The full details of the soundtrack album for Illumination Entertainment’s animated sequel Despicable Me 4 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (The Angry Bird Movie, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Smallfoot, The Smurfs, Paw Patrol: The Movie) who previously scored the first three installments in the series, as well as both Minions movies. Also included is a cover of Tear for Fears’ Everybody Wants to Rule the World performed by the animated comedy’s voice cast. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 28 by Back Lot Music and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to a track from Pereira’s score (A Reunion of Rivals) and the song below. Available separately as a digital singles are the original songs Double Life by Pharrell Williams and Lil Mega Minion by Lil Yachty.
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Lil Yachty’s Original Song ‘Lil Mega Minion’ from ‘Despicable Me 4’ Released
Back Lot Music has released the original song Lil Mega Minion from Illumination Entertainment’s animated sequel Despicable Me 4. The track is produced by LOTTO and co-written (with Devon Alan Smith & Cole Bennett) and performed by Lil Yachty and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also check out the official music video after the jump. Columbia Records has previously released Pharrell Williams’ original track Double Life earlier this month and a full soundtrack album featuring Heitor Pereira’s original score from the film will be released in the coming weeks. Despicable Me 4 is directed by Chris Renaud and stars Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Pierre Coffin, Sofia Vergara, Joey King, Stephen Colbert, Chloe Fineman, Miranda Cosgrove and Steve Coogan.
Pharrell Williams’ Original Song ‘Double Life’ from ‘Despicable Me 4’ Released
Columbia Records has released the original song Double Life from Illumination Entertainment’s feature Despicable Me 4. The track is written and performed by Pharrell Williams and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album for the movie. Despicable Me 4 is directed by Chris Renaud and features the voice talent of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Pierre Coffin, Joey King, Sofia Vergara, Stephen Colbert, Miranda Cosgrove, Chloe Fineman, Renaud himself, Steve Coogan, Madison Polan and Dana Gaier.
Heitor Pereira Scoring Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Despicable Me 4’
Heitor Pereira (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Smurfs, The Angry Bird Movie, Paw Patrol: The Movie, Smallfoot) has recently been recording his score for the upcoming animated sequel Despicable Me 4. The film is directed by Chris Renaud (The Secret Life of Pets, The Lorax) and features the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Joey King, Pierre Coffin, Sofia Vergara, Miranda Cosgrove, Stephen Colbert, Chloe Fineman, Chris Renaud, Steve Coogan, Dana Gaier and Madison Polan. The animated comedy follows Gru & Lucy and their girls as they welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad.
‘Despicable Me 3’ Score Album Details
Back Lot Music will release a score album for the animated feature Despicable Me 3. The album features the film’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (The Angry Birds Movie, The Smurfs, Beverly Hills Chihuahua) who previously scored the first two movies in the series, as well as the spin-off Minions. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 30, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As previously reported, Columbia Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie. Despicable Me 3 is 3 is directed by Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda & Eric Guillon and features the voice talent of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharrel, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate and Julie Andrews.
‘Despicable Me 3’ Soundtrack Details
Columbia will release a soundtrack album for the animated sequel Despicable Me 3. The album features the original songs and themes from the movie written by Pharrell Williams, including the original track Yellow Light, which will be released tomorrow. Also included are songs by a-ha, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Nena, as well as a suite from the movie’s original score by Heitor Pereira (The Angry Birds Movie, The Smurfs) who previously scored the first two movies and the spin-off Minions. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 23, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version will also be released and can be pre-ordered by clicking here. Despicable Me 3 is directed by Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda & Eric Guillon and features the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharrel, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate and Julie Andrews.
Heitor Pereira to Return for ‘Despicable Me 3’
Heitor Pereira will be returning to provide scoring duties on the upcoming animated sequel Despicable Me 3. The film is directed by Kyle Balda (Minion) & Pierre Coffin who helmed the first two installments in the series with Chris Renaud. Eric Guillon is co-directing the film, which is written by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (The Secret Life of Pets, The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who). Steve Carell returns as the voice of Gru, as well as the new character of Gru’s long lost identical twin Drew. Trey Parker has also joined the voice cast. Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy are producing the project for Illumination Entertainment.
Heitor Pereira to Score ‘Minions’ Movie
Heitor Pereira is set to score Universal Pictures’ & Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming animated feature Minions. The film is a spin-off of the hit animated franchise Despicable Me and has been described as an origin story, which establishes that Minions have existed since the beginning of time, in service of history’s most ambitiously evil villains. Sandra Bullock will voice Scarlet Overkill, a stylish super-villain who is bent on world domination and Jon Hamm will lend his voice to her husband, the inventor Herb Overkill. Pierre Coffin who directed both Despicable Me and its sequel is directing the project with Kyle Balda (The Lorax) and Brian Lynch (Puss in Boots, Hop) has written the screenplay.
Heitor Pereira scores ‘A Little Bit of Heaven’
Heitor Pereira recently recorded the score for the upcoming romantic comedy A Little Bit of Heaven. The movie centers around a guarded woman who finds out she’s dying of cancer, but when she meets her match, the threat of falling in love is scarier than death. The comedy is directed by Nicole Kassell who previously directed the 2004 indie drama The Woodsman starring Kevin Bacon. A Little Bit of Heaven stars Kate Hudson, Whoopi Goldberg, Gael Garcia Bernal and Kathy Bates. No release date or domestic distribution deal has been announced so far, but the movie is expected to open in 2011.
Pereira to score From Prada To Nada
Heitor Pereira has been hired to score the upcoming romantic comedy drama From Prada To Nada. The movie is a Latina spin on Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility,” where two spoiled sisters who have been left penniless after their father’s sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles. The movie stars Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega and Adriana Baraza and is scheduled to be released by Lionsgate in 2011.