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Juno: Music from the Motion Picture / OST
01/08/2008 | Rhino / Wea
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Songs from Juno: Music from the Motion Picture / OST
All Music Guide Review
Music plays a key part in Juno, the way-too-charming indie comedy directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Juno, the pregnant teen of the title role, isn't just a kid who loves rock & roll; she and her boyfriend Paulie Bleeker play guitars together, the adoptive father of Juno's kid is a recovering grunge rocker who toured the world and elsewhere in 1993, and Reitman punctuates the film with songs, both classic rock and precious twee folk tunes from Kimya Dawson, formerly of the Moldy Peaches. Some might say that the sickly sweet songs of Dawson don't fit comfortably alongside the Kinks, Mott the Hoople, and Sonic Youth's cover of the Carpenters' "Superstar," but a large part of the appeal of Juno is how the world-weary sarcasm of Gen-X rubs against the unapologetic quirkiness of Gen-Y, and the soundtrack reflects that almost more than the movie, as the Dawson songs are even more prominent on this 19-track album than within the 90-minute movie. This may not be to everybody's taste -- many found the twee tunes irritating, not charming -- but anybody who loved the movie completely will find the Juno soundtrack just as witty and warm as the film itself. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Track Listing
Credits
- Garrett Smith
- Art Direction
- Reggie Collins
- Project Assistant
- Peter Afterman
- Producer
- Margaret Yen
- Producer
- Danielle Bond
- Director
- Amy Driscoll
- Supervisor
- Joshua Petker
- Art Supervisor
- Nikki Fair
- Project Assistant
- Alison Litton
- Coordination
- Jason Reitman
- Producer, Liner Notes
- Liuba Shapiro
- Product Manager
- Dan Hersch
- Mastering
- Robert Kraft
- Executive
Notes
Fox Searchlight Picture’s December 2007 coming-of-age comedy JUNO,
directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You For Smoking). The narrative
centers on whip-smart Juno (Ellen Page, in a breakthrough role), a
teenage girl faced with an unplanned pregnancy from an afternoon
with the charmingly unassuming Bleeker (Michael Cera). Juno finds her unborn baby the perfect set of parents in Mark and Vanessa Loring
(Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner), an affluent suburban couple
who are eager to adopt. Along with the total support of her parents,
(Allison Janney and J.K. Simmons) Juno conquers her problems
head-on, displaying a youthful exuberance that is both smart and
unexpected.
Tracks:
All I Want Is You – performed
and written by Barry Louis Polisar
My Rollercoaster
(Juno Film Version) performed and written by Kimya Dawson
A Well Respected Man –
performed by The Kinks
Dearest – performed by
Buddy Holly
Up The Spout – performed and
written by Mateo Messina
Tire Swing – performed and
written by Kimya Dawson
Piazza, New York Catcher –
performed by Belle & Sebastian
Loose Lips – performed and
written by Kimya Dawson
Superstar – performed by
Sonic Youth
Sleep (Instrumental) – performed
and written by Kimya Dawson
Expectations – performed by
Belle & Sebastian
All The Young Dudes – performed
by Mott The Hoople
So Nice So Smart – performed and
written by Kimya Dawson
Sea Of Love – performed by
Cat Power
Tree Hugger – performed by
Kimya Dawson and Antsy Pants
I’m Sticking With You – performed by Velvet Underground
Anyone Else But You – performed by The Moldy Peaches
Vampire – performed by Antsy Pants
Anyone Else But You – performed by Michael Cera and Ellen Page
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