Jennifer’s Body Soundtrack – Review

The soundtrack for Jennifer’s Body is one that features a collection of songs, so don’t expect any of the score from Stephen Barton and Theodore Shapiro, the two credited composers. The songs are aimed at the high school demographic, with tracks from popular bands like Panic! At the Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Silversun Pickups, All Time Low, and Cute is What We Aim For. If these bands are your speed, you might enjoy this soundtrack, if not, I’ll quickly say avoid it then.

But with that in mind, the tracks selected here are all pretty decent, although I don’t expect this soundtrack to be a huge hit like the other Diablo Cody’s film, Juno soundtrack was, making Kimya Dawson a star. Outside of those previously mentioned bands, there are some new bands, that I haven’t heard of, who made a quick impression. Florence + The Machine offer us a fun, verbal sparing match about love in Kiss with a Fist, that is a fun two minute song. White Lies surprised me with a great song in Death, that sounds like a mixture between U2 and Joy Division, with a good rock sound. Give them a listen.

Back to the bigger bands, Panic!, Dashboard, and Cobra Starship, all featured good songs, but are either on other CDs or B-sides. Don’t let that stir you away; if you’re a fan of these bands, this soundtrack should appeal to you. Give the soundtrack a full listen and you’ll get the sense these tracks are here to underscore some of the themes of love in the high school age, that Cody is toying with in Jennifer’s Body. While devoid of anything like dialogue clips or score, this soundtrack is prefect for the fans of alternative (or “Emo”) rock, just make sure you don’t have these songs already. For the venturesome, it might be a stretch to fully recommend it, especially if these bands aren’t your cup of tea. I found them to be all really good, fun tracks, and the fact that this music isn’t my music of choice won me over.

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