Customer Reviews

Madagascar

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

The soundtrack to Dreamworks' "Madagascar" is a lackluster collection of all-purpose musical cues (i.e. "Stayin' Alive" to indicate a male character on the town) that is notable for one thing and one thing only: British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's glorious remake of the 90's song "I Like to Move It". If you are not dancing by the end of this song ("Three, two, one...") then you belong with the human pilots in the film itself.

You probably have bits and pieces of this soundtrack already: "Born Free" (a good theme song for the fugitive penguins I'll admit), "Chariots of Fire" (time to retire this one, I think), Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World", "Boogie Wonderland", and Hans Zimmer ripping off his own far superior work on "The Lion King", among others.

Best to buy "I Like to Move It" as a single and pass on the complete soundtrack. That's all you need to know, and I anyway I got to get back to dancing. All together now! "I like to move it move it, You like to move it move it..."

I got this CD for my birthday, and it was, like, one I had been wanting all summer. Main reason: "I like to move it, move it!". I *love* that thing. I like how the King Lemur talks over it. Especially when he starts telling the story of his life, mentions how he used to dance to the "Jungle Boggie", and then he starts singing "JUNGLE BOOGIE! JUNGLE BOOGIE!". Then he stops the singing, and I have to start it again. But all the stuff on here is great; the score by Hans Zimmer (first track most of all), "Chariots of Fire", "Stayin' Alive!", "What a Wonderful World", it's all great. It is kinda a short CD, I suppose that counts as a flaw. But that doesn't deduct any stars in my book.

Though I like the parts of the film's soundtrack that are included here, unfortunately the CD leaves out most of Hans Zimmer's orchestral score, which is a significant part of the appeal of the movie, to me at least. "I Like To Move It" and all the "guest" tracks like Chariots of Fire and Hawaii Five-O are here, as they well should be, but once you get past those, it's a bit anemic. I didn't expect them to make it a two-disc set or anything, but there's lots of room left over on this disc for more music, and lots of music that's not here. Its absence is unfortunate (and kind of inexplicable) and keeps me from really being satisfied with it as a soundtrack.

Which is a pity, as the movie is superb!

This was a CD that I bought for my 4 year old son. He loved the movie and watching him dace to the music at the end of the DVD was a riot. So I got him the CD and I can watch him dance like a monkey and roar like a lion all over the house! I don't know which is more fun - watching him dance - or singing the words to "I Like To Move It". It was definitely well worth it.

My 7 year-old daughter loved the movie and truly loves the soundtrack, she can't get the songs out of her head. As a parent, I found the soundtrack enjoyable also, as it brought back memories of when I heard most of those songs for the first time in my youth. Great CD for road trips!!

I liked the CD. It contained some 'classics' like "Stayin' Alive" and "Chariots of Fire" and Erick Morillo's, "I like to move it" is the original version of the song and not one found on any of the mixes from Madagascar 5. I've given it a 4 star rating, and any music you hear on the film is going to be in here.

This CD is great. The highlight for me is "I Like to Move it". That song is awesome! All the songs are are in great quality. Its fun finding out whare all the songs are in the movie.

This was a fun - pick me up kind of cd. My kids loved the movie and music. If you liked the movie, you will love the cd

I specially bought this soundtrack for my four year old granddaughter who, after seeing the movie with me, couldn't stop singing "I like to Move It". She doesn't seem to mind Sasha Cohen talking through it, because there was talking in it during the movie also. She plays it everytime she can and drives her parents crazy when she asks for it while traveling in the car.

I saw this movie and it's now my favorite! It was so cute! I especially like the Lemur King (King Julian). He was my favorite character. With him being my favorite character, my favorite scene is also the one with him singing the song Move It, Move It. I just love it! That's one of the reasons I want the soundtrack! I also love the other songs, though, not as much! So I rate it...5 STARS!!