Juno Soundtrack

We took a trip to our new multiplex, stadium seating, 632 screen movie theater last night to see Juno. To be honest, I kind of like those old little theaters with one screen that still have some unique character. There is this great little theater where I used to live in California called The Pageant that was always a kick to go to. The multiplex, however, is literally a stone’s throw away (well maybe if I was John Elway) so we usually give in to convenience.

The movie was great, all except the part about Gibson guitars being better than Fender guitars. Don’t get me wrong. I’d love to have a Gibson hanging on my wall, but any true guitar player knows that it’s the player and not the guitar that counts. Hmm…maybe that’s why I still can’t play…

Anyway, Juno finds its way into the blog this week because of the music. The soundtrack is a great collection of songs, some of which I never would have discovered if not for their placement and meaning within Juno. I’m always a sucker for folky, quirky, acoustic numbers and there are certainly some gems along these lines here. The great part is that you can actually buy the whole collection of songs on one disk or one download (unlike some other soundtracks). This probably has something to do with the “indie” nature of a lot of this music.