'' Tropic Thunder '' s score and soundtrack were released on August 5 , 2008 , the week before the film 's theatrical release . The score was composed by Theodore Shapiro and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony . William Ruhlmann of allmusic gave the score a positive review , stating it is " ... an affectionate and knowing satire of the history of Hollywood action movie music , penned by an insider . " Thomas Simpson of SoundtrackNet called it " ... a mixture of fun , seriousness , rock n ' roll and great scoring . " Five songs , " Cum On Feel the Noize " by Quiet Riot , " Sympathy for the Devil " by The Rolling Stones , " For What It 's Worth " by Buffalo Springfield , " Low " by Flo Rida and T-Pain , and " Get Back " by Ludacris , were not present on the soundtrack , yet did appear in the film . The soundtrack features songs from The Temptations , MC Hammer , Creedence Clearwater Revival , Edwin Starr , and other artists . The single " Name of the Game " by The Crystal Method featuring Ryu has an exclusive remix on the soundtrack . The soundtrack debuted 20th on '' Billboard '' 's Top Soundtracks list and peaked at 39th on its Top Independent Albums list . James Christopher Monger of allmusic compared the music to other film 's soundtracks such as '' Platoon '' , '' Full Metal Jacket '' , and '' Forrest Gump '' and called it " ... a fun but slight listen that plays out like an old late - '70s K-Tel compilation with a few bonus cuts from the future . " Cruise reprised his character Les Grossman for the 2010 MTV Movie Awards . On June 9 , 2010 , it was announced that a spin-off film would be developed centering on Grossman . A script has been written by Michael Bacall . In March 2012 , Bacall gave an update on the long-rumored Les Grossman spin-off movie , revealing that the film will attempt to uncover where Grossman 's well-documented anger issues originated
2010 MTV Movie Awards
2010 MTV Movie Awards
Tropic Thunder