Pokemon: The First Movie [ENHANCED] [SOUNDTRACK]

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Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 9, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Soundtrack
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B00002MZ1Y
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (126 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #96,714 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
"Gotta catch 'em all," shouts teen-popper (and 1999's Buckner & Garcia) Billy Crawford on this kid-phenom soundtrack. Engineered to capture not only preteen fans of the Japanese anime craze, but Top 40 listeners who might fall for singles such as girl group M2M's peppy "Don't Say You Love Me," it's loaded with familiar zillion-selling names such as Britney Spears, 'N Sync, Christina Aguilera, and 98 Degrees. A mixture of light dance-pop, innocuous romantic ballads, and "Eye of the Tiger" drama keeps things moving. G-rated through and through, the disc's nonstop chirpiness might eventually wear on parents' ears even as they acknowledge the catchy hooks. The younger set will love it without qualification. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's not what you think it is, November 22, 1999

By A Customer

Most people (12 and up) look at Pokemon and say YUK. I know that's what I did (I'm 14), But I was shopping for my sister (big pokemon fan). So i decided to look at the song list (cause she is one room over from me, so i can hear the music from my room) to see if it was any good and as i was skimming the artists I relized my sister would hate this cd, but me and my friends would like it alot. there's *N Sync and Britney Spears all the music my sister hates but i like. So if you like that kind of stuff get the CD. It's not just another Pokemon thing. Take my word for it, i hate Pokemon and I really liked the CD.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Album!, November 10, 1999

By	Ben McDermott (Fort Erie Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

I have never seen the Pokemon TV show, so when I purchased this CD, I didn't know what to expect. However after listening to the album, I must say, it is amazing!. The album features some of pop music's biggest stars like Britney, Christina, N-Sync, and 98 Degrees. It featuers many up-tempo catchy songs along with some impressive ballads. Album highlights include "Makin My Way (Anyway That I Can) sung by Billie. The song, written by songwriter extrodinare Diane Warren, has a very inspirational lyric about not letting anyone stop you from achieving your goal. This mid-tempo ballad is sure to win over the hearts of top 40 radio instantly. New artist Ashley Ballard makes a HUGE impression on "It Was You". Produced by Rodney Jerkins, the song has a fresh and current sound that accompany's Ballard's amazing voice. It has some serious potiential. The standout track is Christina Aguliera's "We're A Miracle". The songs beautiful arrangement and enchanting melody is incredible. Aguliera proves once again that she leads the pack of new, young faces that are trying to make it big. She delievers a powerful performance on a song that should have been included on her debut album. Some of the songs on the album sound like songs from a Nintendo game (especially "Catch Me If You Can"), but if you miss out on the above mentioned tracks, you are missing out on some of the finest work by young music artist in a long time!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it's not great, but not too bad, December 27, 1999

By A Customer

Some of my favorite artists are on this cd and that is why I bought it. Everything I expected came from them- such as Somewhere, Someday by NSYNC and We're a Miracle by Christian Aguilera. Both songs are incredible. But there were a few surprises on this cd also. I really like M2M's Don't Say You Love Me. I also like It Was You by Ashley Ballard and Lullaby by Mandah. Both unknowns but very talented. Everything else I could do without.