Wednesday, September 12, 2012

DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG  -  Various Artists

YEAR:  2008
LABEL:  Dr. Horrible
TRACK LISTING:  Horrible Theme - Instrumental,  My Freeze Ray - Neil Patrick Harris,  Bad Horse Chorus - Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon & Zack Whedon,  Caring Hands - Felicia Day,  A Man's Gotta Do  -  Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day & Nathan Fillion,  My Eyes -  Felicia Day & Neil Patrick Harris,  Bad Horse Chorus (Reprise) - Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon & Zack Whedon,  Penny's Song - Felicia Day,  Brand New Day - Neil Patrick Harris,  So They Say - Ensemble,  Everyone's a Hero - Nathan Fillion,  Slipping - Neil Patrick Harris,  Everything You Ever - Neil Patrick Harris,  Horrible Credits - Instrumental
IMPRESSIONS:  Devoted viewers of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (of which I wasn't) are quite familiar with Joss Whedon's ability for writing musicals via the celebrated "ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING" episode which I thought was terrific.  However, DR. HORRIBLE's all-out free-for-all is even more fun.  The show itself is laugh-out-loud funny while the songs are silly and witty.
MY FAVOURITE TRACKS:  Horrible Theme - Instrumental,  My Freeze Ray - Neil Patrick Harris,  Bad Horse Chorus - Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon & Zack Whedon,  My Eyes - Felicia Day & Neil Patrick Harris,  Brand New Day - Neil Patrick Harris,  So They Say - Ensemble,  Slipping - Neil Patrick Harris,  Everything You Ever - Neil Patrick Harris
FACT SHEET:  DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG is the soundtrack album of the 3-part made-for-the-internet series by Joss Whedon made during the writers' strike of 2008.  The show was co-written by Joss Whedon, his brothers Jed & Zack and writer/actress Maurissa Tancharoen (who plays "Groupie #1" in the film).  Joss Whedon self-financed the project for approximately $200,000.  The soundtrack album reached the top 40 despite being available only as an online download at the time of release. 

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