Reviewed by ShoreWhisperer
Song Time: 58 Minutes and 16 Seconds
Every movie has a soundtrack whether it be just orchestration or regular music. It doesn’t have to be in the movie. The new Alice in Wonderland has a rocking soundtrack (literally) and awesome orchestration that accompanies the movie. This is a review of the soundtrack that has music made especially made for the movie by popular artists.
Alice by Avril Lavgine – 7/10- This song has a really creepy beginning and I thought that it fit the movie and it was a really good beginning to the song but it seemed maybe a little out-of-place because it didn’t really fit the rest of the song in my opinion. I did like how the ended the song to fit the beginning though so it seemed to meld everything together a little more nicely.The lyrics are really good and are obviously made for the movie so it’s a little hard for the song to be a single by itself. It’s definitely an inspiring song though the lyrics are (if not cliché) nice. Avril has a really good voice and I love listening to her song, it’s like she has a perfect rock voice, it’s so crazy! Haha… anyway, I think that they used that a little to much in this song. It was too screamy through the entire song. I found the part when she went into her falsetto range when she said “I found myself in Wonderland” really nice and actually pretty. Other than that it was way too screamy. If it less than that then I would liked the song a lot more.
The Poison by The All-American Rejects-8.5/10- This song in context of the movie captures the whole identity of the Mad Hatter extremely well. I love the whole concept of the song because it almost comes off that he is in love with Alice, which is what it was like for me in the movie. I loved the instrumentation of the song. The guitar part was absolutely gorgeous and the lyrics are to die for. They are perfect and unlike Avril’s song this could stand as a single, a very good and unique single, for that too. My favorite part is when the song changes into the more rock and crazy stuff. I like this because it is just so much like the Mad Hatter in the movie, the random bursts of hatred for Alice and the Red Queen and all of this is portrayed in this song. Even though I liked that part it was a little to abrupt and it changed the whole song in my opinion because it sounds almost like another song and it doesn’t flow as well as I wished that it did. All in all, it was a really good song though, you should definitely listen to it.
The Technicolor Phase by Owl City-7/10- I like this song but it is a little strange to have it on this cd. If I was grading this song in general it would be an eight but I am also grading it on the album and it didn’t make sense except for the colors of wonderland and I didn’t really see how it fit the whole theme of the cd, which is a very creepy, dark sound. This on the other hand is a very upbeat song and it is very cutesy. The song in general is really good. I love Owl City and this is not my favorite song by him but I do like it. I always like his lyrics they are so cute and thoughtful. It’s a very unique song as it always, it sounds exactly like his other songs. I want to hear something different for once. The lyrics on this song are REALLY creepy at points… saying that “I am the blankets on your bedroom floor” or “the white in the walls that soak up all the sound when you can not sleep” it is a little creepy but the rest of the song was good, but not amazing.
Her Name Was Alice by Shinedown-6/10- This song starts off amazingly. I love the piano part (I am a sucker for good piano parts), and the little kid talking part is really a nice touch to the song and it fits the whole cd well. The lyrics are obviously made for the movie and it’s a little to obvious. This song would never be played on the radio. Ever. That’s the problem, it’s not a song that I would listen to a lot. First of all the whole chorus is not really my type of music. I don’t like shouty kind of music and that is exactly what the whole chorus is. The other part of the song is nice and the singing is decent and the whole thing seems ok up until the chorus and then the screaming starts. I would not want to listen to that all the time so I not liking this song a lot, but it was decent.
Painting Flowers by All Time Low -7/10- I liked the lyrics to this song and I felt that it was an ok song. It wasn’t really good. The lyrics are really cute and the song could still stand on its own without looking strange. I did see the connection to painting flowers in the movie but it was a little strange to put it in the cd because that seemed to be the only connection to the movie in the song. Other than that, it was ok, not great.
Where’s My Angel by Metro Station- 10/10- This song is really well made. I had never gotten into Metro Station bu t I really like them. This song is really good. The lyrics although not directly,relate to the movie in a deeper way than the other songs. Not only that but this also can stand on its own because it does not reference the movie at all. The music and the beat are really good and it all flows really well and it was kind of creepy at the same time. It was a perfect fit for the cd and I would love to listen to it by itself and this is also a great dancing song to rock out in your room to (I know from experience!). This song is a definite listen to song.
