Every Song On Minions: The Rise Of Gru's Soundtrack
WARNING: This contains SPOILERS for Minions: The Rise of Gru.
The Despicable Me and Minions movies are known for their irreverent and inspired soundtracks, and Minions: The Rise of Gru is no different. Sever years after Minions (2015), the minions are back for another solo adventure, except that, this time, a young version of Steve Carell's Gru is also a major part of the story. Throughout their next adventure — which is really the first Gru and minions adventure in the Despicable Me chronology — classics from the 70s are reimagined to illustrate what the life of 12-year-old Gru was like.
Despite the addition of Gru to the Minions: The Rise of Gru cast, the movie remains very much a Minions sequel. Gru's first steps into trying to become «despicable» are an important part of the movie, but the script finds a way to keep the minions in the spotlight. Steve Carell's character ends up being kidnapped by his hero – or villain, to be more accurate – and it is up to the minions not only to rescue Gru but also to retrieve a McGuffin stone.
Related: Despicable Me & Minions Viewing Order (Release & Chronological)
Considering it is set in the 70s, it was easy to predict that Minions: The Rise of Gru would feature a lot of classics from that period. It was also easy to predict that those classics would be reinvented in some way. As such, many of the Minions: The Rise of Gru songs are modern covers of songs from the 70s or before. Here is a breakdown of every song on Minions: The Rise of Gru.
«Shining Star» by Brittany Howard ft. Verdine White (originally recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire, 1975): The first song heard in Minions: The Rise of Gru is «Shining Star», in an opening sequence that goes right after Universal's title card as
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