#Hairspray movie soundtrack professional#

These songs include '(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs', 'Welcome to the 60s', 'Big, Blonde and Beautiful', 'Without Love', '(It's) Hairspray', 'You Can't Stop the Beat', et cetera.

Several of the songs from the Broadway musical had their lyrics altered and/or verses removed for use in the film version. Harvey Fierstein, who played Edna in the original Broadway production, also has a vocal cameo at the end of this track. 'Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now', is performed by each of the three women most famous portraying Hairspray's main character, Tracy Turnblad: the 1988 film's Ricki Lake, the Broadway production's Marissa Jaret Winokur, and this film's Nikki Blonsky. It was also played (without vocals) while the contestants, for Miss Teenage Hairspray, danced to show off their 'moves'. 'Cooties' is performed on the soundtrack in a contemporary pop style by singer Aimee Allen. 'Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)' is played over the film's end credits, as are renditions of two songs from the stage musical which were not included in the film proper: 'Cooties' and 'Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now'. 'The New Girl in Town', 'Big, Blonde and Beautiful (Reprise)', and 'Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)' are the three songs new to this version of Hairspray, although 'The New Girl in Town' was originally written for but dropped from the Broadway production.

The soundtrack debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 20 and peaked at number two. The iTunes version of the album includes bonus features such as the bonus track 'I Can Wait' (a song written for the film but cut), the 'Ladies' Choice' music video, an instructional dance video for 'Ladies' Choice', and a digital version of the album booklet. iTunes released the single on May 15, 2007. 'Ladies' Choice', a new song performed by Zac Efron, was the Hairspray soundtrack's first single. Hairspray's music is written and performed to conform to the story's 1962 setting, with influences spanning the genres of rock and roll, soul, and pop. Shaiman, who produced the original cast album for the Broadway musical, produced the songs for the film musical as well. The soundtrack contains nineteen songs from the film written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, three of which were not included in the stage musical version. The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics.

#Hairspray movie soundtrack professional#

Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Review scores The album has sold upwards of 1,200,000 copies in the USA, and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. It features performances from the film's cast, which includes John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, and Nikki Blonsky as the lead character of Tracy Turnblad. The film is an adaptation of the 2002 Broadway musical of the same name, itself adapted from John Waters's original 1988 film. Hairspray: Soundtrack to the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album for the 2007 New Line Cinema musical film Hairspray. Hairspray Live!: Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event Hairspray: Soundtrack to the Motion Picture Hairspray: Original Broadway Cast Recording Marc Shaiman, Lucian Piane, Paul Broucek, Jason Lynn Traditional pop, rock and roll, swing, soul, broadway, jazz, rhythm and blues, gospel