Strange by Tokio Hotel & Kerli- 8/10- This song is pretty good. I like the creepiness and angst in it. The song is a really good rock song and I love the duet. Kerli and Tokio Hotel sound really good together. The lyrics are really deep and they capture Alice in the real world very well. Even though it is very good for the album it could fit as a single which is also good too. There really is nothing to say about this song. It was pretty good, though the word strange was really over used, they could have used it a little less. It was a good listening to song.
Follow Me Down by 3OH!3 feat. Neon Hitch-10/10- I liked this song, it was really good, the lyrics were creepy and it reminded of childish things like Wonderland. The singing was good and the instrumentation was really cool and unique. The whole song can relate to the movie and it is also good on its own which is what I really like. Not to mention this is a good dancing song, I like to jam to this in my room where no one can see me. The beat is really good and it makes you want to dance. 3OH!3 has the perfect voice for this song it makes the song really good.
Very Good Advice by Robert Smith-6/10- This song is really bizarre and I don’t like it. I will say that it has a very unique sound to it and all the instrumental effects are really unique and cool. This is a cover of the original song that was in Disney’s version of the story. The song is strange in itself and I didn’t accompany that into my rating. The Cure’s Robert Smith is the singer in the song and he sounded drunk. I’m not trying to be mean but his voice is kind of gross and I wanted to change the song. I would advise listening to it if you have heard the original song but I didn’t know it and it is not a song that I would just want to listen to.
In Transit by Mark Hoppus feat. Pete Wentz-5/10- This song is ok. It’s not great but it’s not bad. It’s forgetful, that’s the only problem. People will find it because there is Pete Wentz in it (you don’t even hear him that much). The lyrics are really deep and they are powerful but they are forgettable because it is in between being really good and bad. It’s not really fast but it’s not slow either. There isn’t any really big parts to the song it just stays the same. If the song had gone anywhere I would have liked it better and I would have given it a better score. The song is just… blah… that’s what it is. That is the only way to grade it.
Welcome to Mystery by Plain White Tee’s-11/10- I love this song, it truly earns the title of amazing. This song has everything, the littlest details make it amazing. The harpsichord type sound in at the beginning an end and the piano flourishes and scales in the middle. Then you have the harmonies that they are singing and instrumentation and the actual music part is just different and intriguing. I could listen to this anytime of the day and be in any mood and still love it. It’s super creepy but in a soothing and calming way. The effects of something that sounds like wind chimes and all the other little details that actually let “your mind escape”. Though this is creepy, it reminds me of a really creepy carnival type place that is darkly beautiful and in a strange way it is like your own personal Wonderland. All of the song is beautiful and it’s a need to listen to song.
Tea Party by Kerli-7.5/10- This song is really unique and I like how it included the lyrics from the Little Tea Pot and all the chime and bell sounds are really cool. It makes the song more childish and really goes along with the entire movie but then all the rock beats are just like the remake of the movie. It’s a playful song and I liked it but it was just like all the other songs on the cd so it was kind of forgettable.
The Lobster Quadrille by Franz Ferdinand- 7.5/10- North had shown me this song a while ago and so this song is weird for a person who has not heard this song before because it is a little whacked out anyway. The cover of this song was bizarre like Very Good Advice but this singer was really good and he made the song really creepy and cool. This is not a song that I would listen to on a regular basis but it was a good cover of it.
Always Running out of Time by Motion City Soundtrack-7/10- This is a weird song to have on the album but I see how it fits. The guitar part was cool and really fun to listen to. I liked the lyrics but the were forgettable. I like listening to it because it was a calming song compared to the rest of the creepy rock songs on the cd. This song was just ok.
Fell Down a Hole by Wolfmother-9/10- This is a good song and fits the album but cannot stand on its own. This a good rock out song and the lyrics are really cool and they are pretty decent. The rock beat is really good but at points it was a little too much. The beginning of the guitar solo is really sucky but then it gets a lot better. This kind of reminds me of a classic rock type song. I really liked it but it wasn’t my favorite because it was so repetitive. You should listen to it though.
White Rabbit by Grace Potter & the Nocturnals-7/10- This song is really whacked out. It’s like a drug trip which is just what Alice in Wonderland was but this song is really whacked out in a creepy kind of way. I liked it but the lyrics were really strange. The instrumentation of the song was really good and reminded me of a tango almost and it was just interesting as a song. The only problem was that it was just obviously made for the album because the lyrics are all about the movie so it could never be on the radio and it won’t get anywhere. One thing that I really didn’t like is that she screams at the end and it was really weird and uncalled for. Then there is this weird piano solo that doesn’t fit with the song at all. The ending was just weird and unfitting in every way. That’s my only complaint.
