March 17, 2025
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Music from the Motion Picture
When I was a kid, my taste in movies was nonexistent. I thought every movie that I saw was pure cinema, and each would quickly became my new hyperfixation for a week. One of those movies was Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. I was obsessed with this movie, and I would watch it everytime I went to my Granny’s house. Since the Chipmunks are a group of singers, they sang a lot of popular songs throughout the film.
After rewatching the movie, I realized that it wasn’t as amazing as I remembered. It was a passable kids’ movie, and there were some moments I still enjoyed (mainly Simon becoming the French hero Simone), but overall, it was nothing to write home about. However, the soundtrack unironically holds up. The music selection and covers were absolutely awesome. This movie came out in 2011, which means the songs are mainly from the 2000’s. From “Survivor” by Destiny’s Child to “Vacation” by the Go-Go’s, nearly every song on the soundtrack was a banger. The opening riff of “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga, sung by the Chipmunks and Chipettes, lives rent-free in my brain.
This movie is not great, but I keep going back to it because of the soundtrack. I will blast their renditions of popular songs for the rest of time, no matter how annoying their Chipmunks and Chipettes voices would get. If I ever get tired of them, then I can always lower the pitch down and get the same experience.