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Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

by Pharrell Williams

Released: July 09, 2010

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Why This Album Matters

This album matters because its strongest editorial story is: Award.

The Album

The soundtrack features new songs written, performed, produced, and/or composed by Pharrell Williams. The score was recorded with a 67-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox. "Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" was released on July 6, 2010, accompanying the film of the same name.

Inside the Recording

Pharrell Williams and Heitor Pereira composed the film's score, which was produced by Hans Zimmer.

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Interesting Facts

Artists like Destinee & Paris, The Sylvers, Robin…

Artists like Destinee & Paris, The Sylvers, Robin Thicke, The Bee Gees, and David Bisbal also contributed performances to the soundtrack.

In the Japanese release of the first film…

In the Japanese release of the first film, Rip Slyme provided the theme song "Good Times (Bad Times remix).".

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Reception

While the soundtrack album includes songs featured prominently in the film, there's an unofficial release that includes additional songs that appeared in "Despicable Me." Two songs from the soundtrack, "Despicable Me" and "Prettiest Girls," were shortlisted for the Best Original Song category at the 83rd Academy Awards.

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The Complete Album Story

"Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" was released on July 6, 2010, accompanying the film of the same name. The soundtrack features new songs written, performed, produced, and/or composed by Pharrell Williams. Artists like Destinee & Paris, The Sylvers, Robin Thicke, The Bee Gees, and David Bisbal also contributed performances to the soundtrack.

Pharrell Williams and Heitor Pereira composed the film's score, which was produced by Hans Zimmer. The score was recorded with a 67-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox.

In the Japanese release of the first film, Rip Slyme provided the theme song "Good Times (Bad Times remix)."