Our favorite teen detective returns to her crime solving roots in the new film “Veronica Mars”. Coming along for the ride are artists Mr. Twin Sister, Emperor X, ZZ Ward, and The Dandy Warhols performing the original opening theme to the television series. Given that “Veronica Mars” is such a unique film, it deserves a soundtrack that is equally unique.  Now, let’s kick back and enjoy this awesome soundtrack.

The best thing about this soundtrack is that it includes the original theme song “We Used to be Friends” performed not only by The Dandy Warhols, but remade by Alejandro Escovedo. Fans of the show may enjoy hearing the familiar melodies and will take them on a trip down memory lane.  “Veronica Mars” fans aren’t the only ones who will appreciate this soundtrack; fans of the late, great Lou Rawls will swoon to his deep baritone voice in the classic hit “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine”. With a combination of Disco, pop rock, rap and blues, this soundtrack proves to be energetic and electrifying.

While each song is creative and fun to listen to, not every song is a perfect fit for this soundtrack. Given that this film is about a young detective, Emperor X’s “Go Captain and Pinlighters” and Lou Rawls’ “You’ll Never Find A Love Like Mine” seem completely out of place. If “Veronica Mars” were about a young basketball star, “Go Captain and Pinlighters” would be perfect, given its constant shouts of “Go Seahawks! Go Panthers!” Unfortunately, Lou Rawls’ hit doesn’t fit well with this soundtrack either. When you have a soundtrack about a young detective taking on a case, “You’ll Never Find A Love Like Mine” is a less than appropriate choice of background music. Not every detective movie has to involve a 1980’s synthesizer, but the music must be the perfect match for the film’s theme. Songs about team sports or 1970’s love songs are not necessarily the ideal choices for films of this nature.

Fans of “Veronica Mars” will fall in love with this soundtrack primarily because of the original theme to the show, “We Used to Be Friends”. This will remind the fans why they loved the series in the first place, and renew their interest as well as introduce new fans to the franchise. The fans are sure to love this soundtrack.

Final Grade: A

About The Author

Lauren Beverly

Music Reviewer

I love to write and have been doing so since the age of eight. Fictional stories have always been a favorite of mine, because it gives me a chance to be creative and to express myself in a multitude of ways. On more than one occasion, a song proved to be the inspiration to several stories I have written. Believe it or not, some of those songs were on soundtracks! That’s mostly what I listen to, aside from hits from the 1950’s up to the 1980’s. I’ve learned that anything can be the inspiration to a story, even a poster from the 1990’s or a DVD cover.

I’ve lived in Upper Marlboro all of my life and spent much of my childhood watching cartoons of all kinds, and listening to my older sister’s cassette tapes. Growing up, I listened to everything Jackson related, Paula Abdul, Elton John, and even the controversial group Milli Vanilli. As a teenager, I continued to listen to old-school hits and that was pretty much all I liked, aside from listening to all of Michael Jackson’s music. To this day, I still love old-school hits. That hasn’t changed.

I own a variety of CDs from artists such as Styx, The BeeGees, Michael Jackson, Queen, The Yellow Submarine Soundtrack, and many others. When a soundtrack comes out, there will always be one specific song from that album that I’ll love. It never fails.

I’ve graduated from Bowie State University in December 2013 with a B.A. degree in English.

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