Despicable Me 3 (soundtrack)

Despicable Me 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2017 film Despicable Me 3, the fourth instalment in the Despicable Me franchise and the sequel to Despicable Me 2 (2013). Pharrell Williams produced the soundtrack album, and also contributed five original songs for the film. The other tracks consisted of several pop singles from the 1980s performed by Michael Jackson, Madonna, Nena, A-ha and few songs and themes from the previous instalments. The soundtrack for Despicable Me 3 was released on June 23, 2017,^[1] featuring sixteen tracks, and was led by two singles – "Yellow Light" and "There's Something Special" – which was made available through digital download and streaming on June 8 and 13, prior to the album release.^[2][3] Heitor Pereira, who worked on the previous instalments, had composed the film's music.^[4] Despicable Me 3 (Original Motion Picture Score), which featured Pereira's original score of 38 tracks, was released by Back Lot Music on June 30.^[4]

Despicable Me 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[]

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Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer

Reception[]

Tall Writer of Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote that "Solid entertainment and some education on the classics make the Despicable Me 3 original motion picture soundtrack a decent offering".^[5] Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter called the songs as "catchy" and praised Williams' songs and "the music cues ranging from Michael Jackson to Van Halen to A-ha".^[6] Peter Debruge of Variety said "the movie can hardly find room for Heitor Pereira’s funky score, and though Pharrell Williams has contributed five new songs to sell soundtracks (including the sweet “There’s Something Special”), the movie hardly needs them."^[7]

Wenlei Ma of News.com.au wrote about the use of 80s pop hits to equate Bratt's character, received praise and called that "audience might tap toes for the songs".^[8] Rotoscopers-based Morgan Stradling said "One thing that Despicable Me has always done well is a great soundtrack and these new tracks do not disappoint. They are catchy, upbeat and very much on brand for the franchise, especially since Pharrell Williams is at the helm yet again. While there isn’t a runaway hit like “Happy” from the second film, the songs that are in the movie play well in the moment."^[9] The soundtrack received a mixed review from Soumya Srivatsava of Hindustan Times, who said "The soundtrack, with all the throwback hits from the ‘80s, gets you tapping your feet more often. However, even with all the work done by Pharell Williams on this one, he couldn’t deliver another Happy like last time."^[10]

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Despicable Me 3 (Original Motion Picture Score)[]

Track listing[]

Additional music[]

Songs not featured in the soundtrack, but played in the film are:^[15]

• "Take My Breath Away" – Berlin
• "Bad (Dance Extended Mix)" – Michael Jackson
• "Jump" – Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth
• "María (Pablo Flores Spanglish Radio Edit) – Ricky Martin
• "Physical" – Olivia Newton-John
• "Sussudio" – Phil Collins
• "Happy Birthday" – Mildred J. Hill, Patty Hill
• "Fight Night" – Migos
• "Take on Me" – A-ha
• "Garota De Ipanema" – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
• "99 Bottles of Beer" – Traditional
• "Money for Nothing" – Dire Straits

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from AllMusic^[16]

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