''Bandslam'' is the soundtrack album for

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's movie of the same name. The soundtrack was released on August 11, 2009 through

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. Despite its good reviews, the soundtrack album failed to chart within the ''Billboard'' 200. The movie failed to chart in the top 10 in the United States, grossing $12,231,273 on its opening weekend while distributed at 2,121 theatres.

Album information

The soundtrack features tracks from the Burning Hotels, the

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and

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. Mitchell Leib, president of music and soundtracks at Walt Disney Pictures, describes the album as a "real music picture in a way

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would make a music picture".

Track listing

Charts

Critical reception

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s Leah Greenblatt praises Hudgens and Michalka's singing abilities in Bread's "Everything I Own" and Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me", while

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's Heather Phares remarks that "''Bandslam'' tries to be and do a lot of things, and while it doesn't always succeed, it works well enough that fans of the movie (and their parents) won't be disappointed by the soundtrack." Michael Rechtshaffen wrote on his review, that the soundtrack is "authentic" and "eclectic".

Personnel

The following people contributed to the album: * Executive Producer –

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* Soundtrack Producer – Lindsay Fellows * Producers – John Fields,

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, Joseph Magee, Jasmina Kopic * Music Supervisor - Lindsay Fellows * Soundtrack Director - Desirée Craig Ramos * Music Clearance - Christine Bergren * Mixing - Paul David Hager, Joseph Magee * Mastering – Patricia Sullivan * Engineers – John Fields * Liner Notes - Todd Graff * Design - Enny Joo

Release history

References

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