Once More, With Feeling (Buffy Soundtrack)

''Once More, with Feeling'' is the 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" and as a score piece from season five episode " The Gift". Also included is a demo track of "Something to Sing About" performed by series creator and album songwriter Joss Whedon and his then-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 comic book artist Adam Hughes. The booklet includes liner notes by Whedon, the lyrics for the numbers, and various pictures from the episode.

Critical 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".Hill, Melinda Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More with Feeling /nowiki>Musical Episode Soundtrack">Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More with Feeling [Musical Episode Soundtrack/nowiki> Allmusic.com. Retrieved on June 29, 2010. 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."

Commercial performance

The album achieved moderate success in the United States, where it reached 49 on the US Billboard 200">''Billboard'' 200. The album also charted at number 97 in Australia. Although not charting in the United Kingdom, the album was eventually awarded a Gold certification in 2022 for sales of over 100,000 copies.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Production:

Executive producer: Christopher Buchanan

Coordinator: Marni Feenberg

Produced by Christophe Beck, Jesse Tobias and Joss Whedon

Arranged by Christophe Beck and Jesse Tobias



Associate music director: Douglas Stevens

Supervising music editor: Fernand Bos

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 and 22 composed and produced by Christophe Beck



Recorded by Casey Stone and Andrew Alekel

Mixed by Casey Stone and Matt Wallace

Mastered by Jonathan Wyner

Mastering Facility: M Works, Cambridge, Massachusetts



Orchestrations by Christophe Beck and Kevin Kleisch

Orchestra contractor: Shari Sutcliffe

Vocal contractor: Sally Stevens

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, 2, 13, 14, 16, 17)

Alyson Hannigan – vocals (tracks 2, 13, 17)

Angie Hart – background vocals (track 4)

Anthony 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 and 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 and Richard Cartwright

Design by Steven Jurgensmeyer

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer

2002 soundtrack albums
Buffy the Vampire Slayer