Kick-Ass: Music from the Motion Picture

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Kick-Ass: Music from the Motion Picture
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Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released29 March 2010 (UK)
Genre Rock
Length51:19
Label Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Interscope (U.S.)
Singles from Kick-Ass: Music from the Motion Picture
  1. "Kick Ass (We Are Young)"
    Released: 2 May 2010 (UK)

Kick Ass: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the film of the same name. It was released in the United Kingdom on 29 March 2010, [1] and in the United States on iTunes on 30 March 2010. [2] The title song is sung by Mika, co-written by Jodi Marr and produced by RedOne. [3]

Contents

The video for the single shows Mika as a helpless individual left in an alleyway after being mugged. He begins to sing and as he does, the words of empowerment in the lyrics and his finding of an issue of the Kick-Ass comic inspire him to run for the rooftops and wail the chorus to the sky. The video also features intercut scenes from the film.[ citation needed ]

The song "Stand Up" by The Prodigy is featured in both the teaser trailer [4] and the red band trailer. [5]

A song featured in the film, but not on the soundtrack is "Crazy", by Gnarls Barkley. This song is played in the Mistmobile while Kick-Ass and Red Mist cruise around town together. [6] Also, the version of "Bad Reputation" used in the film was by Joan Jett but the version on the soundtrack is by a band called "The Hit Girls".

The song "Hey Little World" by The Hives, which played in the theatrical trailers was also not included. [7]

Track listing

No.TitlePerformed byLength
1."Stand Up" The Prodigy 5:08
2."Kick Ass (We Are Young)" Mika vs. RedOne 3:11
3."Can't Go Back" Primal Scream 3:46
4."There's a Pot Brewin'" The Little Ones 3:13
5."Omen" The Prodigy 3:54
6."Make Me Wanna Die" The Pretty Reckless 3:55
7."Banana Splits (Kick-Ass Film Version)" The Dickies 2:04
8."Starry Eyed" Ellie Goulding 2:58
9."This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" Sparks 3:03
10."We're All in Love" The New York Dolls 4:50
11."Bongo Song" Zongamin 5:00
12."Per Qualche Dollaro in Più (For a Few Dollars More)" Ennio Morricone 2:53
13."Bad Reputation"The Hit Girls2:56
14."An American Trilogy" Elvis Presley 4:31

Kick-Ass: The Score

Kick-Ass: The Score
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Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released17 May 2010 (UK)
Genre Soundtrack
Length1:06:33
Label Polydor Ltd. (UK), Interscope (US)

The film's score was released on 17 May 2010 in the UK. [8] Two of the instrumentals in the film are frequently compared to songs from other John Murphy composed soundtracks. These are "In The House, In A Heartbeat" from 28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album and "Adagio in D-minor" from the Sunshine soundtrack. The former was used in the scene where Big Daddy guns down D'Amico's men in the warehouse and the latter was used when Hit-Girl is trying to rescue Kick-Ass and Big Daddy. They are called "Big Daddy Kills" and "Strobe (Adagio in D Minor)" respectively on the Kick-Ass score. One track, "Walk To Rasul's" was composed by Danny Elfman, who was referenced in the original comic.

No.TitleComposerLength
1."The Armenian Superhero" Henry Jackman, Marius De Vries 1:59
2."Stand Up" The Prodigy 3:32
3."Forcefield"Marius De Vries1:05
4."Watching"Henry Jackman1:01
5."Man in the Mirror"Henry Jackman1:08
6."A Punch in the Chest"Marius De Vries0:45
7."Roof Jump"Marius De Vries, Ilan Eshkeri 1:31
8."Time to Engage"Henry Jackman0:26
9."Stabbing-Morphine"Marius De Vries, The Prodigy1:56
10."I'm Kick-Ass"Henry Jackman1:16
11."Famous"Henry Jackman, John Murphy, Marius De Vries, Ilan Eshkeri2:22
12."A Friend Like You"Marius De Vries0:43
13."Walk to Rasul's" Danny Elfman 0:58
14."Trick or Treat?"Marius De Vries, Ilan Eshkeri2:43
15."Leaving Rasul's"John Murphy1:18
16."Hit-Girl & Big Daddy"John Murphy2:39
17."Damon & Marcus Comic Book"Henry Jackman, John Murphy3:24
18."I Miss You Both"John Murphy, Ilan Eshkeri1:40
19."Hunting Kick-Ass"Henry Jackman1:04
20."MistMobile"Henry Jackman1:40
21."Big Daddy Kills"John Murphy2:50
22."One Last Time"Marius De Vries0:57
23."Sleepover"Marius De Vries1:57
24."To Brooklyn Bridge"Marius De Vries1:42
25."Safehouse / Ambush"John Murphy2:34
26."Showtime Pt. 2 (It's Only the End of the World)"John Murphy2:25
27."Nightvision"John Murphy1:57
28."Strobe (Adagio in D Minor)"John Murphy2:02
29."Big Daddy Dies"Henry Jackman, John Murphy1:33
30."Hit-Girl Drives Home"John Murphy1:42
31."Marshmallows"John Murphy1:12
32."Choose Your Weapon"Ilan Eshkeri1:26
33."You Got Five Minutes"Marius De Vries0:35
34."No Power, No Responsibility"Henry Jackman1:16
35."The Corridor"John Murphy1:16
36."Kitchen Stand Off"John Murphy, Ilan Eshkeri1:19
37."The Fight"Henry Jackman, John Murphy, Marius De Vries, Ilan Eshkeri3:12
38."Flying Home"Henry Jackman, John Murphy1:49
39."True Identity"Henry Jackman1:39

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References

  1. ↑ "Kick Ass – OST: Various Artists". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Kick-Ass (Music from the Motion Picture) on iTunes
  3. ↑ "Mika's New 'Kick-Ass' Single". 1 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Kick-Ass Teaser Trailer". Flicksandbits.com. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Kick-Ass Red Band Trailer". Previewfilms.net. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
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  7. ↑ Leedham, Robert (16 April 2010). "After The Supergrass Split, Praise Be To The Average Bands!". GigWise. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
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