Apparently the end-credits of “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” are long. Long enough to host three new songs from singers you may have heard of including New York indie-darling Regina Spektor, radio-ready alt-rockers Switchfoot and lesser known Berlin-based songwriter Oren Lavie according to L.A. Times music blog Extended Play.
The soundtrack, which features a score by Harry Gregson-Williams, was released yesterday and can be previewed on the official Disney site. Spektor sings a piano-track not unlike her everyday material called, “The Call,” Lavie sings the warm ballad, “A Dance ‘Round the Memory Tree” and Switchfoot sing the anthemic lighters-in-the-air track, “This Is Home,” which is expected to be the big single from the record (or at least the one certainly to be pushed to jockeys).
EP says all the Spektor’s song fortunately “stray from fantasy film music cliches and avoids a New-Agey feel,” and their parsing of the Switchfoot song is spot-on with its shameless commercial aims (“a straight-ahead, overly-earnest rocker, and its association with ‘Narnia’ is purely to move some soundtrack units.”)
Narnia likes its famous singer in the credits. The first edition, ‘ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ featured verbose, phrasing-challenged Canadian singer Alanis Morissette and British manic-panic and vocoder enthusiast Imogen Heap.
“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” soundtrack tracklist
1. Prince Caspian Flees – Harry Gregson-Williams
2. The Kings and Queens of Old – Harry Gregson-Williams
3. Journey to the How – Harry Gregson-Williams
4. Arrival at Aslan’s How – Harry Gregson-Williams
5. Raid on the Castle – Harry Gregson-Williams
6. Miraz Crowned – Harry Gregson-Williams
7. Sorcery and Sudden Vengeance – Harry Gregson-Williams
8. The Duel – Harry Gregson-Williams
9. The Armies Assemble – Harry Gregson-Williams
10. Battle at Aslan’s How – Harry Gregson-Williams
11. Return of the Lion – Harry Gregson-Williams
12. The Door in the Air – Harry Gregson-Williams
13. The Call -Regina Spektor
14. A Dance ‘Round the Memory Tree – Oren Lavie
15. This Is Home – Switchfoot
16. Lucy – Hanne Hukkelberg
Watch: Switchfoot – “This Is Home”
