I was pleasantly surprised that Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning could pull off Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. When I heard about the casting, I had some serious doubts. But they have chops and I think they pulled it off. In fact, some of the আরো interesting musical moments of the movie – like the parts where they were hashing out চেরি Bomb in the trailer and performing I প্রণয় Playin’ With আগুন at the roller rink combined vocals from Stewart and Fanning over the গিটার riffs, খাদ chords and drums of the original Runaways tracks.
The সঙ্গীত also just takes আপনি back (before I was listening to music) but songs which I have since grown to love. Bowie in his day, from Lady Grinning Soul to one of my পছন্দ of all time – Rebel Rebel. And আপনি are reminded just how much গাধা Iggy Pop has been kicking for decade stacked on decade. The beginning of I Wanna Be Your Dog has been sampled like crazy, but it’s so damn good that it should be sampled a million times over. It sounds like it could be cut today.
I was a bit surprised that there wasn’t আরো from the Sex Pistols অথবা the Ramones, but the story focused early and quick so maybe that would have been at the tail end of the tale.
But I’m not complaining – The Runaways includes an amazing তালিকা of 34 songs. It’s a good starter set for anyone looking to rediscover what was a major shift in the musical landscape being born. The soundtrack album has 15 of them, but I would not pass up the 19 that are missing. There is some স্বর্ণ lamé jumpsuit goodness in there.
Here’s the complete তালিকা of songs in the order they appeared in the movie and with notes on most of the scenes they were in. There are লিঙ্ক to downloads for almost all of them as well.
Opening scene – Roxy Roller – Nick Gilder
Store with the rockabillies – Fujiyama Mama – Wanda Jackson
Running, opening credits – The Wild One – Suzi Quatro
Playing গিটার sitting at the fence – The Wild One – Kristen Stewart
Talent প্রদর্শনী – Lady Grinning Soul – David Bowie
গিটার lesson – Old Smoky – Kristen Stewart
Playing গিটার on bathroom floor – It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World – The MC5
Club – Do আপনি Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) – Gary Glitter
সেকেন্ড song at club – Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
সঙ্গীত playing while on phone – Say It Like আপনি Mean It – The Yo and Flo Orchestra
গ্যারেজ – I Wanna Be Where the Boys Are – Kristen Stewart, Stella Maeve and Michael Shannon [Runaways version]
(unknown scene) – Wild Thing – Kristen Stewart
Club – Gimme Danger – Iggy & the Stooges
গান গাওয়া in bedroom – Fever – Peggy Lee
Making up song for Cherie – চেরি Bomb – Dakota Fanning and The Runaways
Jumping cars – Hollywood – The Runaways
Picking up trash – California Paradise – Dakota Fanning
(unknown scene) – আপনি Drive Me Wild – The Runaways
Sound check – Queens of Noise – Kristen Stewart and Stella Maeve
প্রদর্শনী – Dead End Justice – Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart
Rainy car song on the radio – Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) – Don McLean
Roller rink – I প্রণয় Playin’ With আগুন – Kristen Stewart and The Runaways
চুম্বন – I Wanna Be Your Dog – The Stooges
We got signed – School Days – The Runaways
Sign contract – I Wanna Be Where the Boys Are – The Runaways [Live in জাপান version]
Making Sex Pistols t-shirt – Pretty Vacant – Sex Pistols
Trailer – Don’t Abuse Me – Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning [Joan Jett version]
Photographer – Secrets – The Runaways
Plane bathroom – I Want আপনি – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
জাপান প্রদর্শনী – চেরি Bomb – The Runaways
Grocery store – Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) – Don McLean
Joan Jett in bath tub – প্রণয় is Pain – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
(unknown scene) – C’Mon – The Runaways
পালঙ্ক and jumping on বিছানা – I প্রণয় Rock N Roll – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
After call to the radio – Crimson and Clover – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
End credits – Bad Reputation – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
সেকেন্ড end credits – প্রণয় is Pain – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
