Juno Soundtrack
Posted December 20, 2008
"Oh and you know what? I bought a Sonic Youth album and it sucked, it's just noise." - Juno I'd be a bit nervous if I ever had a conversation with Ellen Page about music or film. She knows her stuff considering what she also said about Goldfrapp in an earlier film, Hard Candy ("I fucking hate Goldfrapp"). And I can't say I'm a huge fan of Sonic Youth, but their rendition of "Superstar" really sucked. But the more I watch Juno, the easier it is to appreciate the songs on the soundtrack. Kimya Dawsom fills the majority of the record with her songs as well as songs from her other projects, Antsy Pants and the Moldy Peaches. Dawson's tunes are one half pre-school sing-along, one half anti-folk, but it's an excellent fit for a film about "growing up and the bumps along the way." Belle & Sebastian, Cat Power, and the Velvet Underground's songs are also perfect contributions to the album. But the soundtrack makes the list based on the strength of a single song. Michael Cera and Ellen Page's cover of the Moldy Peaches "Anyone else but you" acts as the closer of the film as well the soundtrack. And to make the song even more sweet (and cute), Cera and Page switched vocal duties (Cera sang Dawson's lines, Page sang Adam Green's lines).
