Juno [Original Soundtrack]

by Juno: Music From The Motion Pic

Overview

Music plays a key part in Juno, the way-too-charming indie comedy directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Juno, the pregnant teen of the title role, isn't just a kid who loves rock & roll; she and her boyfriend Paulie Bleeker play guitars together, the adoptive father of Juno's kid is a recovering grunge rocker who toured the world and elsewhere in 1993, and Reitman punctuates the film with songs, both classic rock and precious twee folk tunes from Kimya Dawson, formerly of the Moldy Peaches. Some might say that the sickly sweet songs of Dawson don't fit comfortably alongside the Kinks, Mott the Hoople, and Sonic Youth's cover of the Carpenters' "Superstar," but a large part of the appeal of Juno 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 Dawson 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 Juno soundtrack just as witty and warm as the film itself. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/19/2008
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227993788
Rank:	1807

Tracks

1. All I Want Is You
2. My Rollercoaster [Juno Film Version]
3. A Well Respected Man
4. Dearest
5. Up the Spout
6. Tire Swing
7. Piazza, New York Catcher
8. Loose Lips
9. Superstar
10. Sleep [Instrumental]
11. Expectations
12. All the Young Dudes
13. So Nice So Smart
14. Sea of Love
15. Tree Hugger
16. I'm Sticking With You
17. Anyone Else But You
18. Vampire
19. Anyone Else But You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Antsy Pants   Primary Artist
The Late Guitar   Primary Artist
Elliot Page   Primary Artist
Mott the Hoople   Primary Artist
The Bristols   Primary Artist
Yo La Tengo   Primary Artist
Sonic Youth   Primary Artist
Cat Power   Primary Artist
The Velvet Underground   Primary Artist
Astrud Gilberto   Primary Artist
Michael Cera   Primary Artist
The Kinks   Primary Artist
Kimya Dawson   Primary Artist
Barry Louis Polisar   Primary Artist
Belle and Sebastian   Primary Artist
Jr. James   Primary Artist
Los Panchos   Primary Artist
The Moldy Peaches   Primary Artist
Buddy Holly   Primary Artist
Mateo Messina   Primary Artist
El Trio Los Panchos   Primary Artist
Kimya Dawson & Antsy Pants   Primary Artist
Jr. James & The Late Guitar   Primary Artist
Billy Katz   Guitar,Featured Artist
Danielle Bond   Director

Technical Credits

Bob Kildea   Composer
Isobel Campbell   Composer
Stephen Jackson   Composer
Chris Geddes   Composer
Randy Jackson   Composer
Michael Cooke   Composer
Peter Afterman   Compilation Producer,Producer
Ray Gilbert   Composer
Richard Colburn   Composer
Prentice Herman Polk Jr.   Composer
Rick Finch   Composer
Stuart Murdoch   Composer
George Khoury   Composer
Margaret Yen   Compilation Producer,Producer
Leon Russell   Composer
Elliot Page   Composer
Bo Diddley   Composer
Kimya Dawson   Composer
Carole King   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Bonnie Bramlett   Composer
Barry Louis Polisar   Composer
Lou Reed   Composer
Sarah Martin   Composer
Ray Davies   Composer
David Bowie   Composer,Lyricist
Buddy Holly   Composer
Mateo Messina   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Jason Reitman   Compilation Producer,Producer,Liner Notes
Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey   Composer
Bob Gibson   Composer
Consuelo Velazquez   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Adam Green   Composer
Diablo Cody   Composer
Mickey Stubbs   Composer
Leo Bear Creek   Composer
Phillip Baptiste   Composer
Alfred Newman   Composer
Bear Creek   Composer
Ellas McDaniel   Composer
Robert Kraft   Executive
Stevie Jackson   Composer
Reggie Collins   Project Assistant
Garrett Smith   Art Direction
Joshua Petker   Art Supervisor
Daniel Hersch   Mastering
Liuba Shapiro   Product Manager
Alison Litton   Coordination
Nikki Fair   Project Assistant
Amy Driscoll   Supervisor