"The Art of Getting By" Movie (Soundtrack List)

Film indie ini cukup menarik, bercerita tentang seorang siswa yang introvert, malas mengerjakan tugas, sehingga sering mendapatkan teguran dari guru maupun kepala sekolahnya (Ouch, that was so me teens). Diperankan oleh Freddie Highmore (the august rush) dan Emma Roberts. Pada awalnya, film ini ditayangkan dengan judul Homework pada Sundance Film Festival 2011 (FYI,Sundance film festival merupakan suatu festival film bergengsi di AS).

Anyway, besides the story that shows the life of a misanthrope-cute-slacker, I also really enjoy the music. We can say that too much indie here. The soundtrack list below are so d*mn cool.

Berikut daftar lagu dari album soundtrack film The Art of Getting By :

1. We Will Become Silhouettes - The Shins
2. We Drink on the Job - Earlimart
3. Sally’s Theme - Alex Puro
4. Sleep the Clock Around - Mates of State
5. This Momentary - Delphic
6. Christmas Break - Alec Puro
7. Winter Lady - Leonard Cohen
8. The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
9. Sally’s Bedroom - Alec Puro
10. Spitting Fire - The Boxer Rebellion
11. Here - Pavement
12. The Trial of the Century - French Kicks

Dengan didukung musik yang bagus, ni film menjadi tidak hanya sekedar film anak remaja sekolahan pada umumnya yang biasa saja (even the tweens can enjoy this movie,lol). Dari 12 lagu di atas, yang paling aku suka tentu karyanya Alec Puro, but the others, such as French Kicks and Pavement, are still cool anyway. Selamat menonton, selamat menikmati musiknya.

:::Here below are some quotes taken from the movie:::

“I’m kind of a misanthrope. Not out of choice, just a fact.”
— Freddie Highmore as George (The Art of Getting By)

“There are so many other important things to think about that homework really seems like an afterthought.”
— Freddie Highmore as George (The Art of Getting By)

The conversation below is between George and his teacher when she asks George to submit his homework.

- Teacher: Do you have your work George?
>>>George: No.
- Teacher: Why not?
>>>George: I was... depressed.
- Teacher: Oh, yes? Why was that?
>>>George: Because, uh... I realized I'm gonna die one day.
- Teacher: We're all gonna die one day, George. I don't think that's a reasonable excuse for not completing your trigonometry exercise.
>>>George: I... I was trying to. I just couldn't shake this awareness of my mortality. Everything seemed meaningless...including the assignment, unfortunately.

My soundtrack today: You make me feel like summer by Roman Foot Soldiers

Summer mornings waves replacing wake up calls
Have a plan not to make any plans at all
Then we say hello to people we don’t know
Playing with the heart,conversation art

And I’ve been down this roller coaster
You want me to save the world, I don’t know if I should
But, I do want to be next to you
When the ban goes
 
Let’s move around to popular sounds that sell
Inhale the ocean, drink a potion to be well
Then we only take promises we make opportunities
Canvas in the sun, we paint our faces on, not sure what it means
 
And I’ve been down this roller coaster
You want me to save the world, I don’t know if I could
But, I do want to be next to you
When the ban goes

Sudah lumayan lama sih ni lagu aku play terus dan ngendon di playlistku. Mungkin karena beberapa hari ini di Jogja hujan mulu, jadi semacam pas ni lagu di puter,,ahee...you make me feel like summer (winter slowly turns into summer, then summer turns into drought??,,haduww dehidrasi..)

Meskipun udah agak lama terbentuk, tapi ya sekedar info, band ini terbentuk sejak tahun 2005 di Canada. Mereka itu mahasiswa yang berasal dari Indonesia yang sedang kuliah di Vancouver, Canada (merasa satu indonesia, bergabung dalam satu band dan pastinya gak asal-asalan lah musiknya). They are,

Vocalist: Tim Matindas
guitarists: Gogor Yudo dan Prianka Bukit
bassist: Reza Adhitama
keyboardist and synthesizer player: Josh Hartana
drummer: Luky Ginting.

Kemudian tahun 2010 setelah menyelesaikan kuliahnya,mereka kembali ke jakarta dan tetep concern dalam bermusik di bawah naungan sinjitos records. If you're pop-electonica-indie music listeners, RFS is very recommended for you. I think the band deserves to get more popularity than now, as they said, "success to us is when we get to perform a live gig EVERY SINGLE DAY” (quoted from nylon interview)<<<< sambil berharap mereka tampil di Jogja. Selain 'You make me feel like summer', you can also check their other songs: Waterfont and Streets Without Signs here