Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: The Album (2000 TV Series) [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists - Soundtracks - Television, Disney

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 1, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Disney
• ASIN: B00004U9LQ
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #151,689 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The only question is: what took them so long? It was just a matter of time before an album of moneycentric songs was assembled to complement America's favorite TV quiz show. Jack & Jemma's "I Want to Be a Millionaire" is a corny novelty dance tune, complete with Regis Philbin samples laced throughout, that's sure to be the "Pacman Fever" of this era. Thankfully, the rest of the album focuses on quality tunes from the rock era mixed with sound effects from the show. Barrett Strong's legendary Motown anthem to materialism, "Money," appropriately kicks things off. The O'Jays showcase early-1970s Gamble & Huff Philly Soul with "For the Love of Money." E.L.O., Blondie and Manhattan Transfer work over the lifeline motif with tunes about phone lines. As an added novelty, show host Regis Philbin contributes a straight-ahead interpretation of "Pennies from Heaven" that ends with Griff's "Millionaire Mix," a dance-groove take on the theme of the Millionaire TV show. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a TV Soundtrack, a collection of pop songs, August 4, 2000

By A Customer

Don't be deceived by the description of this CD. It is not a soundtrack of all the cool sound effects and background music from the TV show, it is a compilation of popular songs that have to do with money. I bought this CD hoping it was the soundtrack to the show but I was disapointed to find out that it isn't. The songs are pretty cool to listen to anyway, but the description doesn't describe this CD accurately.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Various Annoyances, August 15, 2000

A Kid's Review

I haven't bought this, but I know what this is about. Don't buy it. THE REASON: It doesn't have the original soundtrack of the Millionaire show. It is just a marketing strategy to annoy you with "I want to be a millionaire" and other songs to make you think about money (which isn't everything, of course).

THE THING YOU SHOULD BUY: The English import. Whole soundtrack. Plus two bonus techno mixes. Buy as an import from this very site or amazon.co.uk.

'nuff said

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Rival Anne Robinson would call it..., September 17, 2001

By	J. K. Grence "the Cosmic Jester" (Superstition Mountain, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

a pathetic, miserable waste of recording material. I can hear her addressing her contestants now... "Who here thought the American Who Wants To Be A Millionaire CD was worth buying?"

ALL of the songs on the disc are only related to the show in the loosest possible way. They don't evern bother to throw in a piece of the actual theme music, instead doing a ridiculous dance tune that bears very little resemblance to the theme song. I don't need to phone a friend to see that I should be instead buying the British import CD with its 78 tracks(!) of almost every musical line from the show, as well as radio and dance club mixes of the show's music. It cost me about 25 dollars, and when combined with the board game (which is wonderfully done and worth every penny if you're a fan of the game), it makes for a wild evening of entertainment. Definitely seek out the Brit CD, don't fall victim to the American disc; it's a purchase that's about as smart as missing a 100 dollar question.