Considering the wild popularity of the Juno soundtrack - it rose to number-one on the Billboard charts and becamse the best-selling album on the iTunes music store upon release, remaining there for more than ten weeks - it’s no shock that a follow-up is on the way.

Rhino Records will be releasing “Juno B-Sides: Almost Adopted Songs,” a 15-track collection available exclusively through iTunes for $9.99. It comes out on April 8.

The album will then be available through all digital service providers on May 13. Here is the official track listing for the CD:

1. Twentieth Century Fox Fanfar - Kimya Dawson
2. Me and You - Barry Louis Polisar
3. My Wandering Days Are Over - Sebastian
4. Kite - Mateo Messina
5. Viva la Persistance
6. Little Baby - The Bristols
7. I’m Into Something Good - Jr. James & The Late Guitar
8. Meet The McGruffs - Mateo Messina
9. Once I Loved - Astrud Gilberto
10. All I Want Is You - Kimya Dawson (solo)
11. Learning the Game (single version) - Buddy Holly
12. Meet the Lorings - Mateo Messina
13. Besame Mucho - Trio Los Panchos
14. You Can Have It All 0 Yo La Tengo
15. Zub Zub - Ellen Page

The songs from the hit movie Juno serve as far more than mere background music.

The film is significantly shaped by the music chosen for it, as its main character actually ends up singing one of the tunes to close the story. The score often reflects Juno’s bittersweet character and serve as a metaphor in the film.

With all that in mind, here’s a look inside the Juno soundtrack, which was inspired by singer Kimya Dawson (pictured), best known for her work as one-half of the Moldy Peaches.

Below, Dawson comments on the creation of the songs from the movie she was responsible for:

Anyone Else But You’ (by the Moldy Peaches):
Me and Adam Green wrote this song sitting in Tompkins Square Park [in Manhattan], sitting on a bench. We didn’t write it about each other. We both had other imaginary people in mind. Like our dream best friend/dates. We used to call our crushes “hippies.”

We would wander around NYC in the cold all night long looking for hippies. I guess this is kind of what we would have sung to our hippies if we ever found them. We didn’t find hippies back then, but the song’s still nice. I am nine years older than Adam, so he was still kind of a kid back then. It would have been gross if we were singing to each other. It is cute to see Juno and Bleeker sing it to each other, though.

It feels right. It’s a song for awkward kids. We’re old hags now. Pass the torch.

Read more about songs from Juno now.

With the holidays upon us, the Reel Movie News staff has decided to present readers with the following Christmas gift:

A thoroughly updated movie quotes section!

Browse through the following recent releases now:

• Juno quotes
• Dewey Cox quotes
• Enchanted quotes
• No Country for Old Men quotes

Of course, we have a series of quotations from classic films, as well, such as Superbad, Knocked Up an Borat. Don’t see your favorite film on there?

Let us know today!

No movie has been as critically acclaimed in 2007 as Juno.

Here are a few examples of what the reviews are saying about this Michael Cera and Ellen Page vehicle:

- [Juno] comes off as calculatedly irreverent at times… but its sweetness is genuine and next-to-impossible to resist. — A.V. Club

- The sophomore film from Jason Reitman is as smart and funny as his debut feature Thank You for Smoking, and even more affectionate and full of life. — The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

- Juno turns out to be about hope and understanding. Everyone’s heart is in the right place here, and maybe that’s why the movie wins out. – Reel Talk Reviews

- Just when one is about to write off Diablo Cody’s much-praised screenplay as less than the sum of its ornate quips, a scene will be flipped in an unexpected direction and a hidden vein of emotion suddenly struck. — Slant Magazine

Diablo Cody.

Remember that name.

The screenwriter behind Juno has been receiving critical acclaim for her effort. You’ll be hearing a lot from her in the future… and a bit right now. Here are excerpts from a recent interview:

ComingSoon.net: I just talked to [director Jason Reitman] and he says that he misses you when you don’t do interviews together.
Diablo Cody: I miss him a lot, and in fact, I was complaining in the elevator because I thought we were going to be paired for all of this. We really enjoy that and I was really looking forward to spending a day with Jason and he’s not here!

CS: I thought it would be a good idea but then I realized you talk as fast as I do, and he doesn’t, so it might be strange.
Cody: (laughs) He’s more deliberate actually, which is good. He’s a good director for that reason. I’m a lot more manic.

CS: Did you already know about his first movie “Thank You for Smoking” when you found out he was going to direct your first script?
Cody: I didn’t actually. I’d never seen “Thank You for Smoking” and I fibbed and told him that I had when we met, so he wouldn’t think I was completely unprepared, which I always am. Eventually, after our third meeting, I finally thought, “You know what? The jig is up. I should probably see ‘Thank You for Smoking.’” So I went back to my home in Minneapolis and my friends and I got together and we had a little party, and we rented “Thank You for Smoking” and I wanted to see what this guy could do, and he knocked my socks off.

