Smallville: The Talon Mix

1	Save Me / Remy Zero
2	Inside Out / VonRay
3	Island In The Sun / Weezer
4	Superman / Five For Fighting
5	Nuclear / Ryan Adams
6	Lonely Day / Phantom Planet
7	Fight Test / The Flaming Lips
8	Don't Dream It's Over / Sixpence None The Richer
9	Wave Goodbye / Steadman
10	I Just Wanna Be Loved / AM Radio
11	Everything / Lifehouse
12	Time After Time / Eva Cassidy

Barnes & Noble

It's only fair that a kinder, gentler superhero series would have a soundtrack considerably mellower and more thoughtful than most of its modern-day counterparts. Rather than the familiar diet of nü-metal and rap-rock, the soundtrack for the WB network's teen Superman series, Smallville, skips across genre lines, lighting on airy pop -- Sixpence None the Richer's version of the Crowded House fave "Don't Dream It's Over" -- and contagious riff-rock -- like Weezer's "Islands in the Sun" -- with equal grace. Although many of the tunes were previously released, they take on new thematic sensibilities here, particularly the Flaming Lips' trembling, introspective "Fight Test" and Ryan Adams's twist-filled "Nuclear." Perhaps inevitably, the producers couldn't avoid the temptation to latch onto Five for Fighting's somewhat dog-eared "Superman," but beyond that, the material woven into this collection is richly textured and perfectly matched. David Sprague

All Music Guide

The soundtrack to the WB's Superman prequel series Smallville features a scattered mix of alternative and modern rock singles, including Remy Zero's "Save Me," VonRay's "InsideOut," and, of course, Five for Fighting's ubiquitous "Superman." Some of the tracks, like the Flaming Lips' "Fight Test" and Ryan Adams' "Nuclear" seem to be on the album just because their titles tie in loosely with the series' plot; while others, such as Phantom Planet's "Lonely Day," Weezer's "Island in the Sun," and Sixpence None the Richer's cover of "Don't Dream It's Over," sound good but don't really fit thematically or musically with earnest, overwrought songs like Steadman's "Wave Goodbye" and Lifehouse's "Everything." Tracks from Eva Cassidy and AM Radio round out the collection, but Smallville fans may want this album for its multimedia content, which includes online access to the sold-out first issue of DC Comics' Smallville comic book; a 3D interactive map of Smallville; and live performances from Vonray and Remy Zero. Heather Phares