Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (soundtrack) explained

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Awesome Mix Vol. 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album for the Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Featuring the songs present on Peter Quill's Zune in the film, the album was released by Hollywood Records on May 3, 2023. A separate film score album, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Original Score), composed by John Murphy, was also released by Hollywood Records on the same date.

Background

In October 2021, James Gunn confirmed that Tyler Bates, the composer of Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), would not be returning to compose the film's score and that he would be replaced by John Murphy, after composing the soundtrack for the film The Suicide Squad (2021) and the television special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), both also directed by Gunn.[1] [2] Despite having a different composer, some of the themes that were previously written by Bates in the previous films were referenced for the score. While Gunn was filming, Murphy revealed that he already wrote some tracks for his score and ready to be played during the production of the film.[3] [4]

In April 2017, Gunn considered that the music for the film would be different from the songs that were used for the first two films' soundtracks, Awesome Mix Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.[5] The following month, he added that he was "panicking" about the soundtrack and had to make some "pretty specific choices" shortly due to the wider range of available music for the story.[6] By early July 2017, Gunn had narrowed down his choices for potential songs to 181, but noted that this list could grow again.[7] All of the songs for the film had been selected by the following month; the songs are not modern and come from Quill's Zune that he received at the end of Vol. 2,[8] although Gunn added that the soundtrack was not limited to 1970s pop songs compared to the first two films,[9] instead spanning multiple decades.[10] Gunn was unable to use a song he wanted for Vol. 3 due to a legal battle over its ownership.[11] He later revealed that the song in question was "Russian Roulette" by the Lords of the New Church.[12] The film opens with an acoustic version of "Creep" by Radiohead, which provided "a much different tone from the beginning than the other two films". Gunn stated that his second choice for the opening sequence was "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd.[13]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Awesome Mix Vol. 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Type:soundtrack
Artist:various artists
Cover:Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Awesome Mix Vol. 3 cover.png
Released:May 3, 2023
Length:65:13
Label:
Producer:various

Track listing

All the songs included on the soundtrack are featured in the film.[14] Gunn also revealed that he intended to use the song "Russian Roulette" by the Lords of the New Church for Vol. 3, but he was unable to include it because the song was in a legal battle over who owned it.[15] [16]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 9
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[18] 3
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[19] 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 14
United Kingdom Compilation Chart[21] 1
US Billboard 200[22] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
French Albums (SNEP)[23] 96

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Original Score)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Original Score)
Type:film
Artist:John Murphy
Cover:Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 score cover.jpeg
Studio:Abbey Road
Genre:Film score
Length:63:02
Label:
Prev Title:The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Prev Year:2022
Next Title:Superman
Next Year:2025

Track listing

All music composed by John Murphy.

Charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mathai . Jeremy . 2021-10-13 . Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 Is Getting A Score From The Suicide Squad Composer . 2023-05-07 . . en-US.
  2. Web site: . May 7, 2020 . John Murphy to Score James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200508235253/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2020/05/07/john-murphy-to-score-james-gunns-the-suicide-squad/ . May 8, 2020 . January 17, 2021 . Film Music Reporter.
  3. Web site: Utley . Riley . April 22, 2023 . Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 Has Finally Screened, See What People Are Saying About James Gunn's Trilogy Capper . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423134429/https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/marvel-cinematic-universe/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-has-finally-screened-see-what-people-are-saying-about-james-gunns-trilogy-capper . April 23, 2023 . April 23, 2023 . CinemaBlend.
  4. Web site: Anderson . Jenna . October 16, 2021 . Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: James Gunn Teases The Suicide Squad Composer's "Incredible" Score . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108235513/https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-composer-john-murphy-the-suicide-squad-tyler-bates/ . November 8, 2021 . May 6, 2022 . ComicBook.com.
  5. Romano . Nick . April 20, 2017 . James Gunn Says 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Trilogy Works as 'One Story' . 2023-05-07 . . en.
  6. Web site: Rottenberg . Josh . May 4, 2017 . Director James Gunn talks mom rock and why Led Zeppelin missed the cut for his 'Guardians 2' mix . limited . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170516133343/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-guardians-of-the-galaxy-2-james-gunn-soundtrack-20170504-story.html . May 16, 2017 . May 15, 2017 . Los Angeles Times.
  7. 881323362332459008. JamesGunn. I have it down to 181 songs. That list could get longer.. James. Gunn. James Gunn. July 1, 2017. July 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703073259/https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/881323362332459008. July 3, 2017. live.
  8. Web site: Burton . Byron . August 5, 2017 . James Gunn on 'Guardians 3' and Marvel's Cosmic Plans . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170809020953/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-gunn-guardians-3-marvels-cosmic-plans-1027046 . August 9, 2017 . August 10, 2017 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. Coggan . Devan . December 15, 2022 . James Gunn wants to break the threequel curse with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20221215164029/https://ew.com/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-james-gunn-interview/ . December 15, 2022 . December 15, 2022.
  10. Hiatt . Brian . April 3, 2023 . Rocket's Origin and Radiohead: Inside 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230403173718/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-preview-soundtrack-track-listing-1234707361/ . April 3, 2023 . April 3, 2023 . limited.
  11. Web site: White . Peter . September 23, 2020 . 'The Suicide Squad' TV Spinoff 'Peacemaker' Starring John Cena From James Gunn Ordered By HBO Max . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200923172249/https://deadline.com/2020/09/peacemaker-james-gunn-john-cena-dc-hbo-max-tv-1234582582/ . September 23, 2020 . September 23, 2020 . Deadline Hollywood.
  12. JamesGunn. 1654981005739180032. May 6, 2023. Over 3 movies I've gotten every song I've written into a script, sometimes after much blood & toil to acquire the rights. However for the 1st time on Vol 3 we didn't get the rights to a song I wanted because it was tied up in legal battles. The song is "Russian Roulette" by Lords of the New Church. https://open.spotify.com/track/0fPkGITjiVE0haQfCcBVAg?si=G9oa7CVNQqOTresLo_Tmqg.
  13. JamesGunn. 1654982636211953664. May 6, 2023. "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd was my 2nd choice..
  14. Hiatt . Brian . 2023-04-03 . Rocket's Origin and Radiohead: Inside 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' . 2023-05-07 . . en-US.
  15. Web site: Eclarinal . Aeron Mer . 2022-04-23 . James Gunn Failed to Get One Song In Guardians of the Galaxy 3 . 2023-05-07 . The Direct . en.
  16. Web site: Gunn . James . May 6, 2023 . Over 3 movies I've gotten every song I've written into a script, sometimes after much blood & toil to acquire the rights... . 2023-05-09 . . en.
  17. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 22, 2023. May 19, 2023.
  18. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: May 15, 2023. Oricon. ja. May 10, 2023.
  19. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of May 10, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. May 10, 2023.
  20. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. May 29, 2023. May 27, 2023.
  21. Web site: Official Compilations Chart Top 100, 12-18 May 2023. . May 19, 2023. May 19, 2023.
  22. billboardcharts. 1658200199393583180. Debuts on this week's #Billboard200.... May 15, 2023. May 16, 2023.
  23. Web site: 2023: La dynamique de la production et de la consommation musicales en France. SNEP. fr. January 8, 2024. January 13, 2024.
  24. News: Top 50 Official Soundtrack Albums Chart; 12 May 2023 - 18 May 2023. Official Charts Company. May 12, 2023.

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