Napoleon Dynamite original soundtrack
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The Napoleon Dynamite original soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2004 comedy film Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 comedy film co-written and directed by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess and stars Jon Heder as Napoleon Dynamite. The film was Jared Hess' first full-length feature and is partially adapted from his earlier short film, Peluca....
. It features the original score, dialogue, and other artists' songs. It was released on October 5, 2004, by Lakeshore Records
Lakeshore Records
Lakeshore Records is the independent music division of Lakeshore Entertainment . They started out as WILL Records.Will Records were started by Skip Williamson in the early 90s...
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The original ending montage is not included in the soundtrack. It is Music for a Found Harmonium by Patrick Street
Patrick Street
Patrick Street is an Irish folk group.The band was formed in Dublin in 1986 with Kevin Burke on fiddle, Jackie Daly on button accordion, Andy Irvine on bouzouki and vocals, and Arty McGlynn on guitar...
, which is in turn a cover of the original song by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra was a collective of performing musicians created by classically trained British guitarist, composer and arranger Simon Jeffes...
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Track listing
- "What Ever I Feel Like"
- "I Want Candy" - Bow Wow WowBow Wow WowBow Wow Wow were an English 1980s New Wave band created by Malcolm McLaren to promote his and business partner Vivienne Westwood's New Romantic fashion lines.The group's music is described as having an "African-derived drum sound".-History:...
- "Bus Rider" - John SwihartJohn SwihartJohn Swihart is a musician, best known for composing music for movies, most notably the Napoleon Dynamite movie. This 2004 soundtrack album was the first CD release of his music....
- "Locker Room 1"
- "Every Moment (live)" - Rogue WaveRogue Wave (band)Rogue Wave is an indie rock band from Oakland, California, , and headed by Zach Schwartz who created the band after losing his job in the dot-com bust. Their first album was Out of the Shadow which was released privately in 2003 and re-released in 2004...
- "Pull in Town"
- "Nap Pulls Kip Return" - John Swihart
- "Nap Pulls Kip" - John Swihart
- "You Do Speak English?"
- "New Mate" - FigurineFigurine (band)Figurine is an electronica band based in the USA. The band members, friends since high school, are somewhat secretive about their identities, using the pseudonyms David Figurine , James Figurine and Meredith Figurine and not releasing any band photos.While the band seems to be inactive , all...
- "Granny ATV" - John Swihart
- "Cagefighter"
- "A-TeamThe A-TeamThe A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by...
Theme" - John Swihart - "Here's Rico" - John Swihart
- "Summer's Cake" - John Swihart
- "Vote for Me"
- "Design" - Fiction Company
- "Locker Room 2"
- "Sometimes You Gotta Make It Alone" - Money MarkMoney MarkMark Ramos-Nishita aka Money Mark is a producer and musician who has collaborated with the Beastie Boys many times. He also appears on the first Banyan album in 1997 as the "Freeway Keyboardist".-Career:...
- "Worst Video"
- "Thrifty" - John Swihart
- "Suit"
- "Suitwalk" - John Swihart
- "Talons"
- "Kip Waits" - John Swihart
- "Chapstick"
- "Solamente Una Vez" - Trío Los PanchosLos PanchosLos Panchos was an internationally famous Latin pop trio known for its romantic ballads and boleros.-History:...
- "Loch Ness"
- "Nap Store Video" - John Swihart
- "A Skit by Pedro"
- "Canned HeatCanned Heat (song)"Canned Heat" is the second single from British funk band Jamiroquai's fourth studio album, Synkronized, released in 1999. The song was their second #1 on the U.S. Dance Chart and peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund...
" - JamiroquaiJamiroquaiJamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as... - "D-Qwan Boogie" - John Swihart
- "Nap Dance Bedroom" - John Swihart
- "Whole Milk"
- "Only You" - YazYazoo (band)Yazoo are a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. They had a number of Top 10 hits in the UK charts in the early 1980s...
- "Nap Rico Van" - John Swihart
- "Nap Hangs Up the Phone" - John Swihart
- "Forever YoungForever Young (Alphaville song)"Forever Young" is the title track from German rock/synthpop group Alphaville's 1984 debut album of the same name. Though it was not the group's highest-charting European hit and failed to reach the American Top 40 despite three separate U.S...
" - AlphavilleAlphaville (band)Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold , Bernhard Lloyd , and Frank Mertens Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum,... - "Time After Time" - Sparklemotion
- "Ninja Moves"
- "Alternate Ending Montage" - John Swihart
- "The Promise" - When in RomeWhen in Rome (band)When in Rome are an English New Wave trio, originally consisting of vocalists Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann, and keyboards player Michael Floreale. They are best known for their 1988 single, "The Promise".-History:...
Other songs
These songs appeared in the movie, but are not included on the commercially-released soundtrack.- "We're Going to Be FriendsWe're Going to Be Friends"We're Going to Be Friends" is a promotional single by the American alternative rock band White Stripes from their album White Blood Cells. It was released in late 2002, and tells the story of meeting a new friend at the beginning of a school year...
" - The White StripesThe White StripesThe White Stripes was an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consisted of the songwriter Jack White and drummer Meg White . Jack and Meg White were previously married to each other, but are now divorced... - "Larger Than LifeLarger than Life (Backstreet Boys song)"Larger than Life" is a song by the Backstreet Boys, released as the second single from their 1999 album, Millennium. It was written by Max Martin, Kristian Lundin and Brian Littrell and is mainly a tribute to the group's fans. The song broke the record for longest running #1 on MTV's Total Request...
" - Backstreet Boys - "The RoseThe Rose (song)"The Rose" is a pop song written by Amanda McBroom and made famous by Bette Midler, who performed it in the 1979 movie, The Rose. Since then it has been covered by a variety of artists.-Bette Midler version:...
" - Bette Midler - "So Ruff, So Tuff" - Zapp and Roger
- "Music for a Found Harmonium" by Simon JeffesSimon JeffesSimon Jeffes was an English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. He formed, and was the core performer of, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He composed the ballet Still Life at the Penguin Cafe...
(covered by Patrick StreetPatrick StreetPatrick Street is an Irish folk group.The band was formed in Dublin in 1986 with Kevin Burke on fiddle, Jackie Daly on button accordion, Andy Irvine on bouzouki and vocals, and Arty McGlynn on guitar...
)* - "Time After TimeTime after Time (Cyndi Lauper song)"Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks...
" - Cyndi LauperCyndi LauperCynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...