Mark Mothersbaugh Soundtracks

Stephanie Armstrong
Mark Mothersbaugh is a co-founding member of Devo and you have probably heard his music in video games, films and TV. His music has been featured in shows like Rugrats, Pee-Wee's Playhouse and Clifford the Big Red Dog. He even appears on the hit Nick Jr. show Yo Gabba Gabba! He is an amazing composer and these Mark Mothersbaugh soundtracks are an introduction to some of the many films he has worked on.

Ramona and Beezus (2010)
You can hear his latest work in the new Ramona and Beezus film starring Selena Gomez. The Ramona and Beezus soundtrack is already gaining a following due to Selena Gomez's "Live Like There's No Tomorrow." Mark Mothersbaugh is credited as the film's composer.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
There are 33 tracks on this Mark Mothersbaugh soundtrack. According to PopEater, Miranda Cosgrove from Nickelodeon's iCarly has a song on the soundtrack. Her song "Raining Sunshine" is the first track on the album. The album is fun, quirky and extremely catchy.

Rushmore (1998)
Mark Mothersbaugh and Wes Anderson films are the perfect combination. This soundtrack features Mothersbaugh's "Snowflake Music." This is a great soundtrack that has a blend of the score and songs by The Kinks, The Who, Cat Stevens and John Lennon.

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums collector's edition soundtrack features Mark Mothersbaugh's "111 Archer Avenue," "Pagoda's Theme" and "Mothersbaugh Canon." This soundtrack is infectious for those who enjoyed the Rushmore soundtrack. The album also has songs by the late Elliott Smith, Nick Drake and Lou Reed.

The Rugrats Movie (1998)
Mark Mothersbaugh and Devo contributed on the soundtrack for The Rugrats Movie. Mothersbaugh had also composed the television show's theme song. This album features "I Throw My Toys Around" by No Doubt and "Take Me There" by Blackstreet and Mya. Lisa Loeb, Busta Rhymes and Cheryl Chase are also on the soundtrack.

Thirteen (2003)
The last two tracks include "The Shoot Out" and "Hit Me" from the original score. The Thirteen soundtrack features various artists in addition to the film's score composed by Mothersbaugh. Tracks that really stand out are "Mas" by Kinky and "(So I'll Sit Here) Waiting" by The Like.

Sources
"Mark Mothersbaugh," The Internet Movie Database

"Mark Mothersbaugh Filmography," Yahoo! Movies

"Miranda Cosgrove of 'iCarly': iEat, iTweet, iCan't Believe the VMAs," PopEater

Published by Stephanie Armstrong

Stephanie is a bicoastal freelancer from Los Angeles and New York. She has written for PopEater, Citysearch, eHow, Livestrong, TheFrisky and many more. Stephanie is also a filmmaker, editor and photographer....  View profile

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