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' '' Paul's Boutique'' and

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'' album in 1999. He has also done producing on his own - most notable is his work with the Eels. Simpson went on to compose the scores for the films ''

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'', '' Saving Silverman'', '' Freddy Got Fingered'' and '' Stick It'', where in addition to composing the original score, he teamed up with rapper Talib Kweli to produce and perform the song "Abra Cadabra". He has also contributed original music and songs to such films as '' Zoolander'', '' The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' and '' Shrek Forever After''. Simpson was the musical director and frequent guest of '' Tom Green Live'', Tom Green's live Internet show. In addition, E.Z. Mike and Tom Green created the Keepin' It Real Crew who recorded the album ''

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'' released by Sony Records in 2006. More recent projects include the score to the film ''

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'' (2013) and music (including opening theme) for Comedy Central's TV series '' Tosh.0'' (2011 - 2014).

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