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.
‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Score Album Details
Back Lot Music will release a score album for Illumination Entertainment’s animated feature Minions: The Rise of Gru. The album features the film’s original score composed by Heitor Pereira (The Angry Birds Movie, The Smurfs, Smallfoot, Paw Patrol – The Movie, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, It’s Complicated) who previously scored the first Minions movie and all three installments in the Despicable Me series. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 8 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and other digital music stores. Decca Records has previously released a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from the movie and a score suite last Friday.
H.E.R.’s ‘Dance to the Music’ Cover from ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Released
Decca Records has released the cover version of Sly and the Family Stone’s 1967 anthem Dance to the Music from the animated feature Minions: The Rise of Gru. The track produced by Jack Antonoff (who serves as the executive producer of the film’s soundtrack) and performed by Academy Award winner H.E.R. is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song after the jump. Several other songs from the movie have been released over the last couple of weeks and the full soundtrack album will be coming out next Friday, July 1. Click here for the full album details.
BROCKHAMPTON’s ‘Hollywood Swinging’ Cover from ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Released
Decca Records has released the cover version of Kool & the Gang’s Hollywood Swinging from the soundtrack of the animated movie Minions: The Rise of Gru. The track produced by Jack Antonoff and performed by BROCKHAMPTON is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the song after the jump. The label will release a full soundtrack album featuring tracks by Diana Ross ft. Tame Impala, Kali Uchis, St. Vincent & others on July 1.
St. Vincent’s ‘Funkytown’ Cover from ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Released
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.
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.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 10, 2015)
Expected to top the weekend box office is the animated feature Minions directed by Pierre Coffin & Kyle Balda and featuring the voices of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan and Geoffrey Rush. The film’s original music is composed by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, The Smurfs, If I Stay, Beverly Hills Chihuahua). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie by artists including including The Turtles, The Kinks, The Who, Donovan and The Spencer Davis Group. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to listen to audio samples. Also visit Film Music Magazine and Trailer Addict for interviews with Pereira about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the sci-fi thriller Self/less directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Victor Garber, Derek Luke, Michelle Dockery and Ben Kingsley. Antonio Pinto (City of God, Lord of War, McFarland, USA, The Host, Snitch) and Dudu Aram have composed the film’s original music. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music on July 24. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Focus Features release.
‘Minions’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the animated feature Minions have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed and produced by Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me, The Smurfs, If I Stay, Beverly Hills Chihuahua). Also included are the songs from the movie, including The Turtles’ Happy Together, The Kinks’ You Really Got Me, The Who’s My Generation, Donovan’s Mellow Yellow and The Spencer Davis Group’s I’m a Man. The soundtrack will be released on July 10, 2015 by Back Lot Music and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Minions is directed by Pierre Coffin & Kyle Balda and features the voice talent of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan and Geoffrey Rush.