Bug is the original soundtrack album

Soundtrack album

A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television program. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in...

, on the Lionsgate label, of the 2006

2006 in film

- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...

 film Bug

Bug (2006 film)

Bug is a 2006 American horror/thriller directed by William Friedkin, and starring Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon and Harry Connick, Jr..The film is based on the play of the same name written by Tracy Letts.-Plot:...

, and contains such artists as Sean

Sean Watkins

Sean Charles Watkins is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is a member of the contemporary folk band Nickel Creek, the duo Fiction Family and the supergroup Works Progress Administration.-Nickel Creek:...

 & Sara Watkins

Sara Watkins

Sara Ullrika Watkins is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler. Watkins debuted in 1989 as the fiddler of the progressive bluegrass group Nickel Creek, which consisted of herself, her elder brother Sean, and mandolinist Chris Thile. As a band, they are notable for three wide-released albums:...

 (of Nickel Creek

Nickel Creek

Nickel Creek was an American progressive acoustic music trio consisting of Chris Thile , Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins . The band was founded in 1989 and released 6 albums between 1993 and 2006...

), Chainsaw Kittens

Chainsaw Kittens

The Chainsaw Kittens were a part of the American alternative rock scene, drawing from pop, glam rock, punk, new wave and British Invasion music. Their lyrics tackled such varied topics as religion, the Stonewall Riots, Federico Fellini, Oklahoma, Erik Menendez, and Oscar Wilde.Based in Norman,...

, Susan Tedeschi

Susan Tedeschi

Susan Tedeschi is an American blues and soul musician, who has received multiple Grammy Award nominations, and is well-known for her singing voice, guitar playing, stage presence, and marriage to blues guitarist Derek Trucks...

, Jerry Leiber, Leon Russell

Leon Russell

Claude Russell Bridges , known professionally as Leon Russell, is an American musician and songwriter, who has recorded as a session musician, sideman, and maintained a solo career in music....

 and more. The theme from Bug is performed by System of a Down

System of a Down

System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...

 lead singer Serj Tankian

Serj Tankian

Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist...

. The lead track is performed by Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....

 lead singer Scott Weiland

Scott Weiland

Scott Weiland is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist, most notable for his work with Grammy Award-winning rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Weiland is also known for his five-year career with supergroup Velvet Revolver as well as his own solo career...

.

The original score

Film score

A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...

 is composed by Brian Tyler

Brian Tyler (composer)

Brian Tyler is an American composer, producer, conductor, and film producer most known for his scores of Eagle Eye, The Expendables, Battle: Los Angeles, The Final Destination, Rambo, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, and Final Destination 5. Tyler is a symphonic conductor and conducts his own scores....

. The score was released on iTunes on May 22, 2007. The soundtrack by various artists, was released in stores and on iTunes on May 22.

Track listing

1. "Beautiful Day" - 5:09 - remake of Stone Temple Pilots
   Stone Temple Pilots
   Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
   
   -outtake "Learning to Drive"
   • Scott Weiland
     Scott Weiland
     Scott Weiland is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist, most notable for his work with Grammy Award-winning rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Weiland is also known for his five-year career with supergroup Velvet Revolver as well as his own solo career...
     
      (of Stone Temple Pilots
     Stone Temple Pilots
     Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
     
     ) - previously unreleased
2. "No Way to Live" - 2:06
   • Sean
     Sean Watkins
     Sean Charles Watkins is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is a member of the contemporary folk band Nickel Creek, the duo Fiction Family and the supergroup Works Progress Administration.-Nickel Creek:...
     
      & Sara Watkins
     Sara Watkins
     Sara Ullrika Watkins is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler. Watkins debuted in 1989 as the fiddler of the progressive bluegrass group Nickel Creek, which consisted of herself, her elder brother Sean, and mandolinist Chris Thile. As a band, they are notable for three wide-released albums:...
     
      (of Nickel Creek
     Nickel Creek
     Nickel Creek was an American progressive acoustic music trio consisting of Chris Thile , Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins . The band was founded in 1989 and released 6 albums between 1993 and 2006...
     
     ) - previously unreleased
3. "She Gets" - 2:33
   • Chainsaw Kittens
     Chainsaw Kittens
     The Chainsaw Kittens were a part of the American alternative rock scene, drawing from pop, glam rock, punk, new wave and British Invasion music. Their lyrics tackled such varied topics as religion, the Stonewall Riots, Federico Fellini, Oklahoma, Erik Menendez, and Oscar Wilde.Based in Norman,...
     
      - Flipped Out in Singapore
     Flipped Out in Singapore
     Flipped Out in Singapore is the second album by the band Chainsaw Kittens, released in 1992.-Recording:Flipped Out in Singapore was produced by Butch Vig at Smart Studios in Madison, Wis. in 1992...
     
     (1992)
4. "Cowboy Boots" - 2:47
   • The Backsliders
     The Backsliders
     The Backsliders was an alternative-traditional country-rock band composed of Chip Robinson, Steve Howell, Danny Kurtz, Jeff Dennis, and Brad Rice. Chip Robinson teamed up with Steve Howell to form The Backsliders, which began as a duo in 1991 in Athens, GA...
     
      - Throwin' Rocks At The Moon (1997)
5. "I Fell in Love" - 3:28
   • Susan Tedeschi
     Susan Tedeschi
     Susan Tedeschi is an American blues and soul musician, who has received multiple Grammy Award nominations, and is well-known for her singing voice, guitar playing, stage presence, and marriage to blues guitarist Derek Trucks...
     
