Despicable Me 4 (soundtrack) explained

Despicable Me 4 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Type:soundtrack
Cover:Despicable Me 4 (soundtrack).png
Artist:Heitor Pereira
Released:June 27, 2024
Recorded:2024
Length:73:58
Label:Back Lot Music
Producer:Heitor Pereira
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Despicable Me 4 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack accompanying the 2024 Illumination-produced animation film Despicable Me 4, the fourth main and the sixth overall installment in the Despicable Me franchise and a sequel to Despicable Me 3 (2017). Released through Back Lot Music on June 27, 2024, it featured 44 tracks, primarily based on the film's original score composed by Heitor Pereira and the cover of Tears for Fears' 1985 single "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" performed by the film's cast.

Background

Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams renewed their association with Despicable Me 4 as composers; the former would score the original music and the latter would provide new songs and themes, while reusing his themes from the predecessors.[1] [2]

Additional music

Despicable Me 4 featured three original songs written and recorded specifically for the film.[3] [4] On May 2024, Williams previewed the snippet of the song "Double Life" through his YouTube channel.[5] He later released it as a single on June 14, 2024.[6] [7] The song was interpreted by critics as a diss track aimed at Canadian rapper Drake.[8] [9] The second single "Lil Mega Minion" by Lil Yachty was released on June 24, 2024,[10] followed by the third song "None of Your Business" by Teezo Touchdown, two days later.[11] However, those tracks were not released along with the soundtrack album.

The following songs were heard in the film, but not included in the soundtrack or separately released. Those include:[12]

Reception

Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter called the music as "tense".[13] Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times wrote "Heitor Pereira returns to provide the film’s effective, at times eclectic score."[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 25, 2024 . Heitor Pereira Scoring Illumination Entertainment's 'Despicable Me 4' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240615012631/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/03/25/heitor-pereira-scoring-illumination-entertainments-despicable-me-4/ . June 15, 2024 . April 15, 2024 . Film Music Reporter . en-US.
  2. Web site: Jirax . Jamie . April 11, 2024 . Despicable Me 4 Confirms Pharrell Williams Returning as Songwriter and Performer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240629225343/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/despicable-me-4-confirms-pharrell-williams-returning-as-songwriter-and-performer/ . June 29, 2024 . April 16, 2024 . . en.
  3. Web site: Gomez . Dessi . July 4, 2024 . Here Are All The Songs In ‘Despicable Me 4’: From Pitbull to BTS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706200854/https://deadline.com/feature/despicable-me-4-soundtrack-1236000217/ . July 6, 2024 . July 16, 2024 . . en-US.
  4. Web site: Starkey . Adam . July 11, 2024 . Here's every song on the 'Despicable Me 4' soundtrack . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240713083233/https://www.nme.com/news/film/every-song-despicable-me-4-soundtrack-3774015 . July 13, 2024 . July 16, 2024 . . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Williams . Pharrell . May 8, 2024 . Double Life (From "Despicable Me 4") (Preview) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240604012037/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pocTtUu3PXg . June 4, 2024 . June 3, 2024 . YouTube.
  6. Web site: Paul . Larisha . June 14, 2024 . Pharrell Williams Channels His Inner Gentleminion on 'Despicable Me 4' Soundtrack Cut 'Double Life' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240615012629/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pharrell-williams-double-life-despicable-me-4-1235040286/ . June 15, 2024 . June 14, 2024 . Rolling Stone.
  7. Saponara . Michael . June 14, 2024 . Pharrell Williams Brings the Groove for 'Despicable Me 4' With New Song 'Double Life': Listen . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706075759/https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/pharrell-williams-despicable-me-4-song-double-life-1235710069/ . July 6, 2024 . June 14, 2024 . Billboard.
  8. Web site: Castro . Danilo . June 14, 2024 . Pharrell Seemingly Disses Drake On New Single "Double Life" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240615105918/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/816069-pharrell-seemingly-disses-drake-new-single-double-life-hip-hop-news . June 15, 2024 . June 15, 2024 . HotNewHipHop.
  9. Web site: Davis . Ahmad . June 15, 2024 . Fans Believe Pharrell Snubbed Drake On "Double Life" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240616005548/https://www.rap-up.com/2024/06/15/fans-believe-pharrell-snubbed-drake-on-double-life/ . June 16, 2024 . June 15, 2024 . Rap-Up.
  10. Web site: Breihan . Tom . June 24, 2024 . Lil Yachty Shares 'Despicable Me 4' Soundtrack Song "Lil Mega Minion": Listen . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240625152823/https://www.stereogum.com/2269359/lil-yachty-made-a-song-for-despicable-me-4/music/ . June 25, 2024 . July 16, 2024 . . en.
  11. Web site: Cole . Alexander . June 26, 2024 . Teezo Touchdown Soundtracks "Despicable Me 4" With Yeezus-Inspired Track "None Of Your Business" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716175947/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/819744-teezo-touchdown-none-of-your-business-stream . July 16, 2024 . July 16, 2024 . . en.
  12. Web site: Ngulube . Memory . July 11, 2024 . Despicable Me 4 Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240713023415/https://screenrant.com/despicable-me-4-soundtrack-song-guide/ . July 13, 2024 . July 16, 2024 . . en.
  13. Web site: Gyarkye . Lovia . June 28, 2024 . ‘Despicable Me 4’ Review: Gru’s Family Grows in Illumination Animation That Serves Up Familiar Antics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240628222506/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/despicable-me-4-review-1235933955/ . June 28, 2024 . July 16, 2024 . . en-US.
  14. Web site: Goldstein . Gary . July 3, 2024 . Review: 'Despicable Me 4' swirls with overplotted mania and should prove distracting enough . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20240710211312/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-07-03/despicable-me-4-review-steve-carell-will-ferrell-kristen-wiig . July 10, 2024 . July 16, 2024 . . en-US.

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