Here's Some Good Soundtracks

I've been listening to a lot of really great movie soundtracks lately and decided I must share. These are in no particular order.


The most recent one I've come across (and LOVE) has been around for a bit, but my roommate just handed it over to me.  It's the Little Miss Sunshine CD and it is primarily made up of Devotchka and some Sufjan, plus the random songs like Rick James Super Freak.  Devotchka's "How It Ends" is so amazing.




The next one is a little more recent and highly proclaimed: 500 Days of Summer.  I thought the movie tried a little too hard to be "indie", but I still found myself swooning over it weeks later.  And the soundtrack makes up for it trying too hard.  It's got really great Regina Spektor songs, mixed with some of the Smiths, Feist, and Wolfmother.  Highly recommended.




Then there is the Amélie soundtrack.  Yann Tiersen is such a great composer.  And don't get me started on my fatty girl crush I have for Audrey Tautou. It's possibly one of my favorite movies.  





This next one is a bit older, and extremely popular, but that doesn't mean it's not amazing. Juno had an undeniably great soundtrack, with tunes from Kimya Dawson, Belle & Sebastian, and Cat Power. I don't listen to it quite as much anymore, but whenever it comes on shuffle I kind of have to sing.


The last one I'm going to mention is possibly one of the greatest soundtracks of this generation. It's actually the reason why I wrote this post in the first place. I'd like to give special homage to the Garden State soundtrack. Yes, it's somewhat outdated now, but it's still amazing. The album as a whole produces feelings of happy nostalgia. Plus, Natalie Portman is my hero. Any girl who can shave their had and look as creamy as Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta is gold in my books.