"Dicks: The Musical" Soundtrack Lyrics

"Dicks: The Musical (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" Soundtrack Description

Overview

What happens when a proudly filthy, hyper-camp stage show becomes a studio musical—with real heart hiding in the gutter? Dicks: The Musical answers with a wall of catchy, Broadway-tight tunes, a boss-rap showstopper, and a finale that knowingly dares you to clap. The soundtrack is all-original songs plus score, co-composed by Marius de Vries and Karl Saint Lucy, and released by A24 Music as a fully fledged album.

The tone swerves—by design. Brassy opener into yearning “I want” ballad; lounge croon into hip-hop flex; then a quodlibet finale that stitches the whole thing together. As Film Music Reporter and Apple Music noted at launch, the album arrived day-and-date with the film and plays like a compact cast recording with bonus underscore.

Questions & Answers

Is there an official soundtrack album?

Yes. Dicks: The Musical (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was released digitally on October 6, 2023 by A24 Music.

Who composed the music?

Marius de Vries and Karl Saint Lucy co-composed the songs and score.

Who performs the big office number?

Megan Thee Stallion performs “Out Alpha the Alpha” as Gloria, the twins’ CEO. Pitchfork highlighted it as the film’s lead single drop.

Did the movie record vocals live on set?

Mostly, yes—unusually for a film musical, many vocals were captured live during takes.

Is there a vinyl edition?

Yes—A24 produced a double-LP edition; the program differs slightly from the digital 25-track version.

What are the other notable numbers?

Nathan Lane’s loungey “Gay Old Life,” Megan Mullally’s patter-style “Evelyn Song,” the duet “Lonely,” and the climactic “The Sewer Song” and “All Love Is Love.”

Notes & Trivia

• “Out Alpha the Alpha” was rebuilt in an early-’90s hip-hop pocket once Megan Thee Stallion joined—producers literally rewrote to her strengths.
• Several songs were sung live on set—an aesthetic choice that keeps some gloriously rough edges.
• “The Sewer Song” is a technically nerdy quodlibet that weaves earlier melodies together for a final rush.
• The vinyl sequencing (A24 Shop) trims and reshuffles compared with the 25-track digital album.
• The final crowd-pleaser, “All Love Is Love,” was issued as the first single before release.

Genres & Themes

Broadway-bright brass & overture pomp = cartoon alpha-male parody; swaggering horns and rhythm-section strut signal “top salesman” delusion. earnest balladry (“I want” song) = the twins’ needy core under the bluster.

Lounge/cabaret pastiche frames Nathan Lane’s old-school elegance and the absurd reveal of the Sewer Boys; early-’90s hip-hop fuels Gloria’s put-you-in-your-place anthem; chamber-choir uplift turns the finale into pointed satire of feel-good platitudes. As Entertainment Weekly teased, those shifts are the joke and the engine.

Tracks & Scenes

Key songs with where/why they hit. (Musical numbers are diegetic unless noted.)

“I’ll Always Be on Top” — Aaron Jackson & Josh Sharp (with company)
Where it plays: Big opening suite at Vroomba, after a narrated overture by God; establishes the rivals-turned-twins in corporate peacock mode.
Why it matters: Stakes, swagger, and the show’s comedy tone in one package.

“No One Understands” — Aaron Jackson & Josh Sharp
Where it plays: Early “I want” lament that slides in right after the opener, as the pair clock their fractured upbringing.
Why it matters: Parody sincerity—self-pity so big it loops back to funny, yet still lands emotionally.

“Evelyn Song” — Megan Mullally
Where it plays: First visit to Mom’s home; a twinkling patter song catalogs her gloriously unfiltered “twilight” routines.
Why it matters: Locks the film’s Dada streak and Mullally’s character voice.

“Gay Old Life” — Nathan Lane
Where it plays: Dad’s introduction sequence, lounge-club smooth… right up to the jaw-drop Sewer Boys reveal.
Why it matters: Old-world polish meets grotesque punchline; Lane kills the pivot.

“Lonely” — Nathan Lane & Megan Mullally
Where it plays: Earnest mid-movie duet that nudges both parents toward a dinner at La Chateau.
Why it matters: The necessary heart valve—when you care, the later satire hits sharper.

