NOFX have revealed the details of the soundtrack and score that is set to accompany their career-spanning documentary, which features plenty of special surprises.
’40 Years of Fuckin’ Up: Soundtrack + Score’ will be released on August 28 via Fat Wreck Chords, and feature two distinct parts: an 11-song original score and a 15-song soundtrack. The score was composed by Fat Mike himself and performed alongside a full orchestra, whilst the soundtrack is brimming with previously unheard goodies.
First up, there are two brand new songs, ’40 Years of Fuckin’ Up’ and ‘We Did It Our Way’. The former is out now, whilst the latter is pinned as being the final song that the band created together.
In addition to the new stuff, there are also six rare and unreleased recordings, including ‘Secret Society (demo)’, ‘On The Road (demo)’ and a cover of ‘La Bamba’, as well as live versions of classics ‘Linoleum’ and ‘NOFX’.
Fat Mike had this to say about the release, stating, “When NOFX started to put together this documentary, we decided to release it to the world in the same way we’ve done everything in our career. Our way. We want our fans to congregate in cool movie theaters that have bars and not a lot of rules. We want showings of this film to be a celebration. We want it to feel like you’re going to a NOFX show. We want our fans to have a really good time together like they did when they would see us play live!“
Whilst guitarist El Hefe added, “Look, we’ve never done anything the ‘right’ way and making this film was no different. We went in DIY, the same way we’ve done everything for 40-plus years. No suits, no committee, just us figuring it out. We put everything into it. Blood, sweat, tears, probably some other stuff we won’t mention. We wanted to make something for the diehards who’ve been with us since day one, but also for the people who maybe never got to experience what this whole thing was. A proper send-off. A final stamp. And honestly, the response has floored me. I had no idea how deep our music ran with people all over the world. Seeing all that love come back to us as we close this chapter, it’s been incredible. Really humbling. And I don’t say that lightly.”
Here is the full tracklist:
1. NOFX – 40 Years Of Fuckin’ Up
2. NOFX – Drugs Are Good
3. NOFX – Lazy
4. NOFX – On the Road (recorded in Omaha in 1986)
5. NOFX – We’re Bros
6. NOFX – Separation of Church and Skate
7. NOFX – La Bamba
8. NOFX – Linoleum (live)
9. NOFX – Suits and Ladders
10. NOFX – Secret Society (demo)
11. NOFX – We Called It America
12. Punk Rock Cliché (acoustic)
13. NOFX – Fermented and Flailing
14. NOFX – NOFX (live 10/4/24)
15. NOFX – We Did It Our Way (live 10/6/24)
16. Fat Mike – Type One American Errorist
17. Fat Mike – Medio-Core
18. Fat Mike – Wore Out The Soles Of My Party Boots
19. Fat Mike – Where’s My Slice redux
20. Fat Mike – The Desperation’s Gone
21. Fat Mike – Herojuana in F Major
22. Fat Mike – Fair Leather Friends
23. Fat Mike – Kids Of The K-Hole
24. Fat Mike – Generation Z in Z# Minor
25. Fat Mike – I’m A Rat
26. Fat Mike – And Now We’re Gone
And the artwork:
Here is ’40 Years Of Fuckin’ Up’, too, for your listening pleasure:
Rock Sound chatted to Fat Mike all about the documentary when it was premiered at SXSW earlier this year. Check out the chat below:
