CD: "Wedding Crashers," original motion-picture soundtrack; New Line Records.

Released: July 12, 2005.

Style: Compilation.

My take: Most movies about weddings are romantic comedies or tear-jerker dramas, but "Wedding Crashers" is a film about two friends, Jeremy and John, who crash weddings with one goal in mind: scoring with female guests who are turned on by the prospect of matrimony and have consumed extreme amounts of alcohol at the party.

It stars Vince Vaughan, who also appears in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"; Owen Wilson from "I-Spy" and "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou"; Rachel McAdams, a breakout star from "The Notebook" and "Mean Girls" and now appearing in "Red Eye"; and Christopher Walken, who can make anything funny.

Just as "Wedding Crashers" is not your typical movie involving weddings, the soundtrack is not your typical wedding-movie or buddy-comedy soundtrack. Instead of including traditional wedding music or songs from Top 40 rock and rap artists, it features up-and-coming acts in the alternative-rock genre that most music journalists rave about.

With the exception of Jimmy Eat World, which appears with "(Splash) Twist Turn," most bands on the soundtrack are not the usual acts you'd find on mainstream radio: The Flaming Lips appear with "Mr. Ambulance Driver," sporting a deeper-voiced Wayne Coyne; Spoon makes a showing here with "Sister Jack"; Bloc Party, a band I highly recommend, contributes its epic "This Modern Love."

Throwing a garnish of variety into the mix is the appearance of pop classic "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry and "Hava Nagilah," the traditional Jewish wedding song, performed by Vince Vaughan and Owen Wilson.

Unlike many compilations and movie soundtracks that use music from in-the-moment bands whose music you're sick of (see the "American Pie" soundtracks or "Now That's What I Call Music" series for examples), the "Wedding Crashers" soundtrack features bands on the outskirts of popularity, giving them the chance to shine.

Just as the movie was a breath of fresh air from a summer inundated with remakes, the "Wedding Crashers" soundtrack is a refreshing change of pace from other soundtracks.

I recommend the CD and highly recommend the movie.

Jeremy Castillo is a student at Windward Community College.