Despicable Me 2 (soundtrack)

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Despicable Me 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams
ReleasedJuly 2, 2013
Recorded2013
Venue
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Miami, Florida
  • Las Vegas, Nevada
Studio
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length1:01:25
LabelBack Lot Music
Producer
Despicable Me chronology
The Smurfs
(2011) 		Despicable Me 2
(2013) 		The Smurfs 2
(2013)
Heitor Pereira chronology
Despicable Me
(2010) 		Despicable Me 2
(2013) 		Minions
(2015)
Pharrell Williams chronology
In My Mind
(2006) 		Despicable Me 2
(2013) 		Girl
(2014)
Singles from Despicable Me 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  1. "Happy"
    Released: November 21, 2013
  2. "Just a Cloud Away"
    Released: March 25, 2022[1]

Despicable Me 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2013 film Despicable Me 2; the sequel to Despicable Me (2010). The album was released on July 2, 2013, through Back Lot Music.[2][3] The original music was composed by Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams, whom previously scored for Despicable Me.[4] The soundtrack to the film featured 24 tracks – eight songs and the remainder of the album, consists of original score tracks. Out of the eight songs, three original tracks, written by Williams, were featured in the album as well as the tracks "Another Irish Drinking Song", "I Swear" and "Y.M.C.A." were incorporated into the album. Besides that, two tracks from Despicable Me: "Fun, Fun, Fun" and the titular track is also featured in the soundtrack.[4]

The track "Happy" served as the only single from the album released on November 21, 2013 by Back Lot Music, and was also part of Williams' second studio album Girl (2014).[5] A visual presentation of the track, being advertised as "the world's first 24-hour music video" coincided the single, featuring Williams and directed by We Are from LA, and went viral upon release. Besides, topping the charts in over 19 countries, it was the best-selling song of 2014 in the United States and United Kingdom.[6][7] The song also received an Academy Award-nomination for Best Original Song at the 86th Academy Awards, but lost the award to "Let It Go" from Frozen.[8] Eight years after the single release, the track "Just a Cloud Away" was released in March 2022.[9]

Background[]

The co-director of Despicable Me 2, Chris Renaud had recalled the "distinctive music of the first film" that born out of the collaboration between Pereira and Williams, leading them to work for its sequel.[10] Pereira attributed that for El Macho, being a Mexican wrestler and the main antagonist, had to implement "full choir with a latin flair to emphasize his presence".[10] Pereira also created new themes for the characters, including for the minions, whose themes needed to be "more threatening and menacing".[11] Williams and Pereira discussed about several main themes for the album, and went ahead with the overarching theme, which was not about the characters but much about the air of the film. He added that the "continuity was honestly based on lifting people up emotionally".[12][13]

Williams wrote three original songs, including the popular track "Happy" that was released as a single on November 21, 2013 to wider commercial success.[14][15] In a 2014 interview to The New York Times, Williams recalled that the song was rejected nine times, by the producer Chris Meledandri, before finally being approved.[14][16] While writing the track, did not write the melodic portions, but only just the chorus part of the film. He finished writing the song within 20 minutes.[17][18] The song was initially intended to be written for CeeLo Green (who earlier sang another track "Scream"),[19] but due to conflicts with CeeLo's record company Elektra Records, as he was on the verge of releasing his 2013 Christmas album,[20][21] Williams himself sang the track, instead.[22][23]

Speaking on the integration of the film songs into the score, Pereira said "Unless there is a reason in the story, you don't want it to be a surprise, so you have to tease the ears with what is going to come in the song before it begins".[11]

Promotions and marketing[]

As a part of promotions, Williams came up with a website 24hoursofhappy.com,[24] launched to coincide with the single release,[25] featuring a visual presentation of "Happy" advertised as being "the world's first 24-hour music video", directed by the French directing team We Are from LA.[26] The video went viral upon its premiere, and attributed to the massive success of the song.[17] The four-minute video edit of the song released on YouTube on November 21, and as of March 2018, it crossed over 1 billion views.[27] Eight years after the film's release, Williams released the lyrical song "Just a Cloud Away" on March 25, 2022 to wider commercial response.[28]

Track listing[]

All music is composed by Heitor Pereira.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Scream"Pharrell WilliamsCee Lo Green3:41
2."Another Irish Drinking Song"Paul and StormPierre Coffin0:39
3."Just a Cloud Away"WilliamsWilliams2:56
4."Happy"WilliamsWilliams3:53
5."I Swear" (John Michael Montgomery)Gary Baker, Frank J. MyersCoffin1:38
6."Y.M.C.A." (Village People)Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Victor WillisCoffin2:55
7."Fun, Fun, Fun"WilliamsWilliams3:26
8."Despicable Me"WilliamsWilliams4:14
9."PX-41 Labs"  2:06
10."The Fairy Party"  1:27
11."Lucy and the AVL"  5:39
12."Goodbye Nefario"  1:27
13."Time for Bed"  1:27
14."Break-In"  3:00
15."Stalking Floyd Eaglesan"  1:35
16."Moving to Australia"  3:09
17."Going to Save the World"  1:25
18."El Macho"  1:27
19."Jillian"  0:47
20."Take Her Home"  1:29
21."El Macho's Lair"  3:32
22."Home Invasion"  1:57
23."The Big Battle"  7:23
24."Ba Do Bleep"Johannes BrahmsChris Renaud0:04
Total length:1:01:12

Commercial performance[]

"Happy" topped the musical charts in over 19 countries. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending March 8, 2014, and the following week,[29] and also topped the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[30] It holds the record for the second-highest audience peak for a week on the Hot 100 Airplay, with 225.9 million impressions, only behind Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines".[31] It also topped the New Zealand Singles Chart holding the first position for 12 consecutive weeks, since January 2014,[32] and broke the 36-year-long record for most weeks spent at #1, which was previously held by Boney M.'s 1970 single "Rivers of Babylon". It also became the best-selling single of UK and US in 2014, with 1.5 and 6.45 million copies sold for the year, respectively.[6][7]

The soundtrack consecutively listed in the first 10 positions of the UK Soundtracks Chart by the Official Charts Company.[33] It also topped the 86th position in Billboard 200, and further listed in number 19 in the Independent Albums chart and in the top-third of Billboard soundtracks chart, since 2014.[34]

Chart positions[]

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[35] 163
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[36] 160
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[37] 48
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[33] 9
US Billboard 200[38] 86
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[38] 19
US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[38] 3

Accolades[]

See also: List of accolades received by Despicable Me 2

At the 86th Academy Awards held on March 2, 2014, Williams' song "Happy" was nominated for Best Original Song, but lost to "Let It Go" from Frozen.[39] When GQ magazine asked Williams "how badly" he wanted the Oscar, he responded: "When they read the results, my face was...frozen. But then I thought about it, and I just decided just to... let it go."[40]

The music video for "Happy" was nominated for Best Male Video and Video of the Year at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.[41][42] It also won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, and in the same ceremony, a live rendition of the song, won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance.[43] However, the song failed to shortlist at the Best Song Written for Visual Media category.[44]

Accolades received by Despicable Me 2
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Academy Awards March 2, 2014 Best Original Song Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Nominated [45]
Annie Awards February 1, 2014 Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams Nominated [46]
[47]
Black Reel Awards February 13, 2014 Best Original or Adapted Song Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Nominated [48]
[49]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 16, 2014 Best Song Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Nominated [50]
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards February 26, 2014 Best Film Studio Music Department Universal Pictures Nominated[N 1] [51]
[52]
Satellite Awards February 23, 2014 Best Original Song Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Nominated [53]
[54]
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards December 14, 2013 Best Soundtrack Despicable Me 2 Nominated [55]
[56]
Teen Choice Awards August 10, 2014 Choice Music Single: Male Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Nominated [57]
World Soundtrack Awards October 25, 2014 Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film Pharrell Williams for "Happy" Won [58]
[59]

Personnel credits[]

Credits adapted from CD liner notes:[60][61]

Soundtrack[]

  • Original songs written, composed and produced by: Pharrell Williams
  • Incorporated tracks produced by: Ali Dee Theodore
  • Arrangements: Andrew Coleman
  • Edited by: Andrew Coleman
  • Mixed by: Leslie Brathwaite, Fabian Marasciullo
  • Recorded by: Andrew Coleman, Sean Phelan, Mike Larson, Eric Liljestrand
  • Music assistance: John Connolly, Matthew Desrameaux, Sebastian Zuleta, Elizabeth Gallardo, Ghazi Hourani, Josh Gudwin, Brandon Jones
Newman Scoring Stage sessions
  • Concertmaster: Norman Hughes
  • Contractor: Suzie Katayama
  • Orchestra leader: Bruce Fowler
  • Instruments
  • Cello: Dane Little, Erika Duke, Rudolph Stein, Stefanie Fife
  • Drums: Curt Bisquera
  • Marimba: Dan Greco
  • Trombone: Alan Kaplan, Philip Teele, Steven Holtman
  • Trumpet: John Fumo, Walter Fowler, Warren Luening
  • Tuba: William Roper
  • Violin: Alan Grunfeld, Gerardo Hilera, Mario De Lion, Natalie Leggett, Philip Vaiman, Susan Chatman, Vladimir Polimatidi
Vocalists
  • Backing vocalists: Ashley L. Lee, Jasmine Murray, Rhea Dummett, Shamika Hightower, Terrence Rolle, Trevon Henderson (track 4)
  • Vocals: Centre For Young Musicians (track 9)

Score[]