      - Wait for Me (2002)
6. "Shake 'em Up and Let 'em Roll" - 2:31
   • Jerry Leiber and The Coasters
     The Coasters
     The Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the late 1950s. Beginning with "Searchin'" and "Young Blood", their most memorable songs were written by the songwriting and producing team of Leiber and Stoller...
     
      - 50 Coastin' Classics (1992)
7. "Searchin'
   Searchin'
   "Searchin" is a song written by Leiber and Stoller specifically for The Coasters. It was released as a single on Atco Records in March 1957, and topped the Rhythm and Blues Chart for twelve weeks...
   
   " - 2:39
   • Alvin Robinson - "Something You Got" / "Searchin'" (1964)
8. "Viva Mi Sinaloa" - 3:17
   • Los Tigres del Norte
     Los Tigres del Norte
     Los Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :...
     
      - Directo al Corazon (2005)
9. "This Masquerade
   This Masquerade
   "This Masquerade" is a song written by Leon Russell. The song appeared on the B-side of the single for Russell's 1972 hit "Tight Rope."The song has also been recorded by many other artists. Helen Reddy included it on her 1972 I am Woman album, and also included a live version on her 1978 Live in...
   
   " - 4:22
   • Leon Russell
     Leon Russell
     Claude Russell Bridges , known professionally as Leon Russell, is an American musician and songwriter, who has recorded as a session musician, sideman, and maintained a solo career in music....
     
      - Carney
     Carney (Leon Russell album)
     Carney is Leon Russell's third solo studio album, released in 1972. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 200 and was the first for Russell to contain a hit single—"Tightrope" b/w ""This Masquerade"—which reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.-Reception:In his Allmusic review,...
     
     (1972)
10. "Drug" - 2:33
    • Brian Tyler
      Brian Tyler (composer)
      Brian Tyler is an American composer, producer, conductor, and film producer most known for his scores of Eagle Eye, The Expendables, Battle: Los Angeles, The Final Destination, Rambo, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, and Final Destination 5. Tyler is a symphonic conductor and conducts his own scores....
      
       - previously unreleased
11. "Peterception" - 3:01
    • Brian Tyler
      Brian Tyler (composer)
      Brian Tyler is an American composer, producer, conductor, and film producer most known for his scores of Eagle Eye, The Expendables, Battle: Los Angeles, The Final Destination, Rambo, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, and Final Destination 5. Tyler is a symphonic conductor and conducts his own scores....
      
       - previously unreleased
12. "Bug Theme" - 1:31
    • Serj Tankian
      Serj Tankian
      Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist...
      
       (of System of a Down
      System of a Down
      System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...
      
      ) - previously unreleased

Songs in the movie but not on the soundtrack include:

• "Disappearing Act" (C. Cornell
  Chris Cornell
  Chris Cornell is an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Soundgarden and as the former lead vocalist for Audioslave. He is also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1998...
  
  ) - Chris Cornell
  Chris Cornell
  Chris Cornell is an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Soundgarden and as the former lead vocalist for Audioslave. He is also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1998...
  
   - previously unreleased
• "Innermission" (S. Tankian
  Serj Tankian
  Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist...
  
  , P. Jolly) - Serj Tankian
  Serj Tankian
  Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist...
  
  , Petra Jolly - previously unreleased
• "Kick Kid" (T. Meade
  Tyson Meade
  Tyson Todd Meade is best known as the singer and principal songwriter for Norman, Oklahoma-based alternative rock groups Defenestration and the Chainsaw Kittens...
  
  ) - Chainsaw Kittens
  Chainsaw Kittens
  The Chainsaw Kittens were a part of the American alternative rock scene, drawing from pop, glam rock, punk, new wave and British Invasion music. Their lyrics tackled such varied topics as religion, the Stonewall Riots, Federico Fellini, Oklahoma, Erik Menendez, and Oscar Wilde.Based in Norman,...
  
   - Angel on the Range (EP) (1993)

Personnel

• Chris Bellman – Mastering
• Chris Fagot – Soundtrack Coordination
• Jay Faires – Music Supervisor, Soundtrack Producer, Music Executive
• David Falzone – Film Music Supervisor
• Jeanne Fay – Music Clearance
• Tricia Holloway – Film Music Supervisor
• Serj Tankian – Additional Music
• Brian Tyler – Composer

Score

Bug - original film score
The film is scored by Brian Tyler

Brian Tyler (composer)

Brian Tyler is an American composer, producer, conductor, and film producer most known for his scores of Eagle Eye, The Expendables, Battle: Los Angeles, The Final Destination, Rambo, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, and Final Destination 5. Tyler is a symphonic conductor and conducts his own scores....

 and the musical direction/supervision is by Jay Faires

Jay Faires

Jay Faires Faires founded JFE in 2011, a TV oriented production company with a slant toward music and bold faced names. It is building commerce opportunities by mobilizing communities around engaging content. He currently sits on the board of the LA Chapter of the Recording Academy and the...

. The score is released as digital download on May 22, 2007.

Track listing

1. "Bug Part I: Birth" - 2:00
2. "Bug Part II: Life" - 6:07
3. "Bug Part III: Death" - 3:42
4. "Nocturne for Lloyd" - 2:36
5. "Mantra" - 2:29
6. "Drug" - 2:34
7. "Phonescape" - 4:21
8. "The Temptation of Dr. Sweet" - 6:23
9. "Aphids" - 5:13
10. "The Theory of Agnes" - 4:25
11. "The Motel in Oklahoma" - 3:31
12. "The Solution of Fire" - 6:55
13. "Millions" - 3:43
14. "Conception" - 4:50
15. "Peterception" - 3:03

External links

• Bug - Official soundtrack website at Lionsgate, including audio samples