If you haven’t watched the movie, then the soundtrack won’t move you as much as it should because it also tells a story, not visually but through beautiful melodies. The soundtrack opens up with Ed Sheeran’s “All the Stars” which kind of sets the right mood for the album. It’s painful to listen to the album because the movie was emotionally draining, yes it’s one of those movies that will make you weep and listening to the soundtrack evokes those emotions from the movie theatre. It also made sense for the music producer to work with some of the best melancholic artists like Lykke Li, Birdy, Kodaline to set the atmosphere of the movie. Themes that appear in the album are: love, pain, life; it’s a long, hard journey.
The Fault In Our Stars soundtrack is a rock-solid collection of heartfelt pop songs that, refreshingly, feel genuinely connected to the film and the producer carefully chose the artists that can bring the film to life with the music. That’s what The Great Gatsby managed to do with their soundtrack, The Fault In Our Stars followed suite, or maybe even better.
Suggestion: Go watch the movie before you listen to the soundtrack, you can get the album here: http://bit.ly/1sEi2Yv
