The music to the 2021 action comedy film Free Guy featured two musical projects: an original soundtrack consisted of songs featured in the film and an album consisting of the original score composed by Christophe Beck. Both albums were released on the same date as the film (August 13, 2021) through Hollywood Records.
Free Guy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) edit
| Free Guy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by various artists | |
| Released | August 11, 2021 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 43:38 |
| Label | Hollywood |
Free Guy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack accompanying the songs featured in the film as well as three tracks from the film's original score composed by Christophe Beck. The soundtrack was released digitally by Hollywood Records on August 11, 2021 followed by a vinyl edition that released two days later.[1][2]
Background edit
Most of the songs were curated by Shawn Levy were from 1950s and 1960s, handpicked by Ryan Reynolds whom Levy described his musical taste as "quirky, weird, inspired".[3][4] Levy had originally intended to use the song "Your Love" by the Outfield, but Reynolds suggested using "Fantasy" by Mariah Carey instead as the song had a "joyous, buoyant spirit to it".[5] Reynolds discussed to Carey on obtaining permission to use it and she allowed them to use the song throughout the film.[6] A cover version of "Fantasy" sung by Comer was also used in the film, albeit not included in the soundtrack.[5][7]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fantasy" | Mariah Carey | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Legendz" | A.G. feat. Devvon Terrell | 2:08 |
| 3. | "100 Miles and Running" | Logic feat. Wale and John Lindahl | 5:54 |
| 4. | "The Humpty Dance" | Digital Underground | 6:31 |
| 5. | "Cheek To Cheek" | Fred Astaire | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Make Your Own Kind of Music" (Single Version) | Cass Elliot | 2:20 |
| 7. | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | Frankie Valli | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (Single Version) | McFadden & Whitehead | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)" | Joey Scarbury | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Don't Have a Good Day, Have a Great Day" | Christophe Beck | 1:57 |
| 11. | "It's All a Lie" | Beck | 2:19 |
| 12. | "Millie" | Beck | 2:23 |
| 13. | "Go Time" | Beck | 2:27 |
| Total length: | 43:38 | ||
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | August 11, 2021 |
|
Hollywood | [1] |
| August 13, 2021 | Vinyl | [2] |
Free Guy (Original Score) edit
| Free Guy (Original Score) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film score by | ||||
| Released | August 13, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2020–2021 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 42:24 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
| Christophe Beck chronology | ||||
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Free Guy (Original Score) is the score album composed by Christophe Beck. It was released on August 13, 2021 alongside the film.[8] Beck sampled his score composed for the Disney animated short Paperman (2012) for few sequences.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Have a Great Day" | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Cappuccino" | 1:28 |
| 3. | "Sunglasses" | 2:30 |
| 4. | "About to Get Shot" | 2:52 |
| 5. | "A New Day" | 1:15 |
| 6. | "Stash House Fail" | 1:15 |
| 7. | "Two Glocks" | 2:13 |
| 8. | "Ice Cream" | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Guy's Guise" | 2:10 |
| 10. | "It's All a Lie" | 2:19 |
| 11. | "Rebooted" | 2:01 |
| 12. | "I Remember Everything" | 2:01 |
| 13. | "On Strike" | 1:22 |
| 14. | "This Ends Now" | 2:28 |
| 15. | "It's Go Time" | 1:25 |
| 16. | "Hitman's Beach" | 2:28 |
| 17. | "Getting Hectic" | 1:47 |
| 18. | "Dude" | 1:31 |
| 19. | "Tables Turn" | 1:06 |
| 20. | "Reunited" | 3:23 |
| 21. | "Life Itself" | 1:42 |
| Total length: | 42:24 | |
Reception edit
In a three-star review, James Southall of Movie Wave described it as "an entertaining, easy album to listen to".[9] Jonathan Broxton described it as "a nice memento of a really good film".[10] Filmtracks.com wrote "The 42-minute score on album is smartly effortless but wholly anonymous, just like Guy, and casual listeners might be better served by the film's song compilation album containing four assembled tracks from Beck's score."[11]
References edit
- ^ a b "'Free Guy' Soundtrack Album Announced". Film Music Reporter. August 5, 2021. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b "Free Guy Soundtrack Vinyl". Disney Music Emporium. Disney Music Group. August 13, 2021. Archived from the original on March 31, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Free Guy Director Shawn Levy Credits Ryan Reynolds For Great Songs". Comicbook.com. Viacom18. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Labonte, Rachel (August 12, 2021). "Free Guy's Fun & Unexpected Songs Were Chosen By Ryan Reynolds". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b Boone, John (August 13, 2021). "'Free Guy' Director Shawn Levy Talks Chris Evans' Cameo and Mariah Carey (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ Ferme, Antonio (August 4, 2021). "Ryan Reynolds Talks About His 'Love' of Mariah Carey and Using Her Song 'Fantasy' in 'Free Guy'". Variety. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (August 15, 2021). "'Free Guy' Director Shawn Levy on Jodie Comer Singing and Those Surprising Crossovers". Variety. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
Wait, you want me to sing a Mariah Carey cover in a movie that a lot of people are going to see?
- ^ "'Free Guy' Score Album Details". Film Music Reporter. August 10, 2021. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Southall, James (October 16, 2021). "Free Guy | Christophe Beck". Movie Wave. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "FREE GUY – Christophe Beck". MOVIE MUSIC UK. August 24, 2021. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Filmtracks: Free Guy (Christophe Beck)". www.filmtracks.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2024.