Nacho Libre (Music From The Motion Picture) is the soundtrack for the 2006 film of the same name. It was composed by Danny Elfman, and was released in October 2006.
Background Jared Hess originally wanted musical artist Beck to be behind the soundtrack for the film. Beck, being a fan of Hess, accepted. However, Paramount Pictures did not think Beck's style fit the movie, so composer Danny Elfman was brought in to replace him. Elfman then wrote a full score and recorded it in May 2006. However, only about 2/3 of Elfman's score ended up in the movie (with one of the songs, Ramses Suite, appearing in the released soundtrack). Due to how much of Elfman's music filled the film, Elfman's representatives asked that Elfman be the only person credited for the film's score.
Hess caught wind of this and would not allow the studio to remove Beck from the credits. When finding that he would not have the only music credit, Elfman told Paramount to remove his name from the film. An agreement was eventually reached where both Beck and Elfman were credited for their respective parts of the score. However, Elfman appears with sole credit in the official billing block on promotional material.
Track listing The track listing for the official soundtrack to Nacho Libre. The soundtrack was released on October 24, 2006. The theme song for the Japanese version is called "Go! Go! Carlito" by Jonny Jakobsen. Some songs that were not included on the soundtrack, but were in the movie, are "Mucha Muchacha" by Esquivel, "Bubblegum" and "Mr. Loco" by Mister Loco, "Holy Man" by Beck, "Bat Macumba" by Os Mutantes, and "La Llorona Loca" by Little Joe and the Latinaires.
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