Music from Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder was very funny. One of my favorite parts of the movie was actually the very beginning – just as / before the it started. There were a number of fake previews for movies featuring the characters of Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr. and Ben Stiller. The lady next to me was huffing and puffing about them, complaining about the ridiculous number of previews that are shown before movies nowadays, before realizing that these previews were actually part of the movie itself. Could not help but laugh at that one.

There are 23 songs in Tropic Thunder, including Crystal Method, Ludacris, Flo Rida, Rolling Stones, Enigma, MC Hammer, Steppenwolf, CCR, Quiet Riot and the Temptations. That’s quite a mix. The videos and downloads for all the songs are on the Tropic Thunder page on ReelSoundtrack. Unfortunately, only half of the songs are on the soundtrack album.

Here are a few of the more notable music moments from the movie Tropic Thunder. The videos and downloads for the songs can be found at ReelSoundtrack as well:

Preview for The Fatty’s Fart Two – Cum On Feel the Noize by Quiet Riot and Brick House by David Way

Faux preview for Robert Downey Jr.’s movie Satan’s Alley – Sadeness Pt. 1 by Enigma

Helicopter ride into the jungle – The Name of the Game by Crystal Method

Heading to the river – Run Through the Jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Bird steals Jack Black’s “jelly beans” – The Pusher by Steppenwolf

Ben Stiller goes through the jungle alone – Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones

Tom Cruise dances – Low by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain

After Simple Jack performance – For What It’s Worth by Buffalo Springfield

Here’s The Name of the Game by The Crystal Method:

~ by montelutz on August 15, 2008.