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David Newman's score for the live-action version of The Cat in the Hat sounds appropriately cartoonish, with plenty of tiptoeing pizzicato strings, tooting brass, and herky-jerky melodies. Newman also creates a fair amount of range in his score, from the slightly askew "Main Title -- The Kids" to the full-on antics of "Two Things/Couch Jumping/Leaky Crate," which conjures up images of playful destruction. Even on the most crazed cues, such as "Surfer Cat -- The Phunometer," "Oven Explodes -- Clean Up This Mess," and the self-explanatory "Things Wreck the House," Newman manages to keep the music closer to whimsical fun than shrill hyperactivity. Unfortunately, the same can't be said of the tracks with vocals: Smash Mouth's cover of "Getting Better" manages to sound pumped-up and flat at the same time, while Mike Myers' "Fun Fun Fun" is anything but. Still, it's nice to see that some care was put into the music of such a visually overstimulating film; fans of playful instrumental music may find listening to The Cat in the Hat more pleasant than watching the movie for which it was written.
David Newman
The Cat in the Hat [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
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AllMusic Review by Heather Phares
Track Listing
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cat in the Hat, film score | |||||||
| 1 | David Newman feat: The Kids | 08:07 | Amazon | ||||
| 2 | David Newman feat: Smash Mouth | 02:24 | |||||
| The Cat in the Hat, film score | |||||||
| 3 | David Newman | 03:50 | Amazon | ||||
| 4 | David Newman | 05:16 | Amazon | ||||
| 5 | David Newman | 03:02 | Amazon | ||||
| 6 | David Newman | 02:12 | Amazon | ||||
| 7 | David Newman | 02:23 | Amazon | ||||
| 8 | David Newman feat: Mike Myers | 02:38 | Amazon | ||||
| The Cat in the Hat, film score | |||||||
| 9 | David Newman | 01:53 | Amazon | ||||
| 10 | David Newman | 01:36 | Amazon | ||||
| 11 | David Newman | 02:52 | Amazon | ||||
| 12 | David Newman | 03:10 | Amazon | ||||
| 13 | David Newman | 02:11 | Amazon | ||||
| 14 | David Newman | 02:32 | Amazon | ||||
| 15 | David Newman | 04:27 | Amazon | ||||
| 16 | David Newman feat: Mike Myers | 00:22 | Amazon | ||||
