Did anyone like that music in Juno?

Posted: 2/3/08 at 3:00pm

I finally saw Juno and couldn't get past the horrible soundtrack. Did they hire homeless people to "write" and "Perform" those songs? Did anyone like it- or even understand why they used such unlistenable music?

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 3:04pm

Well, it has hit number one on Billboard, so yes. It's been selling extraordinarily well for a soundtrack.

I adore the soundtrack. It's great. Fits the movie perfectly.

[scott68]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 3:12pm

I have to be in the right mood for it, but yes, it's a very well0crafted soundtrack that fits the movie to a T.

[Liverpool]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 3:13pm

joe you may want to restrict yourself to movies with more old people soundtracks.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 3:43pm

Perfect for the film, but I would have no desire to ever hear it outside of that context. A little flummoxed as to why it's so popular.

[Rosalind]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 3:46pm

I loved the soundtrack. The Moldy Peaches rock.

I liked the movie a lot, but I don't think it's as amazing as all that.

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 3:47pm

"Perfect for the film, but I would have no desire to ever hear it outside of that context."

Ditto

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 3:48pm

Loved the movie (especially Ellen Page and Jennifer Garner) and while I think the soundtrack fits the movie very well, I really dislike it. As Rath said, I wouldn't hear it outside of that context.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 3:51pm

Do NOT pick on Kimya Dawson/Moldy Peaches. It was very brave of the filmmaker to hire a retarded person for the soundtrack.

[mauriposa]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 3:58pm

"Perfect for the film, but I would have no desire to ever hear it outside of that context."

I'll third that.

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:03pm

Hey Liverpool I know more about music than you know about being a jerk- and that's saying something. AS the Great One said, don't F with me Fella, this ain't my first time at the rodeo.

And yeah, you know, I kinda think that Juno's weird moody vibe jibes with the Peaches and such, but then why write a script that has her only listening to 70's punk? Why have her talk about music with so much energy & power and fill the soundtrack with the aimless noodling? Didn't it bother you that when she talks about music she's advocating one thing but the score is totally different?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:04pm

Point excellently made there, Joe.

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:06pm

I think Dawson and the Moldy Peaches are completely something Juno would listen to.

The whole reason the film is filled with that music is because Ellen Page gave Jason Reitman a CD of the Moldy Peaches, because she thought it was something Juno would enjoy.

I think the music and character mesh very well.

[sesot]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:06pm

I agree Joe. Doe the soundtrack really have a number one single? The people who bought it must be deaf.

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:08pm

"The people who bought it must be deaf."

Or maybe they just enjoy the music and you don't. Different strokes.

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:13pm

"Number one single" is a meaningless phrase nowadays. Sales of actual "singles" are non-existant, radio airplay can be (and is) manipulated, downloads are notorious mis-reported and there are so many charts that there are about three dozen #1's each week. If a marketing department wants to put a "#1 Single!" sticker on a CD they will.

I have no doubt that one of the Juno tracks was #1 on the College radio airplay chart or some such.

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:15pm

I don't think the album has a number one single. Or even a released single for that matter.

It is the album itself that is number one.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:17pm

"Point excellently made there, Joe."

Like Rath has ever heard of any of the bands Juno speaks about in the movie. Let alone listened to them.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:18pm

Yes, Namo, oh you are so right as always. Never heard of any of those songs.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:20pm

I'm reasonably sure you were listening to Maureen McGovern when "Raw Power" was released.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:21pm

Some of us have eclectic tastes. Live with it.

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:23pm

Hey Namo would you agree with a friend of mine that "Superstar" is the one song all Sonic Youth fans hate?

[beacon1]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:41pm

I thought it was a perfect part of the film. Very quirky and completely appropriate for Juno and her story.

I also adore the opening credits sequence with the animation. Very cool. It was a wonderful film that kept your attention. I give it two thumbs up!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:45pm

I liked the movie and I liked the soundtrack, although I do agree that the choices seemed incongruous when you considered what were supposed to be Juno's tastes. I liked the Kimya Dawson stuff; it reminded me a little bit of Liz Phair circa Girlysound.

I didn't think anyone liked that Sonic Youth version of "Superstar." That scene made me a little queasy.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 2/3/08 at 4:47pm

beacon, that was the only part of the movie that bothered me. I thought it was great for a while, but then it just went on and on and on and I wanted the movie to start already!