17 Again [Music from the Motion Picture]

A vehicle for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL heartthrob Zach Efron to ever so slightly stretch his acting wings, 17 AGAIN works a now familiar coming-of-age switcheroo storyline. Bolstering the notion of a new more mature Efron, the soundtrack to the film is light on HSM-style theater rock and Hannah Montana mall pop, and instead is filled with a surprising number of hip alt-rock tracks from the likes of Cat Power, Ying Yang Twins, the Kooks, Santigold, and the Duke Spirit. There are also a few nuggets from the way-back machine including Young MC's "Bust A Move" and Kenny Loggins's theme to TOP GUN, "Danger Zone."