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The 2008 sequel to the hit Dreamworks animated film MADAGASCAR features a lively soundtrack that, naturally, includes another version of "I Like to Move It"--this time by the Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am, who voices one of the film's furry characters. Other tracks include Boston's passionate arena-rock tune "More Than a Feeling" and score pieces by veteran composer Hans Zimmer.

Hans Zimmer shares composition duties with the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am on this endearing soundtrack, which updates the sounds of 2005's Madagascar with African flair and light pop/rock appeal. "I Like to Move It" is reprised with will.i.am handling lead vocals, John Kander's "New York, New York" receives a humorous polka treatment, and original versions of Barry Manilow's "Copacabana (At the Copa)" and Boston's "More Than a Feeling" round out the quartet of tunes that listeners have heard before. The remainder of this album shifts between safari-themed instrumentals, kid-friendly club music, and the sweeping orchestrations that regularly accompany such animated films. "The Traveling Song" even sounds like a contemporary radio single, with will.i.am singing through an Autotune processor as light hip-hop rhythms underscore his vocals. The Madagascar series relies heavily on music, often injecting songs directly into the movies' plot lines, and that emphasis helps fine-tune this soundtrack into a lighthearted, yet focused, affair. ~ Andrew Leahey