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Music From the Motion Picture
Rhino R2 410236
1. All I Want Is You - Barry Louis Polisar
(Barry Louis Polisar)
(P) 1977 Barry Louis Polisar
2. My Rollercoaster (Juno Film Version) - Kimya Dawson
(Kimya Dawson)
(P) 2007 Kimya Dawson
3. A Well Respected Man - The Kinks
(Ray Davies)
(P) 1965 Sanctuary Records, courtesy of Sanctuary Records
4. Dearest - Buddy Holly
(Bob Gibson/Elias McDaniel/Prentice Herman Polk, Jr.) Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises
5. Up The Spout - Mateo Messina
(Mateo Messina)
(P) 2007 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
6. Tire Swing - Kimya Dawson
(Kimya Dawson)
(P) 2006 K Records
7. Piazza New York Catcher - Belle & Sebastian
(Sarah Martin/Stuart Murdoch/Richard Colburn/Michael Cooke/Christopher Geddes/Stephen Jackson/Bob Kildea)
(P) 2003 Rough Trade Records, Ltd., courtesy of Rough Trade Records, Ltd.
8. Loose Lips - Kimya Dawson
(Kimya Dawson)
(P) 2006 K Records
9. Superstar - Sonic Youth
(Bonnie Bramlett/Leon Russell)
(P) 1994 A&M Records Inc., courtesy of Geffen Records, under license from Universal Music Enterprises.
10. Sleep (Instrumental) - Kimya Dawson
(Kimya Dawson)
(P) 2007 Kimya Dawson
11. Expectations - Belle & Sebastian
(Stuart Murdoch/Richard Colburn/Michael Cooke/Christopher Geddes/Stephen Jackson/Isobel Campbell)
(P) 1999 Jeepster Recordings, Ltd & Matador Records, courtesy of Jeepster Recordings, Ltd & Matador Records.
12. All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
(David Bowie)
(P) 1972 Sony BMG Music Entertainment, courtesy of Columbia Records, by arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
13. So Nice So Smart - Kimya Dawson
(Kimya Dawson)
(P) 2003 Important Records
14. Sea Of Love - Cat Power
(Philip Baptiste/George Khoury)
(P) 2000 Matador Records, courtesy of Matador Records
15. Tree Hugger - Kimya Dawson & Antsy Pants
(Kimya Dawson)
(P) Plan-It-X Records
16. I’m Sticking With You - The Velvet Underground
(Lou Reed)
(P) 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc., courtesy of Universal Records, under license from Universal Music Enterprises.
17. Anyone Else But You - The Moldy Peaches
(Adam Green/Kimya Dawson)
(P) 2002 Rough Trade Records, Ltd., courtesy of Rough Trade Records, Ltd.
18. Vampire - Antsy Pants
(Leo Bear Creek)
(P) 2006 Plan-It-X Records
19. Anyone Else But You - Michael Cera & Ellen Page
(Adam Green/Kimya Dawson)
(P) 2007 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
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Two months before we started shooting “Juno,” Ellen Page was hanging out at my office, when I asked he “What kind of music do you think Juno listens to?” Without pause, she blurted out “The Moldy Peaches!” and within seconds she was downloading songs on my computer. The first track she played me was “Anyone Else But You.” I immediately called Diablo Cody, the screenwriter, and discussed the idea of ending the movie with a duet between Juno and Bleeker.
This song, more than any other, defined the sound of the film: a patchwork of homemade sounds made by teenagers whose sense of humor and honesty rang through the crappy tape recorder they used to capture their chicken-scratch lyrics. A few weeks later I was introduced to Kimya Dawson, the co-creator of the Peaches. I asked her if she had any other songs, and voila, a care package showed up with over hundred tracks across six albums. The soundtrack had arrived at my doorstep.
By the end of the shoot we had gotten far enough ahead of schedule that the last day was reserved for pickup shots and the shooting of one scene – Juno and Bleeker’s duet. Unbeknownst to Ellen Page and Michael Cera, Kimya Dawson was also making a surprise visit. While they practiced the song in the living room of Bleeker’s house, Kimya was in the dining room, blushing.
It was kind of a complicated shot, in that we started so close on the characters and wound up on this wide host of the house. The idea being that these two small characters had found each other in this giant world. A lovely thought – but where do you put the microphones? So we dug a hole in the ground and hid one there, then sneaked a couple into nearby bushes.
The shot starts with Ellen biking up with the guitar on her back, then sitting down with Michael to play the song as the camera backs up across the street. At the last second we added the Dancing Elk track team as a nice tough. But something happened while we were shooting. As we filmed what would be the last frames of the movie, the whole crew began to realize this was also the end of our shoot – the end of our family. And as Michael and Ellen finished the song and kissed, members of the crew began to well up. I looked at Diablo and the producers behind the monitors, and all I saw were tears. I opened my mouth to say, “Cut,” but I couldn’t find the words.
– Jason Reitman
November 4, 2007
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Soundtrack Album Produced by Jason Reitman, Peter Afterman and Margaret Yen
Executive in Charge of Music for Twentieth Century Fox: Robert Kraft
Music Supervised for Twentieth Century Fox by Amy Driscoll
Business Affairs for Twentieth Century Fox: Tom Cavanaugh Music Clearance for Twentieth Century Fox: Ellen Ginsburg
Soundtrack Album Coordinator: Alison Litton Soundtrack Package Art Direction by Gareth Smith and Package Illustrations by Jenny Lee at Shadowplay Studio
Cover Design by BLT & Associates
Rhino Business Affairs: Joe Halbardier & Kris Ahrend
Rhino A&R: Gregg Ogorzelec
Rhino Director of Soundtracks: Danielle Bond
Rhino Product Management: Liuba Shapiro
Mastered by Dan Hersch at DigiPrep
Project Assistance: Reggie Collins, Christoph Buerger, Bonnie Burkert, Tyler Jensen/ Nikki Fair, Matthew Szerencse & Pam Barnes-Lueneburg
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Thanks to St. Abby, Stephanie Allen, Vanessa Atkins, Debra Delshad Banks, Paul Baribeau, Charles Benson, Yolanda Blum, Samantha Bond, Kathryn Braddick, Michael bush, Rick Clark, Zack Cowie, Leo Bear Creek, Wende Crowley, Donna Dear, Joey DeMarco, Daniel Dubiecki, Elisa Elkind, Helen Estabrook, Sheryl Farber, Lyn Fey, Dean Fisher, Kevin Gore, Lianne Halfon, Alissa Hernandez, Mack Hill, Jessica Hobbs, Lola Jordan, Robert Kelley, Jake Kelly, Karen Kloack, Jenn Lanchart, Diana LaPointe, Claudia Lewis, Kara Lipson, Lucas MacFadden, Marie Queen of MarioKart, Mary McDowell, Brian Meiler, Frank Morgan, Mason Novick, Jo Ann Orgel, Jonathan Palmer, Karen Pals, Isobel Palso, Panda, Craig Peters, Mark Pinkus, David Ponak, Nadine Reed, Brian Reitzell, Peter Rice, Joey Robinson, Matt Roth, Warren Salyer & Beatrice Chisholm at DigiPrep, Russ Smith, Angelo Spencer, Debi Struzan, Bryan Thomas, Matt & Erin Tobey, Scott Webber, Howard Weitzman, Christopher Whent, Victor Wlodinguer, LeeAnn Wong, Henry Wrenn-Meleck, Michele & Josephine, El-P, K Records, Important Record & Plan-It-X Records