Okay, so maybe picking only 5 at first was in ERROR. As it turns out, I have way more soundtracks in my possession that I wouldn't be able to let go of - so here we again, with part 2 of the movie tunes that make me groove.

Valley Girl:
Oh hey! It's another 80s soundtrack. Shocking, I know. But this one is simply fantastic! Just like the movie. It's a nice little gathering of 1980s New Wave, with some pop thrown in for balance. The Plimsouls made their way into my heart after hearing them in this film, and VG is also responsible for my obsession with the Psych Furs - and of course, the instant mega-hit "I Melt with You" by Modern English. The Josie Cotton songs (though no longer P.C.!) are a whole lot of fun too.

There's also a second "More Music from" soundtrack from this movie that emerged later - with Toni Basil, Bananarama, the Thompson Twins, and Culture Club.

Track Listing:
A Million Miles Away - The Plimsouls
Johnny, Are You Queer? - Josie Cotton
Eyes of a Stranger - Payola$
Angst in My Pants - Sparks
Who Can It Be Now? - Men at Work
Everywhere at Once - The Plimsouls
I La La La Love You - Pat Travers
He Could Be the One - Josie Cotton
Love My Way - The Psychedelic Furs
Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime) - The Flirts
She Talks in Stereo - Gary Myrick and The Figures
Oldest Story in the World - The Plimsouls
School Is In - Josie Cotton
I Melt with You - Modern English

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To complement his re-imaging of the children’s classic Where the Wild Things Are (which I am so! excited! about!!!), Director Spike Jonze chose Karen O (from Yeah Yeah Yeahs – as if you didn’t already know that) to create the soundtrack. Ms. O promptly rose to the challenge, inviting many of her rockin’ friends to join in for this adventure.

From the Karen O and the Kids MySpace page:
To compose the music, O enlisted friends and fellow musicians she believed had a musical intuition that would bolster her intent to marry sound to vision. These include Tristan Bechet (Services), Tom Biller (co-producer with Karen O and member of Afternoons), Bradford Cox (Deerhunter), Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age, The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs), Aaron Hemphill (Liars), Greg Kurstin (The Bird and the Bee), Jack Lawrence (The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, The Greenhornes), Oscar Michel (Gris Gris), Imaad Wasif (New Folk Implosion, Alaska), Nick Zinner, (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and an untrained children’s choir.

Sounds fantastic, right? And if the pre-released single “All is Love” is any indication, I’m positive they’ve got a hit on their hands:

{The Where the Wild Things Are Motion Picture Soundtrack is available now. You can also buy and download from iTunes, or Amazon.com.}

Like you needed another cute Indie pop girl to fall all over, but here she is!

I picked up the (500) Days of Summer soundtrack that I've been anxiously awaiting earlier this week, and while I sometimes hate covers - I gotta say that Meaghan Smith's Omnichord version of Pixies "Here Comes Your Man" is pretty awesome.

Click here to listen!

And of course I knew a girl with a voice like that would be super-adorable, and lo, she is....I think I just found my new musical obsession. I'm sure I'm late to the party - but I am totally willing to admit my uncoolness right here. :)

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