So many complaints about the actors lip syncing instead of singing the songs themselves ...why? How is that so important that you are willing to write off the ENTIRE show? Yeah, they referred to this as a "musical" because of the dancing and theatrical elements...but it was never intended to be your standard sing-along musical- which is why it is APPROPRIATELY titled "Soundtrack"....I feel like most of you have had to have heard the phrase from someone at some point about a song or album being the "soundtrack to my life" ...
The feeling that you get when you are experiencing an extreme high filled with joy, or an extreme low filled with anger and/or sorrow, and you pop in your headphones to play a song from your playlist that you LOVE because it sums up your current emotions and experiences so completely and honestly....that feeling (at least for me) is like no other...it can feel so beautifully spiritual or so painfully surreal that it has, at times, brought me to tears. That is the power of music....the music that we love so much that holds a special place in our hearts because it feels so deeply personal. The music that we can't stop listening to, when we are in our feels, for so many more reasons other than just the catchy beat or hook..THAT feeling...THOSE emotions...that is what Soundtrack is about. It's putting on your favorite crush song after a new spark or connection give you butterflies ...it's going for a drive and blasting your favorite heartbreak anthem while you sing along and cry as you do your best to cope with your feelings and emotions...it's dancing with your new husband/wife/spouse at your wedding to the PERFECT love song to discribe your relationship, and feeling so emotionally attached to that song that even decades later you STILL can't help but smile or be brought to tears Everytime you hear it.
Look, the show is far from perfect, but it is also far from being a complete waste. The actors were okay, the story was solid, the music was still great and fit into the situations perfectly ...it's a solid 7.5 (the perfect ten is just to balance out the unjust 1 star votes) and I'm glad I sat through it. I would absolutely recommend it if you are a fan of relatable romcoms ...
The descent music and fun dance breaks were just a delightful bonus for me. It gave the show some flavor and fun to break things up a bit. Give it at least 2-3 episodes and see if it works for you...don't write it off based on the jaded opinion of a few people who only watched the first 20 minutes because they didn't like that the actors were not actually singing. I feel like a lot of those people missed out on a new series some of them may have actually really enjoyed
