Tag: Minions & Monsters

Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 3, 2026)

Already playing in theaters nationwide since this past Wednesday is the animated feature Minions & Monsters directed by Pierre Coffin and starring Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch,Trey Parker, Phil LaMarr and Bobby Moynihan. The film’s original music is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Wicked,  Shrek, The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Happy Feet, Bolt, Don’t Worry Darling, Migration, X-Men: The Last Stand). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Wednesday and Music On Vinyl will release a CD and vinyl edition in the coming months. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the Illumination Entertainment production, which is being released by Universal Pictures.

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the historical drama Young Washington co-written and directed by Jon Erwin and starring William Franklyn-Miller,  Kelsey Grammer, Joel Smallbone, Mary-Louise Parker, Andy Serkis and Ben Kingsley.. Kevin Kiner (Ahsoka, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Rebels & The Bad Batch, Narcos: Mexico, Doom Patrol, Peacemaker, CSI: Miami, Making a Murderer), Sean Kiner & Deana Kiner (Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord & Tales of the Underworld, House of David, Dark Winds). have composed the film’s original music. Sony Classical is releasing a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score on July 4th. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Wonder Project production, which is being released by Angel (Studios).

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‘Minions & Monsters’ Soundtrack Album Details

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.

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