This soundtrack was a pleasure to listen to. It is an eclectic mix of indie talent that have a variety of styles, yet it all comes together in an album that works great as a whole. Often times soundtrack albums, especially film soundtracks, offer a good selection of songs, but when they are listened to as an album, it feels as if they were just thrown together in a haphazard fashion. This album has a great flow to it. It works as a straight up collection of songs just as well as a soundtrack.
For those who don't know, Veronica Mars is a smart and witty show about a high school student who does some detective sleuthing on the side, helping out her father. Her father is a disgraced sheriff who works as a PI. The first season had an overarching story about the murder of Veronica's best friend, Lily, and her subsequent fall from grace to the outsider status that she currently enjoys. There are other one of stories throughout the season. The show is currently in its second season, and this disk has songs used in both seasons.
The disk feels more like a play list taken from Veronica's iPod. It doesn't strike me as a concept explored for this disk release, but it would have been a interesting idea to market it as her personal play list. Perhaps for a second volume? In any case, the music included fits the show like a glove. A collection of songs from indie artists representing a free thinking, inquisitive, mature beyond her years young woman. A perfect fit. It is so much better than a collection of the latest pop artists, this helps retain the integrity of the, admittedly, fictional character, but also of the show on a whole. I am sorry, I am beginning (?) to ramble.
Article comments
1 - scim
nice! I'll check it out.
2 - -E
I've had the soundtrack for a while now and listen to it quite a bit. Great review and I like the idea of it being a VM playlist. You're right, it does have that feel to it.