# | Track | Duration | |
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1. | Evil Bratt Show | 1:46 | |
2. | Up the Tower | 2:02 | |
3. | Considered Impenetrable | 2:10 | |
4. | Stealing Candy | 1:40 | |
5. | My Brother! | 1:49 | |
6. | Pizza | 0:52 | |
7. | Sinister Revenge Plot | 1:14 | |
8. | Morning Papers | 2:08 | |
9. | Monsieur Pom-Poo | 1:23 | |
10. | Dad's Legacy | 1:21 | |
11. | Here We Are | 1:02 | |
12. | Minions Quit | 1:10 | |
13. | Sneaking | 3:37 | |
14. | Here We Go! | 1:20 | |
15. | In the Dark, Alone | 1:15 | |
16. | Villainy Is in Your Blood | 1:22 | |
17. | Crushing It | 0:29 | |
18. | Get Ready for What? | 0:50 | |
19. | Evil Bratt Action Figure | 0:35 | |
20. | Agnes in Trouble | 0:34 | |
21. | Divorce Flashback | 0:33 | |
22. | Say Cheese! | 1:04 | |
23. | Rejected Me | 2:07 | |
24. | In the Crooked Forest | 0:45 | |
25. | Mel's Flashback | 0:47 | |
26. | Parenting 101 | 2:33 | |
27. | Rams Bottom vs. DaVinci | 1:20 | |
28. | House-Napped | 0:38 | |
29. | Long Walk Home | 0:28 | |
30. | Can We Go Back Now? | 1:13 | |
31. | Traditional Dance | 1:20 | |
32. | Tipsy Unicorn | 1:31 | |
33. | What Is Wrong With You? | 0:52 | |
34. | Why Cancelled? | 1:11 | |
35. | We're Going to Hollywood | 0:43 | |
36. | Mel? Gru? | 0:42 | |
37. | Back and Bigger Than Ever | 7:01 | |
38. | Family Traditions | 1:05 | |
54:31 |
Added on Saturday, July 01, 2017
After he is fired from the Anti-Villain League for failing to take down the latest bad guy to threaten humanity, Gru finds himself in the midst of a major identity crisis. But when a mysterious stranger shows up to inform Gru that he has a long-lost twin brother—a brother who desperately wishes to follow in his twin’s despicable footsteps—one former super-villain will rediscover just how good it feels to be bad.
Steve Carell not only reprises his role as Gru, but also takes on a second part—that of Dru, Gru’s long-lost twin. Kristen Wiig returns as super-spy Lucy, while Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winner Trey Parker voices new villain Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who has become obsessed with the evil TV character he played in the ’80s. Gru’s most formidable and comedic nemesis to date, Bratt is out to take down Hollywood…and anyone who stands in his way.
Dru hails from the country “Freedonia” and as such, has an affinity for the nation’s infamous cheese. This note was not lost on Pereira, who utilized numerous unique instruments and objects to reflect this in the score, including cheese graters and a choir. In addition to incorporating a full orchestra and choir, Pereira performed with many instruments in the score.
Pereira played more than a dozen instruments for the score including: guitar, bass, piano, drum machines, ukulele, mandolin and a “bucket base” (one string on top of a bucket). Two days of the recording sessions were spent on percussion with drummers. Alex Acuña, Bernie Dresel, and Mike Shapiro played simultaneously on complete drum kits.
Pereira then had them play orchestral percussion on ethnic instruments including taiko drums, African jun juns and Brazilian Surdos. The addition of 60 members of a choir—who sing through tin foil—created a distortion complementing Pereira’s original ’80s sounding synth score to match Balthazar Bratt’s style. Bratt’s persona is displayed through ’80s pop hits along with the unique score. Pereira’s score also represents the themes of family to highlight the brothers’ relationship, as well as Lucy and the girls, and of course, the mischievous Minions.
Pereira has a reputation for bringing a unique sensibility to his film scores, ones built from his solid foundation of musical craftsmanship. Prior to beginning his career in film composing, Pereira was a member of the platinum selling band Simply Red. He has released three solo albums and has arranged music for and performed with such artists as Elton John, Shania Twain, Willie Nelson, and Jack Johnson. He received a GRAMMY award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist for his collaboration with Sting and Chris Botti.