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Juno [Original Soundtrack]
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Juno [Original Soundtrack]
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Juno [Original Soundtrack]
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Music plays a key part in
, the way-too-charming indie comedy directed by
and written by
.
, the pregnant teen of the title role, isn't just a kid who loves rock & roll; she and her boyfriend
play guitars together, the adoptive father of
's kid is a recovering grunge rocker who toured the world and elsewhere in 1993, and
punctuates the film with songs, both classic rock and precious twee folk tunes from
, formerly of
. Some might say that the sickly sweet songs of
don't fit comfortably alongside
,
, and
's cover of
'
but a large part of the appeal of
is how the world-weary sarcasm of Gen-X rubs against the unapologetic quirkiness of Gen-Y, and the soundtrack reflects that almost more than the movie, as the
songs are even more prominent on this 19-track album than within the 90-minute movie. This may not be to everybody's taste -- many found the twee tunes irritating, not charming -- but anybody who loved the movie completely will find the
soundtrack just as witty and warm as the film itself. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine