The poorly kept secret of 30 Rock is that it’s actually a musical with unusually long dialogue breaks; in fact, it breaks into song so often that the show necessitates its very own double-disc soundtrack, due out on Nov. 16. Although the bulk of the collection is incidental music from show composer (and Tina Fey’s husband) Jeff Richmond, the special collector’s edition also comes packed with soon-to-be-standards like “Muffin Top” and “Tennis Night,” along with a book full of interviews, photos, and “an illustrated interpretation of ‘Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.’” (Sadly, the soundtrack does not include any selections from Sing Dem Blues, White Girl: The Jackie Jormp-Jomp Story, despite that film’s disclaimers that it is in no way affiliated with the life or music of Janis Joplin.) It also includes a "duet" from Christopher Cross and Liz Lemon called “Lemon's Theme” (based on the faux-Christopher Cross song Liz improvises in the season four episode “Floyd”), which you can download from Pitchfork right now. Don’t worry: It has plenty of saxophones and wind chimes.
Here’s the complete tracklist:
CD1:
01 Jeff Richmond: "Page Off Intro / Theme From '30 Rock' Kenneth Chokes"
02 Jeff Richmond: "Carol"
03 Jeff Richmond: "Frenchy / Slummin' It"
04 Jeff Richmond: "Restaurant / Snowy Night / Light of Day"
05 Jeff Richmond, Jason Sudeikis, and Tina Fey: "Jack in Four / Cha Cha / Cleveland"
06 Jeff Richmond: "My Funny Valentine"
07 Jeff Richmond: "Boys in Gayland / Halloween / Chicken Killer / Jack Attack"
08 Jeff Richmond: "Meet Donny / Spanx / Dirty 30's / Liz Taylor"
09 Michael Bublé: "Mr. Templeton"
10 Jeff Richmond: "Sunset Rounds"
11 Jeff Richmond: "Lizzie's Blues / Sad Clown"
12 Jeff Richmond: "Claire / Handkiss / The Getaway"
13 Jeff Richmond: "Colleen / Dumb Moon / Headlights"
14 Jeff Richmond: "Dad / Pieces of Wood"
15 Jeff Richmond: "Ave Maria as Played by Kathy Geiss at the Cryogenic Freezing of Her Father / Blind Love"
16 Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Alec Baldwin, Edie Falco, Jack McBrayer, Kevin Brown, and Grizz Chapman: "Midnight Train to Georgia"
17 Jeff Richmond: "30 Rock — Long Play Version/ The Bitenuker"
CD2:
01 Jane Krakowski: "Make a Pizza"
02 Katreese Barnes and Kyle Gordon: "That's Her"
03 Jane Krakowski: "Muffin Top"
04 Tracy Morgan and Donald Glover: "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah"
05 Alec Baldwin and Jeff Richmond: "Simple Things"
06 Jane Krakowski: "Tennis Night"
07 Cheyenne Jackson: "Danny Boy"
08 Jane Krakawski and Cheyenne Jackson: "The Christmas Waltz"
09 Jane Krakowski, Elaine Stritch and Alec Baldwin: "The Christmas Song"
10 Jane Krakowski: "The America Song & the Mob"
11 Tracy Morgan and Jack McBrayer: "I Will Always Love You"
12 Tina Fey and Christopher Cross: "Lemon's Theme"
13 Anita Gillette, Jan Hooks, Patti LuPone, Elaine Stritch and the Cast: "Don't Go to Bed With a Frown"
14 Jeff Richmond: "What Do You Say to Cleveland (The Demo of the Unused Cleveland Song)"