Family Guy: Live in Vegas

Family Guy: Live in Vegas
Soundtrack album by
Walter Murphy and His Orchestra
ReleasedApril 26, 2005 (2005-04-26)
Recorded1999–2005
GenreComedy jazz, soundtrack
Length67:53
LabelGeffen
ProducerSeth MacFarlane
Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy chronology
Themes from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and More
(1982) 		Family Guy: Live in Vegas
(2005) 		Ted (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2012)

Family Guy: Live in Vegas is a soundtrack album for the American animated television series Family Guy, released on April 26, 2005 by Geffen Records.[1] Composed by Walter Murphy and creator Seth MacFarlane, the album features vocals from cast regulars Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mike Henry, Mila Kunis, Adam West and Lori Alan, alongside guest stars Haylie Duff, Patti LuPone, and Jason Alexander. It includes an extended version of the series' theme song; the remaining tracks were composed exclusively for the album, with Rat Pack- and Broadway-inspired songs, including reworked versions of pop standards "The Last Time I Saw Paris", "Slightly Out of Tune", and "One Boy".

The CD is accompanied by a DVD featuring the music video for Stewie's "Sexy Party" as well as featurettes. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album at the 48th Grammy Awards, but it lost to Chris Rock's Never Scared.

Background

Seth MacFarlane described the album as "a blend of the rich, lush arrangements of the classic era of Rat Pack Vegas shows combined with the fart jokes of today".[2] MacFarlane co-produced the album and co-wrote several tracks. It features guest stars Jason Alexander, Patti LuPone and Haylie Duff. The album includes a cover of "The Last Time I Saw Paris" by Jerome Kern as well as a medley of theme songs from 1980s shows such as Diff'rent Strokes, Who's the Boss, Growing Pains and Charles in Charge.[2] The album is arranged and orchestrated by Walter Murphy and all songs are produced by MacFarlane and Murphy.

All the voice actors from the show appear on the album voicing their characters. The album includes a DVD with the music video of Stewie's "Sexy Party" and behind the scenes segments on making the album and the video.[2] The DVD also includes a trailer for American Dad! and the fourth season of Family Guy.[3]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Fanfare & Intro"Walter Murphy, Ron JonesTom Tucker and Diane Simmons1:11
2."Theme from Family Guy"Murphy, Seth MacFarlanePeter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie and Brian Griffin7:08
3."Babysitting Is a Bum Deal"Murphy, MacFarlaneStewie and Haylie Duff3:51
4."Dear Booze"Murphy, MacFarlaneBrian4:43
5."The "Q" Man Loves Nobody" (based on "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You, When you Know I've Been a Liar All My Life?" from Royal Wedding)Murphy, MacFarlaneGlenn Quagmire and Patti LuPone4:15
6."All Cartoons Are Fuckin' Dicks"Murphy, MacFarlanePeter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie, Brian and Jason Alexander6:59
7."The Last Time I Saw Paris" (from Lady Be Good)Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner (additional lyrics by MacFarlane)Brian5:41
8."But Then I Met You"Murphy, MacFarlanePeter and Lois4:01
9."T.V. Medley" (Diff'rent Strokes, Growing Pains, Charles in Charge, Silver Spoons, Who's the Boss?, Perfect Strangers, The Golden Girls and Family Ties)Al Burton, Gloria Loring and Alan Thicke / John Bettis and Steve Dorff / Burton, David Kurtz and Michael Jacobs / Ray Colcord / Larry Carlton, Robert Kraft, Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter / David Pomeranz / Andrew Gold / Pat ValentinoBrian and Stewie9:33
10."Puberty's Gonna Get Me"Murphy, MacFarlaneChris4:29
11."But I'm Yours"Murphy, MacFarlanePeter and Lois3:56
12."Slightly Out of Tune"Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton MendonçaBrian3:57
13."One Boy" (from Bye Bye Birdie)Meredith WillsonHerbert2:01
14."Quahog Holiday"Murphy, MacFarlanePeter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie, Brian, Cleveland Brown, Quagmire and Adam West5:01
15."Bow Music (Theme from Family Guy)"Murphy, MacFarlanePeter, Lois, Stewie and Brian0:46
Total length:67:53
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Stewie's Sexy Party"3:15
2."The Making of Family Guy: Live in Vegas"4:07
3."The Making of Sexy Party"9:46
4."Family Guy and American Dad! Trailer"0:59

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
IGN(6.9/10)[5]
Soundtrack.Net[6]

The album received positive reviews from music sources and critics. Rob Theakston of AllMusic said that "[Family Guy is] back and raunchier than ever, sparing no expense and leaving no pop culture stone unturned" and "without the constraints of network censors, the profanity and heat are turned up to the max". He called the Broadway-inspired music "brilliant yet jarring juxtaposition of raunch and class". The DVD was called a "must-have for any fan of the show".[4] Tina Huang of Soundtrack.Net said that the album "wonderfully merges the flair of big-band orchestras, with simulated, on-stage, Rat Pack-like performances, a chorus, and convincing live audience" and called it "mainly for fans; it can't be argued that the music is no less than impressive, but the messages may offend".[6]

Charts

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[7] 105
U.S. Billboard Top Comedy Albums[7] 2

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Family Guy Live in Vegas [Soundtrack] Family Guy Live in Las Vegas (Artist) | Format: Audio CD". Amazon. 1999. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  2. ^ a b c "Music and cartoon mayhem comes to CD". IGN. Archived from the original on 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  3. ^ Sung, Mark (2005-04-17). "Live in Vegas Soundtrack Details". M&C. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  4. ^ a b Theakston, Rob. "Family Guy: Live in Vegas". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  5. ^ D, Spence (2005-04-28). "Family Guy: Live in Vegas Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2005-04-29. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  6. ^ a b Huang, Tina (2005-10-01). "Family Guy: Live in Vegas Soundtrack". SoundtrackNet. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  7. ^ a b "Family Guy Live in Las Vegas (CD & DVD)". Billboard.com.