Jack Antonoff Reveals Star-Studded Musicians on New Minions: The Rise of Gru Soundtrack

Get ready for the GRU-viest soundtrack to grace your ears and your television screens. Grammy award-winning producer Jack Antonoff unveiled the soundtrack to Minions: The Rise of Gru on May 10.

The Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack will contain a whopping 19 songs. The tracks are Antonoff’s favorite songs from the 70s era performed by his favorite artists of today. He writes, “Cannot wait to start sharing these songs. Starting May 20th, they’re gonna be coming out here and there and then full soundtrack July 1st.”

Apart from the cover’s soundtrack, Antonoff revealed that he co-wrote a special original song with Sam Dew, Patrik Berger, and Kevin Parker titled “Turn Up The Sunshine.” The track will be performed by the legendary Diana Ross and Tame Impala.

In addition to this unexpected project, Antonoff announced the songs the high-profile musicians would be covering. Here is the epic soundtrack:

1. “Turn Up the Sunshine,” Diana Ross ft. Tame Impala

2. “Shining Star,” Brittany Howard ft. Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire, 1975)

3. “Funkytown,” St. Vincent (Lipps Inc., 1979)

4. “Hollywood Swinging,” Brockhampton (Kool & The Gang, 1974)

5. “Desafinado,” Kali Uchis (Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto, 1959)

6. “Bang Bang,” Caroline Polachek (Nancy Sinatra, 1966)

7. “Fly Like an Eagle,” Thundercat (Steve Miller Band, 1976)

8. “Goodbye to Love,” Phoebe Bridgers (The Carpenters, 1972)

9. “Instant Karma!,” Bleachers (John Lennon, 1970)

10. “You’re No Good,” Weyes Blood (Linda Ronstadt, 1975)

11. “Vehicle,” Gary Clark Jr. (The Ides of March, 1970)

12. “Dance to the Music,” H.E.R. (Sly and The Family Stone, 1967)

13. “Black Magic Woman,” Tierra Whack (Santana, 1970)

14. “Cool,” Verdine White

15. “Born to Be Alive,” Jackson Wang (Patrick Hernandez, 1979)

16. “Cecilia,” The Minions (Simon & Garfunkel, 1970)

17. “Bang Bang,” G.E.M. (Nancy Sinatra, 1966)

18. “Kung Fu Suite,” RZA

19. “Minions: The Rise of Gru Score Suite,” Heitor Pereira

Ready to turn up the sunshine? The #Minions #TheRiseOfGru official soundtrack is available to pre-order now!

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

— #Minions (@Minions) May 10, 2022

We could not be more excited to hear this nostalgic soundtrack. Minions: The Rise of Gru and the complete soundtrack will be available on July 1. Fans can pre-order the soundtrack now.