The Best TV Show Soundtracks According to Jessica Rae

Hi there, gentle viewers. I was listening to a movie soundtrack today (The Last Kiss for those wondering) while I was deep conditioning my hair (crucial in this dry weather!) and I realized there are a bunch of TV soundtracks that I adore. Being that I’m a generous kind o’ gal - I want to share them with you. You might remember something you used to love, or discover something new. Buying a TV show soundtrack is just another way to be the crazy-loyal-devoted fannish guy or girl that people will look at in awe, someday. You’ll at the very least be known for having a kickass music collection. (Don’t alphabetize CDs though, you don’t want to be that person. Instead, order them by genre, or something.)

Felicity: Senior Year

Oh Felicity, even when you chopped off most of your hair in season two I still loved you. By Senior year a lot had happened, but Felicity had mellowed a bit a lot. This soundtrack has bittersweet songs to listen to when you’re reflecting on life, love, and lizards (or something) like Jude - King of Yesterday, Andy Stochansky - Here Nor There, and Barenaked Ladies - Call and Answer. No need to mope all the time though, be uplifted with Maren Ord’s song Perfect. There are thirteen tracks total, which is an unlucky number but Felicity Porter was lucky. She ended up with her true love. Not the guy I would have picked (oh Noel Crane, I love you) but I have unwaivering devotion to Keri Russel and Felicity - the show and the girl. J.J. Abrams made this show before Alias and Lost. I think it might be my favorite of them all, though I love them all. J.J. Abrams wrote and performed the theme song they used in the last two seasons of Felicity. Wanna hear/see it? Here you go:

Here is the Jude song King of Yesterday on YouTube, set to a static picture - so just listen.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Once More, with Feeling

This is the soundtrack for a specific episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, called Once More With Feeling. It is a musical! In a word, it is: awesome!

Here is the cast performing the cheerful I’ve Got a Theory:

If you’ve ever wanted a gorgeous man to sing a song to you (question - who doesn’t?) then you’ll enjoy James Marsters as Spike, singing the dramatic and lovelorn Rest in Peace:

There is also this soundtrack:Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Album (1999 Television Series) It’s angsty and great, covering the first few years of the show.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale

This is the last of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtracks, and it’s wonderful (I wish there were more). I recommend getting this just for the song Blue by Angie Hart. The song was written specifically for the season seven episode Conversations with Dead People. There are songs by Blur, Aimee Mann, and The Dandy Warhols. Of course, there are also songs by singers and bands you might not know that well: Dashboard Prophets, Devics, and Lunatic Calm. Sarah McLachlan’s Prayer for Saint Francis is a short and beautiful song that is also included.

Here is the gorgeous Angie Hart song Blue:

Apparently there is another release of this CD with nine more songs! Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale

House M.D. Original Television Soundtrack

You have to get this if only to get the Rolling Stone’s cover of You Can’t Always Get What You Want by Band from TV. The band does covers for charity and includes members such as actor Greg Gunberg and Hugh Laurie (House). Listen to the song!:

Veronica Mars

A really, really, really amazing album! Something Happens by Momentary Thing brings you right back to the moment of Logan and Veronica’s first kiss. (A moment to relive a thousand times.) Ocean City Girl by Ivy makes you wish you lived on an ocean, and even though I live on a lake I’m still jealous. Lily Dreams on by Cotton Mather makes me tear up every time I hear it. I Turn my Camera On by Spoon will make you feel spirited and dance, at the very least. The Perisher’s make me swoon and their song Sway is perfect. Also highly notable is the song Long Time Coming by The Delays. I’m not sure what it is about this song, but I seem to put it on repeat all the time.

Oh, and did I forget the mention the theme song? We Used to be Friends by The Dandy Warhols? A long time ago, we used to be friends… COME ON NOW SUGAR, BRING IT ON, BRING IT ON YEA!!! (When I hear this song I have to bounce around on a sugar high and forget to care that I can’t dance.)

Here is the Spoon song, give it a couple seconds to get in gear:

Time to Sway with The Perishers:

I really recommend: Let There Be Morning - The Perishers

Our Little Corner of the World: Music From Gilmore Girls

This is a CD for music lovers. We’ve got a little Bjork, some P.J. Harvey, John Lennon, The Shins, Elastica and even XTC. A theme song I never get tired of is the one for Gilmore Girls. Carole King & Louise Goffin - Where You Lead I Will Follow:

Why can’t we all live in Stars Hollow, have best friends like Paris Gellar, Sookie St. James and Lane Kim, boyfriends like Luke Danes, Jess Mariano and Dave Rygaliski, and most importantly - have Moms like Lorelai? At least we can listen to the great music Lorelai and Rory listen to.

Okay, what are your favorite TV soundtracks? Do you remember the first TV soundtrack you ever got? My dad bought me a Friends soundtrack, so that was my first. It’s okay. Nothing to jump around for. I gave it away. Remember, some TV soundtracks are only a good idea at the time (anyone else going to admit to listening to the Dawson’s Creek soundtracks? me either!) but some will stay with you forever.

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Gasp! How did these get here?:

Songs From Dawson’s Creek [ENHANCED CD]

Songs from Dawson’s Creek, Vol. 2 (TV Series) [ECD]