Ok. I did it. I bought the soundtrack to Alice in Wonderland.So, for this review, let's start with packaging. The cover features the Mad Hatter who is arguably the movie's most interesting character. So at least I have a cool picture of Johnny Depp. And the script on the hat just 'almost' fits with the picture. Hastily done maybe??
The pictures on the inside of the booklet are pretty cool. A lot of retro 'Alice' stuff and other than that, just band pictures taken from old shoots. Cool? yes. Original? no. Rushed? probably.
Packaging - 2.5/5
Then there's the music. I picked this up mainly for two reasons: (1) the intensely awesome Avril Lavigne song "Alice" that plays at the end of the movie, and (2) the star-filled line-up of musicians featured including Owl City, 3Oh!3, Plain White Tees, Metro Station, and Shinedown. This is where I got disappointed. The first track "Alice" does stand out as a truly amazing song. The second track, All-American Rejects' "Poison", begins well but then b-sections in to a completely different, not-so-good song. I was hopeful for Owl City, but their song was a re-release from a previous album. Most of the other songs are Alice-themed throw togethers that seem to have little depth.
Music - 3/5
Verdict - Listen and judge for yourself online. Download "Alice" but leave the Mad Hatter on the shelf.
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