Flushed Away (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack album to the 2006 DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Animations film Flushed Away directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell. The soundtrack was released under the EMI and Astralwerks record labels on the occasion of Halloween (31 October) 2006 and featured 15 songs including dialogues and musical performances from the cast that performed successful covers and a theme cue composed by Harry Gregson-Williams.[1][2]
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
| Released | 31 October 2006 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 36:16 | |||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Be Seeing You My Friend" | 0:04 | |
| 2. | "Dancing with Myself" | Billy Idol | 4:49 |
| 3. | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Jet | 3:34 |
| 4. | "She's a Lady" | Tom Jones | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Ice Cold Rita" | Hugh Jackman & The Slugs | 0:44 |
| 6. | "Bohemian Like You" | The Dandy Warhols | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Marcel / That's Not Rice You're Eating" | Harry Gregson-Williams & The Slugs | 0:55 |
| 8. | "What's New Pussycat?" | Tom Jones | 2:17 |
| 9. | "Yakety Sax" | Boots Randolph | 2:01 |
| 10. | "Mr. Lonely" | The Slugs | 0:27 |
| 11. | "Don't Worry, Be Happy (with The Slugs intro)" | Bobby McFerrin | 4:22 |
| 12. | "Proud Mary" | Tina Turner | 5:25 |
| 13. | "Wonderful Night" | Fatboy Slim | 2:37 |
| 14. | "Life in the Sewer" | Harry Gregson-Williams | 4:40 |
| 15. | "Beware...Beware" | The Slugs | 0:35 |
| Total length: | 36:16 | ||
Reception
editHeather Phares of AllMusic called it an "enjoyable, but not particularly ambitious, collection".[3] Ben Simon of Animated Views wrote "Harry Gregson-Williams brings a bright and involving score to proceedings, which sometimes sounds reminiscent of other works (the main theme plays very close to one from John Williams’ music for Hook), but carries the action along with panache and certainly adds a layer of epic-ness. Flushed Away is also one of the few animated films of recent times to use source tracks and re-recorded cover versions extremely well within its soundtrack and not just as an excuse for filling a noise crack to suggest an action sequence more frantic than it actually is."[4] Timothy Wheeler of Catholic Exchange wrote that "the soundtrack crams in a few too many pop hits".[5] Nyk Zietari of Eye for Film said that the film "benefits from an excellent soul/rock soundtrack, blessedly Disney free".[6]
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes:[7]
- Soundtrack producer – Errol Kolosine, Lisa Wohl
- Executive soundtrack producer – Sunny Park
- Music coordinator – Charlene Huang, Julie Imboden Keel, Ken "Kaz" Smith, Robert Vasquez, Vince Villanueva
- Mastering and compilation – Dave Donnelly
- Project manager – Ashley Warren
- Art direction and design – Unknown Graphic Services
- Music clearance – Julie Butchko, Kevin Carson, Tonya Puerto
- Music business affairs – David Tockman, Lenny Wohl, Lori Blackstone
- Executive in charge of music – Cynthia Sexton
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[8] | 44 |
| US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[9] | 23 |
Awards
edit| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Online Film & Television Awards | January 2007 | Best Adapted Song | "Mr. Lonely" – the Slugs | Nominated | [10] |
| World Soundtrack Awards | October 20, 2007 | Film Composer of the Year | Harry Gregson-Williams[a] | Nominated | [11] [12] |
| Best Original Film Score of the Year | Harry Gregson-Williams | Nominated |
Notes
edit- ↑ also for Déjà Vu (2006), Shrek the Third and The Number 23 (both 2007)
References
edit- ↑ "Flushed Away (Music from the Motion Picture)". Apple Music. 31 October 2006. Archived from the original on 26 November 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Flushed Away (Soundtrack)". Amazon. Archived from the original on 7 December 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ Phares, Heather. "Review: Flushed Away [Original Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 21 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ Simon, Ben (5 March 2007). "Flushed Away". Animated Views. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ Wheeler, Timothy (10 November 2006). "USCCB's Review of Flushed Away". Catholic Exchange. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ Zietari, Nyk. "Flushed Away - Film Review". Eye for Film. Archived from the original on 7 November 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ Flushed Away (Music from the Motion Picture) (Media notes). Astralwerks.
- ↑ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 – 19 to 25 November". Official Charts Company. 19 November 2006. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Soundtracks: Week of November 18, 2006". Billboard. 18 November 2006. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "12th Annual Film Awards (2007)". Online Film & Television Association. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ Kay, Jeremy (23 August 2007). "Danna, Desplat, Glass among World Soundtrack Award nominees". Screen International. Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "World Soundtrack Awards winners announced". World Soundtrack Awards. 20 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2025.