Once More, with Feeling (Buffy soundtrack)
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.Reception
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". 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."| Chart | Peak |
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 97 |
| US Billboard 200 | 49 |
| US Billboard Top Internet | 49 |
| US Billboard Top Soundtracks | 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
Amber Benson – vocals
Nicholas Brendon – vocals
Kai Cole – vocals
Emma Caulfield – vocals
Laura Engel – backing vocals
Alex Estronei – background vocals
Josh Freese – drums, guitars
David Fury – vocals
Sarah Michelle Gellar – vocals
Alyson Hannigan – vocals
Angie Hart – background vocals
Anthony Head – vocals
Steven McDonald – bass, guitars
Michelle Trachtenberg – vocals
James Marsters – vocals, guitar
Christian Vincent – background vocals
Daniel Weaver – background vocals
Joss Whedon – piano, vocals
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