The title refers to the French dish ratatouille, which is served at the end of the film, and also references the species of the main character, a rat. The eighth film produced by Pixar, it was written and directed by Brad Bird, who took over from Jan Pinkava in 2005, and produced by Brad Lewis, from an original idea from Bird, Pinkava and Jim Capobianco. Riggs' "Radar Rider" is basic, catchy hard rock.Ratatouille is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Cheap Trick's "Reach Out" and "I Must Be Dreamin'" rely more on synthesizers than power-pop guitars. Stevie Nicks' "Blue Lamp" is clean, upbeat pop/rock. Nazareth's "Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment)" has a hypnotic rhythm. The odd thing is this five-minute tune is practically an instrumental Fagen doesn't start singing until 3½ minutes in. Fagen's "True Companion" is a delightful jazz-rock song that would have fit nicely on a Steely Dan album. Felder's "Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)" and "All of You" are well-crafted, and they make a good argument that he was the Eagles' secret musical weapon. Black Sabbath's blistering "The Mob Rules" is a fine example of the underrated Ronnie James Dio era. Devo's quirky, new wave interpretation of the Allen Toussaint-penned "Working in the Coal Mine" was a minor hit. The best-known song here is Journey's ballad "Open Arms." Blue Oyster Cult's darkly menacing "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" is a haunting gem. Most songs are exclusive to this soundtrack. Sixteen songs are contributed by Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Devo, Donald Fagen, Don Felder, Grand Funk Railroad, Sammy Hagar, Journey, Nazareth, Stevie Nicks, Riggs, and Trust Cheap Trick, Felder, and Riggs each provide two.
Heavy Metal was originally a double album, but at 62 minutes it fits just fine on one CD. Musically, Heavy Metal offers more than the title suggests, and the songs fit perfectly with their respective film segments. But the title refers to National Lampoon's sci-fi/fantasy magazine on which the film is based. Sure, this terrific soundtrack from the 1981 animated cult favorite features heavy metal and hard rock numbers. The title Heavy Metal is somewhat misleading.
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