  • Original score composed and produced by: Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams
  • Additional arrangements: Anthony Willis, Bobby Tahouri
  • Additional composition: Azeo Torre, Cameron Hotchkis, Sebastian Zuleta, Ted Reedy
  • Recorded by: Alan Meyerson, Kevin Globerman
  • Edited by: Slamm Andrews
  • Mixed by: Alan Meyerson
  • Mixing assistance: Christian Wenger
  • Mastered by: Reuben Cohen
  • Music supervisor: Rachel Levy
  • Music contractor: Peter Rotter
  • Scoring crew: Denis St. Amand, Tim Lauber, Tom Steel
Choir
  • Contractor: Jasper Randall
  • Bass vocals: Alvin Chea, Bob Joyce, Eric Bradley, Greg Davies, Gregg Geiger, Jim Campbell, Jules Green, Mark Edward Smith, Michael Geiger, Stephen Grimm, Steve Pence, Will Goldman
  • Soprano vocals: Cindy O'connor, Holly Sedillos, Jenny Graham, Jessica Rotter, Karen Whipple Schnurr, Suzanne Waters, Teri Koide
  • Tenor vocals: Aj Teshin, Chris Mann, Dick Wells, Fletcher Sheridan, Gerald White, Jasper Randall, Jeff Gunn, Joseph Golightly, John Kimberling, Sean Mcdermott, Steve Amerson, Steven Harms
  • Child vocalists: Alaman Diadhou, Aria Gunn, Catherine Matthews, Christian Mancuso, Cole Konis, Emily Titman, Emma Gunn, Hannah Messinger, Joe Matthews, Joss Saltzman, Karissa Lee, Levi Gunn, Marlowe Peyton, Mason Purece, Max Kilpatrick, Merit Leighton
Newman Scoring Stage sessions
  • Concertmaster: Norman Hughes
  • Contractor: Suzie Katayama
  • Conductor: Nick Glennie-Smith
  • Orchestra leader: Bruce Fowler
  • Orchestrator: Ladd McIntosh
  • Instruments
  • Bass: Nico Abondolo, Adam Blackstone, David Parmeter, Drew Dembowski, Edward Meares, John Leftwich, Steve Dress, Timothy Lefebvre
  • Bassoon: Rose Corrigan, Ken Munday
  • Cello: Steve Erdody, Andrew Shulman, Armen Ksajikian, Cecilia Tsan, Christina Soule, Dennis Karmazyn, Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, George Kim Scholes, John Walz, Paula Hochhalter, Tim Landauer, Trevor Handy
  • Clarinet: Stuart Clark, Dan Higgins, Greg Huckins, Jeff Driskill
  • Flute: Geraldine Rotella, Daniel Higgins, Jeff Driskill, Stephan Kujala
  • Guitar: Clay Sears, John McCurry
  • Horn: James Thatcher, Allen Fogle, Brian O'connor, Daniel Kelley, Dylan Hart, Jennie Kim, Laura Brenes, Mark Adams, Steve Becknell, Yvonne Suzette Moriarty
  • Keyboards: Darek Cline Cobbs, Sarah Schmidt
  • Oboe: Phil Ayling, Chris Bleth
  • Percussion: Aaron Draper, Marvin B. Gordy III, Michael Klein, Steve McKie, Zachary Danziger
  • Trombone: Alexander Iles, Alan Kaplan, William Reichenbach, Charlie Morillas, Phillip Teele, Phillip Keen, Steven Holtman
  • Trumpet: Jon Lewis, Aaron Smith, Bijon Watson, Daniel Fornero, Daniel Rosenboom, David Washburn, Gary Grant, Jose Hernandez, Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron
  • Tuba: Doug Tornquist, Gary Hickman
  • Viola: Brian Dembow, Andrew Duckles, Darrin Mc Cann, David Walther, Matthew Funes, Robert Brophy, Roland Kato, Shawn Mann, Victoria Miskolczy
  • Violin: Bruce Dukov, Julie Gigante, Alyssa Park, Ana Landauer, Charlie Bisharat, Darius Campo, Eun-Mee Ahn, Helen Nightengale, Irina Voloshina, Jay Rosen, Jessica Guideri, Josefina Vergara, Katia Popov, Kevin Connolly, Lisa Liu, Maya Magub, Natalie Leggett, Phillip Levy, Roger Wilkie, Sara Parkins, Sarah Thornblade, Serena Mc Kinney, Tamara Hatwan, Tereza Stanislav
Featured instrumentalists
  • Percussion: MB Gordy
  • Bass: John Leftwich
  • Trumpet: Bijon Watson, Dan Fernero, Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron
Management
  • Executive producer: Chris Meledandri
  • Executive in charge of music: Michael Knobloch
  • Music business affairs: Philip M. Cohen
  • Music preparation: Booker White
  • Product manager: Jake Voulgarides
  • Design: Jennifer Wroblewski, Ken Matsubara, Peter Lung

Notes[]

  1. ^ Also for the studio's 2013 films About Time, The Best Man Holiday, Fast & Furious 6, Identity Thief, Kick-Ass 2, Riddick, and Rush[51]

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