Various Artists | SILCD1320 | 738572132026 | CD | Soundtrack
Song based soundtrack to contemporary Hollywood weepy, based on Nicholas (The Notebook) Sparks’ novel about a soldier-student romance.
Featuring Joshua Radin & Schuyler Fisk’s Paperweight, the alt-folk song The Moon from Oscar winning duo The Swell Season, alt-rock Amber from 311, The Donkeys’ retro rock sounding Excelsior Lady and Thing & Time from the legendary roots group The Wailing Souls.
Also featuring, star of Mamma Mia, Amanda Seyfried’s emotive track Little House, acoustic-guitar, navel-gazing Fink track This Is The Thing, Rosi Golan’s folk-pop number Think Of Me and bitter-sweet pop of You Take My Troubles Away from Rachael Yamagata & Dan Wilson. The album finishes with Deborah Lurie’s uplifting instrumental Dear John Theme.
The album has reached the number 2 spot on the Billboard Folk Chart and the film knocked Avatar off the top spot at the US box office.
TRACKLISTING
- Joshua Radin | Schuyler Fisk – Paperweight
- The Swell Season – The Moon
- 311 – Amber
- The Donkeys – Excelsior Lady
- Wailing Souls – Things & Time
- Amanda Seyfried – Little House
- Fink – This is the Thing
- Rosi Golan – Think of Me
- Rachel Yamagata | Dan Wilson – You Take My Troubles Away
- Deborah Lurie – Dear John Theme