Once More, with Feeling (Buffy soundtrack)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, with Feeling
Soundtrack album by Various
Released	September 24, 2002
Genre	Jazz, pop, rock, pop rock
Label	Rounder Records
Producer	Christophe Beck Jesse Tobias Joss Whedon
Buffy the Vampire Slayer chronology
The Album (1998) Once More, with Feeling (2002) Radio Sunnydale (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
CD Universe	link
Sputnikmusic	link

Once More, with Feeling is a soundtrack album for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode of the same name. The album features the original series cast performing the songs from the episode, as well as additional music from other popular episodes by regular composer Christophe Beck, including suites from season four episodes "Hush" and "Restless", as well as a score piece from season five episode "The Gift". To finish of the album is a demo track of "Something to Sing About" performed by series creator and album songwriter Joss Whedon and his wife Kai Cole. The art for the album, which is also used as cover for related items, such as the script book, the Region 2 DVD and the poster, is by popular comic book artist Adam Hughes. The booklet includes liner notes by Whedon, the lyrics for the numbers, and various pictures from the episode.

Track listing

Vocal performers are in brackets and are listed as their character name. Tracks with no performer are score pieces by Christophe Beck.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Overture / Going Through the Motions" (Buffy)	2:59
2.	"I've Got a Theory / Bunnies / If We're Together" (Giles/Willow/Xander/Anya/Tara/Buffy)	2:22
3.	"The Mustard" (Man)	0:19
4.	"Under Your Spell" (Tara)	2:56
5.	"I'll Never Tell" (Anya/Xander)	4:01
6.	"The Parking Ticket" (Young Woman)	0:45
7.	"Rest in Peace" (Spike)	2:44
8.	"Dawn's Lament" (Dawn)	1:20
9.	"Dawn's Ballet"	1:12
10.	"What You Feel" (Sweet/Dawn)	3:00
11.	"Standing" (Giles)	2:11
12.	"Under Your Spell / Standing (Reprise)" (Tara/Giles)	1:35
13.	"Walk Through the Fire" (Buffy/Spike/Sweet/Giles/Xander/Anya/Tara/Willow)	3:44
14.	"Something to Sing About" (Buffy/Spike)	4:40
15.	"What You Feel (Reprise)" (Sweet)	0:46
16.	"Where Do We Go from Here?" (Dawn/Buffy/Spike/Giles/Tara/Xander/Anya)	1:53
17.	"Coda" (Buffy/Spike)	0:40
18.	"End Credits (Broom Dance / Grr Arrgh)"	0:32
19.	"Main Title"	0:27
20.	"Suite from "Restless": Willow's Nightmare / First Rage / Chain of Ancients"	5:04
21.	"Suite from "Hush": Silent Night / First Kiss / Enter the Gentlemen / Schism"	6:57
22.	"Sacrifice (from "The Gift")"	2:57
23.	"Something to Sing About" (demo) (Kai Cole/Joss Whedon)	4:30

Reception

AllMusic gave the album five out of five stars, stating that the music is "every bit as fun as the episode itself", praising the voices of Benson, Marsters and Head. Reviewer Melinda Hill called it "a must-have for Buffy fans, but it wouldn't be out of place in anyone's collection".^[2] Sputnikmusic states: "All in all, this is by far the greatest TV musical of all time," and "it's a shining example of what any TV musical should hope to accomplish."^[3]

Chart (2002)	Peak
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[4]	97
US Billboard 200[5]	49
US Billboard Top Internet[5]	49
US Billboard Top Soundtracks[5]	3

Liner notes

Production: Executive producer: Christopher Buchanan Coordinator: Marni Feenberg Produced by Christophe Beck, Jesse Tobias & Joss Whedon Arranged by Christophe Beck & Jesse Tobias Associate music director: Douglas Stevens Supervising music editor: Fernand Dos Music editor: Tim Isle All music and lyrics: Joss Whedon Track 9 composed by Christophe Beck Track 19 composed by Nerf Herder Tracks 20, 21 & 22 composed and produced by Christophe Beck Recorded by Casey Stone & Andrew Alekel Mixed by Casey Stone & Matt Wallace Mastered by Jonathan Wyner Mastering Facility: M Works, Cambridge, Massachusetts Orchestrations by Christophe Beck & Kevin Kleisch Orchestra contractor: Shari Sutcliffe Vocal contractor: Sally Stevens Mastered using HDCD

Musicians: Timothy Anderson – background vocals Hinton Battle – vocals (tracks 10, 13, 15) Amber Benson – vocals (tracks 2, 4, 12, 13, 16, 17) Nicholas Brendon – vocals (tracks 2, 5, 13, 16, 17) Kai Cole – vocals (track 23) Emma Caulfield – vocals (tracks 2, 5, 13, 16, 17) Laura Engel – backing vocals Alex Estronei – background vocals Josh Freese – drums, guitars David Fury – vocals (track 3) Sarah Michelle Gellar – vocals (tracks 1, 13, 14, 16, 17) Alyson Hanigan – vocals (tracks 2, 13, 17) Angie Hart – background vocals (track 4) Anthony Stewart Head – vocals (tracks 2, 11 to 13, 16, 17) Steven McDonald – bass, guitars Michelle Trachtenberg – vocals (tracks 8, 16, 17) James Marsters – vocals (tracks 7, 13, 14, 16, 17), guitar (track 7) Christian Vincent – background vocals Daniel Weaver – background vocals Joss Whedon – piano, vocals (track 23) Zachary Woodley – background vocals Scott Zeller – background vocals

Album personnel: Executive in charge of music for Twentieth Century Fox: Robert Kraft Music supervisor for Twentieth Century Fox: Geoff Bywater & Jacquie Perryman Music production supervised by Carol Farhart Fox Music business affairs: Tom Cavanaugh Public relations: Jeffrey Taylor Light Album artwork: Illustrations by Adam Hughes Photographs by Mitchell Haasath & Richard Cartwright Design by Steven Jurgensmeyer

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Hill, Melinda Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More with Feeling [Musical Episode Soundtrack], Allmusic.com. Retrieved on June 29, 2010.
3. Hanson, John. "Review: Soundtrack - Once More with Feeling". Sputnikmusic. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
4. "The ARIA Report: Issue No. 664" (PDF). AriaNET. November 18, 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
5. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More with Feeling - Original TV Soundtrack | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2014.