[album - OST] Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
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Album: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Language: English
Release Date: 2008 (DVD release date: 12/19/2008; OST releaste date: 12/15/2008)
Genre: sing-along blog, satire, humor... I seriously have no idea how to classify this. XD;
Actors: Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day, Simon Helberg
Director: Joss Whedon
Writers: Joss Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, Zack Whedon
Amazon.com Summary: Conceived as an "online miniseries event" during the 2008 writers' strike, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a 42-minute musical romp that bears the distinctive stamp of Joss Whedon. Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) plays the title character, who video-blogs about his twin goals to join the Evil League of Evil and to woo the fair Penny (Felicia Day, of Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Web series The Guild), a woman he met at the local laundromat. Dr. Horrible is foiled on both fronts, however, by his arch-nemesis, the self-absorbed superhero Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion, Whedon's Firefly).
Dr. Horrible was written by Whedon, his brothers Zack and Jed, and Jed's fiancee Maurissa Tancharoen, and the songs were written by Joss and Jed (who also produced, orchestrated, played, etc.) with some lyrics by Tancharoen. (Jed and Tancharoen have backup singing roles.) The offbeat, off-the-cuff humor is laugh-out-loud funny, and just like Dr. Horrible wants to take over the world, the songs will take over your head: they're engaging ("My Freeze Ray'), stirring ("My Eyes"), and sweet ("Penny's Song'). "So They Say" is particularly evocative of Jonathan Larson's Rent, but as with Joss Whedon's musical episode of Buffy, "Once More with Feeling," the influences are diverse. It's hard to imagine a better cast. Harris, who's sung Sondheim on Broadway, is a great lead and clearly the best singer, Day is completely charming, and who better than Captain Tightpants to play the pompous superhero? One could argue about the ending, and the independent budget shows, but Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a complete hoot for people who enjoy musicals with quirky humor. Plan on watching it multiple times. --David Horiuchi
Tracklist:
01. Horrible Theme
02. My Freeze Ray
03. Bad Horse Chorus
04. Caring Hands
05. A Man's Gotta Do
06. My Eyes
07. Bad Horse Chorus (Reprise)
08. Penny's Song
09. Brand New Day
10. So They Say Ensemble
11. Everyone's A Hero
12. Slipping
13. Everything You Ever
14. Horrible Credits
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Summary: If I get enough interest in this, I'd be more than happy enough to upload the actual videos that go with the OST. In regards to the OST, though: Omg. For those of you who haven't watched and listened to Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, you have no idea just how much AWESOME you missed out on. There's so much satire and snark and just... commentary on cliches. *O* It's witty and smart. There's only one issue that I have with the mini-series--and those of you who are familiar with Joss Whedon will know what that is. >| *punts him*
But, despite that: I love Dr. Horrible. So much. ♥ I have a lot of favorite tracks from this OST, though my favorites are "My Eyes," "Brand New Day," and "Everything You Ever." *chews on Neil Patrick Harris* ♥♥♥