Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for Illumination Entertainment’s feature Minions & Monsters. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Wicked, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Shrek, The Bourne Identity, Happy Feet, Migration, Bolt, Don’t Worry Darling, X-Men: The Last Stand). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 1, 2026 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). Music On Vinyl will release a CD and 2-LP version, both of which are now available for pre-order on Amazon. Minions & Monsters is directed by Pierre Coffin and stars Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Jesse Eisenberg, Trey Parker, Bobby Moynihan and Phil LaMarr. The movie tells the story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.
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John Powell Scoring Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Minions & Monsters’
John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Shrek, Happy Feet, Bolt, Don’t Worry Darling, X-Men: The Last Stand) is scoring Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming animated feature Minions & Monsters. The film is directed by Pierre Coffin who previously co-directed the first three Despicable Me films and the first Minions film. The movie tells the story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Soundtrack Album Details
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for Illumination Entertainment’s animated sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Crazy Rich Asians,Yellowstone, Thor: The Dark World, Nuremberg, Now You See Me) who previously scored 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, April 1 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen the composer’s first two tracks after the jump. iam8bit will release the album as a 2-CD set, adouble vinyl edition and on audio cassette. The Super Mario Bros. Movie Galaxy Movie is directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic and stars Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Benny Safdie, Keegan-Michael Key, Donald Glover, Luis Guzmán, Issa Rae, Kevin Michael Richardson and Brie Larson.
Brian Tyler to Return for Illumination Entertainment’s ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’
Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Crazy Rich Asians, Thor: The Dark World, Yellowstone, Now You See Me) is returning to score Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming animated sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. The film is directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic (who previously helmed 2023′ original movie) and features the voices of Chris Pratt (as Mario), Anya Taylor-Joy (as Princess Peach), Charlie Day (as Luig), Jack Black (as Bowser), Keegan-Michael Key (as Toad) and Kevin Michael Richardson (as Kamek). No plot details have been announced yet.
Soundtrack for Illumination’s Netflix Short ‘Sing: Thriller’ Released
Back Lot Music has released a digital single featuring the soundtrack for Illumination Entertainment’s Netflix animated short Sing: Thriller. The cover of Michael Jackson’s Thriller is produced by Harvey Mason Jr. performed by voice cast members Tori Kelly, Taron Egerton, Scarlett Johansson & Nick Kroll and is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. Sing: Thriller also stars Matthew McConaughey and follows Buster Moon and the cast of SING who – after staging a spectacular version of Thriller at the New Moon Theatre- leave to celebrate at Clay Calloway’s Halloween party, where they discover a mysterious, multi-colored ooze has transformed Clay and his guests into dancing freaks.
‘Despicable Me 4’ Soundtrack Album Details
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.
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.
Pharrell Williams to Return as Songwriter for ‘Despicable Me 4’
Universal Pictures confirmed today at this year’s Cinema-Con in Las Vegas that Pharrell Williams is returning to write original songs for the animated sequel Despicable Me 4. The singer/songwriter has previously contributed songs for the first three installments in the series. As previously reported, Heitor Pereira is composing the score for the movie directed by Chris Renaud and starring Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Joey King, Sofia Vergara, Pierre Coffin, Miranda Cosgrove, Stephen Colbert, Renaud himself, Chloe Fineman, Steve Coogan, Dana Gaier and Madison Polan.
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.
Soundtrack EP for Illumination Short ‘Midnight Mission’ Released
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack EP for Illumination Entertainment’s animated short Midnight Mission. The 5-track EP features the film’s original music composed by Jessica Rose Weiss (Cinderella, No Hard Feelings, Don’t Make Me Go, The Independent, The Kill Room, Dog Gone Trouble). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to all five tracks below. Midnight Mission is directed by Celine Allegre & Guylo Homay and follows the Minions as they try anything to help Agnes overcome her fear of the dark, even if it involves going into outer space.