Comments on: Juno Soundtrack, Various Artists http://www.thelisteningblog.com/2008/06/juno-soundtrack-various-artists/ “Listen all the time, and remind yourself when you’re not listening, or else the mike and the tape recorder will get the best of you.” – Pauline Oliveros Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:15:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mike Morabito http://www.thelisteningblog.com/2008/06/juno-soundtrack-various-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Mike Morabito Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:55:00 +0000 http://ajtesttest.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/juno-soundtrack-various-artists/#comment-248 Great review AJ. <br/><br/>Although, I pretty much agree with Mark about the movie and the soundtrack with its "washed-out-i-ness". haha<br/><br/>I would say the music was "cute", bright and innocently immature musicianship. But that is what makes it so appealing, I think. In a way I connected with it. Great review AJ.

Although, I pretty much agree with Mark about the movie and the soundtrack with its “washed-out-i-ness”. haha

I would say the music was “cute”, bright and innocently immature musicianship. But that is what makes it so appealing, I think. In a way I connected with it.

]]> By: Ryan Fleming http://www.thelisteningblog.com/2008/06/juno-soundtrack-various-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Ryan Fleming Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:56:00 +0000 http://ajtesttest.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/juno-soundtrack-various-artists/#comment-247 I personally did not like the movie. I felt that the feel of the movie was unique and quite intriguing at first, but without any sort of real humor or decent plot line I got bored real quick. <br/><br/>I did find that the music went with the movie perfectly. I felt that any sort of quality musicianship would have been out of place. The out of tune nature of the songs definately matched the out of tune lifestyle that Juno had. Now that is not saying that I would ever listen to these songs for pleasure, but it just seemed to me that it fit the movie well.<br/><br/>-Ryan I personally did not like the movie. I felt that the feel of the movie was unique and quite intriguing at first, but without any sort of real humor or decent plot line I got bored real quick.

I did find that the music went with the movie perfectly. I felt that any sort of quality musicianship would have been out of place. The out of tune nature of the songs definately matched the out of tune lifestyle that Juno had. Now that is not saying that I would ever listen to these songs for pleasure, but it just seemed to me that it fit the movie well.

-Ryan

]]> By: Darth_Harbison http://www.thelisteningblog.com/2008/06/juno-soundtrack-various-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Darth_Harbison Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:07:00 +0000 http://ajtesttest.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/juno-soundtrack-various-artists/#comment-246 I could be wrong, but here's my take on the Juno soundtrack: for one, pretty much everything about the movie has the same feel as the music does—it's all washed-out and has that "stripped-down-emo" feel. Secondly, I think that they were intentionally trying to sound like songwriters who can't write songs. I didn't get that until the end, when Juno and Bleeker are sitting on the wall at his house and start playing the song from the hospital scene, but I think that the idea was to make the music as if Juno and Bleeker themselves had written the soundtrack. If two only marginally talented high schoolers were to write songs for a movie, I'd imagine it would be quite a bit like the songs from Juno, and I think that that's what they were going for.<br/><br/>But of course, it's possible that I'm just searching for a justification for it because I thought that this was an amazing movie and one of the best movies I've seen in a very long time. I could be wrong, but here’s my take on the Juno soundtrack: for one, pretty much everything about the movie has the same feel as the music does—it’s all washed-out and has that “stripped-down-emo” feel. Secondly, I think that they were intentionally trying to sound like songwriters who can’t write songs. I didn’t get that until the end, when Juno and Bleeker are sitting on the wall at his house and start playing the song from the hospital scene, but I think that the idea was to make the music as if Juno and Bleeker themselves had written the soundtrack. If two only marginally talented high schoolers were to write songs for a movie, I’d imagine it would be quite a bit like the songs from Juno, and I think that that’s what they were going for.

But of course, it’s possible that I’m just searching for a justification for it because I thought that this was an amazing movie and one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time.

]]> By: Roberta http://www.thelisteningblog.com/2008/06/juno-soundtrack-various-artists/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Roberta Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:21:00 +0000 http://ajtesttest.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/juno-soundtrack-various-artists/#comment-245 I too was not impressed with the soundtrack, even though I knew they were trying to get a certain feel by it. I couldn't quite put my finger on why, but your comments resonated with me :)) I am enjoying your blog. It is expanding my views of music and will listen closer (in movies) to the music. I too was not impressed with the soundtrack, even though I knew they were trying to get a certain feel by it. I couldn’t quite put my finger on why, but your comments resonated with me :) ) I am enjoying your blog. It is expanding my views of music and will listen closer (in movies) to the music.

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