Customer Reviews

What a Girl Wants (Mcup)

5 star:		(36)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

This was a great soundtrack, except, that it did not include all of the Kelly Preston vocals, Mr Scruff, Oliver James singing "Get up offa that thing" [which was better than James Brown]... AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST....MATT ACHESON SINGING "HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY" WHICH WAS SUNG WHEN DAPHNE AND LIBBY REUNITE WITH HENRY AT THE END AT THE WEDDING.....also the instrumentals.
If I knew where to write to Warner Brothers......I'd ask for a re-issue with extra tracks......
I rate this soundtrack four stars because of the above omissions.

On this soundtrack, too much very good and great arrangements are missing that were in the movie. You will not hear James Brown's 'Get Up Offa That Thing' which was even better when played by Oliver James at the party in the film. You will also not hear 'Have I Told You Lately', 'What A Wonderful World", 'Heaven Is A Place On Earth', 'Shout', 'Because You Love Me' and 'You Get Me'. I bought the CD based on other reviews, and when I listened the first time, it was good, but wow - it is like buying a hamburger and leaving out the beef. Taste good but leaves you feeling as though you missed something. Oh well, at least they were kind enough to include Oliver James songs on the CD. Who ever put the soundtrack together, must have forgotten to cut Oliver out too, because they sure cut out all the rest of the best. This could have been the greatest soundtrack, but the record label missed.

This soundtrack has a wide range of songs...sweetly romantic, feelgood pop, golden oldies, and new hits. I would compare it to the soundtracks for the movies Center Stage and Sweet Home Alabama. This is a great soundtrack and I highly reccommend it.

Oh, and some of you might be interested to know that Oliver James, who sings two songs on this soundtrack, played "the boyfriend" in the movie. He has a phenominal voice.

This is the coolest cd ever. I actually heard this cd on the internet's listening party before it went into stores and it is really good. They have some popular stars on it such as
Lucy Woodward, Craig David, Duncan Sheik, Willa Ford, The Clash, John Gregory, The Donnas, Meredith Brooks, Leslie Mills, and even Oliver James who plays Daphne's boyfriend in the movie sings two songs.
My favorite songs are: Half-Life by Duncan Sheik
Ride of Your Life by John Gregory, and Long Time Coming By Oliver James, and Greatest Story Ever Told by Oliver James. This CD is awesome. I have listened to it non stop. I would recommend buying this CD.

Though it's a film about a girl's quest to meet and understand her father, "What A Girl Wants" truly revolves around music. Daphne's parents met when her mother, Libby was a musician; mother and daughter work at weddings as the singer and waitress. Music provides a conversation starter between Daphne and her boyfriend, Ian, and it was the bridge between father and daughter. With so much emphasis placed on tunes, it is not surprisingly that some songs were left off the soundtrack - but what has been included is incredible.

The great thing about this soundtrack is the fact that it contains somewhat underground hits. While there's no doubt that many of you have heard 'London Calling' by the Clash, there are some genuinely fantastic songs that I would never have heard of otherwise. Leslie Mills' 'Good Life' is light-hearted, while Oliver James's tracks shine alongside other professional recordings.

Three favorite songs? First comes Duncan Sheik's 'Half Life'. Played in the scene where Daphne and Libby drive away from Dashwood Manor, it easily captures the depression the family goes through at being split up. Second is Gavin Thorpe's 'Out of Place', which was featured at the beginning when Daphne decided to leave New York for London. It perfectly depicts the emotions felt by Daphne, Libby, and Henry, the longing for a family to be reunited and the feeling of being in the wrong place. The last one I will rave about is John Gregory's 'Ride of Your Life', played during the ending credits. This tune is so beautiful, with touching lyrics and a powerful message. You will instantly fall in love with it.

Is the soundtrack perfect? No, but few soundtracks are. It does capture the spirit and mood of the film, with many beautiful songs that, unfortunately, you will never hear on a mainstream radio station. Listen to them here - and "get ready for the ride of your life".

I was very disappointed to find so many good songs missing. This movie has a great soundtrack, all inclusive. If only a few songs can be chosen, they should be the songs, original or covered, that cannot be obtained elsewhere.

The missing Oliver James and Kelly Preston songs were great and deserve to be here. While I love songs such as Derringer's Rock and Roll Hoochicoo, I CAN get it on Derringer's own album. But there is no where that I've found where I can get Oliver James' cover of Get Up Offa That Thing!

My preference would be to pay a little more and have a two-CD set that included ALL the songs. Too bad so many songs are missing. It could've been a great CD!

The songs in the movie is super great, but the soundtrack.. what happened?? Where are the songs sung by Kelly Preston? The producers made a mistake when leaving those out.

this soundtrack does NOT have all the songs in it from the movie. i was looking for two from the movie, and the soundtrack did not have them. like, a song by michelle branch that is in the movie is not in there. boo

Yeah... this soundtrack is pretty good !!! esp. Oliver james', but what are his over songs' title by the way?
but I would like to ask also if you (who has this soundtrack and knows the movie by heart) know what is the title of the song in the end when Colin Firth arrives on a boat while Kelly was gonna sing (and well.. ok she cried...:)) I think it's Kenny Rogers but not sure !!!! you will be very helpful :))
Thanks a lot

you left the very best music off of the soundtrack. Oliver James does a great job on all his songs, why in the world would you not include it on the soundtrack.