aaamusic | On 11, Feb 2011

In the comedy-adventure Paul, best friends Graeme Willy (SIMON PEGG of
Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) and Clive Gollings (NICK FROST of Hot
Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) have saved for decades to take a sci-fi fan’s
trip of a lifetime: a pilgrimage to America’s UFO heartland to track
the legendary hot spots of extraterrestrial activity. But when a
close encounter with an alien named Paul derails the plans…their dream
vacation turns into a road trip that will rock their universe forever.

Hunted by federal agents and the fanatical father of Ruth Buggs
(KRISTEN WIIG of Date Night, Knocked Up), a young woman whom they have
accidentally kidnapped, Graeme and Clive hatch a fumbling plan to
return Paul to his mother ship in one piece. And as two nerds fight
to help save an awesome little green man, Paul might just take his
fellow outcasts from misfits to intergalactic heroes.

Directed by GREG MOTTOLA (Superbad, Adventureland) and from a
screenplay written by frequent collaborators Pegg & Frost, Paul
co-stars an impressive comedic supporting lineup that includes JASON
BATEMAN (Hancock), BILL HADER (Pineapple Express), BLYTHE DANNER
(Little Fockers), JOE LO TRUGLIO (Role Models), JOHN CARROLL LYNCH
(Get Smart), JANE LYNCH (television’s Glee), JEFFREY TAMBOR
(television’s Arrested Development) and SIGOURNEY WEAVER (Avatar).

Of course no road movie is complete without a batch of great songs
designed to keep the heart pumping, and Paul certainly delivers. In
keeping with the well documented love of Sci-fi that both Pegg and
Frost share, each track has some link to science fiction. It is a more
than diverse collection of classics from a range of genres such as
Punk (‘Another Girl Another Planet’ ‘The Only Ones), Soul (‘Just The
Two Of Us’ ‘ Bill Withers & Grover Washington Jr., ‘Got To Give It Up’
– Marvin Gaye), Rock N’ Roll (‘Flying Saucers Rock N Roll’ – Bill Lee
Riley), 70’s Pop / Rock (‘Hello It’s Me’ – Todd Rundgren, ‘Dancing In
The Moonlight’ – King Harvest, ‘All Over The World’ – Elo), Reggae (‘I
Chase The Devil’ ‘ Max Romeo) and the 50’s Sci-Fi inspired ‘Planet
Clare’ by B52’s. Even Cantina Band’s ‘Syd Masters & The Swing Riders’
is a rock-a-billy cover of the music playing in the bar on Tatooine in
Star Wars: A New Hope ‘ famously Simon Pegg’s favourite film.

The collection also features exerts from David Arnold’s original
score. The complete track listing is as follows:

1. PAUL OPENING TITLE – David Arnold

2. ‘ANOTHER GIRL ANOTHER PLANET’ ‘THE ONLY ONES

3. ROAD TRIP NUMBER 1 – David Arnold

4. ‘JUST THE TWO OF US’ ‘ BILL WITHERS & GROVER WASHINGTON JR.

5. PASSPORT – David Arnold

6. ROAD TRIP NUMBER 2 – David Arnold

7. ‘FLYING SAUCERS ROCK N ROLL’ BILL LEE RILEY

8. WINDOW SHOPPING – David Arnold

9. ‘HELLO ITS ME’ TODD RUNDGREN

10. END OF THE ROAD TRIP – David Arnold

11. ‘DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT’ KING HARVEST

12. CAMPFIRE CONFESSIONS – David Arnold

13. ‘GOT TO GIVE IT UP’ MARVIN GAYE

14. A LITTLE TALK WITH PAUL – David Arnold

15. ‘I CHASE THE DEVIL’ MAX ROMEO

16. CHASE – David Arnold

17. ‘CANTINA BAND’ SYD MASTERS AND THE SWING RIDERS

18. YOU GOTTA TRY – David Arnold

19. 1st CONTACT – David Arnold

20. ‘PLANET CLARE’ B52’S

21. GOODBYE (its a little awkward) – David Arnold

22. ‘ALL OVER THE WORLD’ ELO