As mentioned earlier, Evanescence hit it big in 2003, partially because of The Daredevil Soundtrack and their role in it. They are back on another soundtrack now, this time with the previously unreleased track, Breathe No More. With Lee's haunting lyrics and the simple yet stunning piano melody, it is a sad thing that this song was not released until now. It's a great song. These two songs alone would have made the disc worthwhile.
However, they are not the only two solid tracks on the disc. New music from Jet, The Donnas, Taking Back Sunday, Alter Bridge and others litter the disc (and they litter it in a good way, no worries). Taking Back Sunday's song, Your Own Disaster, is a step back from the singles that have gone to radio thus far from these guys. Unlike A Decade Under The Influence and This Photograph Is Proof, Your Own Disaster takes a softer approach musically, while still keeping the typical Taking Back Sunday lyrical capabilities.
We also get introduced to some new names and some names that may not have been heard before on this disc. 16-year old Megan McCauley does an astounding job on her track, Wonder. The girl can flat out sing, and Wonder has to be one of the stand-out tracks on this disc. Along with Megan, we are introduced to Full Blown Rose and their track, In The Light. This is another track that is pretty awesome musically and lyrically. Both of these artists could make a name for themselves through this soundtrack.
Not all the tracks are so great, however. Alter Bridge, The Dreaming, Submersed, Hawthorne Heights and The Twenty Twos all have tracks toward the end of this album that disappoint. They simply aren't up to par with the rest of the disc.
There are also a few songs on the disc that were previously recorded. Finger Eleven brings to the table their latest single, Thousand Mile Wish, with a new mix. It sounds a bit more like their last single, One Thing, in this new mix. The song itself, however, is pretty good, though certainly not the best on the disc. And then there's Switchfoot. Incorrectly listed everywhere as a new song, Switchfoot instead brings to the table a different mix of a song from their New Way To Be Human disc, Sooner Or Later. If you liked the song before, then you'll probably enjoy this mix as well, because it's not all that different. And if you haven't heard it before, then definitely check it out, because it's a quality song. Finally, 12 Stones brings to the table their latest single, Photograph. It's far from 12 Stones' greatest song ever, but it seems to fit well on this particular soundtrack.
Overall, this is a disc that is typical of the superhero movie soundtracks in the past few years. It is 15 tracks, most of which are quality tracks. However, a few of the tracks definitely bring the disc down. The first half of the disc makes for a quality disc. The second half, aside from two or three tracks, could have been left off the disc. The quality tracks are worth the price of the disc, but the rest are just blah.