The Music From The Films Of Hayden Panettiere Post.

There are two things that I like; film soundtracks and attractive celebrity women. Finally, something that combines the two. Kicking off this series of posts is one for one of the two women this blog's named for - and since Cindy Crawford has hardly any screen scripted work to her name (and no related soundtracks, unless La-La Land has released Mark Mancina's Fair Game without announcing it), that means Hayden Panettiere.

Not included: songs licensed for inclusion in any of her films (or TV shows), although we'll make an exception for one artist. Also not included: David Newman's The Affair Of The Necklace because she only appears in the prologue as the young Hilary Swank (which is weird considering how they look now, but anyway), or any others - like Message In A Bottle - where she isn't a main character. (Exception: the track from Dinosaur, because it's too darn good.) I'm also not including anything from Marco Beltrami's Scream 4 (especially not "I Got It Right") because of the whole "stabbed and left for dead" thing... even though her character may not be gone, but anyway, it's not pleasant.

This hypothetical CD/download would, however, include among other tracks (and I apologise in advance for them not being embedded -  I did try) :

1. Dot's Rescue (from A Bug's Life) - Randy Newman (4:01)
2. The Egg Travels (from Dinosaur) - James Newton Howard (2:43)
3. Titans Spirit (from Remember The Titans) - Trevor Rabin (7:25)
4. My Hero Is You (from Tiger Cruise) - Hayden Panettiere (3:43)
5. Someone Like You (from The Dust Factory) - Hayden Panettiere and Watt White (3:43)
6. The Big Race (from Racing Stripes) - Mark Isham (7:20)
7. I Fly (from Ice Princess) - Hayden Panettiere (3:33)
8. Claire (from Heroes) - Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman (6:43)
9. Fireflies Blinking (from Fireflies In The Garden) - Javier Navarette (5:36)
10. Beth Cooper Suite (from I Love You, Beth Cooper) - Christophe Beck (4:42)
11. Requiem For Kate (from Alpha And Omega) - Chris Bacon (1:30)
12. I Can Do It Alone (from Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil) - Hayden Panettiere (3:28)

Next time, we're off to the Upper East Side of Manhattan's elite...

The Sometimes Doubling Up Is Good Post.

With thanks to The Pixar Blog for this info!

Disney/Pixar Greatest Hits arrives just in time for their newest one Up to arrive in US cinemas (it's not arriving in UK ones until the autumn - darn those halfterm audiences!). That's the only reason I can think of for it to include what Disney's shopping site lists as its last track. And why, despite my having all the other albums excerpted (except the commercial releases of Cars and WALL•E - I've got the FYC discs of Randy and Thomas Newman's respective scores), I may very well get this compilation; score tracks in italics. Preorder here (Amazon has a preorder page as well, but with a different listing - I'm going with the Mouse).

1. You’ve Got a Friend in Me (from Toy Story) - Randy Newman
2. The Time of Your Life (from A Bug’s Life) - Randy Newman
3. When She Loved Me (from Toy Story 2) - Sarah McLachlan
4. If I Didn’t Have You (from Monsters, Inc.) - Billy Crystal and John Goodman
5. Real Gone (from Cars) - Sheryl Crow
6. Life Is a Highway (from Cars) - Rascal Flatts
7. Our Town (from Cars) - James Taylor
8. Le Festin (from Ratatouille) - Camille
9. Down to Earth (from WALL•E) - Peter Gabriel
10. Infinity and Beyond (from Toy Story) - Randy Newman
11. A Bug’s Life Suite - Randy Newman
12. The Flik Machine (from A Bug’s Life) - Randy Newman
13. The Cleaner (from Toy Story 2) - Randy Newman
14. Monsters, Inc. - Randy Newman
15. The Scare Floor (from Monsters, Inc.) - Randy Newman
16. Nemo Egg (from Finding Nemo) - Thomas Newman
17. First Day (from Finding Nemo) - Thomas Newman
18. Field Trip (from Finding Nemo) - Thomas Newman
19. The Incredits (from The Incredibles) - Michael Giacchino
20. McQueen and Sally (from Cars) - Randy Newman
21. Wall Rat (from Ratatouille) - Michael Giacchino
22. Colette Shows Him Le Ropes (from Ratatouille) - Michael Giacchino
23. Define Dancing (from WALL•E) - Thomas Newman
24. First Date (from WALL•E) - Thomas Newman
25. Memories Can Weigh You Down (from Up) - Michael Giacchino