Pokemon: The First Movie [Soundtrack]

pokemon: the first movie [soundtrack]

Editorial Reviews
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"Gotta catch 'em all," shouts teen-popper (and 1999's Buckner & Garcia) Billy Crawford on this kid-phenom soundtrack. Engineered to capture not only preteen fans of the Japanese anime craze, but Top 40 listeners who might fall for singles such as girl group M2M's peppy "Don't Say You Love Me," it's loaded with familiar zillion-selling names such as Britney Spears, 'N Sync, Christina Aguilera, and 98 Degrees. A mixture of light dance-pop, innocuous romantic ballads, and "Eye of the Tiger" drama keeps things moving. G-rated through and through, the disc's nonstop chirpiness might eventually wear on parents' ears even as they acknowledge the catchy hooks. The younger set will love it without qualification. --Rickey Wright

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Pokemon: The First Movie [Soundtrack]

Average customer rating:

pokemon CD-i recommend this for any anime CD collector!
Erm... well, ok... yet...
The most amazing thing I have for any category ever.
Amazing
these cd

Pokemon: The First Movie
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002MZ1Y
Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

Pokemon Theme - Billy Crawford
Don't Say You Love Me - M2M
It Was You - Ashley Ballard - (with So Plush)
We're A Miracle - Christina Aguilera
Soda Pop - Britney Spears
Somewhere, Someday - N'Sync
Get Happy - B*Witched
(Hey You) Free Up Your Mind - Baby Spice
Fly With Me - 98 Degrees
Lullaby - Mandah
Vacation - Vitamin C
Makin' My Way (Any Way That I Can) - Billie
Catch Me If You Can - Angela Via
Have Some Fun With The Funk - Aaron Carter
If Only Tears Could Bring You Back - Midnight Sons
Brother My Brother - Blessid Union Of Souls

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"Gotta catch 'em all," shouts teen-popper (and 1999's Buckner & Garcia) Billy Crawford on this kid-phenom soundtrack. Engineered to capture not only preteen fans of the Japanese anime craze, but Top 40 listeners who might fall for singles such as girl group M2M's peppy "Don't Say You Love Me," it's loaded with familiar zillion-selling names such as Britney Spears, 'N Sync, Christina Aguilera, and 98 Degrees. A mixture of light dance-pop, innocuous romantic ballads, and "Eye of the Tiger" drama keeps things moving. G-rated through and through, the disc's nonstop chirpiness might eventually wear on parents' ears even as they acknowledge the catchy hooks. The younger set will love it without qualification. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

pokemon CD-i recommend this for any anime CD collector!.......2006-11-12

What can i say? I love Pokemon!

Erm... well, ok... yet..........2006-10-23

Ok, I do remember back then my happy days on 1999 when I first saw this movie (at the cinema 2 times, at the TV like 4 times...) and I was dazzled, I wanted everything about it.
Of course, mom and dad weren't (And are still not too much...) flattered with the Pokemon idea, so I fetched the Disk from a Friend.
When I first heard it... ok, there's the Pokemon theme song, good. M2M's "Dont' say you love me" is actually the coolest song from the disk and "Vacation" is quite refreshing. People should also listen carefully to the "Brother my Brother" lyrics (specially at this time *rolls eyes*). Then.... I came upon the Japanese version of the Movie (which I luv) and the Disk and I completely noticed that the rest of the songs where actually (and I knew it from the begining) C-R-A-P.
Yes, that "c" word, since unfortunally, there in America they tend to... well yeah.. Americanize stuff, so they placed things like Britney Spears, N*Scync... blah blah blah.. and they made songs which are NOT part or even have to do with the movie (ok... I understand the title "soda pop" but... did Britney even nows what it actually does?)
So, if you want to remember nolstalgia from that time, or you're just a cunning fan buy it or download the song clips at some webpages... if not GET THE JAPANESE VERSION and you'll see what I'm talking about.

