, and so did the soundtrack. Let me just say, it was not a disappointment AT ALL. With flavorful and dance-aholic songs like Jamiroquai's CANNED HEAT and COSMIC GIRL, Michael Jackson's THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL and The Red Hot Chili Peppers' HIGHER GROUND, the soundtrack is everything like the movie and more. The slower songs, such as Mandy Moore's I WANNA BE WITH YOU (the hit that is basically the movie's anthem) and WE'RE DANCING from P.Y.T. are key additions to the soundtrack. They add some sugar to the spice! Also, other great songs, like DON'T GET LOST IN THE CROWD by Ashley Ballard, IF I WAS THE ONE by Ruff Endz, GET USED TO THIS by Cyrena, and FRIENDS FOREVER by Thunderbugs make the motion picture soundtrack very unique. There is a really great mixture of different songs here, all compiled to form the rich texture of an AMAZING movie and soundtrack. I highly recommend this CD, even if you haven't seen the movie. Go see it! Center Stage was great, and the soundtrack is almost as good as the movie! How often can you say that! =)

I loved the movie "Center Stage" and rushed out to buy the soundtrack. Usually I won't buy a soundtrack for the simple reason that all the good music from the movie is missing. But with "Center Stage" this isn't the case!

One of the great things about the "Center Stage" soundtrack is that there is a combination of slow, romantic songs and fast and furious dance tracks. Mandy Moore's "I Wanna Be With You," International Five's "First Kiss," Ashley Ballard's "Don't Get Lost In The Crowd," P.Y.T.'s "A Girl Can Dream" and Ruff Endz "If I Was The One" are all slow/romantic songs. P.Y.T.'s "We're Dancing," Thunderbugs "Friends Forever," Cyrena's "Get Used To This," my favourite band Jamiroquai's "Canned Heat" and the ultimate funk trip "Cosmic Girl," Red Hot Chili Peppers remake of "Higher Ground," Elvis Crespo's "Come Baby Come," Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel," and the "I Wanna Be With You Soul Solution Remix" are all awesome groove-inducing cuts.

Newcomer Cyrena's "Get Used To This" is a saucy, smouldering, hip-shaking R&B groove that is great for dancing and singing along to. P.Y.T.'s "We're Dancing" starts off slow but quickly kicks things up a notch...considerably. Every time I hear Jamiroquai's "Canned Heat" or "Cosmic Girl" I can't help but dance...just ask puzzled sales staff! This is a great album for choreographing, much like the workshop in the film. Elvis Crespo, the salsa god himself, puts in a cameo in the film and a song on the soundtrack... "Come Baby Come" is "shake your bonbon music" to the max...killer horns, bump-and-grind rhythm, hyped-up bass and drums. Fantastico!

Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" is a great song, but seemed out of place. If I was choreographing something I'd have chosen "Billie Jean," but hey, at least they put the King of Pop on the soundtrack. I didn't care as much for the Red Hot Chili Pepper's remake, but it is certainly danceable.

This is the ONLY soundtrack that I play all the way through without skipping songs or programming them out. It's that good! Great for workouts or parties, or listen to the slow songs for a more mellow, romantic mood. Ten stars!

I bought this CD the day it came out and it was really really good. If you are a pop music lover then you will like it a lot. The Mandy Moore song "I Wanna Be With You" shows a much more mature sounding side of Mandy. The awesome group of 13 and 14 year olds, PYT put out 2 awesome songs on this album, uptempo "We're Dancing" and slow tempo "A Girl Can Dream" (my favorite because it's really pretty and I can relate to it a lot). Some other tracks I really liked are "First Kiss" by International Five and "Friends Forever" by Jamorique (I think I spelled it right). If you love pop music about love and relationships, you'll love this CD so I reccomend buying it if that kind of music is your cup of tea :).

This is a great compilation of music that totally sets the mood for the movie. It is equally upbeat and light-hearted, and it invokes the fun and strikingly beautiful images from the film. The soundtrack includes Michael Jackson, a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground", R&B group Ruff Endz, pop star Mandy Moore, amazing Jamiroquai, and several unknown (at least to me) groups and artists.

The first song is Mandy Moore's first big hit "Wanna Be With You". It annoyed me until I saw the movie and bought the soundtrack. It fits with the plot so I'll give it a thumb up.

Number two is "First Kiss" by International Five. This would also normally annoy me, but it's sappyness again fits with the movie, so I have grown to like it.

The third song is "Don't Get Lost in the Crowd" sung by Ashley Ballard. This is the best "unknown" song I heard on the soundtrack. I really like it.

P.Y.T. wins me over simply for their name, I mean, naming yourself after a Michael Jackson song earns you numerous points before anyone has heard you. But "We're Dancing" is also an awesome song, it has energy and an up-tempo that inspires me to dance everytime I hear it.

Thunderbugs singing "Friends Forever" can get on my nerves. The lyrics are so sickly sweet I can only handle this song after I've seen the movie, or if I haven't listened to the CD in awhile. But it's an ok song.

