2010 Canadian film
Score: A Hockey Musical is a 2010 Canadian musical film written and directed by Michael McGowan starring Noah Reid, Allie MacDonald, Olivia Newton-John, Marc Jordan and Nelly Furtado.
Synopsis
Seventeen-year-old Farley Gordon has led a sheltered life, home-schooled and isolated by his parents. His closest friend is Eve, their next door neighbour. When his skill at hockey is realised, Farley is signed to a major hockey league and achieves instant fame and success. But pressure from his coach and teammates and a changing relationship with Eve begin to create intense strain in Farley's life.[1]
Songs
The soundtrack to Score: A Hockey Musical contains 21 songs:[2]
- "O Hockey Canada (O Canada)" by John McDermott and Canadian Children's Opera Company Written by Marco DiFelice, Jonathan Goldsmith and Michael McGowan
- "Darryl vs. The Kid" Written by Barenaked Ladies and McGowan
- "Best Friends" Written by DiFelice, Emilie Mover, Benjamin Pinkerton and McGowan
- "Frozen Toe" Written by DiFelice, Pinkerton, and McGowan
- "Hugs" by Olivia Newton-John Written by Olivia Newton-John, Amy Sky and Marc Jordan
- "Give it a Shot" Written by DiFelice, Pinkerton and McGowan
- "Buck 55" Written by DiFelice, Pinkerton and McGowan
- "Kraft Dinner" Written by DiFelice, Pinkerton and McGowan
- "Baboons" Written by DiFelice, Jody Colero, Alexander Andresen and McGowan
- "Donker's Dilemma" Written by DiFelice, Pinkerton and McGowan
- "Boyfriends" Written by DiFelice, Brent Barkman, Colero and McGowan
- "Pacifism Defence" Written by DiFelice, Pinkerton and McGowan
- "Ordinary Boy" Written by DiFelice, Ryan Corrigan and McGowan
- "Boy in the Bubble" Written by DiFelice, Corrigan and McGowan
- "Dead and Done" Written by DiFelice, Corrigan and McGowan
- "Toe to Toe" Written by DiFelice, Corrigan and McGowan
- "Legends" Written by DiFelice, Benjamin, Pinkerton, Jordan and McGowan
- "Eve's a Goddess" Written by DiFelice, Corrigan, Amy Sky and McGowan
- "Hockey, The Greatest Game in the Land (Movie Version)" Written by DiFelice, Pinkerton, Colero and McGowan
- "Time Stand Still" by Nelly Furtado Written by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart
- "Hockey, The Greatest Game in the Land (Radio Edit)" by Hawksley Workman Written by Colero, McGowan, DeFelice, Pinkerton and Hawksley Norman
Home video
The DVD was released on January 18, 2011.[4]
Peter Howell of the Toronto Star gave Score: A Hockey Musical two and-a-half stars out of four saying: "Score isn’t deep and there’s no danger of it becoming a global phenomenon. But it’s as true a crowd-pleaser, one that doesn't require season tickets to the Maple Leafs to appreciate."[5] Stephen Cole of The Globe and Mail gave the film three stars out of four, praising McGowan's direction of its genre saying: "McGowan's (Saint Ralph) wondrous achievement here is making a discarded genre seem like ready-made fun. He does so by creating a playful satire of musicals, while somehow - this is the hard part - capturing the charm that made song and dance movies so popular."[6]
Other reviews were less positive. Greig Dymond of CBC said the film is "marred by weak lyrics, even weaker melodies and a number of actors who probably shouldn’t be singing in public."[7] Will Sloan of Exclaim! said the film "fails resoundingly on every level" and "that it was selected to open the Toronto International Film Festival is embarrassing."[8]