The most amazing thing I have for any category ever........2006-03-30

This is a Pokemon CD(duh).Like the other Pokemon CDs,it has pop music.As it might make your ears bleed if you don't like pop music,and but few songs are actully about Pokemon,this is outstandingly awesome to me.
Being...me...I couldn't care less what other people think negativly about me.Ya,I'm a pokemaniac,and I listen to pop music(well,really the only pop music I listen to are my 3 Pokemon CDs),so what?
I baught this CD when it came out back in 1999,'bout 7 years ago.I was 4 years old.I loved Pokemon since it came out.And,8 years later,3 to 11,toddler to pre-teen,yada,yada,yada,I love it even more.Every day I listened to this CD.Untill it got lost.It got lost when I was 7 or 8.Since then,I was dying.Finally,I decided to buy a new one.Now,though,I hear it diffrently.When I was younger,I'd listen to just about anything.Now for some reason this CD is better.
I love most of the songs.
1.Pokemon Theme-This is the extended version of the one on 2BA Mater.But it's more pop-like then technopop-like.
2.Don't Say You Love Me-The only reason they put this on the CD is because in the music video,these people are at one of those theaters where you watch it in your car,and they're watching the Pokemon The First Movie(which this is a soundtrack of (duh)).Nevertheless,this is my favorite song.
3.It Was You-Hmm...I guess this is okay.
4.We're a Miricle-They played this after the movie.Okay,the person singing this is really bad.I barely like this song.
5.Soda Pop-Britney Spears?What were they thinking?!
6.Somewhere,Someday-Average,I guess.Not my top 5,but...whatever.
7.Get Happy-I LOVE THIS SONG!This is my second favorite.It's so cheerful,you can imagine.Awesome.Gotta listen to it 7 times a day.If not,more.
8.(Hey You)Free Up Your Mind-this is one of the songs played after this movie.It's pretty good,would be better if it wasn't mostly "free up your mind" over and over.If you hear the whole song,you'll see what I mean.
9.Fly With Me-Okay.umm...that's all I can think of.
10.Lullaby-o_0...I like this.
11.Vacation-this is the extended version of it played on Pikachus' Vacation.
12.Makin' My Way (Anyway That I Can)-Average.(I'm running out of things to say!)
13.Catch Me If You Can-Extended version of the one played on Pikachus' Vacation.I don't really even know myself if I like this better or not.
14.(Have Some)Fun With The Funk-Really?Serosly?AARON CARTER?!?!Sounds like a girl.Begging of the song isn't...very good,but the rest is Okay.
15.If Only Tears Could Bring You Back-I really like this song.Played after the movie.Sounds like a love song.Is,most likely.
16.Brother,My Brother-Really inspiering.I put my own words with some of the ones from this,and...well,It would take me an Hour to explain all of it.Sorry.
Okay,sorry,I forgot to put who sung the songs.You can just check above the page,on the sampler thing.If I messed anything up,it's because I typed all the from heart(I memoriezed all the songs).I'm trying to make it sound like I'm not sexist,but I reccomend girls get this.Mostly girls sing,then the rest are boy bands.But boys can get it if they want to.Who's stopping them?
Well(whew),that review was longer than expected.I wanna be a writer when I'm older.I rock at that(heheh)....did I forget anything...?I'll put it down in another review.
Awesome.Highly reccomended.
...why aren't da indentations working?

Amazing.......2006-02-23

Although some of the songs may not be as heavily-based around Pokémon itself as they are in the 2.B. A Master CD, the songs on this CD are still pretty catchy to any Pokémon trainers out there. The CD also comes with an awesome poster for the first movie; a must have for any Pokémon master.

these cd .......2006-02-22

is (in my opinion) one of the best pop cds of the 90s
this cd includes whatever was good in the 90s pop
the songs are fun and catchy
personely i was brought to tears by listening to some tracks
only because this cd was an importent part of my childhood
but most of the people who wasnt raised by watching the tv show
will find it just fun

Pokemon: The First Movie (Original Motion Picture Score)

Average customer rating:

The best since the second movie soundtrack...
So beutiful that words can't discribe it.
Contrived
Mew's Theme is adorable!
Fianally!