I mean, what a fantastic movie, visually, in terms of the writing, the direction, the tone. I think Reitman is a master at establishing tone, and after I saw the movie, I felt so confident and so blessed. I called Jason and said, “Let’s do this!”

CS: A lot of people talk about the dialogue in the script and how original it is. How was the collaboration when you started working with Jason, who as you said, is a writer himself?
Cody: He was very very respectful of the material, and yet at the same time, because he’s a writer and a respected writer at that, I could take his suggestions very seriously, and I respected his opinion very much.

Read the full interview here.

Ellen Page and Michael Cera star in Juno. Below, the young stars talk about the film with Movie Web:

How quickly upon reading the script, were you like “I want to do this project?”
Ellen Page: When I read the script it just blew mind and I fell totally in love with it and I just really wanted to be part of it.

Michael Cera: How quickly?

Ellen Page: Oh, how quickly? … I don’t know, page 4. No, that’s exaggerating. One of those things where immediately when you started reading it, you knew it was something special and then the more you read, the more it surprised you, and the more you realized it was devoid of stereotype and…

Michael Cera: I really liked the format of the script. It was not written like a script. It didn’t look like she (screenwriter Diablo Cody) was trying to write it like a script. It was more like a book. I can remember certain paragraphs were just like broken up oddly and that kind of … not like reading a script.

Kinda like a book. That made me want to do the movie. I thought “wow, if it’s written oddly then, if it’s not written like a script, it’s got to be a good movie”. I found out, that’s not the way to make a decision. And it’s not a lesson that I’ll soon forget.

What did you two like most about your characters? What about that character that caught your eye?
Michael Cera: I really liked that my character’s just kinda immediately less out of the equation. I didn’t have any sort of control in the matter. It’s like a movie that takes course over 9 months or so and just the whole time, not aware of what’s going on and have no control over it, so that kind of, I thought that would be fun to do.

Ellen Page: I was excited about this character because I felt like it was a teenage female lead that we just never seen before and although she’s an incredibly unique and witty and all these things, she’s also very genuine and it all felt very sincere.

Michael Cera may be the first name you think of when you watch the trailer for Juno, but Ellen Page is the actress that truly dominates the film.

She recently spoke to Comingsoon.net about the role:

Q: How do you approach a comedy like this differently from doing a drama?
Page: I don’t know. It’s interesting. I think I’ve done some films that have an element of emotional extremity and oddly I think there’s an illusion that that’s more difficult acting and it can be more difficult to just be and to just be as genuine as possible.

For a film like Juno, I felt like if it was at all forceful than it would have become contrived and annoying and a lax and kind of a genuine emotion that allows for the heart to connect. If you lose that, well you’ve lost me for one thing. I’m very much like you gotta get me here or, you know?

So often movies that everyone on the planet likes, I don’t like, ’cause I’m just like I can’t connect to this at all. I think it’s about connecting. It’s always about connecting. I’m totally rambling. I think with something like “Juno” there’s more of a fine line I suppose.

Q: How did you find the physicality of the role, being eight months pregnant?
Page: Intimidated at first, but I actually watched other films. Michael Winterbottom’s “Wonderland,” I don’t know if you’ve seen that. Amazing movie. And Molly Parker, a Canadian actress, is pregnant in that and gives birth.

I remembered that because I love that film and I was like, “I’m going to watch that and completely rip her off.” So shout-out to Molly Parker, and yeah, I bought “Pregnancy for Dummies.”

To read the full interview, click here.

As we look forward to indie sensation Juno - billed as this year’s Little Miss Sunshine - here’s a look at the soundtrack for the Michael Cera and Ellen Page vehicle:

1. “All I Want Is You” ­ Barry Louis Polisar
2. “Rollercoaster” ­ Juno Film Version - Kimya Dawson
3. “A Well Respected Man” ­ The Kinks
4. “Dearest” ­ Buddy Holly
5. “Up The Spout” ­ Mateo Messina
6. “Tire Swing” ­ Kimya Dawson
7. “Piazza, New York Catcher” ­ Belle & Sebastian
8. “Loose Lips” ­ Kimya Dawson
9. “Superstar” ­ Sonic Youth
10. “Sleep” ­ Instrumental - Kimya Dawson
11. “Expectations” ­ Belle & Sebastian
12. “All The Young Dudes” ­ Mott The Hoople
13. “So Nice So Smart” ­ Kimya Dawson
14. “Sea of Love” ­ Cat Power
15. “Tree Hugger” ­ Kimya Dawson and Antsy Pants
16. “I’m Sticking With You” ­ Velvet Underground
17. “Anyone Else but You” ­ The Moldy Peaches
18. “Vampire” ­ Antsy Pants
19. “Anyone Else But You” ­ Ellen Page and Michael Cera

We can’t wait for Juno.

It looks like this year’s Little Miss Sunshine, adorable and hilarious. See for yourself:

We can’t wait to see Juno. How come? Two words:

Michael. Cera.

Aside from starring the Arrested Development and Superbad actor, though, the film looks awfully cute and humorous. Coming out in Januaray, here’s the Juno movie poster: