High School Musical | 
| Artists: Various Composers, Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, High School Musical Cast, B5
Label: Walt Disney Records
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
Buy Used: $2.97
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Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 1347
Format: Enhanced, Extra Tracks, Soundtrack, Special Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: 050086151271
UPC: 050086151271
EAN: 0050086151271
ASIN: B000F8DT5A
Release Date: May 23, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | START OF SOMETHING NEW | | • | GET'CHA HEAD IN THE GAME | | • | WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR | | • | WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR (REPRISE) | | • | STICK TO THE STATUS QUO | | • | WHEN THERE WAS ME AND YOU | | • | BOP TO THE TOP | | • | BREAKING FREE | | • | WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER | | • | I CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU | | • | GET'CHA HEAD IN THE GAME - PERFORMED BY B5 |
Disc 2
| • | START OF SOMETHING NEW | | • | GET'CHA HEAD IN THE GAME | | • | WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR | | • | WHEN THERE WAS ME AND YOU | | • | BOP TO THE TOP | | • | BREAKING FREE | | • | WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER | | • | I CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU |
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 Waddya know? A charming Disney film for kids and their unwitting parents June 8, 2006
David Pearlman (Arlington, MA United States)
45 out of 46 found this review helpful
As a 40-something adult, this is the kind of movie that would usually send me running from the room. Of course, things change if you have a target-aged young daughter who comes home and tells you that her friends told her this movie is a MUST WATCH!! All right, so with much trepidation I agreed to sit and watch this with my daughter.
And what do you know? It turns out to be charming. No, there are no surprises here (except maybe that it IS charming and not just treacly pap, as are so many for-kids morality movies). Someone had the clever idea of making a musical for kids--a series of music videos tethered by a thin plot, really--and it works. I have to admit that I was fully won over when the basketball practice turned into a music number (Get'cha Head in the Game), with the stock sounds of basketball (squeeky shoes, etc.) cleverly mixed into the song.
There are a number of pretty good songs/videos in the movie, though my favorite is the Breaking Free duet that basically serves as the climax.
Much has been made about the question of whether the actors who sing these songs are really all that musically talented. It's hard to say without seeing them perform live, but most of these songs have clearly been enhanced by an autotuner, which suggests these may be actors with very modest singing ability (typical of the modern Disney stable, think Hilary Duff, Christy Carlson Romano, etc.) rather than singers who can also act.
But who cares? The songs are catchy and worthwhile within the context of the film and they sound fine and in-tune and catchy on the soundtrack album. I don't expect that these actors will be taking the production on the road anytime soon, so it really is irrelevant what studio trickery might have been used to get the songs to their final state. This album is a fine sourvenir of the movie, and is eminently listenable (and often a lot more than that).
This "deluxe" version of the original soundtrack (which is still available in the non-deluxe version at a lower list price) includes a second disc with CD+Graphics karaoke versions of most of the songs on the soundtrack (missing are the What I'm Looking For reprise and Stick to the Status Quo), plus a relatively worthless Disney tie-in video promoting their latest faceless lollipop group (B5) performing Get'Cha Head in the Game, and a little foldout "poster". If your kids (or you) are are into karaoke, this deluxe version is probably worth the extra bucks. Otherwise, there's not much added value. (The original version features the same karaoke instrumentals for Start of Something New and Breaking Free, but they are not CD+graphics encoded, which means the lyrics won't appear on your video-compatible karaoke player).
 Great Music July 2, 2006
R. M. Garcia (Las Vegas, NM USA)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I finally found something that both my granddaughter and I can enjoy listening and dancing to together. Praise the Lord I don't need to keep telling her to turn it down, because it doesn't drive me crazy like some of her other music she and her mother listen to.
Not my choice if you're looking for a karaoke cd March 28, 2007
third time mom (Naperville, IL United States)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This version of hsm is a two disc set. The first is a "regular" cd of the hsm soundtrack. The second is a "bonus" karaoke disc. I give the regular disc gets 5 stars but the karaoke disc gets about 2 stars. Why? Well, it only has instrumentals. Most CD+G discs out there (certainly ones meant for kids) have, say, the first 8 tracks instrumental and the next 8 tracks with vocals. My kids (and most others I know) prefer to sing along with the artist. So if you're just looking for a HSM cd, buy this one. If what you really want is a good karaoke cd, buy the Disney karaoke series cd (red and yellow cover, must say cd+g).
Better than the single disc!! May 29, 2006
Steven E. Rose
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
This version of the soundtrack is sooo much better than the single disc! It comes in a gold package, a free ringtone, a poster( troy and Gabreilla: signed, or the high school musical cover) and a second disc with instrumental versions of the cast songs!
Great CD for Kids - and Parents Too March 21, 2007
D. Migliore (San Jose, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Hi Parents - This CD is great. I bought this for my 4 & 5 yr old daughters. This CD is good for kids because it is a change from the typical kid songs that you hear all the time, yet does not have the adult language of popular youth songs today.
The songs are pretty catchy and as a Dad of two daughters, I would even admit that some of the songs are enjoyable to listen too.
A great buy for the money!
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