Real Teen Rating~ C- : Don’t waste your time listening to the whole album
Alice by Avril Lavgine – 7/10- This song has a really creepy beginning and I thought that it fit the movie and it was a really good beginning to the song but it seemed maybe a little out-of-place because it didn’t really fit the rest of the song in my opinion. I did like how the ended the song to fit the beginning though so it seemed to meld everything together a little more nicely.The lyrics are really good and are obviously made for the movie so it’s a little hard for the song to be a single by itself. It’s definitely an inspiring song though the lyrics are (if not cliché) nice. Avril has a really good voice and I love listening to her song, it’s like she has a perfect rock voice, it’s so crazy! Haha… anyway, I think that they used that a little to much in this song. It was too screamy through the entire song. I found the part when she went into her falsetto range when she said “I found myself in Wonderland” really nice and actually pretty. Other than that it was way too screamy. If it less than that then I would liked the song a lot more.
The Poison by The All-American Rejects-8.5/10- This song in context of the movie captures the whole identity of the Mad Hatter extremely well. I love the whole concept of the song because it almost comes off that he is in love with Alice, which is what it was like for me in the movie. I loved the instrumentation of the song. The guitar part was absolutely gorgeous and the lyrics are to die for. They are perfect and unlike Avril’s song this could stand as a single, a very good and unique single, for that too. My favorite part is when the song changes into the more rock and crazy stuff. I like this because it is just so much like the Mad Hatter in the movie, the random bursts of hatred for Alice and the Red Queen and all of this is portrayed in this song. Even though I liked that part it was a little to abrupt and it changed the whole song in my opinion because it sounds almost like another song and it doesn’t flow as well as I wished that it did. All in all, it was a really good song though, you should definitely listen to it.
The Technicolor Phase by Owl City-7/10- I like this song but it is a little strange to have it on this cd. If I was grading this song in general it would be an eight but I am also grading it on the album and it didn’t make sense except for the colors of wonderland and I didn’t really see how it fit the whole theme of the cd, which is a very creepy, dark sound. This on the other hand is a very upbeat song and it is very cutesy. The song in general is really good. I love Owl City and this is not my favorite song by him but I do like it. I always like his lyrics they are so cute and thoughtful. It’s a very unique song as it always, it sounds exactly like his other songs. I want to hear something different for once. The lyrics on this song are REALLY creepy at points… saying that “I am the blankets on your bedroom floor” or “the white in the walls that soak up all the sound when you can not sleep” it is a little creepy but the rest of the song was good, but not amazing.
Her Name Was Alice by Shinedown-6/10- This song starts off amazingly. I love the piano part (I am a sucker for good piano parts), and the little kid talking part is really a nice touch to the song and it fits the whole cd well. The lyrics are obviously made for the movie and it’s a little to obvious. This song would never be played on the radio. Ever. That’s the problem, it’s not a song that I would listen to a lot. First of all the whole chorus is not really my type of music. I don’t like shouty kind of music and that is exactly what the whole chorus is. The other part of the song is nice and the singing is decent and the whole thing seems ok up until the chorus and then the screaming starts. I would not want to listen to that all the time so I not liking this song a lot, but it was decent.
Painting Flowers by All Time Low -7/10- I liked the lyrics to this song and I felt that it was an ok song. It wasn’t really good. The lyrics are really cute and the song could still stand on its own without looking strange. I did see the connection to painting flowers in the movie but it was a little strange to put it in the cd because that seemed to be the only connection to the movie in the song. Other than that, it was ok, not great.
Where’s My Angel by Metro Station- 10/10- This song is really well made. I had never gotten into Metro Station bu t I really like them. This song is really good. The lyrics although not directly,relate to the movie in a deeper way than the other songs. Not only that but this also can stand on its own because it does not reference the movie at all. The music and the beat are really good and it all flows really well and it was kind of creepy at the same time. It was a perfect fit for the cd and I would love to listen to it by itself and this is also a great dancing song to rock out in your room to (I know from experience!). This song is a definite listen to song.
Strange by Tokio Hotel & Kerli- 8/10- This song is pretty good. I like the creepiness and angst in it. The song is a really good rock song and I love the duet. Kerli and Tokio Hotel sound really good together. The lyrics are really deep and they capture Alice in the real world very well. Even though it is very good for the album it could fit as a single which is also good too. There really is nothing to say about this song. It was pretty good, though the word strange was really over used, they could have used it a little less. It was a good listening to song.
