Note: Below is a complete playlist of all 12 songs that can be heard in the movie “Fantastic Mr. Fox”. Some of these commercial songs are not included on the official soundtrack album but are used in the movie.
All 12 songs featured in “Fantastic Mr. Fox”:
| Song: | Listen on: |
|---|---|
| "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" by The Wellingtons Timestamp: 0:01 | Scene: Opening scenes. Mr. Fox (George Clooney) stands on a hill and eats an apple. He turns the music off when his wife arrives. |  |
| "Heroes and Villains" by The Beach Boys Timestamp: 0:03 | Scene: Mr. Fox and his wife run through the town hiding behind stuff and avoiding the people. They steal 2 birds. Mrs. Fox tells him she's pregnant. 2 years later. | |
| "Fooba Wooba John" by Burl Ives Timestamp: 0:05 | Scene: Mr. Fox reads the paper at breakfast. Ash cleans his teeth. | |
| "Love" From Robin Hood (1973) by Nancy Adams Timestamp: 0:10 | Scene: Mrs. Fox paints as Mr. Fox talks. Ash and Kristofferson dive into the pool. | |
| "Buckeye Jim" by Burl Ives Timestamp: 0:13 | Scene: Ash and Kristofferson argue about the sleeping arrangements. | |
| "Street Fighting Man" by The Rolling Stones Timestamp: 0:35 | Scene: The farmers attempt to dig Fox out with three excavators. The foxes dig further down. | |
| "Petey's Song" by Jarvis Cocker Timestamp: 0:42 | Scene: Petey plays a banjo and sings as people dance. | |
| "Night and Day" by Art Tatum Timestamp: 0:45 | Scene: Mole plays piano. Instrumental. | |
| "I Get Around" by The Beach Boys Timestamp: 1:00 | Scene: Mr. Fox goes through each of the animals and they explain their strengths. Linda writes them down. | |
| "Ol' Man River" by The Beach Boys Timestamp: 1:16 | Scene: The animals live in the sewers and adapt to their surroundings. Mr. Fox takes them on a journey and they arrive in a supermarket. | |
| "Let Her Dance" by The Bobby Fuller Four Timestamp: 1:20 | Scene: Dancing in the supermarket. Continues into end credits. | |
| Version of "Petey's Song" by Jarvis Cocker Timestamp: 1:22 | Scene: 2nd song in end credits. | |
What’s the movie about?
A worldly fox can’t resist returning to his farm raids and then must help his community survive the farmers’ retaliation.