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June

A lookback over last month's top 5 favourites; and you can listen along with it here

1/ Never Be The Same - Gabrielle Aplin

So given July has both the release of Heartstopper Volume 6 graphic novel and the release of Heartstopper Forever on Netflix, a rewatch of the whole 3 series on Netflix was needed. 

I am a MASSIVE fan of the Heartstopper show, and the books, and like thousands of other people, I wish it had been around when I was in school. I know for a fact it helped a lot of people with their sexuality when season 1 was released, but it's also doing a great job of educating people as well. 

Joe Locke and Kit Connor are THE perfect Charlie and Nick, and I love how much they embody the characters we all love from the books. Their friendship group is great too, with loveable characters. 

This track is from season 2 - Charlie and Nick are in Paris, and Nick's just got the call from his dad saying he's available for coffee right that instant, so cue the music... and they sprint off to the Metro as the credits start to roll.

2 / F1 - Hans Zimmer 

I've been getting quite into my Formula 1 since watching F1: The Movie last year, and I simply can't tear myself away from Hans Zimmer's amazing soundtrack. 

This track is the title track. It's not the first track you hear - as Brad Pitt has a scene where he wins at Daytona - but this track backs the introduction to the F1 team Sonny Hayes will be fighting for points with. 

I love the title credit placement though, as it accompanies a beautiful drone shot of Silverstone and zooms into Joshua Pierce taking a lap. At 42 seconds, as he rounds a corner and up and over a hill, his car speeds past the title as it appears on the screen. 

F1 was one of my favourite films of last year, and with Silverstone being this weekend (3rd-5th July), it may have to be revisited. 

3 / The Middle - Kelty Greye & KidMotel

People may recognise this track by its original by Jimmy Eat World, but I heard it in Supergirl

 

Not to give too much away, but its during a scene where she is absolutely kicking butt. The action is coming to an end, the dust is clearing, and she's looking over what she's done and who she's helped as this song plays, and I think it fits really well. 

 

I've only seen the film once, and although it's not as good as Superman last year, I enjoyed it as much as I could. I'm going to give it a second go, but I think the writing has failed Milly Alcock completely. Her character of Kara Zor-El - Supergirl - has so much depth, emotion and heartache, and yet everything else just sort of pales in comparison.  

4 / Every Sheep Should Have A Name - Christophe Beck

Hands up if you were thinking a harmless movie about sheep solving their shepherd's murder would be comedic, fun and light-hearted. **Rach raises her hand. 

Also hands up if you were completely and utterly BROKEN by emotions by the time the credits rolled. **Rach also raises her hand. 

Oh goodness, this film had no right to be as emotional as it was, but my god was it great. It completely surprised everybody, myself included, and left me blubbing as I exited the cinema, relieved to hear I wasn't the only one. 

The Sheep Detectives is feel-good film at its heart, and this particular track is from the end, as the sheep settle with their new owner (no spoilers) and move past the events of the movie. 

And when THAT cloud appears... good luck fellow empaths. Tissues at the ready. 

5 / ILY - Adiescar Chase

Another Heartstopper one, but this time from the score, and its the scene where Charlie and Nick say those 3 adorable words. 

Only Charlie chooses to say them through a locked door whilst Nick's in the shower. Its what they say all the time... why are we like this. Well, they're Charlie and Nick and we wouldn't have them any other way. 

ILY is a beautiful little track, accompanying the 3 words through the door, the awkwardness of Nick not saying it back (because he's in the shower) and then him subsequently running all the way down to Charlie in his bare feet. Now that is love. 

Honestly I cannot love a show more than Heartstopper, and this track is just the encapsulation of Charlie and Nick, and how far their relationship has come. 

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