Juno Soundtrack
by 
acostill on January 8th, 2008
Today is the physical release for the soundtrack to Juno, although it has been available digitally for some time.
Anyways, this soundtrack is great, it fits perfectly with the movie (which is very good and is defiantly worth catching). It’s indie friendly, but manages to squeeze in a couple classic songs and some 90’s alternative tracks, which is why is it is relevant to this blog.
The soundtrack, just like the movie, opens up with the folky “All I Want Is You” by Barry Louis Polisar, which pretty much sets the stage for the rest of the soundtrack and movie.
From there it moves to the Kimya Dawson track “My Rollercoaster”. I should state right now that Dawson is the glue to this soundtrack as she also contributes the tracks “Tire Swing”, “Loose Lips”, “Sleep”, So Nice So Smart” and “Tree Hugger” with Antsy Pants. Her simple acoustic tunes hold the soundtrack and film together, these tracks are almost like the narrative for the character of Juno. I really feel that without Dawson’s tracks neither the soundtrack or film would be the same.
Here are the tracks from classic artists: ”A Well Respected Man” by the Kinks, Buddy Holly’s “Dearest”, “All The Young Dudes” by Mott The Hoople and “I’m Sticking With You” from The Velvet Underground.
The tracks from bands from the 90’s are from Belle & Sebastian, Cat Power and Sonic Youth. Although the movie had references to The Melvins, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden, which made me happy.
Belle & Sebastian contribute two songs, “Piazza, New York Catcher” and “Expectations”, while Cat Power and Sonic Youth contribute covers. Cat Power does a beautiful version of the classic “Sea of Love” and Sonic Youth tackles The Carpenters “Superstar” (which originally appeared on the Carpenters tribute album If I Were A Carpenter), which is eerie and sweet at the same time.
The soundtrack winds down with yet another Kimya Dawson track, although this time from her previous band The Moldy Peaches. “Anyone Else But You” is a quirky love song, which is also performed by the main characters in the film Ellen Page and Michael Cera. I think it’s central to the love story in the film and it will get stuck in your head for days.
Give this soundtrack a chance, you shouldn’t be disappointed.
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