Britney Spears, Superhero

I can't believe I haven't heard of this before. It's been out for nearly two months, and I just happened to stumble across it today. I suppose it's because I'm a not big Britney fan. Anyway, if you haven't seen it, you should check out Britney's superhero debut (for her recent song, Break the Ice). It's not the best thing I've ever seen, but it was worth watching once...



It looks like they're not allowing these videos to be embedded. It took me forever to come across on I could put here, but I don't know how long it'll last. Here's a direct link to it if the one above disappears. (The video in the link is also a bit higher quality.)

Marvel Team-Up: Spider-Man and The Edge

Apparently, a Spider-Man musical is in the works.

It actually might be pretty good if U2's Bono and The Edge are writing the music and lyrics, but even if it's for real, I'm not sure it will be worth a trip to New York. Superhero Hype! even has a casting breakdown.

What I really want to know is, where's my Batman Musical that Tim Burton was supposed to direct?? Now for that I'd travel to NY.

[Side note: From this Wikipedia article, I found out that you can actually download songs that were made for the musical (Batman, not Spider-Man) at Jim Steinman's website. Steinman is a composer who was working with Burton; his credits include Bat Out of Hell (the album) and one of my all time favorite 80's songs (Total Eclipse of the Heart), among others . And holy crap - now I absolutely have to buy Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell III!]

Thanks to Kung Fu Rodeo.

Hack/Slash and Lost Boys

I ordered Hack/Slash Slice Hard (was that back in October?) because in the Previews ad, it mentioned that Hack/Slash was being adapted into a movie, and I was curious about the comic.

I recently picked it up, and, while it was a pretty good read, I wasn't overly impressed. I don't have a background with Hack/Slash, and according to a Comic Pants review, that would have been a plus for reading this one-shot. They recommend Hack/Slash: First Cut (the first TPB).

Slice Hard opens to a trucker passing by a hitchhiking teddy bear holding a butcher knife. While that's interesting enough to catch my attention, additionally, the trucker was singing the lyrics to a song from the The Lost Boys soundtrack - Cry Little Sister (Gerard McMann). That movie was awesome, but the soundtrack rocked. What a great way to start a comic. My hat's off to Tim Seeley, who's the writer/creator of Hack/Slash.

I used to have the CD, but who knows where it is now. I may have to pick it up again. (The entire album is great, but I'm particularly fond of the cover of People Are Strange by Echo and the Bunnymen, Good Times (INXS), Lost in the Shadows (Lou Gramm), Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Roger Daltrey), and Beauty Has Her Way (Mummy Calls).)

Now, if only someone would produce the Manhunter soundtrack on CD (you know, the better version of Thomas Harris's Red Dragon).

Marvel Comics meets iTunes

Just read an article on Marvel.com talking about the soundtracks for Ultimate Avengers, Ultimate Avengers 2, and Invincible Iron Man on iTunes.

I still haven't had a chance to see these, but the soundtracks sound pretty good - they actually made me more interested in seeing the movies. To me, the choirs in the background always add to the instrumental music. (Though I haven't yet downloaded the entire soundtracks - just sampled the previews on iTunes.)

The article goes on to say that the soundtrack for the Dr. Strange animated movie will be up before the DVD is released.

If you want to look for them in iTunes, it seemed like the easiest way to find them is to search on the titles themselves or search on the composer, Guy Michelmore.

On a side note, I also happened across a Gregg Bendian jazz CD entitled Requiem for Jack Kirby, released in April of 2005. The songs, inspired by Kirby's work, offer some interesting and haunting tunes. Look it up if you're a Kirby fan or are into jazz.

My Favorite Soundtracks

One of the greatest soundtracks of all time has got to be Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. The Main Title is haunting.

Shirley Walker is the amazing composer responsible for the score. Sadly, according to ShirleyWalker.filmmusic.com, she passed away yesterday from a brain aneurism she had suffered the night before.

Thanks to SuperHeroHype.