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The movie will also include an original song co-written by Gunn and score composer Tyler Bates, with a pretty interesting performer attached. "I've always been into Hindu creation myths and there's some similarities there." "There's this big creation myth about how he came about and it was kind of lined up with that," Gunn said. George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" (one of the first songs Gunn picked out for the film) will provide some information about Peter's father Ego the Living Planet. Sam Cooke's "Bring it on Home to Me" will serve as a symbol of Peter and Gamora's relationship and Jay and the Americans' "Come a Little Bit Closer" scoring an ultra-violent and "really fun" action scene. "Brandy" will show up in the first scene of the film, with Gunn saying that the song (used to score an emotional moment) is one he's "sort of sadly, tragically related to." "The Chain," he said, will pop up a couple times in the movie, with the song being used to tell us something about the Guardians. Gunn said there are two other songs that are "deeply embedded into the fibers" of the film: "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac and "Brandy You're a Fine Girl" by Looking Glass. "It's really joyous, but there's a really dark underpinning to it." "It's the perfect song to start the movie," he said, adding that, if the Guardians had a house band, it would be ELO. Blue Sky," which Gunn said sets the tone for "the mostly hugely insane shot" he's ever accomplished. 2, which gave him the ability to mix in big-name songs with smaller, indie pieces.
Because of the success of the first film, Gunn was given a bigger budget for Vol. However, as we now know, Marvel couldn't have been more wrong, with the movie's soundtrack tearing up the charts and even reaching number one on the Billboard 200 (via The Wrap). "Nobody is going to want to hear this music," he said studio employees repeatedly told him.
Music was a huge part of the first film, although Gunn said he had to fight to convince the studio that the '80s route was the way to go. 2 to Rolling Stone, also giving the reasons behind each song's inclusion. 2.Īfter months of speculation and rumors, director James Gunn released the contents of Awesome Mix Vol.
The guardians of the galaxy vol 2 soundtrack full#
We officially know the full track list for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.