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| 1. Save Me - Remy Zero |
| 2. Inside Out - VonRay |
| 3. Island In The Sun - Weezer |
| 4. Superman - Five For Fighting |
| 5. Nuclear - Ryan Adams |
| 6. Lonely Day - Phantom Planet |
| 7. Fight Test - The Flaming Lips |
| 8. Don't Dream It's Over - Sixpence None The Richer |
| 9. Wave Goodbye - Steadman |
| 10. I Just Wanna Be Loved - AM Radio |
| 11. Everything - Lifehouse |
| 12. Time After Time - Eva Cassidy |
Otherwise, this is a pretty representative CD of the show. The banner songs are there: Remy Zero's "Save Me" and Five For Fighting's "Superman". Von Ray's "Inside Out" and Weezer's "Island In The Sun" take you back into the halls of Smallville High. Sixpence's "Don't Dream It's Over" is a remarkable remake version I think, very much the Talon experience! My personal favorite is Eva Cassidy's "Time After Time" rendition, sang during Whitney's father's funeral. What an emotional rendition!
I'm not as enthusiastic with the inclusion of Phantom Planet's "Lonely Day" and The Flaming Lips' "Fight Test" though. Maybe it's because I can't really remember or put these songs into their proper episodes. Which brings me back to my first complaint about how songs such as "Wherever You Will Go" should probably have been in this disc. But that's just me.
The CD is an enhanced version that you pop into your CD-Rom to access the first issue of the Smallville comic book, chapters from the Smallville novels, a 3D interactive map of Smallville, Lex's mansion, the Talon, and the Kent farm, live performances by Von Ray and Remy Zero (NOT Save Me though) and a trading card. You either get Lana, Lex or Clark.
Overall it's a must have for every Smallville fan! It brings you back to remembering special moments in the episodes!
1. Save Me - Remy Zero (The Opening Theme, Remy Zero's straight ahead rocker, awesome song!)
2. Inside Out - VonRay
3. Island In The Sun - Weezer
4. Superman - Five For Fighting (Of Course, No Superman Soundtrack should be without this song. It's filled with wonder of a Superman knowing that he's got powers but is human at heart.)
5. Nuclear - Ryan Adams
6. Lonely Day - Phantom Planet
7. Fight Test - The Flaming Lips
8. Don't Dream It's Over - Sixpence None The Richer (A cover of the 80's hit by Crowded House - But it's given a softer alt. touch, but works for the CD)
9. Wave Goodbye - Steadman
10. I Just Wanna Be Loved - AM Radio
11. Everything - Lifehouse (Used at the end of the Pilot ep. It expresses Clark's feelings for Lana at the beginning of the 1st season. It's a beautiful moving song)
12. Time After Time - Eva Cassidy (From the late Eva Cassidy, comes this haunting beautiful version of the Cindy Lauper hit. Eva's vocals make this song touching.)
The 12 Tracks are current hip songs, but they do make up the musical history of Smallville. If your a fan of Today's Pop Rock, Smallville, or any of WB's great shows. You'll really enjoy this soundtrack!
In terms of the songs, this is a great compilation where most of the tracks have been played on the most recent episodes to air. Of course the CD includes the theme song "Save Me" by Remy Zero which - as a sidenote - causes my nephew to run into the room every time he hears the chorus as he knows he's likely to see Clark on the TV screen.
As with other soundtracks out at the moment - like Roswell - this CD is enhanced with special features that are (supposed to be) assessible from the computer and internet. To be clear, you will need the CD (your key) to be able to download the components allowing you to access the special features like the 3-D interactive map of the town, access to the first smallville comic and preview chapters to upcoming Smallville novels.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to access these special features as I'm having trouble installing the CD key components.
(The troubleshooting link wasn't much help.) But if you just like the songs or are a fan of the show then this is a great addition to your CD collection!
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