Score: 3/5
 The much talked about “Fifty Shades of Grey” will finally hit the silver screen tomorrow, just in time for Valentine’s Day, but will it live up to all the hype? 
Even if the risqué E. L. James novel turned major motion picture is a flop, there may be some hope for the soundtrack. 
The 16-song album features names like Ellie Goulding and The Weeknd, but that’s not all. Annie Lennox, Frank Sinatra and even The Rolling Stones find their places among the tracks. 
There’s room for both old and new on the album, but how much room is unknown.  
The soundtrack’s older songs are clever additions and shouldn’t be overshadowed by the newer material. While some of the more recent pieces are successful choices, others are a bit more questionable. 
The album opens with Annie Lennox’s version of “I Put a Spell On You,” and it’s good. Maybe it’s because it’s Annie Lennox, maybe because it’s just good. Either way, an excellent choice to accompany the film. 
The Weeknd’s “Earned It” and Ellie Goulding’s “Love Me Like You Do” were both singles released earlier in the year, and standout even with the album’s complete tracklist.
And if it sounded like Beyoncé’s voice in the background of several of the film’s trailers, that’s because it was. Queen B performs two songs on the album, including a relatively stripped down version of her 2003 hit, “Crazy In Love.” While it’s a popular song, the original version proves itself to be much better. The clip from the film’s trailer was the best part. 
Beyoncé’s “Haunted” remains true to its original form and is the more successful of the two.
AWOLNATION also makes an appearance with a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire.” It has the airy “Fifty Shades” feel, but Springsteen’s All-American version wouldn’t have been half bad in its place. 
As for the album’s classics, The Rolling Stones’ “Beast of Burden” and Frank
Sinatra’s “Witchcraft” are scattered throughout but add a mature feel mirroring the main characters, Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele’s, relationship — edgy but still mature. 
Overall, there’s a variety of decent songs on the soundtrack, but The Weeknd takes the cake here with “Earned It” and “Where You Belong.” Both tracks are the perfect match for the film’s mood and are catchy yet
seductive. 
No, the film won’t be everyone’s personal taste, but the album is decent. With the wide variety of songs, listeners should be able to appreciate a few numbers.
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