Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists - Soundtracks - Television

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 30, 2003)
• Original Release Date: March 10, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B0000CABLJ
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #40,398 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Buffy Main Title Theme - The Breeders

2. Stop Thinking About It - Joey Ramone

3. Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols

4. Everybody Got Their Something - Nikka Costa

5. Key - Devics

6. Sound of the Revolution - Lunatic Calm

7. Ballad for Dead Friends - Dashboard Prophets

8. Blue - Angie Hart

9. Pavlov's Bell - Aimee Mann

10. There's No Other Way - Blur

11. Prayer of Saint Francis - Sarah McLachlan

12. The Final Fight (original score) - Rob Duncan

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

420 of 431 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Radio Sunnydale UK is best, November 6, 2003

By	D. E. Shaw (London) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The U.S. edition of Radio Sunnydale is something of a disappointment. Unaccountably, we in the U.K. have a much better version. Granted, it doesn't have Blur or Sarah McLachlan but it has 21 tracks to the U.S. edition's 12. They are:

1. Buffy Main Title Theme - The Breeders
2. Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols
3. Everybody got their something - Nikka Costa
4. Score Season 1 - Chris Beck
5. Key - Devics
6. Sound of the Revolution - Lunatic Calm
7. Ballad For Dead Friends - Dashboard Prophets
8. Blue - Angie Hart
9. Pavlov's Bell - Aimee Mann
10. That Kind of Love - Alison Krauss
11. Sink or Float - Aberdeen
12. Still Life - Patty Medina
13. Blackcat Bone - Laika
14. Just as Nice - Man of the Year
15. I Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Melaine Doane
16. Sun Keeps Shining On Me - Fonda
17. Runaway - Halo Friendies
18. Summerbreeze - Eimilana Torrino
19. Sugar Water - Cibo Matto
20. The Final fight (original Score)
21. Buffy Theme - Nerf Herder

The price is GBP 8.99 plus p & p. So my tip is go to Amazon's UK site at www.amazon.co.uk and order from there!

68 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better, October 23, 2003

By	ubu35 "ubu35" (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

The new Buffy CD would be fine, if it was not dominated by post-grunge-inspired music, which is mostly lacking in originality. Much of what earned the first soundtrack its fame was its choosing of original music that defined Buffy the Vampire Slayer's atmosphere. The fact that the first season's "Ballad for Dead Friends" was not on the first album worked to its advantage, given the lame lyrics. Why this song was chosen for here, however, is an enigma, for they wanted to have songs from the first few episodes, what about those songs in the Bronze in the very first episode? Or the music of Cibo Matto, heard in the first episode of the second season? And the new version of the theme song can induce headaches for its heavy reliance on the electric guitar.

This CD chose too much happy or teenage-angst songs, and ones not easily found in the show. There are a few good songs on here, like Aimee Mann's "Pavlov's Bell" and Sarah McLachlan's "Prayer of Saint Francis," but missing are the dozens of songs used in the series that are more suitable than Joey Ramone or Blur, both of which sound completely alike. If this CD is to represent seasons 5-7, what about all those songs from "Smashed" and "Tabula Rasa?" Buffy's atmosphere was not often up-beat, and rarely did it feel as teeny-bopper as much of this album, shown by Nikka Costa's disco music. The show was, at one time anyway, dark and at the same time humorous. Many of the first album's songs were identifiable and locatable in the series, but these, with few exceptions, are so alike that it is difficult to imagine where in the show they would have fit. But perhaps that is the problem. After Buffy left high school, little time was dedicated to the Bronze, and even less to the performing artists, giving original talents and their music less exposure.

What is needed at this point is another album that pulls more from the earlier seasons and less from the last two, as well as an album dedicated to the real soundtrack of Buffy, the orchestrations. "Final Flight" was a wonderful addition and suitable for the final track, but it stands out as being the only orchestral contribution, a flaw that badly needs fixing. Buffy throughout its entire run had ample music to fill an entire CD. It might be less "trendy" but it would convey the spirit of Buffy more than a collection of random songs slapped together (its writing may have gone downhill at the end, but the music remained top notch). This album feels like the music industry's attempt to capitalize on whatever Buffy fans remain, giving them something quickly produced, in order to make a bit more money. They producers just didn't seem to pay enough attention to this album's selections. There are about five or six songs that make this album worth buying, but it could have been better, given what the seven seasons had to work with.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Listen to me!, December 31, 2003

By A Customer

I like "Radio Sunnydale" better than the original Buffy soundtrack. I don't know if its my taste in music, or what, but I feel that though this album is shorter, the music is better. Four of the songs on the original album were impossible to find and many feel that they were never even featured in the show. This album, however, has songs that were in fact heard in an episode. I listen to a wide variety of music, but I am not a teeny-bopper- at all. I listen to the Beatles and Tori Amos and Led Zeppelin and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. So I don't know where people are getting all this stuff about this album being teeny-bopper. Here is my song-by-song review:

1) "Buffy Main Title" by the Breeders- (3/5) This is the only song on this album that I don't really dig. The original version by Nerf Herder is better and can be found on the original soundtrack.

2) "Stop Thinking About It" by Joey Ramone- (5/5) Saying that Joey Ramone is teen pop is an insult to punk music. The Ramones created that genre of music. This song is in the episode "Beneath You". Excellent.

3) "Bohemian Like You" by the Dandy Warhols- (5/5) This song from "Triangle" is catchy rock and roll. I did not recognize the title, but I have heard the song before.

4) "Everybody Got Their Something" by Nikka Costa- (4/5) This song is in "All the Way". This song is the most pop song on the album, but it is still funky and etheral.

5) "Key" by devics- (5/5) This song is extremely dark and creepy with an amazing guitar riff. "Key" (from "Crush") is one of the darkest songs ever to be heard on this show.

6) "Sound of the Revolution" by Lunatic Calm- (2/5) This is my least favorite song on the album. However, I think a lot of people could really like it. Its dark and has a cool techno feel. From "As You Were".

7) "Ballad for Dead Friends" by Dashboard Prophets- (5/5) This is the oldest song on the album from the second ever episode ("The Harvest"). Cool rock song with a nice feel to it.

8) "Blue" by Angie Hart- (5/5) This beautiful ballad is from the seventh season masterpiece "Conversations with Dead People". Co-written by the show's creator Joss Whedon, this is one of my favorite songs.

9) "Pavlov's Bells" by Aimee Mann- (5/5) From "Sleeper", this song kicks it out! Half rock song, half ballad, this is an excellent song. Very indie.

10) "There's No Other Way" by Blur- (5/5) An excellent song that was featured in "Triangle" this is one of those songs that you can just drive to.

11) "Prayer of Saint Francis" by Sarah McLachlan (5/5) The soaring ballad that closed out the sixth season ("Grave"). This one is such a sad and beautiful song that it makes me tear up.

12) "The Final Fight" (5/5) This epic score is phenominal. Better than the scores on the "Once More, With Feeling" soundtrack. This song is beautiful and powerful and the perfect score to the giant fight at the end of "Chosen".

This album is darker than the original album with better music. But you should also get "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Album" and "Once More, With Feeling".