Hot Fuzz (soundtrack)

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Hot Fuzz
Soundtrack to Hot Fuzz by various artists
Released	February 22, 2007
Genre	Rock Psychedelic Rock Pop Alternative Rock Hard Rock Britpop New Wave Indie Rock Glam Rock
Length	76:13
Label	Island Records
Producer	Osymyso
Edgar Wright film soundtrack chronology
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Hot Fuzz (2007)

Hot Fuzz: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the 2007 British crime-comedy film, Hot Fuzz. The album was released on February 19, 2007 in the United Kingdom, and on April 17, 2007 in the United States and Canada. The UK release contains 22 tracks, and the US/Canada release has 14.

Contents 1 Composition 2 Track listings 2.1 UK/EU release 2.2 US/Canada release 2.2.1 Missing tracks 3 Other songs in the film 4 Credits 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Composition

The film's score is by British film composer David Arnold, who has scored the James Bond film series since 1997. Among Arnold's works featured on the soundtrack album is the "Hot Fuzz Suite", which is a compilation of excerpts from the score.^[1]

Other music from the film is a mix of 1960s and 1970s British rock (The Kinks, T.Rex, The Move, The Sweet, The Troggs, Arthur Brown, Cozy Powell), New Wave (Adam Ant, XTC) and indie UK and American rock (The Fratellis, Eels, Jon Spencer).^[1][2] It should be noted that fans who simply want the music may be disappointed, as dialogue by Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and various other cast members is interwoven into the music itself, rather than being on separate tracks.^[3]

The song selection also includes some police-themed titles, including Supergrass' "Caught by the Fuzz" as well as "Here Come the Fuzz", which was especially composed for the film by Jon Spencer's Blues Explosion.^[1][4] The film score also references and parodies the scores from action films, with the song "Lethal Fuzz", containing samples of the music used in promotional trailers for Lethal Weapon.^[3]

American film director Robert Rodriguez contributed to the film's score as well, and is acknowledged in the UK album's liner notes. The liner notes also credit music supervisor Nick Angel (the inspiration for the name of Simon Pegg's character in the film) and film director Edgar Wright as executive producers, while British mashup and breakbeat DJ Osymyso (Mark Nicholson) is credited as producer.^[5] Osymyso had previously worked with Pegg and Wright on their previous film, Shaun of the Dead.

[edit] Track listings

[edit] UK/EU release

1. "Theme from Hot Fuzz" (David Arnold) – 2:11
2. "Goody Two Shoes" (Marco Pironi and Adam Ant) – 3:34
   • Performed by Adam Ant
3. "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" (Andy Partridge) – 3:35
   • Performed by XTC
4. "Village Green Preservation Society" (Ray Davies) – 2:56
   • Performed by The Kinks
5. "Solid Gold Easy Action" (Marc Bolan) – 2:14
   • Performed by T.Rex
6. "Baby Fratelli" (The Fratellis) – 3:53
   • Performed by The Fratellis
7. "Blockbuster!" (Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn) – 3:21
   • Performed by The Sweet
8. "Dance with the Devil" (Phil Dennys and Michael Hayes) – 3:15
   • Performed by Cozy Powell
9. "Slippery Rock 70's" (Nigel Fletcher and Robert Woodward) – 2:38
   • Performed by Stavely Makepeace
10. "Uncle Derek" – 0:31
    • Dialogue extract performed by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost
11. "Night of Fear" (Roy Wood) – 2:10
    • Performed by The Move
12. "I Can't Control Myself" (Reg Presley) – 3:02
    • Performed by The Troggs
13. "Fire" (Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane, Peter Ker and Michael Ivor Firesilver) – 2:47
    • Performed by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
14. "Kick out the Jams" (Jeff Jarratt and Don Reedman) – 2:20
    • Performed by Tubthumper
15. "Lethal Fuzz (Osymyso Remix)" (John Eric Alexander) – 2:01
    • Samples music used in promotional trailers for the film Lethal Weapon.^[3]
16. "Avenging Angel" (Robert Rodriguez) – 0:35
17. "Souljacker Part 1" (Mark Oliver Everett, Jonathan "Butch" Norton and Adam Siegel – 3:16
    • Performed by Eels
18. "Caught by the Fuzz" (Gareth Coombes, Daniel Goffy and Michael Quinn) – 3:16
    • Performed by Supergrass
19. "Solid Gold Easy Action" (Marc Bolan) – 2:16
    • Performed by The Fratellis
20. "What did you think of that?" – 0:16
    • Dialogue extract performed by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost
21. "Here Come the Fuzz" (Philip Hernandez, Chris Maxwell and Jon Spencer) – 3:52
    • Performed by Jon Spencer and the Elegant Trio
22. "Hot Fuzz Suite" (David Arnold) – 23:11
    • Compilation of excerpts from the score.^[1]

[edit] US/Canada release

Hot Fuzz
Soundtrack to Hot Fuzz by various artists
Released	April 17, 2007 April 17, 2007
Genre	Rock Alternative Rock Britpop New Wave Indie Rock Pop Psychedelic Rock
Length	63:31[6]
Label	Interscope Cherry Tree
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link SoundtrackNet link
Edgar Wright film soundtrack chronology
Shaun of the Dead (2004) Hot Fuzz (2007)

1. "Goody Two Shoes" – Adam Ant
2. "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" – XTC
3. "Village Green Preservation Society" - The Kinks
4. "Baby Fratelli" – The Fratellis
5. "Dance with the Devil" – Cozy Powell
6. "Slippery Rock 70's" – Stavely Makepeace
7. "I Can't Control Myself" – The Troggs
8. "Fire" – The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
9. "Lethal Fuzz [Osymyso Remix]" – John Eric Alexander
   • Samples music used in promotional trailers for the film Lethal Weapon.^[3]
10. "Souljacker Part 1" – Eels
11. "Caught by the Fuzz" – Supergrass
12. "Solid Gold Easy Action" – The Fratellis
13. "Here Come the Fuzz" – Jon Spencer & the Elegant Trio
14. "Hot Fuzz Suite" – David Arnold
    • Compilation of excerpts from the score.^[1]

[edit] Missing tracks

The following tracks that appeared on the UK/international release were omitted from the US/Canada album:

1. "Theme from Hot Fuzz" (David Arnold)
2. "Solid Gold Easy Action" (T.Rex)
3. "Blockbuster" (The Sweet)
4. "Uncle Derek" (Dialogue extract)
5. "Night of Fear" (The Move)
6. "Kick out the Jams" (Tubthumper)
7. "Avenging Angel" (Robert Rodriguez) – 0:35
8. "What did you think of that?" (Dialogue extract)

[edit] Other songs in the film

One song that is featured in the film but is not included on either soundtrack release is "Romeo and Juliet" by Dire Straits. In his DVD commentary, director Edgar Wright notes the irony of having to pay Dire Straits to use the song after he had poked fun at the band in his previous film, Shaun of the Dead.^[4]

[edit] Credits

• Executive producers: Nick Angel and Edgar Wright
• Soundtrack producer: Osymyso
• Executive producer in charge of music at Universal Pictures: Kathy Nelson

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Hot Fuzz at the Internet Movie Database
• Hot Fuzz at Metacritic