Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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