Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa
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Composer: Hans ZimmerPerformer: will.i.am
Performer: Boston
Performer: Barry Manilow
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Enhanced, Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2008-11-04
Music Label: Interscope Records
Product features:
- SOUNDTRACK MADAGASCAR 2
- Once Upon a Time in Africa
- The Traveling Song
- Party! Party! Party!
- I Like to Move It
- The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (Polka Version)
- Big and Chunky
- Chums
- New York, New York (Polka Version)
- Volcano
- Rescue Me
- More Than a Feeling
- She Loves Me
- Rescue Me
- Copacabana (At the Copa)
- Monochromatic Friends
- Best Friends
- Alex on the Spot
Music reviews of Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa
Music Review: Hans Zimmer's Follow Up Score Is A Fun Listen While Some Of The Songs Fall Short
Rating: 4 Stars
Hans Zimmer returns to score Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and while we only we have a very few tracks of score on this album there is some good stuff. We are definitely getting a wider variety of score this time versus last time. The opening track "Once Upon A Time In Africa" (a title homage to Ennio Morricone) sets up the score. Zimmer fans will instantly recognize the Zoosters' Theme from the last film and that serves as the main theme this time around with some different variations on it.
There is a great track called "Chums" that has fellow composer Heitor Pereira on the guitar and providing very soothing vocal accompaniment to the "Best Friends" theme. The most notable track for me is "Party! Party! Party!" because it's such a trademark Zimmer sound. It's an African vocal track utilizing electronic beats, but for me it was such a great listen because it reminds me of that Zimmer sound that has developed from A World Apart back at the start of his career. Some of the tracks have a "dance" feel to them by really using synthetic sounds but it's a great fusion.
The songs written by Hans Zimmer and will.i.am are hit and miss. I didn't really enjoy "The Traveling Song" but I loved what Hans did on "Alex On The Spot" by laying those vocals to the Zoosters' Theme which ended up being something amazing and a great finish to the album. "I Like To Move It" isn't the same without Sacha Baron Cohen singing it either. Overall there are 1 or 2 songs that miss the mark slightly but the others do have a nice beat and for a younger audience it keeps the energy up. I can't say the songs are particularly memorable except for Hans' remix of The Traveling Song on the track "Alex On The Spot". Also, the little Morricone homage with the Polka Version of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly will give a nice chuckle to score enthusiasts.
Overall a great (if very short) amount of score for Zimmer fans and fans of the first film with some okay songs to support the album. The CD is also Enhanced and includes music videos to "I Like To Move It" and "She Loves Me" both performed by will.i.am. So, really only recommended for Zimmer fans and fans of the movie.
Description of Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa
Dreamworks presents Madagascar 2 Escape Africa release in 2008. Music and songs features will.i.am and Hans Zimmer. After escaping Madagascar on a plane, the animals' plan to return to NYC is thwarted when they crash land in Africa. Initially, the animals are delighted to finally be among their own kind inthe wild, yet life in Africa turns out to be different from what they anticipated. The follow up to the successful animated movie hit Madagascar has all of the characters back.Miscellaneous CDs
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