Jocelyn Enriquez sings in Dalmatians soundtrack - SOUNDS FAMILIAR by Baby A. Gil

Filipino-born dance artist Jocelyn Enriquez is one of the featured performers in the soundtrack of the latest Disney feature film 102 Dalmatians. The sequel to the hit live-action version of the animated classic continues the adventures of the spotted canines plus one and the quest of the wicked Cruella De Vil for her spotted fur coat.

Enriquez is one of several artists who helps to liven up the action in the movie. Here she is the featured soloist with the Thunderpuss in the cut So Fabulous, So Fierce (Freak Out) which is a retooled cover of the Chic classic Le Freak written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. If I remember right, this is Jocelyn’s second soundtrack exposure. A few years ago, she was also among those who performed a number for the movie 54.

Le Freak is not the only oldie included in the 102 Dalmatians soundtrack. Fourteen-year-old Myra sings Paul Anka’s teen classic Puppy Love. The pretty Myra is the first teen artist ever signed to Disney Records, which is quite ironic since the likes of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justine Timberlake and others started their careers as Mouseketeers and one or two of the Backstreet Boys were performers at Disney World in Florida before they got their big break. So Disney decided it might as well jump into the teen diva business too and Myra is its first bet for stardom. Watch out for her debut album which will be released soon.

Also revived for the soundtrack is the lovely Bella Notte, which was originally composed by Sonny Burke and Peggy Lee as the love team for another animated canine classic Lady and the Tramp. This time around the song is performed by Tony and Joe. The other cuts contain sound bytes from the movie featuring the dogs and Cruella and should go big with the kiddies.

These are Digga Digga Dog, Cruella, What Can a Bird Do?, The Language of Dogs, I’m Getting Good at Being Bad, Cruella De Vil 2000, My Spot in the World performed by Lauren Christy of The Matrix and Whatcha Gonna Do (With Your Second Chance) performed by Nobody’s Angel.

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Authentic, classic rock and roll music makes up the soundtrack of the motion picture Almost Famous. Directed by the sensational Cameron Crowe of Jerry Maguire fame the movie was recently named Best Picture Comedy at the Golden Globe awards and is already considered a sure bet at the coming Oscars. It is a fictionalized tale of Crowe’s teen-aged years as a writer covering the rock music circuit for Rolling Stone magazine. Moviegoers will have a lot of fun wondering what is real and what is make believe in the movie. Only Crowe knows for sure but Almost Famous makes for utterly enjoyable viewing, more so for those who love rock music and recall those heady days.

Best proof of the film’s unique appeal is the fact that the soundtrack boasts of the use of a Led Zeppelin song for the first time ever. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, frontmen of the great band were so moved by the movie that they allowed the original version of their song That’s the Way to be included in the soundtrack. The other tracks included read like a who’s who of rock music and I will not be surprised if one of these days we will hear of the release of a volume two or more albums containing tunes inspired by Almost Famous.

The cuts in the album are Feel Flows by the Beach Boys; America by Simon & Garfunkel; Sparks by the Who; I’m Waiting for the Man by David Bowie; Every Picture Tells a Story by Rod Stewart; Something in the Air by Thunderclap Newman; Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd; Fever Dog by Stillwater; Tiny Dancer by Elton John; It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference by Todd Rundgren; Lucky Trumble by Nancy Wilson; Your Move by Yes; The Wind by Cat Stevens; One Way Out by the Allman Brothers Band; Mr. Farmer by the Seeds; Slip Away by Clarence Carter: and the Led Zeppelin song That’s the Way.

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Incidentally, the winner of the Best Original Song Written for Motion Pictures or Television category at the Golden Globe Awards is Things Have Changed, which was written and performed by rock icon Bob Dylan for the movie Wonder Boys. This is Dylan’s first Golden Globe trophy. He won over I’ve Seen It All by Bjork from Dancer in the Dark, My Funny Friend and Me by Sting from The Emperor’s New Groove, One in a Million by Bosson from Miss Congeniality and When You Come Back to Me by Garth Brooks from Frequency.