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How to Deal

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I'm honestly not a big fan of movie soundtracks, but while watching "How To Deal" I enjoyed a lot of the songs. There are a few punk type songs by singers Skye Sweetnam, a more pop version of Avril Lavigne, as well as pop-punk band the Donnas. Liz Phair's song "Why Can't I" is def. one of my faves, with a bit of an Avril feeling but again, more poppy.

There are also some nice male contributions such as the Flaming Lips airy guitar number "Do You Realize" played during the funeral scene. Tremolo's "Promise Ring" is a heartfelt piano ballad that just makes you swoon listening to the lead singers voice. John Mayer also contributes a sweet guitar number titled "Not Myself".

Finally there are the folky numbers such as the two Beth Orton tracks, and the sweet Aslyn "That's When I Love You" a nice end to the movie. While the soundtrack doesn't have any particular standout tracks, thats really a good thing, as it just flows and lets you relax while listening to it with out revolving around one or two songs.

I had been waiting forever for the price of the soundtrack to go down but then I decided it would be a while and I finally bought it. But I sure got my money's worth. All of the songs fit perfectly with the movie. "Do You Realize??" by the Flaming Lips is the light guitar ballad that works well since it was in the funeral scene. "Billy S." by Skye Sweetnam is a fun pop (almost punk) sounding song that makes you remember the happy times in the movie. "Why Can't I", "Not Myself", and both versions of "wild World" work great because they were in key scenes in the movie. But really what stands out on the disc is "That's When I love You" by Aslyn which is a great song to describe the whole movie. Overall it's worth your money.

Great compilation, hats off to the people putting it together. The Tremolo song is amazing, and the Beth Orton material stands out as well. Well worth the pickup....

This is a teenage movie with Mandy Moore starring, so clearly when I saw it I thought it would be full of pop music. I was so wonderfully deceived. I'm a 16 year old myself, but having artits such as The Flaming Lips and The Donnas, both of which amazing bands without enough recognition, and unknown songs by mainstream artists such as John Mayer. I love Cat Stevens, so i was bucoup impressed with that. The most delightful suprise of all was the Beth Orton song. I've been a fan for many years, but no one my age knows her. All-in-all it is a great soundtrack for a phenomonal movie. I could do without the Liz Phair song, but who couldn't. I was taken aback by the music choices, and it was a thrill. I'm so greatful that people my age may finally realize what good music is all about.

This is a soundtrack is good, and worth the $. However, the tracks are not crafted well into the movie itself. The only songs that actually worked with the scenes were the love ode "Promise Ring" by Tremolo and Beth Orton's cover of "Wild World". The upbeat songs in the sountrack are nice, but do not overlap in the movie well at all.

I wantted this CD for only two songs, Liz Phair's song "Why Can't I" and Skye Sweetnam's song "Billy S." But I ended up liking every single song on this CD!

Hey! I answer to the gal that asked what was the name of the first song in the trailer. It's I'd Rather Be In Love , by Michelle Branch.

This is a soundtrack for the car. It starts off powerful with such power-pop tunes as "Billy S." (by a 14-year old Avril named Syke) and "Why Can't I" (by the now Capitol Records brain-washed Liz Phair) to get through the highways, but the rear of this record is for wheeling through the countryside with someone special with sappy yet listen-worthy odes to love like "Promise Ring" by unsigned LA rockers, Tremolo and both Beth Orton tracks. Surprisingly to most, there are no Mandy Moore songs on the soundtrack. Thank God! Although Mandy is a delightful singer, she did not fit the folky-punk feel of the soundtrack. It is a nice sample of legends like the Flaming Lips, Liz Phair, and Beth Orton for those who have been living under a rock for the last musical decade, but disappointing to fans of such artists. The gems of this record are Beth's Cat Stevens cover of "Wild World" and "Promise Ring" by Tremolo a.k.a. a tripped-out Jeff Buckley. Overall, this soundtrack is worth a listen, but then going out and buying the actual records of the artists.

I think that this movie is the perfect teen love story of the summer. The music fits in perfectly within the plot of the movie. It is a great soundtrack for this summer.

it is a awesome soundtrack! ( I always love sound tracks because you get such a varity of so many good songs on one CD..... but I was bummed that Mandy didn't have a song on this one.