the perks of being a wallflower // soundtrack

a good rock solid soundtrack is the equivalent of having a rock-steady go-to collection of songs to heighten an evening of seduction, sort of. at any rate the summit entertainment film the perks of being a wallflower, directed by and based on the best-selling book by stephen chbosky, has put together a coterie of sounds which lift the film beyond its coming of age storyline. and much like 15-year-old charlie, the movies central character, songs like xtc‘s “dear god” and the cocteau twin‘s “pearly dewdrops’drop” represent the maligned and unseen. so, in a lot of ways the music becomes a character itself, representing the mostly ignored and misunderstood youth of yesteryear and today. good stuff for sure, and for some a pleasant stroll down memory lane. peace.


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