Tame Impala and Diana Ross track confirmed for new Minions soundtrack produced by Jack Antonoff
News of Jack Antonoff's Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack has been confirmed, and the first outing arriving later this month will be Diana Ross and Tame Impala's new collaboration "Turn Up The Sunshine".
Last weekend a poster was spotted teasing what appeared to be a new Minions soundtrack produced by Jack Antonoff, and featuring music from Diana Ross and Tame Impala, Phoebe Bridgers, BROCKHAMPTON, Tierra Whack, Brittany Howard, H.E.R., Jackson Wang, Bleachers, Weyes Blood, Kali Uchis, Caroline Polachek, Thundercat, RZA, St. Vincent and more, and this afternoon the soundtrack has been officially announced.
The Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack is curated and produced by Antonoff, and the first release will be Diana Ross and Tame Impala's collaboration "Turn Up The Sunshine" on 20 May.
The soundtrack will also see the likes of Bridgers, Polachek, BROCKHAMPTON, St. Vincent and Thundercat cover songs by The Carpenters, Nancy Sinatra, Kool & The Gang, Lipps Inc and Steve Miller Band.
Ready to turn up the sunshine? The #Minions #TheRiseOfGru official soundtrack is available to pre-order now!
— #Minions (@Minions) May 10, 2022
GRAMMY award-winning producer Jack Antonoff joins a star-studded artist line up for this Gru-vy musical soundtrack coming July 1st! pic.twitter.com/v0mwrOUSBD
Tracklist:
- Turn Up The Sunshine – Diana Ross ft. Tame Impala
- Shining Star – Brittany Howard ft. Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire 1975)
- Funkytown – St. Vincent (Lipps Inc in 1979)
- Hollywood Swinging – BROCKHAMPTON (Kool & The Gang 1974)
- Desafinado – Kali Uchis (Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto 1959)
- Bang Bang – Caroline Polachek (Nancy Sinatra 1966)
- Fly Like an Eagle – Thundercat (Steve Miller Band 1976)
- Goodbye To Love – Phoebe Bridgers (The Carpenters 1972)
- Instant Karma! – Bleachers (John Lennon 1970)
- You’re No Good – Weyes Blood (Linda Ronstadt 1975)
- Vehicle – Gary Clark Jr. (The Ides of March 1970)
- Dance to the Music – H.E.R. (Sly and The Family Stone 1967)
- Black Magic Woman – Tierra Whack (Santana 1970)
- Cool – Verdine White
- Born To Be Alive – Jackson Wang (Patrick Hernandez 1979)
- Cecilia – The Minions (Simon & Garfunkel 1970)
- Bang Bang – G.E.M. (Nancy Sinatra 1966)
- Kung Fu Suite – RZA
- Minions: The Rise of Gru Score Suite – Heitor Pereira
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