Here's an interesting one - an album of songs inspired by Mel Gibson's film 'The Passion Of Christ'. Yeah, what's that about? Anyway, it seems lots of artists were inspired by the dramatic retelling of the crucifixion of Christ, so much so there's an albums worth of songs to release. The album will come out on 6 Sep, a week after the movie's DVD release.
Commenting on the album Mel Gibson told reporters: "My kids think these guys [the artists featured] are cool, so they must be. It means a lot to me that this group of artists dug my film and all wanted to contribute a song. The project came about very organically. Some of the artists on the album saw early screenings of the film and offered to create a song because they had been so moved by it.When we got similar reactions from others, we knew we had something special happening."
Sonny Sandoval from POD, one of the bands featured on the album, added: "This is the real deal - brutal, honest, touching. This film made me check my own heart and my own faith. It's not the fairy tale story of Christ we're all used to hearing. So, even before anybody wanted to be involved, in the heat of the controversy, I wanted to give back and contribute to this. The only way for us to truly give back and raise awareness is through our music."
The tracklisting on the album runs as follows
Third Day, Steven Curtis Chapman, Mercy Me - I See Love
Scott Stapp - Relearn Love
P.O.D. - Truly Amazing
Brad Paisley and Sara Evans - New Again
Big Dismal - Rainy Day
Lauryn Hill - The Passion
Kirk Franklin (Featuring Yolanda Adams) - How Many Lashes
MxPx (Featuring Mark Hoppus) - The Empire
Charlotte Church - Finding My Own Way
BeBe Winans and Angie Stone - Miracle of Love
Dan Lavery - To Give Love
Big Dismal - Reason I Live