Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the film of the same name, based on the Fox television series Glee. It was released on August 9, 2011, by Columbia Records and Fox Music and featured the tracks performed on the 2011 Glee Live! In Concert! tour with the Glee Cast concert performing the songs live in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The album debuted at number 15 on Billboard 200.

Background Glee: The 3D Concert Movie is the concert documentary film that depicted the Glee Cast concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey during the group's Glee Live! In Concert! tour held during June 16 and 17, 2011. It featured behind-the-scenes footage, and a setlist of songs from the show's first and second seasons. Apart from the cast members, it also featured Gwyneth Paltrow as Holly Holliday as a special guest (uncredited, though she was given credit for the song "Forget You").

Reception

Andrew Leahey of AllMusic wrote that "it features 23 songs, including most of the show’s biggest hits. It spotlights the entire cast, from heavy hitters to newcomers to tangential characters. And above all else, it sounds perfect; every note is hit, every harmony flawlessly sung, every a cappella section meticulously executed." He felt that the auto-tuning was the biggest problem with Glee's regular soundtracks, but criticised the lip syncing as it was "impossible to tell which parts are performed and which are piped in". He concluded the review, writing "If you aren’t a fan of Glee’s cheesy, “follow your dreams!!" gusto, then you have no business listening to The 3D Concert Movie, which often feels like the stage adaptation of an afternoon special. If you’re a Gleek, though, you probably realize the best way to enjoy any Glee album—or any episode, for that matter—is to suspend your disbelief and simply enjoy these sugary pop songs, whether they’re the product of a single performance in East Rutherford, New Jersey (the setting for this soundtrack and its accompanying film) or a hybrid of live vocals, studio overdubs, and canned harmonies."

Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote "The movie’s roughly 20 songs are a pleasant whoosh of beat-driven production numbers acrobatically choreographed by Zach Woodlee and musically supervised by P. J. Bloom. The elaborate arrangements mash musical genres into a slick pastiche performed by singers whose vocal quirks have been meticulously ironed out."

Track listing

The album featured all the tracks performed by the cast members in the concert, except for "Empire State of Mind". The cover of "Dog Days Are Over" was not included in the film (except in the home media release) but was featured in the soundtrack as a bonus album.

Personnel

Dianna Agron – primary artist, vocals Zachary Alford – drums Adam Anders – producer, soundtrack producer Alex Anders – digital editing Harold Arlen – composer Peer Åström – mixing, producer Dave Barrera – bass technician, guitar technician Heather Beson – assistant PJ Bloom – music supervisor C. Brown – composer Geoff Bywater – executive in charge of music Colbie Caillat – composer Thomas Callaway – composer Charles Campbell – assistant B. Chowdhury – composer Chris Colfer – primary artist, vocals Darren Criss – primary artist, vocals Dante Di Loreto – soundtrack executive producer Robert Dorion – keyboard technician Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – composer Scott Evans – audio technician Brad Falchuk – soundtrack executive producer Carolyn Franklin – composer F. Garibay – composer Glee – primary artist James Goldsmith – assistant Lukasz Gottwald – composer Ellie Greenwich – composer Heather Guibert – coordination Jerry Harvey – monitor engineer Tor Erik Hermansen – composer Dan Horton – monitor engineer J. Ingram – composer Quincy Jones – composer P. Lawrence – composer John Lennon – composer Benjamin Levin – composer A. Levine – composer Meaghan Lyons – coordination Dominick Maita – mastering Max Martin – composer D. McCabe – composer Paul McCartney – composer Kevin McHale – primary artist, vocals Bonnie McKee – composer Gabriel McNair – guitar, keyboards Freddie Mercury – composer Lea Michele – primary artist, vocals Cory Monteith – primary artist, vocals Heather Morris – primary artist, vocals Ryan Murphy – producer, soundtrack producer My Chemical Romance – composer Steve Nebehay – drum technician Chord Overstreet – primary artist, vocals Gwyneth Paltrow – featured artist, vocals S. Payne – composer Katy Perry – composer Steve Perry – composer Ginger Pooley – bass, keyboards Kristopher Pooley – keyboards, live production Nicole Ray – production coordination Amber Riley – primary artist, vocals Naya Rivera – primary artist, vocals Mark Salling – primary artist, vocals Neal Schon – composer Shellback – composer Jenny Sinclair – coordination Joel Singer – engineer Phil Spector – composer Rick Springfield – composer Jule Styne – composer Bernard Gregory Suran Jr. – guitar Jenna Ushkowitz – primary artist, vocals Jay Vicari – engineer P. Williams – composer Ray Woodbury – creative design

Source: Allmusic

Chart performance Chart (2011)PeakpositionMexican Albums (AMPROFON) 38

Release history +List of release dates, showing country and formats releasedCountryRelease dateFormat(s)CanadaAugust 9, 2011CD, digital downloadUnited StatesCD, digital downloadAustraliaAugust 13, 2011Digital downloadIrelandAugust 17, 2011New ZealandAugust 22, 2011United KingdomAugust 28, 2011

References

External links

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (Motion Picture Soundtrack) at GleeTheMusic.com