Pokemon: The First Movie Soundtrack CD

This is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

This is a Hyper CD, which contains regular audio tracks and also provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser.

Okay, this is the soundtrack to a kids' cartoon about cute little imaginary animals, so right away you know no one is ever going to confuse it with THE CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON or the Beatles' WHITE ALBUM. That said, however, this is a pretty good snapshot of the end-of-the-millennium pop moment. The stylistic mix here ranges from slick R&B ballads to a sort of hip-hop lite, with a slight detour into pop reggae (courtesy of teen heart-throb Britney Spears) and current girl-group pop (M2M, who sound like Chipmunks on helium). Believe it or not, most of this stuff is far more adult-friendly than the movie it's based on.

Christina Aguilera,98 Degrees, M2m,Britney Spears,Aaron Cartr

Personnel: Emma Bunton (vocals, background vocals); Brian Steckler (vocals); Peter Zizzo (guitar, keyboards); Josh Deutsch (guitar, programming); Jeff Golub, Mark Schulman, Bruce Watson (guitar); Dan Petty (acoustic guitar); Andrew McIntyre (electric guitar); Derek Brin (keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming); Guy Roche (keyboards, synthesizer); Garry Hughes (keyboards, programming); Todd Chapman (keyboards, drum programming); Eric Foster White, Doug Petty (keyboards); Jimmy Bralower (drums, percussion, drum programming); Steven Nikolas, Brendon Sibley, Rhett Lawrence (programming); Gary Carolla (keyboard programming, drum programming); Colleen Fitzpatrick, Darryl Tookes, Arif St. Michael, Frank Simms, John Loeffler, Neil Jason, Nikki Gregoroff, Sherree Ford-Payne, B.J. Nelson, Vaneese Thomas, Biti Strauchn, Elaine Caswell, Vivian Cherry, Britney Spears (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Chris Trevett; Dave Pensado; Eric Foster White; Gary Carolla; Humberto Gatica; Vaughn Merrick; Jerry Lane; Jimmy Bralower; Kaj Robole; Rhett Lawrence; Rob Chiarelli; Tom Lord-Alge; Brad Gilderman.

Recording information: 4MW East; Atlantic Studios, NY; Battery Studios, NY; Get Wild Productions, PA; New York Jam; Sear Sound, NY; Sound; The Rhythm Attic, NY.

Arrangers: Eric Foster White; Gary Carolla; Lars Aass; Guy Roche; Jimmy Bralower; Kaj Robole; Neil Jason.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.