Romeo & Juliet: The Soundtrack

By Jake Russell Thompson, R&J ​Director and Voices Found Co-Founder

Weeks of music history research, digging through blogs, and sustaining a constant flow of music have come together in a single playlist. Not only is it a solid mixtape, if I do say so myself, it could also be used as an advertisement for Spotify Premium.

I wasn't sure it was worth it before. I was so wrong.

Side A: Preshow

1. You Only Live Once (The Strokes)
2. Hong Kong Garden (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
3. Dance This Mess Around (The B-52s)
4. Suck It And See (Arctic Monkeys)
5. We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives (Los Campesinos!)
6. Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah)
7. Secret Meeting (The National)
8. Daft Punk Is Playing At My House (LCD Soundsystem)
9. I Might Need You To Kill (The Thermals)
10. Sea Ghost (The Unicorns)
11. Blackshirt (Nightair)​

Side B: Act I

12. Uncontrollable Urge (Devo)
13. Ten Feet Tall (XTC)
14. Into You Like A Train (The Psychedelic Furs)
15. 52 Girls (The B-52s)
16. Hong Kong Garden (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
17. Once I Had A Love (AKA The Disco Song) (Blondie)
18. Uncertain Smile (The The)
19. Disorder (Joy Division)
20. Whole Wide World (Acoustic, not available on Spotify) (Wreckless Eric)
2​1. Natural's Not In It (Gang of Four)
22. Love Like Anthrax (Gang of Four)
23. Stay Out of It (Cabaret Voltaire)
24. I'm Not In Love (Talking Heads)

​Side C: Intermission

25. Welcome To Japan (The Strokes)
26. A Dream of You and Me (Future Islands)
27. Post-Breakup Sex (The Vaccines)
28. What Difference Does It Make? (The Smiths)​

Side D: Act II

29. Public Image (Public Image Ltd.)
30. All We Ever Wanted Was Nothing (Bauhaus)
31. Making Plans for Nigel (XTC)
32. That's What You Always Say (The Dream Syndicate)
33. Premature Burial (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
34. A God In An Alcove (Bauhaus)
35. Loveless Love (The Feelies)
36. Death from Above (Crispy Ambulance)
37. Whole Wide World (Wreckless Eric)

​Side E: Post-Show

38. Electric Feel (MGMT)
39. If i ever feel better (Phoenix)
40. Always Like This (Bombay Bicycle Club)​

---

Romeo & Juliet will play during the second week of August, 2016 at the In Tandem Theater. Buy tickets here, and subscribe to our blog to follow the production and get updates on what we’re working on!