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The soundtrack for the hit indie movie '500 Days Of Summer' starts
off with a narration telling you up front that this is not a love story. There's a tagline for the movie saying, "Boys meets
girl. Boys falls in love. Girl doesn't." That one line perfectly describes the movie. But what describes the movie's ups and
downs even better is the music that goes along with it.
The second track is 'Us' by Regina Spektor. Her voice is haunting
but nothing but lovely. There's a concept in the song that the world signifies what love is by making a statue. The lovers
in the song had a love so great they wanted to share it with the world and they hoped it would be contagious. But once they
spread it around they'll get "blamed for it," as the song states. There's a part of the song that sounds like their love is
being stolen by others who have admired their love for so long. It goes along with the movie so well.
There are a
couple songs by The Smiths on this soundtrack, which in the movie is how Tom Hansen and Summer Finn talk in the first place;
through their love of The Smiths. Summer says one of her favorite lines from their song 'There is a Light that Never Goes
Out,' which is the third track on this CD. The line is "To die by your side is such a heavenly way to die," and after she
says that and leaves the elevator where they just met, Tom Hansen then realizes in that second he's in love with her.
With
songs such as 'Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want' by The Smiths and 'You Make My Dreams' by Hall & Oates,
it clearly describes how head over heels Tom Hansen is for Summer. My personal favorite song was 'Sweet Disposition' by The
Temper Trap which is a passionate love song that perfectly enraptures a relationship. Then there's a beautiful French song
that follows it called QUEL QU'UN M'A DIT by Carla Bruni. It is absolutely moving even without understanding the language,
but I found the English translation and it is even more gorgeous. It tells the story of a girl who thought the boy she loved
didn't love her anymore, but someone told her he still loved her. She continues to question if it could be true. The song
has so much depth and goes along with the story very well.
I could probably dissect every song on this soundtrack
and tell you why I love every single one so much, but that would make this review pages long. But trust me when I say you
not only have to go buy the soundtrack, but you have to see the movie as well. You'll love every minute of it.
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