![]() ![]() There likely isn’t much overlap between people who unironically enjoy Minions and the indie community that has made this compilation a talking point, which makes its existence a little bit of a miracle. Even if you wouldn’t watch Minions: The Rise of Gru in a million years, you had to agree the prospect of all those artists appearing on the same project was at least intriguing. So when their name popped up alongside that of Diana Ross in a Minions-featuring poster that also boasted the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Caroline Polachek, Thundercat, and Weyes Blood, you probably weren’t the only one who had their interest piqued. You now know who Pharrell Williams is, but have heard Jack Antonoff’s name way more times in recent years. If you were a kid when Despicable Me came out, you’ve probably spent a significant amount of time developing your own music taste since then, ensuring it doesn’t align too closely with the mainstream. Still, the films’ soundtracks have done an effective job of playing up the joyful, nostalgic, and often zany energy that has kept the series alive, which is all you can really expect from the music of an animated film primarily aimed at children. It’s been almost a decade since Pharrell Williams released the song – though it feels more like an eternity since anyone heard it in public – and none of his subsequent contributions have come nearly as close to emulating its success. Somewhere out there in the world, fans of the Despicable Me franchise – or perhaps just the people behind it – have been waiting for it to spawn a hit as ubiquitous and effortlessly charming as ‘Happy’. ![]()
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