ALBUM REVIEW: Pokemon Soundtrack

MUSIC

Soundtrack

Pokemon: The First Movie

Atlantic

The craze the Pokemon series, playing cards, merchandise and movie have recently inspired in the States has now been augmented by the newly released Pokemon: The First Movie motion picture soundtrack. Although the album includes songs by popular teen acts like Britney Spears, 'NSync, B*Witched and Christina Aguilera, the tracks are far from the best the artists have released. In fact, the majority of the songs on the soundtrack are little more than bland, unoriginal works whose peppy beats are quickly dulled by the simple and repetitious verses they all employ. To be fair to the album, the target audience must be considered. The problem is the album itself seems confused about who that audience is. The colorful artwork of the album's cover is sure to catch the eye of any pre-teen, who make up most of the faithful watchers of the Pokemon TV cartoon, and the first track is the Pokemon theme (by Billy Crawford), again another appeal to younger kids. But the other songs seem to aim at another age group, that of the devoted fans of the new generation of pop that includes the various "boy groups" and artists like Spears and Aguilera--12-14 year old girls. But girls, if any of you are reading this, skip the album. It's not worth your allowance. C-

Pokemon: The First Movie

Atlantic