Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
While the inclusion of novelty songster Weird Al Yankovic (here with 'Polkamon') and new-waver all-stars the B-52's (here with the playful 'The Chosen One') sharpens the proceedings with their individual visions, most of the performers here have been coached by producer David Foster or other music industry veterans. Most successful is former disco diva Donna Summer, who emerges with the dramatic tune 'The Power of One,' which sneakily includes the Pokémon theme featured throughout the film. Twelve-year-old Alysha may be a burgeoning teen star with her surprisingly mature interpretation of 'Dreams.' The emphasis is on the current teen-pop trend. Dream Street, Christian boy band Plus One, and O-Town (the band documented in ABC's TV series Making the Band) all serve up the prescribed recipe for success: swooning harmonies, Hallmark-card lyrics, and near-operatic melodies designed for radio. You expected a movie starring Pokémon to miss a trend? C'mon. --Rob O'Connor









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Disc 1:

1. Power Of One - Donna Summer
2. Dreams - Alysha Antonino
3. Pokemon World - Youngstown/Nobody's Angel
4. With All Your Heart - Plus One
5. Wonderland - Angela Via
6. Polkamon - 'Weird Al' Yankovic
7. Comin' to The Rescue - O-Town
8. The Power - O-town
9. One - Denisse Lara
10. Flying Without Wings - Westlife
11. Blah, Blah, Blah - Devotion 2 Music
12. Score Track
13. One - Sheyne, Pamela
14. Comin' to the Rescue - Siegler, John
15. Dance of the Bellossom - Lissauer, John
16. The Legend Comes to Life - Schuckett, Ralph

Rating: - * This is an OK soundtrack CD ... There are sixteen tracks on this CD, but only fourteen are pop vocal tracks. The last two tracks on the disc are score pieces (one is from the "Pikachu's Rescue Adventure Short," while the other comes from the actual film). The score piece from the short is done in such a way that it fits in with the pop vocal tracks. However, the score piece from the film stands out like a sore thumb in comparison to the other tracks on the disc. Most of the artists included on this disc make it obvious the CD was being aimed at a young audience. The CD includes songs by Dreamstreet, Angela Via, plus ONE, Laura Pausini, Westlife, Youngstown, Nobody's Angel, and O-Town. The exceptions to this would be Donna Summer, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and The B-52's. While this soundtrack has a rather cohesive sound sonically, the teen pop songs included sound rather similar and interchangeable, especially as you get further along in the CD. In my opinion, the best songs on the CD is "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Polkamon" and Donna Summer's "The Power of One." The worst songs, in my opinion, are Devotion 2 Music's "Blah, Blah, Blah" and Youngstown and Nobody's Angel's version of "Pokemon World." And I was rather disappointed by The B-52's contribution; it just sounds rather flat in comparison to their other songs. The disc also includes Hyperlock software, which enables the owner of the CD to access special film footage through a special website. If you're a Pokemon fan who must have everything Pokemon-related, if you're a fan of teen pop music from 2000, or there's a song by your favorite artist on CD and this is the only way to obtain it, then you should purchase this CD. If you don't fit into one of the above groups, then you probably wouldn't have much of an interest in acquiring this CD. Rating: - * Great for Pokémon fanatics ... Every song on this CD is great for anyone who loves Pokémon and understands how awesome the games are. Rating: - * LOUSY ... I'll review each track: 1. Power of One - First track to use the word "one" in its name. Utterly slow. Hey Donna Summer, what happened to disco? 2/10 2. Dreams - Utterly slow. Hey Alysha, you're two years older than me. 1/10 3. They Don't Understand - Utterly bad. Just so you know, Dream Street is broken up. Thus, no more of their whiny songs like this. 1/10 4. Wonderland - Utterly bad and slow. Hey Angela Via, wrong movie soundtrack. 0/10 5. With All Your Heart - Utterly slow. One of the last ever boy bands. When 2001 ended, boy bands died. 1/10 6. So generic, I don't feel like typing in its name. 0/10 7. Flying Without Wings - Utterly slow. If you want Irish bands, check out the Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly and the Tossers instead. 1/10 8. Pokemon World - Utterly bad. If you're a fan of Youngstown and Nobody's Angel.. you'll still hate this. 0/10 9. Blah Blah Blah - Utterly okay. Who the hell are these people? 4/10 10. Polkamon - Utterly AWESOME! 8/10 11. The Chosen One - Utterly AWESOMER! Also, second track to use the word "one" in its name. 10/10 12. One Heart - Third track to use the word "one" in its title. 0/10 13. One - No, I'm not kidding about this. Its name is "one". 0/10 14. Comin' To - Wow, actual beats. 5/10 15. No. 1/10 16. Legend - Good. 7/10 Grade: 41/160: F- If you purchase this album, remember to keep tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 and 13 VERY seperated, otherwise, you'll never them them apart. Same for 5, 7, and 14. Rating: - * Mom and Dad approved ... My Pokemon-obsessed ten year-old borrowed this CD three times at the library. When the renewals were used up I decided to order it for his collection. What surprised me about this CD was that the whole family didn't mind listening to it over and over in the car. I have a short tolerance level for Pokemon. But this CD has some strong "power ballads", cute pop tunes and the very entertaining Weird Al Polka (everybody Polka mon-get it?) The song "Blah, Blah, Blah" humorously addresses all of the adults who don't understand the obsession. The production values are good too. Some children's CD's have second rate orchestrations, digital mastering, etc. This is a professional recording. Rating: - * I only like one song, the rest sucks! ... "Polkamon" by Weird Al is the only song I like on any Pokemon album. In fact, I think it is the only thing that has anything to do with Pokemon that I really care about anymore. Well, I'll be honest, the game isn't too bad, but the anime is laughably awful, and don't even get me started on the card game. But anyway, I would love Al to re-release "Polkamon" on some collection of rarities in the future. However, other than that, I can't stand the music on here at all. I used to own it, but I tossed it.