It clicked, and Juno had its sound.īy the mid-2000s, home computing and iTunes had stunted the commercial appeal of traditional movie compilations, bar a few exceptions to the rule like Dreamgirls and High School Musical. She recommended the Moldy Peaches, the NYC indie-folk duo of Adam Green and Kimya Dawson. Early in its production, director Jason Reitman asked Page what band she thought the scripted characters would listen to. No independent movie soundtrack in recent years has even come close to the joint critical and commercial success of Juno, the Oscar-nominated 2007 comedy-drama starring Ellen Page as Juno MacGuff, an offbeat 16-year-old navigating the pitfalls of unplanned teen pregnancy and romance. Cut the “Tiny Dancer” scene from Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous. Mentally detach “Fake Plastic Trees” or “Rollin' With My Homies” from Clueless. Try, for a second, to imagine Stand By Me without Buddy Holly, “Great Balls of Fire”, or the 1960 Ben E. Not every song is perfect, I found Buttermilk's chorus slightly repetitive and Buzz Me In was a tad long for the musical ideas it presented in my opinion, but both songs are still enjoyable and the album as a whole is so unique and refreshing regardless.If there’s one thing most iconic coming-of-age films have in common, it’s a killer soundtrack. My personal highlights are Quiet On Set, which is a bouncy tune that features Wolf rapping and singing over odd but catchy electronic beeps and sporadic drums, and Street You Live On, which is a low-energy song with a lo-fi synth running throughout, underneath vocals with dreamy distortions- the whole thing gives off a nostalgic vibe that's hard to place, but is a pleasure to listen to. Listening to it front to back, it's laid out really well- a wild, high-energy, funky ride broken up by sexy, more down-tempo tracks that give the listener a chance to breathe amongst all the (beautiful) chaos.
Every track on this album boasts colourful, zany production that explores a wide range of sounds- everything from the harsh guitars and punchy Every track on this album boasts colourful, zany production that explores a wide range of sounds- everything from the harsh guitars and punchy drums on Liquor Store to the heavily compressed sampling and thick vocal layering on wyd.
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