- Auto Rock
Infobox Song
Name = Auto Rock
Artist = Mogwai
Album =Mr. Beast
Released =6 March 2006
track_no = 1
Recorded =Castle of Doom Studios Glasgow ,Scotland
Genre =Post-rock
Length = 4:18
Writer =
Label =Rock Action Records
Producer = Tony Doogan
Chart position =
Tracks =
#"Auto Rock"
#"Glasgow Mega-Snake "
#"Acid Food "
#"Travel Is Dangerous "
#"Team Handed"
#"Friend of the Night "
#"Emergency Trap"
#"Folk Death 95"
#"I Chose Horses "
#"We're No Here ""Auto Rock" is a song by
Glaswegian Post-rock band Mogwai that appears as the first track on their album "Mr. Beast ".Musical structure
The song is built around a piano riff played by
Barry Burns , and march-like drums, which slowly builds in volume and intensity. It was, at one point, used as a set opener by Mogwai on their 2006 tour.Trivia
* It is featured on the soundtrack of "Miami Vice" and has been used recurringly in
BBC motoring magazine show, "Top Gear".* It is featured on the trailer for the Warner Bros film "The Brave One", starring Jodie Foster.
* The central piano riff of this song is a citation of
Crockett's Theme that Jan Hammer wrote in 1984 for the originalMiami Vice Series.* It was used in the Top Gear America Special mainly in the flashback sceen at the end
* Jeremy Clarkson has also used it in his documentary The Greatest Raid of All Time
External links
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Mogwai/_/Auto+Rock "Auto Rock" on Last.fm]
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