“Out Alpha the Alpha” — Megan Thee Stallion
Where it plays: In the Vroomba office, as Gloria puts the “top dogs” under heel after they mouth off.
Why it matters: An instant crowd-stopping flex; the movie’s purest pop injection and a meme in waiting.

“Desperate for Your Love” — Nathan Lane & Megan Mullally
Where it plays: At La Chateau; passion detonates the dining room, literally and figuratively.
Why it matters: Farce goes full musical-mayhem while keeping the parents’ arc credible.

“The Sewer Song” — Ensemble
Where it plays: Third-act adventure through the undercity to save the Sewer Boys; prior themes braid together.
Why it matters: A classic Broadway move—stitching motifs to deliver catharsis and punchlines at once.

“All Love Is Love” — Ensemble (with Bowen Yang)
Where it plays: The outrageous finale, with God officiating a taboo wedding in full choir swell.
Why it matters: Satire by maximal uplift—catchy, blasphemous, and unreasonably joyful.

Music–Story Links

The album tracks map character delusion to musical style. Brassy overture and strutty opener = masculine posturing. The “I want” ballad reveals a needy center. Lounge polish lets Harris look respectable before the puppets crash the illusion. Gloria’s rap reframes power (and the office) in one breath. And the quodlibet finale—yes, the nerdy kind—literally weaves earlier melodies as the family’s mess and “lesson” knot together.

How It Was Made

Songwriting expanded the original UCB stage show (F***ing Identical Twins) into a feature. Entertainment Weekly and The Ringer detail how “Out Alpha the Alpha” was rebuilt for Megan Thee Stallion and how “The Sewer Song” became an adventure-song collage. Music production was led by Marius de Vries; music supervision by Fiora Cutler; and many vocals were recorded live to camera—rare in modern film musicals.

Release strategy was musical-forward: “All Love Is Love” dropped first, followed by Nathan Lane’s “Gay Old Life”, then Megan’s “Out Alpha the Alpha” ahead of the album. Film Music Reporter flagged the day-and-date digital album on A24 Music.

Reception & Quotes

Critical response embraced the audacity while noting it won’t play to every taste.

“Gleefully provocative… with catchy songs — a cult movie in the making.” — Rotten Tomatoes, Critics Consensus

“It’s truly inspired, but not for everyone.” — Christy Lemire, FilmWeek (LAist)

“A soaring crowd-pleaser finale built from earlier themes.” — The Ringer

Singles coverage was heavy in the music press; Pitchfork and Billboard spotlighted Megan Thee Stallion’s office-floor banger.

Additional Info

• Label: A24 Music (digital); A24 Shop pressed a double-LP with an adjusted program.
• Several cues include quick jazz underscoring sessions beneath the dialogue—mini swing textures undercutting sincerity.
• “The Sewer Song” nods to classic musical counterpoint—spot the lineage if you’re a Sondheim/Lloyd Webber nerd.
• Bowen Yang appears as God; his trailer-introduction lines double as overture narration on screen.
• The film premiered at TIFF (Midnight Madness), then opened October 2023; the album timed to the wide rollout.

Technical Info

• Title: Dicks: The Musical (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
• Year: 2023
• Type: Original songs + score
• Composers: Marius de Vries; Karl Saint Lucy
• Music Supervision: Fiora Cutler
• Key Performers: Megan Thee Stallion (“Out Alpha the Alpha”); Nathan Lane (“Gay Old Life”); Megan Mullally (“Evelyn Song”); Ensemble (“All Love Is Love,” “The Sewer Song”)
• Label: A24 Music (digital); A24 Shop vinyl
• Digital Release: October 6, 2023
• Select placements: Opener suite at Vroomba (“I’ll Always Be on Top”); parental intros (“Evelyn Song,” “Gay Old Life”); office flex (“Out Alpha the Alpha”); La Chateau romance (“Lonely,” “Desperate for Your Love”); adventure/finale (“The Sewer Song,” “All Love Is Love”)
• Film runtime: ~86 minutes; Album: ~68 minutes (25 tracks, digital)

Canonical Entities & Relations

Sources: Film Music Reporter; Apple Music; Entertainment Weekly; The Ringer; Rotten Tomatoes; Pitchfork; A24 Shop.

November, 07th 2025