Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 44361" data-attributes="member: 81">If you engage with pop culture on any level at all, you likely know that there’s a <a href="https://uproxx.com/movies/minions-the-rise-of-gru-trailer-steve-carell/" target="_blank">new Minions movie</a> on the way. While your reception of this news largely depends on how you feel about the Minions as characters — and whether or not you have kids, the determining factor in how likely you are to end up in a movie theater to see the little yellow creatures on July 1 — there is one universal good that comes with the new film: Its soundtrack.For whatever reason, the Despicable Me cinematic universe has always had absolutely stellar music. While some of that music gets run into the ground — <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/pharrell-williams-annoyed-happy/" target="_blank">even Pharrell got sick of “Happy”</a> — Illumination, the studio behind Gru and his gibberish-speaking allies, undoubtedly churns out banger after banger for their films from covers to original songs.This is, in part, because they secure some great collaborators for them. While Pharrell worked on the soundtrack for Despicable Me 2, the soundtrack for Minions: The Rise Of Gru is <a href="https://uproxx.com/indie/minions-rise-of-gru-soundtrack-bridgers-st-vincent-thundercat/" target="_blank">produced by Jack Antonoff</a>, featuring contemporary artists covering 1970s soul, funk, and pop hits. The latest one to surface is a cover of Sly And The Family Stone’s signature hit “Dance To The Music” performed by the multitalented HER.Listen to HER’s cover of Sly And The Family Stone’s “Dance To The Music” above. The full soundtrack, which also features Brittany Howard, Brockhampton, Caroline Polachek, <a href="https://uproxx.com/indie/tame-impala-diana-ross-turn-up-the-sunshine-minions-soundtrack/" target="_blank">Diana Ross</a>, Gary Clark Jr., Jackson Wang, <a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/kali-uchis-desafinado-minions-getz-gilberto/" target="_blank">Kali Uchis</a>, RZA, <a href="https://uproxx.com/indie/st-vincent-lipps-inc-funkytown-cover/" target="_blank">St. Vincent</a>, Tierra Whack, and Thundercat, is also out on 7/1 via Decca and Verve.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/her-sly-and-the-family-stone-dance-to-the-music-minions/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 44361, member: 81"] If you engage with pop culture on any level at all, you likely know that there’s a [URL='https://uproxx.com/movies/minions-the-rise-of-gru-trailer-steve-carell/']new [I]Minions[/I] movie[/URL] on the way. While your reception of this news largely depends on how you feel about the Minions as characters — and whether or not you have kids, the determining factor in how likely you are to end up in a movie theater to see the little yellow creatures on July 1 — there is one universal good that comes with the new film: Its soundtrack. For whatever reason, the Despicable Me cinematic universe has always had absolutely stellar music. While some of that music gets run into the ground — [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/pharrell-williams-annoyed-happy/']even Pharrell got sick of “Happy”[/URL] — Illumination, the studio behind Gru and his gibberish-speaking allies, undoubtedly churns out banger after banger for their films from covers to original songs. This is, in part, because they secure some great collaborators for them. While Pharrell worked on the soundtrack for [I]Despicable Me 2,[/I] the soundtrack for [I]Minions: The Rise Of Gru[/I] is [URL='https://uproxx.com/indie/minions-rise-of-gru-soundtrack-bridgers-st-vincent-thundercat/']produced by Jack Antonoff[/URL], featuring contemporary artists covering 1970s soul, funk, and pop hits. The latest one to surface is a cover of Sly And The Family Stone’s signature hit “Dance To The Music” performed by the multitalented HER. Listen to HER’s cover of Sly And The Family Stone’s “Dance To The Music” above. The full soundtrack, which also features Brittany Howard, Brockhampton, Caroline Polachek, [URL='https://uproxx.com/indie/tame-impala-diana-ross-turn-up-the-sunshine-minions-soundtrack/']Diana Ross[/URL], Gary Clark Jr., Jackson Wang, [URL='https://uproxx.com/pop/kali-uchis-desafinado-minions-getz-gilberto/']Kali Uchis[/URL], RZA, [URL='https://uproxx.com/indie/st-vincent-lipps-inc-funkytown-cover/']St. Vincent[/URL], Tierra Whack, and Thundercat, is also out on 7/1 via Decca and Verve. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/her-sly-and-the-family-stone-dance-to-the-music-minions/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

Verification