Pokemon: The First Movie (Original Motion Picture Score)
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Pokemon 2000 Power of One
Pokemon 3 The Ultimate Soundtrack (2001 Film)
Pokemon 2.B.A. Master
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Pokemon: Christmas Bash

ASIN: B00004SQZN
Release Date: 2000-05-09

Tracks:

The Birth Of Mewtwo
Dragonite Takes Flight
Invitation To Danger
Surviving The Storm
Mewtwo's Island
Pokemon Vs. Clone
Tears Of Life
This Is My World Now
Three On Three - Deniz Hughes
Mew's Theme
Freeing Charizard - John Lissauer
Adventure In Paradise - John Lissauer
All Good Things Must End - John Lissauer

Customer Reviews:

The best since the second movie soundtrack... .......2004-11-02

This CD gives what you want, and more. It comes with all of the main themes of the movie, (Mewtwo's theme becomes even more evident when you don't have to look and listen to characters) and even some music which you can't hear due to voices and sound effects.

The orchestration is brilliant. And the sound quality is so good you can practically pick out each individual instrument from the smush and identify it. (no it's not all synthesised! If you listen to the DVD the producers even say that first they put it on a computer program which imitates an orchestra, THEN they actually get a real orchestra to perform it in the studio!)

It even comes with the music from the mini movie which is a bonus cos I love the music on Pikachu's Vacation, even though it is corny.

I'd get it even if I weren't a major Mewtwo worshipper. I just love the orchestral soundtracks! *waits for nonexistant third movie soundtrack* ^-^

So beutiful that words can't discribe it........2004-07-14

I have this Cd and it's hard to belive that this wonderful music didn't win any awards. Whats wrong with them just because it was made by the people from pokemon doesn't mean they don't work. It's like a priceless gem. If your a music fan or a pokemon fan or anyone I recomend this.

Contrived.......2003-05-29

How does this soundtrack deserve one star you ask? It's complex, but it is entire justified, seeing as Pokemon's popularity has died dramatically. This CD is one of the reasons why.

When Pokemon The First Movie came out, I had high hopes. This was the movie that would make or break Pokemon. Unfortunately, due to ridiculous script changes, bad voice acting, and a completely (and unreasonable) new soundtrack, the movie was ruined. So was Pokemon. The original score was dark, beautiful, and exciting. This one... well wasn't much of anything. I don't think people today understand how vital a soundtrack is to a movie. By removing the original soundtrack, they have removed any character and depth that the movie contained and replaced it with the blandness and superficiality of a "Batman" cartoon.

I honestly don't understand the reviews here. The music is bland and unexciting. And I certainly don't see in any way how this soundtrack is a lick better than the original Japanese soundtrack ("Birth of" CD Boxset, do try it!) One only needs to listen to the actual soundtrack found on that boxset, and realize how much better it is than this contrived junk.

The truth of the matter is, WB thought they could save a few bucks and pay one of their "Justice League" or "Jackie Chan Adventures" (one of those poorly rated and failed WB shows) synthesizers to conjure up some sort of soundtrack to fill in 70 minutes of movie time. Such filthy treatment of a franchise that had been so good to them is deplorable. Because the WB didn't take care of Pokemon, it went downhill.

Let it be known that the WB ruined Pokemon by being cheap, ineffective, and by robbing Pokemon of the premises that made it great, such as original music, script, and decent voice acting. 4Kids had the right idea to stick to as close to the Japanese as possible, but when WB came into the picture, the WB toiled and tampered with Pokemon making it more Americanized and contrived, and thus, the WB ruined the franchise. This CD is one of the factors, and the damage that it has caused is why this CD fails as a Pokemon product.

Mew's Theme is adorable!.......2003-04-17

I brought this cd because I love Pokemon the first movie and I think it has some wonderful music. My favorite track is by far Mew's Theme, even if it is only 30 seconds long. Mew is my favorite Pokemon and the song is very cute. If your a fan of the first Pokemon movie, this cd is a must.

Fianally!.......2002-09-08

Fianally they have made a CD of the actual score from the movie instead of that "inspired by..." stuff. Excellent!

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