Where the Wild Things Are – Where the Soundtrack Is

By Jordan Jeffus, Austin, TX

I saw “Where the Wild Things Are” last night and had to share this tasty tidbit with you all. I’m no movie critic, so I’ll give a few main points and then move on to what I know – the music.The movie starts out with a cute little boy who is alone in the world. He gets in a fight with his mom and runs off – to a magical land. You’ve read the book, you know the plot. Surprisingly, the movie delves deep into a myriad of human emotions with the beast-like characters. Happiness, jealousy, anger, fear, anxiety, love, loneliness – they’re all there.

Now on to the good stuff. The ENTIRE soundtrack is done by Karen O and The Kids. Yeah, Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs – one of the best performances of ACL this year.

The compositions are absolutely perfect for the movie. There are slow, quiet piano notes when a character experiences sadness and fast, upbeat jams when the monsters are happily running through their “kingdom.” Each track has the insanely awesome of Karen O – some with sweet, meaningful lyrics and some with

You can listen to the soundtrack here.

Another fun tidbit – the voice of one of the main characters, Judith, is done by the mom from Home Alone…KEVIN!