1. A Story of Boy Meets Girl - 1:35
So this is just the intro of the story, but the music in the background if you listen to it carefully, is beautifully relaxing and I'd quite like to have just the music on the soundtrack, so that I don't have to hear all about Summer Finn and Tom Hansen every time.
2. Us - Remastered Album Version - Regina Spektor - 4:49
This song is the kind of song you listen to while you're on the bus and feel as if you're in a film, which is perfect considering this is a movie soundtrack. The continuation of the bass notes gives the song a sort of never-ending feel. It's definitely up in the top 5 songs from this album. I highly recommend any Regina Spektor songs. She's an inspiring singer/songwriter. One of the good ones, I promise.
3. There is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths - 4:03
The droning vocals on this track describe Tom's character exactly to me. I love it. The Smiths are also a key in the relationship in this film, which shows the importance of music in this film. Another great song, up in the top 5. I'm not The Smiths' biggest fan, but I do like this song. It's got an old-school feel, especially due to the fact that the vocals aren't the smoothest. They remind me of an old English indie pop school band. Notable lyrics: 'to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die'
4. Bad Kids - Black Lips - 2:09
This song is too short! It's upbeat and happy and just makes you want to hand jive. Or maybe that's just me. But I do think it's a bit short. The vocal is a bit 'shouty' but when you think about the title of the song and the words that are repeated most, 'bad kids', it suits it.
5. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths - 1:52
What annoys me about this: Firstly it's incredibly short. Remastered (2007, which is what is on this soundtrack) or not, it has great potential to be a sweet song, but it lacks in length. Secondly, it was recently covered by Slow Moving Millie and her version is, sadly, much better. It's a shame, honestly.
6. There Goes the Fear - Doves - 6:54
We seem to have issues with length on this record, don't we? It's usual for bands of this genre, such as Radiohead, to have long songs, some reaching 10 minutes. This song is another song that in the beginning feels like a movie song. It's sweet, when you listen to the underlying notes and vocals. The song becomes more upbeat, but after a while it blends into the background and you don't even realize you're listening to it. It can be repetitive, but if there was a little less of it, I think it would be much better, and in a way 'easier' to listen to.
7. You Make My Dreams - Daryll Hall & John Oates - 3:04
Listen to this on the way to school. I'm not even joking it is amazing. It's steady beat makes you want to strut and dance everywhere, much like Joseph Gordon-Levitt does in the film. Perfect length, perfect vocals for what the timbre of the instruments and genre the song is trying to fit into. Although sadly, it doesn't have the crescendo you expect and want in a song like this, nor does it have the BAM! type ending, which is a down to it.
8. Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap - 3:52
This song is pretty well known in modern society I would think, which is one of the two songs I knew well before I looked at this album. At the beginning, I didn't think I would like it, but as the song progressed and became more upbeat, I started to like it. The song feels like an evolution, or like someone running and telling a story at the same time. It's interesting. On another note, the vocals are very suiting to the song.
9. Quelqu'un m'a Dit - Carla Bruni - 2:43
Who knew she could sing, eh? It's very cute, or maybe that's because I don't understand anything she's saying. This song reminds me of Ed Sheeran's music but in French. Listen to it. Seriously.
10. Mushaboom - Feist - 3:44
I can say I've heard this band before, because of my dad's obsession with Canadian music (I was born in Toronto so apparently I have to like it too). This is an interesting song. You get the feeling it's telling a story in itself. The vocal is sweet with an edge, and overall the song is cute but can be boring when you first listen to it.
11. Hero - Regina Spektor - 3:30
You can see yourself being in a sad point of a movie when listening to this song. But I guess film soundtracks do need that. Excellent twist to using a normal depressing ballad on the music department's choice. I do repeat the Spektor is one of the best singer/songwriters of the modern day.
12. Bookends - Simon & Garfunkel - 1:21
Another minor, melancholy song for the sad part of the movie. As sweet as this song is, it is too short. It's barely begun when you start listening and then it's gone! Useful as a filler in a movie, but is it necessary to put it on the soundtrack? I respect Simon & Garfunkel as artists, and they are probably the most famous duo of the 60s, but this song barely leaves a footprint on the beach of my brain.
13. Vagabond - Wolfmother - 3:47
Steady beat, check. Folky, acoustic guitar playing, check. Whiney vocals, including many questions in the lyrics, check. It's a psycedellic song, 30 years past it's time (the trio came about in the 00s). It is a good song, however the last 40 seconds of whirring sounds cross a line. Psycedellic, sure, why not, overuse of whirring effects, no, no thank you.
14. She's Got You High - Mumm-ra - 3:26
I came across this song in the 'Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging' soundtrack. You can see it fitting in with the realization of the character's need to change, or some sort of distance crossing/time lapsing. Aside from the connection it has with the movie, it's catchy, a sort of song you might whistle on the way to work. This also means it's repetitive, with no set structure.
15. Here Comes Your Man - Meaghan Smith - 3:14
This sweet, mid-tempo, song reminds you of something a young girl in a cocktail dress might sing live at a party, with a underlying, quiet, faster tapping sound to the beat you'd originally think of. I don't know if that made sense. It's Smith's most famous song, which comes as no surprise as it's not even hers. The 'Pixies' released the song originally and it's a much rockier song (it was released in '89) with whiney male vocals, back up female singers and a loud bass line.
16. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - She & Him - 2:12
We've already covered the original, so let's see what the potential song is like with an extra 20 seconds and a female vocal. I don't know what I can say, really. It's a good vocal and it's a sweet cover, but I'm not sure which version, of the three, I prefer. How about you tell me what you think in the comments? Also, let me know if you think I should to another review, and if you have any good recommendations ☺
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