Decca Records has released the cover version of Lipps Inc.’s 1979 disco hit Funkytown from the animated feature Minions: The Rise of Gru. The track is produced by Jack Antonoff and performed by St. Vincent (Annie Clark) and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the full song below and check our previous article for the details of the full soundtrack album for the movie, which will be released on July 1. Minions: The Rise of Gru directed by Kyle Balda and starring Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews & Alan Arkin will open in theaters on the same day.
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Kali Uchis’ ‘Desafinado’ Cover from ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Released
Decca Records has released the cover version of Stan Getz’s & Joao Gilberto’s Desafinado by Kali Uchis from Illumination Entertainment’s animated feature Minions: The Rise of Gru. The song produced by Jack Antonoff is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the full track below. A first song from the movie (Turn Up the Sunshine by Diana Ross ft. Tame Impala) has been released last week and the full soundtrack album will be coming out on July 1.
Diana Ross’ & Tame Impala’s Original Song ‘Turn Up the Sunshine’ from ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Released
Decca Records has released the original song Turn Up the Sunshine from the animated feature Minions: The Rise of Gru. The track written by Jack Antonoff (who also produced the song), Patrik Berger, Sam Dew & Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) and performed by Diana Ross ft. Tame Impala is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. A full soundtrack album will be released digitally and physically on July 1. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Soundtrack Album Details
Decca Records has announced a soundtrack album for Illumination’s animated comedy Minions: The Rise of Gru. The album is produced by Grammy Award winner Jack Antonoff features the new track Turn Up the Sunshine by Diana Ross ft. Tame Impala (to be released as a digital single on May 20), St. Vincent’s cover of Lipps Inc’s Funkytown, H.E.R.’s rendition of Sly and The Family Stone’s Dance to the Music, Bleachers’ version of John Lennon’s Instant Karma! and Phoebe Bridgers’ interpretation of The Carpenters’ 1972 Goodbye to Love, as well as the Minions’ performance of Simon & Garfunkel’s Cecilia. Also included is a score suite by the film’s composer Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, The Smurfs, The Angry Birds Movie). The soundtrack will be released digitally, on 3-panel CD digipack, standard black double LP, yellow & blue splattered double LP, yellow cassette and a limited-edition picture disc on July 1. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD and vinyl editions.