Follow Me Down by 3OH!3 feat. Neon Hitch-10/10- I liked this song, it was really good, the lyrics were creepy and it reminded of childish things like Wonderland. The singing was good and the instrumentation was really cool and unique. The whole song can relate to the movie and it is also good on its own which is what I really like. Not to mention this is a good dancing song, I like to jam to this in my room where no one can see me. The beat is really good and it makes you want to dance. 3OH!3 has the perfect voice for this song it makes the song really good.
Very Good Advice by Robert Smith-6/10- This song is really bizarre and I don’t like it. I will say that it has a very unique sound to it and all the instrumental effects are really unique and cool. This is a cover of the original song that was in Disney’s version of the story. The song is strange in itself and I didn’t accompany that into my rating. The Cure’s Robert Smith is the singer in the song and he sounded drunk. I’m not trying to be mean but his voice is kind of gross and I wanted to change the song. I would advise listening to it if you have heard the original song but I didn’t know it and it is not a song that I would just want to listen to.
In Transit by Mark Hoppus feat. Pete Wentz-5/10- This song is ok. It’s not great but it’s not bad. It’s forgetful, that’s the only problem. People will find it because there is Pete Wentz in it (you don’t even hear him that much). The lyrics are really deep and they are powerful but they are forgettable because it is in between being really good and bad. It’s not really fast but it’s not slow either. There isn’t any really big parts to the song it just stays the same. If the song had gone anywhere I would have liked it better and I would have given it a better score. The song is just… blah… that’s what it is. That is the only way to grade it.
Welcome to Mystery by Plain White Tee’s-11/10- I love this song, it truly earns the title of amazing. This song has everything, the littlest details make it amazing. The harpsichord type sound in at the beginning an end and the piano flourishes and scales in the middle. Then you have the harmonies that they are singing and instrumentation and the actual music part is just different and intriguing. I could listen to this anytime of the day and be in any mood and still love it. It’s super creepy but in a soothing and calming way. The effects of something that sounds like wind chimes and all the other little details that actually let “your mind escape”. Though this is creepy, it reminds me of a really creepy carnival type place that is darkly beautiful and in a strange way it is like your own personal Wonderland. All of the song is beautiful and it’s a need to listen to song.
Tea Party by Kerli-7.5/10- This song is really unique and I like how it included the lyrics from the Little Tea Pot and all the chime and bell sounds are really cool. It makes the song more childish and really goes along with the entire movie but then all the rock beats are just like the remake of the movie. It’s a playful song and I liked it but it was just like all the other songs on the cd so it was kind of forgettable.
The Lobster Quadrille by Franz Ferdinand- 7.5/10- North had shown me this song a while ago and so this song is weird for a person who has not heard this song before because it is a little whacked out anyway. The cover of this song was bizarre like Very Good Advice but this singer was really good and he made the song really creepy and cool. This is not a song that I would listen to on a regular basis but it was a good cover of it.
Always Running out of Time by Motion City Soundtrack-7/10- This is a weird song to have on the album but I see how it fits. The guitar part was cool and really fun to listen to. I liked the lyrics but the were forgettable. I like listening to it because it was a calming song compared to the rest of the creepy rock songs on the cd. This song was just ok.
Fell Down a Hole by Wolfmother-9/10- This is a good song and fits the album but cannot stand on its own. This a good rock out song and the lyrics are really cool and they are pretty decent. The rock beat is really good but at points it was a little too much. The beginning of the guitar solo is really sucky but then it gets a lot better. This kind of reminds me of a classic rock type song. I really liked it but it wasn’t my favorite because it was so repetitive. You should listen to it though.
White Rabbit by Grace Potter & the Nocturnals-7/10- This song is really whacked out. It’s like a drug trip which is just what Alice in Wonderland was but this song is really whacked out in a creepy kind of way. I liked it but the lyrics were really strange. The instrumentation of the song was really good and reminded me of a tango almost and it was just interesting as a song. The only problem was that it was just obviously made for the album because the lyrics are all about the movie so it could never be on the radio and it won’t get anywhere. One thing that I really didn’t like is that she screams at the end and it was really weird and uncalled for. Then there is this weird piano solo that doesn’t fit with the song at all. The ending was just weird and unfitting in every way. That’s my only complaint.
Real Teen Rating~ C- : Don’t waste your time listening to the whole album
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