OMG I LOVE THE
BREAKFAST CLUB! WOOOO! JUDD NELSON YOU TEENAGE HOTTIE!!!!!!
The Breakfast Club (1985), although visually an awesome and enjoyable movie, personally holds the record for one of the worst soundtracks EVER.
Before I wrote this weeks’ review, I sat down and listened to the soundtrack off YouTube. Let me tell you something- when the soundtrack is listened to throughout the actual movie, it’s alright. More often than not the audience is distracted with what’s happening on screen to really pay attention to the music.
But when I listened to it without the visuals, I was in shock.
It’s horrible! The song choices are just… wow…. and I don’t understand how the director and music/sound guys could pick out such crappy music!
I can understand to some extent how these songs go along with the 80’s style of movie but seriously, I really dislike this soundtrack!
The thing that makes me dislike this soundtrack so much is due to what the songs actually sound like. The songs hold no relevance towards the movie and are so ‘disposable’ that one would never think about the song ever again after watching the movie. There’s nothing that really stands out throughout each song which just makes it completely forgettable and irrelevant.
Although I say this, there are two songs from the soundtrack that I want to talk about quickly.The first song is “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds- you know which one I'm talking about; the song that plays when Judd Nelson does his famous air punch…
Anyways, in a review I found by Robert Christgau for The Village Voice (1985), he mentions that the band are constantly trying to distance themselves from that song. That has to make you think. Why would a band which everyone *indirectly* knows about because of the songs’ use within the movie want to disconnect themselves from taking the credit for said song?
The second song is called “Dream Montage” by Keith Forsey. Why I want to talk about this song is because I found that it was the only song on the soundtrack that actually worked alongside the visual in the film to capture the audience’s attention. If you watch this scene, you will find that the music represents each characters emotions within that particular time- something I love to see happen in movies.
At the end of the day, despite my dislike of the music, I love this movie and could watch it over and over again.
#BRATPACKFORLIFE
Ta ta for now,
Micayla
