also praised the film and its soundtrack, adding that "Even the movie is "bear"-able for grown-ups with subtle adult humour woven into the silliness." However, MaryAnn Johanson of the Flick Filosopher called it a "horrifying attempt at children's entertainment", adding that "The cold CGI animation removes any vestige of coziness that might have been found in what is essentially a giant advertisement for itself." She referred to the title setting, Joke-a-lot, as "a sort of Oz-meets-Candyland with just a soupcon of pastel near-oddity Tim Burton might have pondered in a moment of sentimental weakness". Music The music for Journey to Joke-a-lot was composed and produced by Canadian musician Ian Thomas; Jane Siberry wrote and performed the opening track, "With All Your Heart". A soundtrack album released by Madacy Entertainment's Madacy Kids label features 13 tracks, five of which were featured in the film: "With All Your Heart", "Make 'Em Laugh", "In the Land of Joke-a-lot", "Here I Am a King" and "I Like My Friends a Lot". Some weeks after the release of Joke-a-lot, Siberry performed "With All Your Heart" at the Alix Goolden Hall in Victoria, British Columbia; Adrian Chamberlain of that province's Times Colonist wrote that "[she] performed [the song] with absolute sincerity, even the jaunty refrain which is whistled. Only an artist like this—so intensely focused, so innately talented—could deliver such a diversity of elements in a potent and convincing manner." In 2005, Ian Thomas was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Original Score for an Animated Program or Series, for his work on the film. See also List of American films of 2004 List of Canadian films of 2004 List of Nelvana franchises List of animated feature-length films Notes References External links DVD Verdict review 2004 films American direct-to-video films Canadian direct-to-video films 2004 computer-animated films 2004 direct-to-video films 2000s musical fantasy films American animated comedy films Canadian animated comedy films Canadian animated fantasy films Canadian animated feature films Canadian musical fantasy films American animated fantasy films American animated feature films American musical fantasy films Care Bears films Canadian independent films American independent films Direct-to-video animated films Lionsgate films Lionsgate animated films Reboot films Universal Pictures direct-to-video films Universal Pictures direct-to-video animated films Nelvana films 2000s children's animated films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films 2000s Canadian films