The Faith Hill song, "Where Are You Christmas?" was so lyrical and moving that it didn't surprise me to learn that James Horner and lyricist William Jennings wrote it. While it's not quite Thurl Ravenscroft's deep bass voice (from the original animated version), Carrey does a fine job singing - and like Robin Williams in Aladdin, he doesn't limit his performance to one voice. He does, however perform the (necessary) "You're A Mean One, Mr. The nostalgic flare to the music comes from the film, where everything feels like it was stuck in the 1950s - except for Carrey's performance. Songs by Barenaked Ladies ("Green Christmas"), Ben Folds ("Lonely Christmas Eve"), Little Isidore and the Inquisitors ("Christmas of Love") and even N'Sync ("You Don't Have To Be Alone") all grace the album with their Christmas-themed lyrics. "Grinch 2000" is a rap between Busta Rhymes and Jim Carey, and seems mismatched with the rest of the album - even though it's somewhat amusing. The soundtrack album starts out with songs from the film - not "inspired by", almost all of these songs (not sure about "Grinch 2000") appear in the film and have a 1940's and 1950's type of feel to them. Howard has used James Horner to score a handful of his films, and ended up attaching him to Grinch. In the end, though, the film ends up being a nice adaptation of the 30-minute animated film with an hour of Jim Carrey "filler" - some of which just doesn't feel as though it belongs. Seuss tale, How The Grinch Stole Christmas.ĭirected by Ron Howard and starring funny-man Jim Carrey in the title role, it seems to have all of the elements necessary for a hit. Now we get a live-action version of the classic Dr. While many of these have not been too successful ( Dudley Do-Right, Rocky and Bullwinkle), some have been met with success ( George of the Jungle). Slowly, one by one, we are seeing classic animated television shows and features make the transition into live-action feature length films.
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"Christmas Is Going To The Dogs" - The Eels "Whoville Medley (Perfect Christmas Night / Grinch)" - Trans-Siberian Orchestra "Christmas Of Love" - Little Isidore and the Inquisitors "Grinch 2000" - Busta Rhymes / Jim Carrey
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