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Posted 2005-01-25 08:51:39 by
Jim Crawford
When I heard Sparklemotion's “Time After Time” on the Napoleon Dynamite soundtrack album, I was both horrified and curious. Horrified, because the verses use nothing but parallel motion between instruments -- in octaves, no less -- for the verses. String, synth, bass, vocal, always playing the exact same note. It's fucking hideous. Curious, because I wanted to know how I missed this before, having heard it in both “Napoleon Dynamite” and “Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion.” Actually, I guess I was a little horrified that I hadn't noticed it, too. In order to figure it out, I cued up the relevant scene in Napoleon Dynamite, and the orchestration was entirely different and much more palatable. After some googling, I found out that “Time After Time” is actually a Cyndi Lauper song! Sparklemotion just did a hideous cover of it, and some hateful prankster put that version on the soundtrack album, even though the movie used Cyndi Lauper's original version. It was probably the same music-hater who decided not to include The Penguin Cafe Orchestra's “Music For a Found Harmonium,” used in the ending montage, even though there's a track on the album called “Alternate Ending Montage.”
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| comments |
| no subject |
| Posted by Anonymous (fiskmeshi) on 2005-01-25 14:37:57 i liked that song, as it was in "romy and michelle's high school reunion" i haven't listened to it in quite a while, however. |
| re: no subject |
| Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2005-01-25 15:59:45 So you haven't seen Napoleon Dynamite, then? Time for a double header, I say. |
| Missing Song: We're Going to be Friends |
| Posted by Anonymous on 2005-01-29 10:05:00 I was disappointed to see that "We're Going to be Friends" isn't on the soundtrack CD. I've seen the film a couple of times, and that song has really grown on me. |
| re: Missing Song: We're Going to be Friends | ||
Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2005-01-29 15:22:22
Wow, I completely forgot about that song, and I liked it a lot too. They also failed to include a song I didn't recognize that sampled Zapp & Roger's "So Ruff, So Tuff." Because Mexicans were listening to it, is my guess. Seriously, though, I wonder if these songs are missing for licensing reasons. Perhaps it's cheaper to put a White Stripes song in a movie than on a CD? |
| end song |
| Posted by Anonymous (c-dogg) on 2005-02-14 12:40:21 Does anyone know the song that plays during the ending montage that shows napoleon walking, kip going back with lafawnduh, and pedro celebrating with his family? |
| re: end song | ||
Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2005-02-15 06:48:53
That's The Penguin Cafe Orchestra's Music For a Found Harmonium, C-Dogg. |
| Beginning and Pedros Presidency |
| Posted by Anonymous (Jacob) on 2005-02-25 19:37:37 Does anyone know the first song that plays in the movie? I think there is a guitar strumming during it and I believe someone is singing. I am just not sure of the name. |
| Nevermind |
| Posted by Anonymous (Jacob) on 2005-02-25 19:41:37 i found it nevermind |
| dance song |
| Posted by Anonymous (blah) on 2005-02-26 09:40:01 wats that dance song that napoleon dances to, in the campaign for pedro? |
| requests |
| Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2005-02-26 12:43:38 Jacob, remember that forum posts often help other people too. If you find the answer yourself, don't just say "never mind," tell people what the answer is. The song that plays over the opening credits is "We're Going to be Friends" by the White Stripes. blah, the dance song is "Canned Heat," by Jamiroquai. |
| The Song Kip Sings |
| Posted by Anonymous (cheatachu72) on 2005-03-09 19:44:00 Does anyone have or know the name of the song Kip sings during the post credits wedding scene? |
| re: The Song Kip Sings | ||
Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2005-03-09 22:47:36
I didn't see it in the end credits, possibly because it comes afterwards. It may not have a name. But it's a hidden track on the soundtrack album: there's a minute of silence after "The Promise," and then a pretty neat low-pass filter plus pitch shift up effect introduces Kip's song. Don't worry, they don't filter the song itself, just the applause leading into it :) |
| Thanks |
| Posted by Anonymous (cheatachu72) on 2005-03-10 17:49:53 I hear it now. Thanks. |
| no subject |
| Posted by Anonymous on 2005-03-18 17:13:14 what is the dance song napolean dances to for pedros skit? |
| re: no subject | ||
Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2005-03-18 23:01:15
I'll give you a hint. The answer is somewhere on this page. |
| Flippin' Idiot |
| Posted by Anonymous (Chew bacca) on 2005-03-30 19:02:09 The song is called "canned heat".....gosssh |
| ending, before and during credits.... |
| Posted by Anonymous (huh) on 2005-04-04 14:30:43 i liked the song: The Promise. It is perfect for the ending of the movie. Something about the lyrics and music that made it perfect..... anyone know any tabs for the song? |
| re: ending, before and during credits.... |
| Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2005-04-09 14:22:38 Yeah, one of the great things about Napoleon Dynamite is that it had not one but two feel-good endings. And the music had a lot to do with both of them. |
| tabs | ||
Posted by DefHo on 2005-04-10 14:29:26
http://ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/w/when_in_rome/the_promise_tab.htm That's a kickass website for guitar tabs. It has a shitload of ads but it's worth it. |
| What is the song that plays in Pedros cousins car? |
| Posted by Anonymous (Jon) on 2005-04-12 12:45:27 What is the song that plays in Pedros cousins car? You know like the continuous beat. |
| re: What is the song that plays in Pedros cousins car? |
| Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2005-04-13 20:15:50 There are two. One is Zapp & Roger's "So Ruff, So Tuff." The other I don't recognize; I read somewhere that it was Zapp & Roger's "More Bounce to the Ounce," but it doesn't sound like that to me. I suspect it's a John Swihart original. (I said before that I thought the first song merely sampled "So Ruff, So Tuff," but have since been convinced that it's the actual song.) |
| OK |
| Posted by Anonymous (Jon) on 2005-04-14 21:30:28 Thanks , I LOVE that beat |
| Song Titles |
| Posted by Anonymous (Flavakins) on 2005-04-24 11:32:42 What is the name of the song that plays when they walk into the dance and you see the glass ball and it lasts for most of the dance??? |
| Glass Ball Song |
| Posted by Anonymous (theexaltedkarphoozi) on 2005-04-29 13:23:58 that song is "Forever Young" by Alphaville |
| Honestly I love you |
| Posted by Anonymous (bes) on 2005-04-29 14:24:57 I watched the deleted scenes/alt. ending to ND the other night. I want the lyrics to Kips version of Honestly I love you...anyone have any ideas? |
| no subject |
| Posted by Anonymous on 2005-05-13 20:23:00 Someone help please! I know I've heard "Music for a Found Harmonium" in another movie. Was it "She's having a Baby"? It's driving me nuts!!! It isn't on imdb as a soundtrack listing for anything other than NP. |
| re: no subject | ||
Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2005-06-01 23:25:56
I haven't seen it, but possibly Punch Drunk Love. I hear Adam Sandler finds a harmonium in that movie, anyways. |
| Music For A Found Harmonium |
| Posted by 80s Fan on 2005-06-04 08:38:11 The song was played in one of the preview trailers of "She's Having A Baby". However, it is not in the movie or on the soundtrack. It is NOT this trailer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096094/trailers |
| no subject |
| Posted by Anonymous on 2005-06-08 18:29:06 wow wheres the numa numa song? |
| no subject |
| Posted by Anonymous (Napoleon Dude) on 2005-06-11 09:56:19 If you guys still have questions about Napoleon Dynamite then you should take a look at http://www.NapoleonStuff.com because they've got all kinds of info about the movie, cast, and stuff. |
| Music For A Found Harmonium |
| Posted by Anonymous (William) on 2005-06-16 21:19:46 Music For A Found Harmonium, by Penguin Cafe Orchestra, on the album Broadcasting From Home, is indeed in another movie other than Napolean Dynamite. The movie is a small australian movie about a man who steals a trolley. The song is used during a scene where he drives the trolley through the city at night. The movie is called "Malcom." http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/202/comments |
| help |
| Posted by Anonymous (vicky) on 2005-07-30 15:33:00 i have been trying to find this song for years and i was thrilled to hear it in napolean dynamite but its not on the soundtrack, but anyway, it is the song that they are signing to for the happy hands club, i had a camp counselor that used to sing that to us like 15 years ago and i have still not been able to find the name of it....PLEASE HELP ME!!!!...thank you |
| re: help |
| Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2005-07-30 16:43:49 The Happy Hands Club song is "The Rose," by Amanda McBroom. For future reference, when you're trying to find out the name of a song it often helps to google for the lyrics. |
| no subject |
