I Love You, Beth Cooper: Soundtrack

About the Soundtrack
The movie I Love You, Beth Cooper is based off the book by the same name. In the book and movie, a nerdy boy named Denis speaks in front of his entire school at his high school graduation. He confesses that he has always been in love with Beth Cooper, the most popular girl in school. Touched by his honesty, Beth Cooper decides to give the boy a night he'll never forget.

The soundtrack is divided into four parts. Each set of songs is separated by an instrumental interlude (tracks 5, 9, and 12).

Part 1
There are four songs in the first part of the soundtrack. The mood alternates between songs. If one song is sweet and sad, the next is bold and powerful. It's like split personalities! We think the sweet and sad ones represent Denis, and the bold and powerful ones represent Beth Cooper.

Our favorite song in this set is Forget Me, performed by Violet Columbus. If you liked the soundtrack to Juno, you'll love this song. Violet's airy vocals have a little bit of an edge like Kimya Dawson's, and it's all sung over an acoustic guitar. The song was actually written by Eleni Mandell, who sings the same song on the very last track (track 15).

Part 2
After the first interlude, the soundtrack is all energy! The songs are all about living fast and hard. The songs have energy from the simple beats and emphatic vocals. Our favorite song in this set was Catch Me If You Can, which reminded us of Outkast, especially during the chorus.

The interlude at the end of this set is eerie and troubled. It builds up to a very cathartic ending, though, as if something really amazing happened!

Part 3
The song following the interlude feels like a revelation. If you read the name of the song, I bet you can guess what happened! At first, the feeling of the song is far-away, like someone who is daydreaming so hard their eyes glazed over. Then, that person wakes up and they realize that everything is shiny, bright, and beautiful!

The next track, Cruisin', is chill, easy, and happy, like there's nothing wrong in the world. This is the shortest set on the soundtrack with only two songs.

Part 4
After the last interlude, the mood of the soundtrack feels like the reclamation of life. There's a new energy now. It's not like the wild energy of Part 2. This energy is controlled and mature. Sounds like someone has grown up a little bit! But if you listen to the words, they're still telling us that we're young and should be having fun.

The very last two songs are all excitement. It sounds like the bold and powerful personality from Part 1 won over!

This is the part with the second version of Forget Me. Eleni Mandell's version is electric-powered, drum-rhythmic, and features gritty, throaty vocals.

Overall

Our favorite tracks on this mix are #1, #3, and #11, followed closely by #6 and #4. Track #15 is great if you like the soundtrack to 10 Things I Hate About You.

Overall, we really like this soundtrack. A good soundtrack will tell the story of the movie in music. The I Love You, Beth Cooper soundtrack does just that! The interludes are a little distracting, but they do help tell the story. We give it a thumbs up!

You can preview Forget Me by Eleni Mandell by visiting the official website of the upcoming movie. You can also submit and watch love confession videos. Not quite ready to make a video confession to the world? Submit a Love Letter on SmartGirl, instead.

by SmartGirl Reviewer Megan

Track List
1. Forget Me Violet Columbus
2. Try It Again The Hives
3. Come Out of the Shade The Perishers
4. Sway The Kooks
5. Last Kiss Christophe Beck
6. Catch Me If You Can Gym Class Heroes
7. Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast Airbourne
8. A Good Idea at the Time OK Go
9. Beth Cooper Suite Christophe Beck
10. Beth Kiss
11. Cruisin' Smokey Robinson
12. Who Knew? Christophe Beck
13. Feels Like the First Time Foreigner
14. School's Out Alice Cooper
15. Forget Me Eleni Mandell