2017 film score by Tyler Bates
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) soundtrack album for theMarvel Studios filmGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Peter Quill 'smixtape in the film, the album was released byHollywood Records on April 21, 2017. A separatefilm score album,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Original Score) Tyler Bates , was also released by Hollywood Records on the same date.Awesome Mix Vol. 2 was the United States' eighth best-selling album of 2017 with 600,000 copies.
Tyler Bates, composer ofGuardians of the Galaxy [ 1] Guardians of the Galaxy , Bates wrote some of the score first so that writer–directorJames Gunn could film to the music, as opposed to Bates scoring to the film.[ 2] Abbey Road Studios .[ 3] Awesome Mix Vol. 2 mixtape.[ 4] the first film's soundtrack and we went platinum and all that other stuff. But I feel like the soundtrack in the second one is better."[ 5] Awesome Mix Vol. 2 had been chosen and built into the script.[ 6] [ 7] She's Gone " byHall & Oates in the film, calling it "one of the greatest pop songs ever written", but could not find a place for it,[ 8] Teenage Lament '74 " byAlice Cooper [ 9] David Bowie song to appear in the film (after "Moonage Daydream " was featured in the first film) but had cut the original scene it was featured in. The inclusion would have made Bowie the only artist to be featured on both mixtapes. With Bowie's death, however, Gunn hoped to find a way to include the chosen song somewhere else in the film as a "fair and appropriate" way to honor him, as Bowie was one of Gunn's idols.[ 10] For Once in My Life " byStevie Wonder was also considered for a scene.[ 11] Awesome Mix Vol. 2 "more diverse" than the first one, with "some really incredibly famous songs and then some songs that people have never heard."[ 12]
On August 6, 2017, Marvel released the music video of an original song, "Guardians Inferno", performed by The Sneepers featuringDavid Hasselhoff . This was to promote the home media release of the film. The 1970s-style video was directed by David Yarovesky, and features Hasselhoff alongside James Gunn,Chris Pratt ,Zoe Saldana ,Dave Bautista ,Pom Klementieff ,Karen Gillan ,Michael Rooker andSean Gunn .Stan Lee andGuillermo Rodriguez also make cameo appearances on the video.[ 13] [ 14]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [ edit ] Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Soundtrack album byvarious artists
Released April 21, 2017 Length 51 :59 Label Producer various Marvel Cinematic Universe soundtracks chronologySingles from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "Guardians Inferno"
All songs—with the exception of "Fox on the Run", which is played in the trailer—are featured in the film.[ 7] Jimmy Urine . It was written for the film and appears during the scene on Contraxia.[ 15]
Commercial performance [ edit ] The album debuted at number eight on theBillboard 200[ 16] [ 17] Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 finished 2017 as the country's eighth highest-selling album with 600,000 copies,[ 18] Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[ 19] cassette tape in the United States in 2017, selling 19,000 copies.[ 20]
Chart (2017) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 37] 9 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 38] 34 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 39] 172 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 40] 195 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[ 41] 62 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[ 42] 64 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[ 43] 42 USBillboard 200[ 44] 43 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard )[ 45] 4 Chart (2018) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 46] 43 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 47] 72 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard )[ 48] 14
Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 49] Gold 35,000^ Canada (Music Canada )[ 50] 2× Platinum 160,000‡ France (SNEP )[ 51] Platinum 100,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 52] Platinum 300,000‡ United States (RIAA )[ 53] Platinum 1,000,000‡ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Original Score) [ edit ] All music composed byTyler Bates .[ 55]
No. Title Length 1. "Showtime a-Holes" 1:27 2. "vs the Abilisk" 2:35 3. "The Mantis Touch" 1:53 4. "Space Chase" 3:20 5. "Family History" 3:48 6. "Groot Expectations" 1:57 7. "Mammalian Bodies" 1:50 8. "Starhawk" 1:49 9. "Two-Time-Galaxy Savers" 3:01 10. "I Know Who You Are" 4:20 11. "Ego" 2:47 12. "Kraglin and Drax" 1:34 13. "The Expansion" 1:05 14. "Mary Poppins and the Rat" 3:07 15. "Gods" 1:28 16. "Dad" 2:28 17. "A Total Hasselhoff" 2:01 18. "Sisters" 2:05 19. "Guardians of the Frickin Galaxy" 0:59 Total length: 43:34
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