Paul: music from the motion picture

Film soundtracks
Written By Chris Singleton
Paul: Music From The Original Motion Picture
Feb 21 2011, Universal Music
 
In the comedy-adventure Paul, two best friends Graeme Willy (Simon Pegg of Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) and Clive Gollings (Nick Frost of Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) have saved for decades to take a sci-fi fan’s trip of a lifetime: a pilgrimage to America’s UFO heartland to track legendary hot spots of extraterrestrial activity. But when a close encounter with an alien named Paul derails the plans…their dream vacation turns into a road trip that will rock their universe forever.

Hunted by federal agents and the fanatical father of Ruth Buggs (Kristen Wiig of Date Night, Knocked Up), a young woman whom they have accidentally kidnapped, Graeme and Clive hatch a fumbling plan to return Paul to his mother ship in one piece. And as two nerds fight to help save an awesome little green man, Paul might just take his fellow outcasts from misfits to intergalactic heroes. 

Directed by Gregg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland) and from a screenplay written by frequent collaborators Pegg & Frost, Paul co-stars an impressive comedic supporting lineup that includes Jason Bateman (Hancock), Bill Hader (Pineapple Express), Blythe Danner (Little Fockers), Joe Lo Truglio (Role Models), John Carroll Lynch (Get Smart), Jane Lynch (Glee), Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development) and Sigourney Weaver (Avatar).  

Of course no road movie is complete without a batch of great songs designed to keep the heart pumping, and Paul certainly delivers. In keeping with the well documented love of sci-fi that both Pegg and Frost share, each track has some link to science fiction. It is a more than diverse collection of classics from a range of genres such as punk (Another Girl Another Planet – The Only Ones), soul (Just The Two Of Us – Bill Withers and Grover Washington Jr., Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye), rock 'n' roll (Flying Saucers Rock N Roll - Bill Lee Riley), 70s pop/rock (Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren, Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest, All Over The World - ELO), reggae (I Chase The Devil – Max Romeo) and the 50s sci-fi inspired Planet Clare by B52’s. The film also features Cantina Band’s Syd Masters & The Swing Riders, a rock-a-billy cover of the music playing in the bar on Tatooine in Star Wars: A New Hope – Simon Pegg’s favourite film. 

The collection also features exerts from David Arnold’s original score. The complete track listing is as follows:  

1. PAUL OPENING TITLE  - David Arnold
2. ANOTHER GIRL ANOTHER PLANET – THE ONLY ONES
3. ROAD TRIP NUMBER 1 - David Arnold
4. JUST THE TWO OF US - BILL WITHERS & GROVER WASHINGTON JR.
5. PASSPORT - David Arnold
6. ROAD TRIP NUMBER 2 - David Arnold
7. FLYING SAUCERS ROCK N ROLL BILL LEE RILEY
8. WINDOW SHOPPING - David Arnold
9. HELLO IT'S ME -  TODD RUNDGREN
10. END OF THE ROAD TRIP - David Arnold
11. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT - KING HARVEST
12. CAMPFIRE CONFESSIONS - David Arnold
13. GOT TO GIVE IT UP - MARVIN GAYE
14. A LITTLE TALK WITH PAUL - David Arnold
15. I CHASE THE DEVIL – MAX ROMEO
16. CHASE - David Arnold
17. CANTINA BAND - SYD MASTERS AND THE SWING RIDERS
18. YOU GOTTA TRY - David Arnold
19. 1st CONTACT - David Arnold
20. PLANET CLARE - B52’S
21. GOODBYE (its a little awkward) - David Arnold
22. ALL OVER THE WORLD - ELO

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