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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. The film was an official selection at this year’s Telluride, Toronto, and London film festivals and received the Best Film award at the Rome International Film Festival. The soundtrack to Juno mixes classic rock favorites with indie-rock gems.More from Juno soundtrack
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Director Jason Reitman's warm, compassionate comedy about an unanticipated teen pregnancy was not only a dark horse Oscar® nominee for Best Picture, but saw this soundtrack CD top the charts just two weeks after its release. It's a collection wherein quirky, generation-spanning folk and rock choices are rooted in something more rewarding than mere eclecticism for its own sake--namely the sense of unlikely, hopeful humanity that Kimya Dawson's core songs bring to its slightly askew axis. Dawson's spotlight performances here range from a handful of decidedly twee solo cuts, to the album's key "Anyone Else But You," (her 2001 duet with Adam Green released under the Moldy Peaches moniker,) and a couple more upbeat oddballs by the singer's more recent Antsy Pants project. That effusively innocent musical core is augmented with a pair of eminently sympathetic tracks from Scottish twee-pop magnates Belle and Sebastian, then seasoned with a mix of catalog tracks that spans eras from Buddy Holly to Sonic Youth--utilizing styles as diverse as the Kinks, Mott the Hoople, and Velvet Underground--that nonetheless manage to bolster the film's tender emotions with a graceful, (if skewed,) charm that's hard to resist. --Jerry McCulley
Director Jason Reitman made a whole slew of great decisions with his justly lauded film Juno. One of them was the choice of music he used, which gave potent voice to this soundtrack companion. While all of the songs added energy and emotional atmosphere to the scenes, it was the inclusion of numerous numbers by Kimya Dawson that subtly enhanced the wonderfully drawn title character. Dawson's homemade immediacy and faux stream-of-consciousness lyrics felt like songs that the character Juno would listen to, or create. Dawson's seven (one recorded with Adam Green, her partner in the Moldy Peaches) are interspersed among a dozen other selections which straddle generations--Buddy Holly, The Velvet Underground, Mott the Hoople, Sonic Youth, and Cat Power--and moods, sequenced to flow like one delightful radio program. --David Greenberger
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By scarlett
this soundtrack offers the same youthful angst that the movie conjures. the mix is eclectic...and features the charming kimya dawson.
By Mandy L (Central Mass)
I agree with most of the other reviews giving this soundtrack low marks. Not all the songs are great. Better if you've seen and like the movie... etc etc etc. That said, I'm still a sucker for soundtracks because they usually stick to a certain tone that you can match to the mood you are in, but not be stuck with just one artist. And I'll never find the time to make my own mixes, just not a priority.
So, if you're in the right mood for it, this is an OK mixed tape.
By Rebecca White (The Green Part)
Received the item quickly... Couldn't wait to open it and haven't taken it out of the cd player since. Love this sound track. Package was received in great condition! THANKS!!!
By Sean C. Stuart
Could you imagine juno without this soundtrack? It stands up just as well, if not better, without the movie. Plus the orange vinyl makes it near impossible to resist showing it off. We all know thats half the reason we love vinyl... along with an excuse to buy those nicer speakers so you can hear Kimya Dawson singing in your living room.
By A. K. Small (Arlington, TX)
The cd came in a reasonable time, the price was great, and it was still in the original wrapping. It came NEW as advertised. I didnt open it yet because it's part of my daughter's Xmas gift, but I'm pretty sure the cd should play good.
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