It is perfectly Tim Burton-esque to match intrigue, oddity, and vulnerability in a film that’s otherworldly (Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Beetlejuice), so we’re primed for a kooky twist on Lewis Carroll’s already wacky Alice in Wonderland when it comes out in March. But Burton fans are in for a surprise as they travel down the rabbit hole — not only will the film be released in Digital Disney 3D, but for the first time the director will be using popular and mainstream indie artists for the soundtrack. (Longtime Burton collaborator composer Danny Elfman, who won a Grammy for his work on Batman, will still be responsible for the original score, which you can preview here.)
Is Burton taking a risk with an angsty soundtrack that features original songs by Wolfmother, Owl City, Franz Ferdinand, and the Cure’s Robert Smith? Or will Almost Alice — a “re-imagining of songs from the Disney classic” and a companion piece to the film — be a welcome change for fans?
1. “Alice (Underground)” – Avril Lavigne
2. “The Poison” – The All-American Rejects
3. “The Technicolor Phase” – Owl City
4. “Her Name Is Alice” – Shinedown
5. “Painting Flowers” - All Time Low
6. “Where’s My Angel” - Metro Station
7. “Strange”- Tokio Hotel and Kerli
8. “Follow Me Down” - 3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch
9. “Very Good Advice” - Robert Smith
10. “In Transit” - Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz
11. “Welcome to Mystery” - Plain White T’s
12. “Tea Party” - Kerli
13. “The Lobster Quadrille” - Franz Ferdinand
14. “Running Out of Time” - Motion City Soundtrack
15. “Fell Down a Hole” - Wolfmother
16. “White Rabbit”- Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
The soundtrack will hit stores in March. Will you be grabbing a copy?
Update: You can stream a sampler here.
Comments (30)
Avril Lavigne? All American Rejects? So horribly disappointing compared to say, Siouxsie & the Banshees on the Batman Returns soundtrack.
This dude can ruin a great film in his sleep (although that presupposes he’s doing a remake). I’m supposed to care what he’s putting on the soundtrack to this drivel… why?
And, oh, he doesn’t disappoint!!!!!
Tim Burton has got some crazy hair – I think it may be one of the many sources of his inspiration!
Definately not. Despite one or two good bands, I have to say, I’m disappointed with the selections. Could’ve been so much better…
Sigh. Why has God forsaken Alice in Wonderland like this?
i LOVE the sound track. there are some great bands on there. i can’t wait to see the movie and listen to the soundtrack!!!!!
Film can’t come out soon enough.
Why couldn’t he have gotten Danny Elfman to whip up some more of his great music instead?
How disappointing. yucky. :[
agree w/ sabrina; danny elfman would’ve been spectacular! and waaaay better than avril freakin lavigne.
Wolfmother!! haha
BARF!!! I love Burton- wtf!? With the exception of Robert -you couldn’t pay me to pick this up. And Avril “can’t pronouce David Bowie’s last name” Lavigne!! I’m personally insulted. Looks like I’ll be sticking to Danny’s original score.
I had no idea Tim Burton was a 12-yr old girl!
Danny Elfman is doing the real soundtrack for hte music people, don’t get all butthurt. This is just a side album, so accept it, you can buy the real soundtrack and not Almost Alice.
I love Tim Burton, but I expect too much from him. All Time Low, Motion City Soundtrack, Pete and Mark, Wolfmother, and Robert Smith, very good choices. Metro Station, Tokio Hotel, 30h!3, what the hell? Why? Tim Burton? Why? Danny Elfman has made AMAZING soundtracks in the past…
i love all these bands cant wiat to see the movie.!!
30H!3? Owl City? Is this a joke?
Already reconsidering this movie.
Sarah – have you even took the time to listen to some of these bands before? I can tell you that Tokio Hotel is amazing and no I’m no 15yr old ok. Why not just wait until the whole soundtrack comes out or wait until the audios of the music and then you can later judge for yourself.
Not a fan of some of the bands, but I’m looking forward to it and the movie especially!.
I only know Avril Lavigne, but I’m pretty sure this soundtrack could amaze me. I definitely agree with Burton should have picked another bands and singers (for example: Regina Spektor or Tori Amos) but I will hear it without prejudice :D
Hey Cindy, yes I have indeed heard of these bands. Every one except for Kerli, actually. And I can tell you that all of them with the exception of Wolfmother and occasionally Franz Ferdinand, are awful. Including Tokio Hotel. This soundtrack is a horrible joke. That is very widely known. End of story.
Burton is pandering here… Most the stuff from the movie already on sale is at hot topics, and spencers.
EPIC FAIL!
He is pandering this to the punk/emo/goth wanna be teens, not people who might generally love and have a soft spot for WONDERLAND!
and whoever said Tori Amos… and Regina Spektor… Rock ON!
—Burton needs time away from the graphics department —BAD!
He also needs to find a genuine film composer -i.e. stop using
such routine techno-drivel as background. A real, classically
trained composer who knows something about melody and developing
a theme.
ALICE has never been caught on film —EVER. Even Disney himself wa stymied —though
he still had more genuine charm than what seems to be the case
with this routine and over-done Burton.
AMEN
It is physically impossible to fuck up a movie worse than this, it would actually cause a quantum singularity and collapse the universe.
Tim Burton needs to figure out that style =/= substance… In Edward Scissorhands he was making an interesting and legitimate commentary on suburban life with his “Quirkyness” now he’s just in a circle jerk with a bunch of his friends.
tim burton makes movies for money to spend on cocaine and merchandise from hot topic. also terrible cds apparently
The only artist who is good enough to be on this soundtrack is Kerli. If you’ve never heard of her, look her up. She’s amazing.
Is wear i thought smart people would get over this strange phase of music thats been “popular” the past few years but this is ridiculous. i hope he understands that putting a Twilight soundtrack on a movie like this will date it so horribly bad. I pray there is a great composer taking the film score and these songs arent featured in the film. Any of these bands will ruin a movie like this
I think The Soundtrack Sounds Amazing I mean look avril lavigne,motion city,tokio hotel,wtf dere da bezt but actullay alittle more of a melody and piano artistics will go so much great with the plot of the story still looking foward 2 da movie!!!
wowww, for all you people dissing the songs on here, uhm would you mind getting a life? if you dont like the songs, get over yourself. these are good selections. and if you and dont like the songs, why bother to take the time to write something bad? :)
lol@ciara. i see no sign around here that states only positive remarks about the soundtrack should be posted. how boring would that be? your saying “getting a life” is irrelevant, as it took you just as much time to make a bad remark towards the other posters as it took them to post their opinions. suck it, biatch <3
This is not the soundtrack but rather just a CD inspired by the movie released alongside it. The soundtrack for the movie was composed entirely by Danny Elfman and will not feature any songs by any bands or other artists.
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