I usually skip over "Get Used to This" by Cyrena, and the next P.Y.T. song "A Girl Can Dream" to get to the Jamiroquai song faster, but they have their good points. Both are sort of softer compared to the other songs on the album.

"Cosmic Girl" by Jamiroquai is of course amazing. It provides the PERFECT mood to dance and get energized. I absolutely love it.

Ok, I am a big fan on Stevie Wonder, and his version of "Higher Ground" is much better than the Red Hot Chili Peppers' cover, but the song makes me think of the scene in the jazz class, so I can forgive the rock style and unintelligible lyrics. The beat provides a very...loud mood.

I always skip Elvis Crespo and Gizelle D'Cole's "Come Baby Come" while listening to this CD simply because I can only tolerate it while watching the dancers in the salsa bar. I'm not a big fan of this song.

Ahhh..."The Way You Make Me Feel" by the King of Pop is undoubtedly the best track on this album. Kudos to those who decided to add this to the soundtrack and put it in the last ballet scene. That was the hilight and best decision of the movie.

Ruff Endz' "If I Was the One" (which is written by Diane Warren) is great. I personally like that R&B sound, soul, sappy, and beautiful.

The next Jamiroquai song, "Canned Heat" is amazing while accompanied with the dancing in the movie, which again inspires me to get up and dance. Great great song.

I don't particularly like the last track which is a remix of the first song. So I just stop on a good note, Jamiroquai.

This album is awesome and a great addition to anyone's collection. Buy it! And see the movie if you haven't.

This CD is one of the best soundtracks I have heard. I don't have to skip any of the songs because I like them all. "We're Dancing" is one of my favorite tacks on the CD and I also like the Mandy Moore track "I Want to be With You". It seems that with such a goo round up of songs the movie will be great. I can't imagine it not being as good as the soundtrack.

The movie was so incredible that it made you want to dance forever...what could be better to dance to than the soundtrack! Granted, not all of the songs are "dancy" (and of course, "Candy" is missing) but the ones that aren't are still awesome background "hanging out" songs.
There's a song for every mood on here....from loving and longing for someone (If I was the One, A Girl Can Dream, First Kiss, I Wanna Be With You).....to ecstatic affection for one's best friend(s) (Friends Forever).....to power-workout music (Higher Ground).....to confidence of one's own sex appeal and/or abilities (Cosmic Girl, Get Used to This, Don't Get Lost in the Crowd)......to dancing for the sheer love of dancing music (Canned Heat, We're Dancing...and the salsa sounds of Come Baby Come).
If you loved the movie, chances are you'll be inspired by this CD!

I saw the movie at a sneak preview and then I just had to go out and buy the CD. This is an awesome dance CD. I love listening to all the great songs! I can actually listen to the whole CD without skipping any song. Usually soundtracks don't turn out great, but I love this one. It has a variety of great songs!. My favorite is "We're Dancing", it has a fun beat that is great to listen to, but also has good lyrics! Buy this CD it is worth the money!

After seeing the film 'center stage' I fell in love with the music and immediantly went out and bought the soundtrack. The cd consists and very dancable tracks that can be played over and over again. Some of the best would have to be those featured at the end of the film, Micheal Jackson's classic 'The way you make me feel', the beautiful ballad 'If I was the one' by ruff endz and the sizzleing dance anthem 'canned heat', performed by Jamiroquai. These would be my pick of the bunch. Special mention should go to Mandy Moore, whose 'I wanna be with you' is a perfect piece of pop ballad heaven and fits nicely into the film. The talented group P.Y.T contribute a couple of songs, the pick of these would have to be 'We're Dancing' which is a wonderful addition to the album with its smooth sound and catchy lyrics. 'Cosmic girl' by Jamiroquai and 'Higher ground' by the red hot chilli peppers are also worth a mention. This album is so good it practically lives in my cd player and is always being borrowed by my friends. Overall this is one heck of a great album!

This CD is great because it has almost all of the good music from Center Stage. Although I don't like every song on it, that's pretty typical of any CD. There's a solid block of 5 songs that I can listen to straight through and love. The music on this soundtrack makes you want to get up and dance, just like the movie, and since it's the same music, you feel like you're in the movie when you're dancing to it. My one complaint is that they don't include Mandy Moore's "Candy" on the CD; one of my favorite scenes in the movie is the scene where Jody goes to the Broadway Dance Studio and takes a jazz class there. The music that plays during the warmup is "Candy", and it's not on the CD. Aside from that, I love this CD and highly reccommend it to anyone who liked the movie and to anyone who likes to dance.

It's a great pop CD. In my opinion, though, you should watch the movie first. Then you'll get all the meanings of the songs on the soundtrack, meaning that they mean more (hehe...sorry for all the mean words). Ranging from old classics (MJ) to current pop hits (Mandy Moore), it's a cd almost everyone will like. The only reason I give it 4 stars is cuz there are some people who won't like it due to the sugary pop-ness...but oh well. NOTE: This CD has a special version of "I Wanna Be With You" that is not found anywhere else (including her album and the Euro singles). It's 5 minutes long...and is basically an extended version of the one you heard on the radio edit (technically making that the radio edit..but that's a different story).