Notes & Personnel Info |  | Lyricist: Ryan Levine. | | Audio Mixer: John Feldmann. | | Fueled By Ramen, the powerhouse label that's home to such pop-punk mainstays as Panic! At the Disco, the Academy is., and Paramore, has released a star-packed companion to the Cody Diablo-written, Karyn Kusama-directed 2009 teen horror comedy JENNIFER'S BODY. Produced by renowned music supervisor Randall Poster, whose credits include films by Wes Anderson, as well as REVOLUTIONARY ROAD and THE HANGOVER, the soundtrack's playlist reads like a who's who of post-hardcore, emo, and pop-punk in the 2000s. Featuring a bevy of newer acts, including Lissy Trullie, Silversun Pickups, and Black Kids, along with some veterans (Hole, Dashboard Confessional), the music's mix of cutting-edge teen pop and punk should win fans with the same youthful audience that propelled the JUNO soundtrack to the Billboard number-one spot in 2008. | | Just as Jennifer's Body puts a twist on teen horror movies, its soundtrack also has a slightly different spin, mixing indie with the more expected punk, emo, and metal. The Black Kids' "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" and Silversun Pickups' "Little Lover's So Polite" get tossed in with Screeching Weasel's "I Can See Clearly," Panic! At the Disco's "New Perspective" and the Sword's "Celestial Crown," and while it may not make for the most cohesive listening, it's pretty entertaining. Meanwhile, the prominence of songs by female artists like Florence and the Machine's "Kiss with a Fist," Little Boots' "New in Town" underscore's the movie's underlying girl power theme. Since Jennifer's Body is released by Fueled by Ramen Records, it's no surprise that a large chunk of the label's roster appears here; standouts include "Teenagers" by Paramore's Hayley Williams, which finds her singing a surprisingly low vocal melody, and Cobra Starship's "Chew Me Up and Spit Me Out," a typically hyper-catchy track from the band. The soundtrack wouldn't be complete without "Through the Trees," the Killers-esque ballad by Low Shoulder, the movie's Satanic indie rock band that create's the film's boy-munching demon with an improper sacrifice. ~ Heather Phares |
Producer: Max Dingel; Lawrence Livermore; Andy Ernest; Lissy Trullie; Greg Kurstin; JD Cronise; Ed Butler; John Feldmann; Josh Abraham; Bernard Butler; Dave Cooley; Josh Wilbur; Hayley Williams |
Engineer: John Feldmann |
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