Shaggy Dog Soundtrack CD

Personnel: Kyle Massey, Jaja Biggs, Kevin Mathurin, George Clinton , C Brown, Aliaune "Akon" Thiam (vocals).
Audio Mixers: Jamie Houston; Bruce Botnick.
The 2006 remake of Walt Disney's THE SHAGGY DOG brings the beloved story (the original version was released in 1959) up to date for a new generation. The soundtrack, similarly, reflects its time, with such canine-related jams as JaJa Biggs's "Every Dog Has Its Day" and George Clinton's ubiquitous woof-woof anthem "Atomic Dog." The rest of the disc contains Alan Menken's original score, which conveys the frolics and action-packed fun of this Tim Allen vehicle.
To wax poetic about the soundtrack to Disney's Tim Allen-heavy remake of the Shaggy Dog is akin to spending more than a second considering the inclusion of a track called "Woof! There It Is." Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken's brief and capable score notwithstanding, there's little to entice anybody under the age of seven to give Shaggy Dog a solid listen. That said, the collection isn't bereft of good-natured fun. Whether it's Jaja Biggs squeezing out some harmless reggaeton on "Every Dog Has It's Day," George Clinton serving up a plate of "Atomic Dog" or Akon doing his best urban Kenny Loggins on the title cut "Big Dog," the Shaggy Dog is about as harmless as a day in the park watching your beloved canine chase Frisbees and eat poop. ~ James Christopher Monger

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