| Posted by Anonymous (vicky) on 2005-08-04 22:47:12 thank you actually found it later that day, but it isnt by amanda mcbroom its by bette midler, and i had tried typing in the lyrics but it kept on giving me some weird songs that deffinitly werent the one that i was looking for, and i only knew one line from the song and i dont even think that it was tottally right, but thank you anyway pfister. |
| WHAT SONG! |
| Posted by Anonymous (lulu) on 2005-08-04 23:40:45 ok so at the end of napolean dynamite when they are playing tether ball..what is the song? its something like im sorry but im just thinking of the right words to say...blah blah blah..who sings it? |
| the promise |
| Posted by Anonymous (sinster) on 2005-08-05 02:39:27 "Posted by Anonymous (lulu) on Thu, 4 Aug 2005 ok so at the end of napolean dynamite when they are playing tether ball..what is the song?" The pretty song that left you smiling at the end of the movie is called "The Promise", by When In Rome. |
| songs |
| Posted by Anonymous (fiskmeshi) on 2005-08-10 17:27:33 seems like it might be a good idea to just list where in the movie every song on the soundtrack plays, pf ;) Vicky, Bette Midler sang The Rose (for her lead role in a movie about Janis Joplin, which was also called The Rose), but Amanda McBroom wrote it. |
| re: songs | ||
Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2005-08-12 01:08:02
I might if I thought anyone was going to read it before posting :) |
| mike wilkins writes in |
| Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2005-09-16 02:01:39 The following was emailed to me by hwilkins[rest of email removed]: "This track and others by Penguin Cafe Orchestra was the original soundtrack for a superb 1986 Australian film entitled 'Malcolm'. The film won lots of awards, is extremely funny and very inventive. Catch it as soon as possible." |
| no subject |
| Posted by Anonymous (A) on 2006-02-06 19:43:08 i think the name of the first song is I Think We're Going to be friends by Jack Johnson but im not sure |
| no subject |
| Posted by Anonymous (Pete) on 2006-03-13 17:00:06 Does anyone know where the remix(?) of the Zapp and Roger song(s) playing in Pedro's cousin's car can be found? (They sound too beated up to be the originals anyway.) |
| q |
| Posted by Anonymous (q) on 2006-04-23 12:21:42 i like big boobies |
| no subject |
| Posted by Anonymous on 2006-06-13 11:53:41 Does anyone know the song that plays during the ending montage that shows napoleon walking, kip going back with lafawnduh, and pedro celebrating with his family? Actually that version is performed by the Celtic Fiddle Festival (its the name of the group not an actual festival) |
| re: no subject |
| Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2006-06-16 04:01:31 Yes. Yes, someone does. |
| PCO in ND |
| Posted by Anonymous on 2006-06-22 18:07:11 for completists: the original version of "Music For a Found Harmonium" was written and performed by Penguin Cafe Orchestra, but the version you hear in Napoleon Dynamite is performed by Patrick Street (not Celtic Fiddle Festival as mentioned above). You can find this version on the PCO album "Preludes, Airs & Yodels", track 11. |
| re: PCO in ND |
| Posted by Jim Crawford
on 2006-06-23 03:52:26 For completists; also for people who like good music. Thanks for the lowdown, Anonymous! |
| Patrick Street version = awesome |
| Posted by Anonymous (Alon) on 2006-07-06 20:39:33 dude, anonymous, you are a God for finding the soundtrack version of the Harmonium song. You know what else is awesome? THIS THREAD of this very blog that I never heard of before until I stumbled upon from Google. The info on here is freakin' sweet. Final thing that is awesome -- that this page was the first response of my (misspelled) query: "napolean dynomite music not in soundtrack"! |
| no subject |
| Posted by Anonymous (Ben) on 2006-10-06 19:05:43 for those of you still looking for this, it is also found in the movie "It's All Gone Pete Tong" and is on the soundtrack for this movie. Great track. |
| music |
| Posted by Anonymous (Dom) on 2007-07-23 19:47:49 man i NEED to find the beats pedros cousins were blasting. informaion on either song would be much appreciated. |
| song in pedros car |
| Posted by Anonymous (SawtoothAmoeba) on 2009-03-18 05:10:34 the only version of the song played in pedros car that i found is done by zapp and roger. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYeQLTjY2lA that is the link for it on youtube |
| re: the song kip sings |
| Posted by Anonymous (obewong) on 2009-10-03 23:59:51 The song that Kip sings at the wedding after the end credits is called "I feel free" by Cream. |
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