We’ve already revealed the date, the 15 song tracklist and plenty of the songwriting details for “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” (soundtrack comes out December 4 if you missed it the first time), but we figured we’d lay it all out in full in case you’re wondering.
As we previously reported the principal songwriters includes, Dan Bern and Candy Butchers frontman Mike Viola, renowned Beach Boys Smile-era lyricist, producer/musician Van Dyke Parks, Marshall Crenshaw, Antonio Ortiz, and L.A. folk-rocker Charlie Wadhams. Producer Judd Apatow and director Jake Kasdan get songwriting credits for their ideas as well (like we said, most details at the aforementioned story).
Make note: the crew of John C.Reilly, Mike Andrews and company cover David Bowie’s “Starman” and L.A. indie folkpop singer Angela Correa fills in the voice for “The Office” star Jenna Fischer on the track “Let’s Duet” (that’s featured in the trailer: in my dreams you’re blowing me… some kisses”)
The Box of Cox Comes (Sorta) Via Itunes
According to Billboard, an expanded edition of the album with 15 additional tracks will be available on ITunes, but they didn’t say when those tracks would be up for sale. At a Film and TV conference they were at Apatow said he wrote some lyrics with Ghostface Killah, who as mentioned, appears on an all-star tribute to Dewey Cox in the film. Writing the raps together was apparently, “as uncomfortable a moment as you could imagine for me. But he was very cool and was not at all offended when I asked if we could get the word ‘shiv’ in there.”
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
All tracks performed by John C. Reilly as Dewey Cox
(except “Let’s Duet” performed by John C. Reilly and Angela Correa)
All Tracks Produced by Michael Andrews
01. “Walk Hard” – Written by Marshall Crenshaw, John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan
02. “Take My Hand” – Written by Antonio Ortiz, Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan
03. “(Mama) You Got To Love Your Negro Man”- Written by Michael Andrews, John C. Reilly, Robert Walter, Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan
04. “A Life Without You (Is No Life At All)” – Written by Mike Viola
05. “Let’s Duet” – Written by Charlie Wadhams and Benji Hughes
06. “Darling” – Written by Mike Viola and John C. Reilly
07. “(I Hate You) Big Daddy” – Written by Mike Viola
08. “Guilty As Charged” – Written by Charlie Wadhams and Gus Seyffert
09. “Dear Mr. President”- Written by Dan Bern and Mike Viola
10. “Let Me Hold You (Little Man)” – Written by Dan Bern, Mike Viola and Manish Raval
11. “Royal Jelly” – Written by Dan Bern
12. “Black Sheep” – Written by Michael Andrews and Van Dyke Parks
13. “Starman” – Written by David Bowie
14. “Beautiful Ride” – Written by Dan Bern and Mike Viola
15. “(Have You Heard The News) Dewey Cox Died” – Written by Dan Bern
Update: Entertainment Weekly has a audio sneak peek of the title track “Walk Hard.
