Jennifer's Body (Music from the Motion Picture)

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Jennifer's Body (Music from the Motion Picture)
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Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedAugust 25, 2009 (2009-08-25)
Genre
Label
Producer
Singles from Jennifer's Body (Music from the Motion Picture)
  1. "New Perspective"
    Released: August 4, 2009
  2. "Celestial Crown"
    Released: September 2, 2009

Jennifer's Body (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the film Jennifer's Body . Released by Fueled by Ramen records and Fox Music on August 25, 2009, it featured previously released music that consisted a range of genres such as indie rock, alternative rock, electropop, pop rock and pop-punk. [1] Contributions to the soundtrack included music from bands such as White Lies, Florence + The Machine, Silversun Pickups, Black Kids, All Time Low, Cobra Starship and solo artists such as Little Boots and Paramore's lead singer Hayley Williams. [1] The soundtrack was led by the singles "New Perspective" by Panic! at the Disco and "Celestial Crown" by The Sword. A deluxe edition with three more tracks also released on the same date.

Contents

Background

According to Robert Kraft, vice president of Fox Music, the film "always had a musical sensibility from the start" and continued that as the music supervisors, continued to temp music for the film, it went clear with the Fueled by Ramen label having an array of bands, that matched the film's rhythm and attitude. [2] The film further marked the independent label's soundtrack venture. The label's executive head, John Janick admitting that they did not pay a particular amount to secure rights for the soundtrack but agreed to spend the money to get the right music, even though declining the music supervision budget. [2] The unpublished songs from the label's artists, were compiled into the album, that was intended to appeal the teen audience, following the success of Juno 's soundtrack in 2007. [2]

Singles

"New Perspective" was the leading single for the soundtrack of Jennifer's Body, which was Panic! at the Disco's first single after the departure of guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker, both of whom were not involved in the track. [3] The song was recorded during the spring of 2009, [4] and few months later, the producers of Jennifer's Body asked the band for a song. Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith did not get to see a screening of the film beforehand at all, which left them wondering if the song would fit the film. [5] Eventually, the two saw an early screening of it and found the song in a scene when the characters are getting ready for prom, in the background of a montage. [6] After a solo acoustic performance of the song debuted at San Diego Comic-Con, [7] the song was released as a single on August 4, 2009 through digital platforms. [8] Another single, "Celestial Crown" by The Sword was released on September 2, a week after the album. [9]

Promotion

Tapulous, the now-defunct software and video game developer and publisher had developed an iPhone music game Tap Tap Revenge in partnership with 20th Century Fox to promote the film. The game had users developing a separate theme with the stills from the film, and the winners of the game might have their own theme alongside the track "New Perspective" as a part of the soundtrack. [10]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
BBC (unfavorable) [11]

The album received a 3 out of 5 review from Allmusic , who described the album as having "a slightly different spin, mixing indie with the more expected punk, emo, and metal". [1] Mike Diver at the BBC wrote an unfavorable review of the album, stating that "This assortment of acts says nothing of its parent film, beyond the occasional reference to school days and nods to something nasty coming this way". [11] Writing for the Daily Athanaeum , Mackenzie Mays said "The energetic instrumentals on the tracks do a great job of incorporating the movie's evil cheerleader vibe, creating perfect songs to be played during any cliche, slow motion high school hallway scene. Many songs contain racy lyrics to contribute to the film, and most are undeniably catchy." [12]

A review from Afterglow summarised "What makes this soundtrack superior to that of other dark comedy films is the songs’ entwinement with the movie's premise, just like how a fictional band with an indie anthem includes indirect lyrics about their satanic background. Unique tracks like "New Perspective'' and "Teenagers" complement the film’s satanic cults and man-eating-vixens by emphasizing the story’s teenage melodrama. Unlike any other horror soundtrack, Jennifer's Body provides temperamental emo-kid tracks that reflect the experience of anyone's teenage years — raging hormones and stubborn angst." [13]

Track listing

In total, the film features 22 songs, out of which only 17 tracks were included in the soundtrack. The first release had fifteen tracks featured in the album, while the deluxe edition additionally contributed two more tracks with a cue from Theodore Shapiro's score. Some of the tracks, such as "Urgent" by Foreigner, "Two Tickets to Paradise" by Eddie Money, "One More Night" by Ryan Levine, "I Wanna Love You" by Akon and "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone, were played in the film, but not included in the soundtrack. [14]

Original track list
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Kiss with a Fist"Matt Allchin, Florence Welch Florence + the Machine 2:04
2."New Perspective" John Feldmann, Brendon Urie Panic! at the Disco 3:47
3."Teenagers" Hayley Williams Hayley Williams2:05
4."New in Town" Victoria Hesketh, Greg Kurstin Little Boots 3:16
5."Finishing School" Chris Carrabba Dashboard Confessional 3:25
6."Through the Trees"Andrew Ampaya, Ryan Levine Low Shoulder 5:04
7."Time"Cute Is What We Aim For, Feldmann Cute Is What We Aim For 3:57
8."I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash Screeching Weasel 2:17
9."Chew Me Up and Spit Me Out" Cobra Starship, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz Cobra Starship 3:57
10."Toxic Valentine" Alex Gaskarth, Jimmy Harry, Tony Kanal All Time Low 2:52
11."I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" Black Kids Black Kids3:37
12."Death"Jack Brown, Charles Cave, Harry McVeigh White Lies 5:00
13."Celestial Crown"JD Cronise The Sword 2:00
14."Little Lover's So Polite"Brian Aubert, Christopher Guanlao, Joseph Lester, Nicole Monninger Silversun Pickups 4:59
15."Ready for the Floor"Alexis Benjamin Taylor, Owen Clarke, Al Doyle, Joseph Goddard, Felix Martin Lissy Trullie 4:00
Total length:52:12
Deluxe edition
No.TitleArtistLength
16."Violet" Hole 3:25
17."In the Flesh"Low Shoulder2:41
18."Running After Chip" Theodore Shapiro 2:29
Total length:60:47

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [15] 186
US Soundtrack Albums ( Billboard ) [16] 13

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [17]

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