WSAM Album of the Week 11-17

Where The Wild Things Are, Soundtrack.

Karen O. and The Kids.

One of the most anticipated films of the fall came and went, but the powerful sentiment of the film and its music still rang loud. When Spike Jonze (director of Where The Wild Things Are) approached the front woman of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to score a highly influential film, she tapped into more of the moving, emotive sounds that were evolving from her band. From the punk sounds of "Fever To Tell" to some of the heartbreaking songs featured in their latest, "It's Blitz!", she learned a lot and implemented it into this score, emphasizing the movement in character from Max, and the Wild Things, and the whole construct of discovery.

This soundtrack is calm, yet can be frantic and it plays on the behaviors depicted in the film as well.

A winning soundtrack.

(Another soundtrack recommendation from this year: (500) Days of Summer!)