Many times I felt that this movie was just a way for the director / whoever in charge to advertize his favorite songs. Starting off with the long opening credits being basically a full song, and then so many random songs were inserted in a lot of scenes, where in other movies there would just be a score, and this film was very excessive about it. It took me out of the moment many times.
shareI haven't seen the other two Guardians films in some time, but that's how they always seemed to me. Someone familiar with the comics told me that that's consistent with the main character listening to music on his Sony Walkman, but still, not my thing.
It is very understandable that it could take you out of the moment.
Peter never had a Walkman in the comics. I'm sure he got one after the movie came out, but that was something invented for the movie.
shareI thought the opening song was a little long and a little too dreary.
sharemaybe that was the point? it was setting the tone for the Rocket back story.
shareOh it very much was. It went on for so long! And sure if you speak English it drives the message of the song home in relation to the character, but if you don't, it's meaningless
shareThe music is one of my favorite parts of these movies…so, guess that’s how it goes.
shareAgreed. 'Dog Days are Over' is a perfect ending song to the trilogy. James Gunn is a genius because in lesser capable hands with the wrong soundtrack these films could have been a disaster but he knocks out of the park with each one.
An example of little thought being put into a soundtrack is the 2016 Suicide Squad where the songs add nothing to the film.
Was it the song they danced to? If so I thought is was horrible. The first song in the film was also awful.
shareSame. I love the soundtracks of these movies.
shareIt does feel like several MTVs stitched together by star trek and an old style dystopian science fiction future.
shareIt's like the ran out of good ideas for music for this one.
The 1st movie was the best for that.
Didn’t like the opening song, way too drawn out and long. It was weird they kept strumming the guitar after it as well.
shareIt’s the reason GOTG movies are Vol I, I, and III.
This was my least favorite GOTG soundtrack, though. Probably bc I’m old.