2023 soundtrack album
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Awesome Mix Vol. 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) soundtrack album for theMarvel Studios filmGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Peter Quill 'sZune in the film, the album was released byHollywood Records on May 3, 2023. A separatefilm score album,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Original Score) John Murphy , was also released by Hollywood Records on the same date.
In October 2021,James Gunn confirmed thatTyler Bates , the composer ofGuardians of the Galaxy Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 John Murphy , after composing the soundtrack for the filmThe Suicide Squad The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special [ 1] [ 2] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
In April 2017, Gunn considered that the music for the film would be different from the songs that were used for the first two films' soundtracks,Awesome Mix Vol. 1 Vol. 2 [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Zune that he received at the end ofVol. 2 ,[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Vol. 3 due to a legal battle over its ownership.[ 11] the Lords of the New Church .[ 12] Creep " byRadiohead , which provided "a much different tone from the beginning than the other two films".[ 10] Wish You Were Here " byPink Floyd .[ 13]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Awesome Mix Vol. 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [ edit ] All the songs included on the soundtrack are featured in the film.[ 14] Russian Roulette " bythe Lords of the New Church forVol. 3 , but he was unable to include it because the song was in a legal battle over who owned it. Years later while on The Peacemaker Podcast Gunn revealed what song replaced "Russian Roulette " that being "This Is the Day " byThe The .[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Year-end chart performance forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Awesome Mix Vol. 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Chart Year Position French Albums (SNEP)[ 32] 2023 96 French Albums (SNEP)[ 33] 2024 128
Certifications forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Awesome Mix Vol. 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Region Certification Certified units /salesFrance (SNEP )[ 34] Platinum 100,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Original Score) [ edit ] All music composed byJohn Murphy .[ 35]
No. Title Length 1. "Kits" 1:36 2. "Warlock vs. Guardians" 3:47 3. "That Hurts" 1:36 4. "Batch 89" 1:47 5. "Orgoscope" 1:43 6. "Mo Ergaste Forn" 2:31 7. "Orgoscope Elevator" 1:26 8. "Naming" 2:25 9. "Dido's Lament" 3:57 10. "Hooray Time Forever!" 2:22 11. "It Really Is Good to Have Friends" 2:27 12. "Exploding Planet" 1:23 13. "Face Off" 2:39 14. "Into the Light" 4:30 15. "Guardians vs. Hell Spawn" (includesGuardians of the Galaxy Tyler Bates ) 3:38 16. "Mantis and the Abelisk [sic 1:11 17. "Use Your Heart Boy" 0:54 18. "The High Evolutionary" 2:56 19. "Domo! Domo!" 3:48 20. "Who We Are" 2:21 21. "Stampede" 1:54 22. "Did That Look Cool?" 2:44 23. "On the Spaceport" 1:47 24. "I Love You Guys" 2:15 25. "Mo Ergaste Forn (Full Version)" 3:23 26. "All Life Has Meaning" 2:02 Total length: 63:02
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RetrievedMay 7, 2023 . ^ Rottenberg, Josh (May 4, 2017)."Director James Gunn talks mom rock and why Led Zeppelin missed the cut for his 'Guardians 2' mix" Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. RetrievedMay 15, 2017 . ^ Gunn, James [@JamesGunn] (July 1, 2017)."I have it down to 181 songs. That list could get longer" (Tweet ).Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. RetrievedJuly 3, 2017 – viaTwitter .^ Burton, Byron (August 5, 2017)."James Gunn on 'Guardians 3' and Marvel's Cosmic Plans" .The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. RetrievedAugust 10, 2017 . ^ Coggan, Devan (December 15, 2022)."James Gunn wants to break the threequel curse withGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 " .Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. RetrievedDecember 15, 2022 . ^a b Hiatt, Brian (April 3, 2023)."Rocket's Origin and Radiohead: Inside 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Rolling Stone Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. RetrievedApril 3, 2023 . ^ White, Peter (September 23, 2020)." .Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. RetrievedSeptember 23, 2020 . ^ @JamesGunn (May 6, 2023)."Over 3 movies I've gotten every song I've written into a script, sometimes after much blood & toil to acquire the rights. However for the 1st time on Vol 3 we didn't get the rights to a song I wanted because it was tied up in legal battles. The song is "Russian Roulette" by Lords of the New Church. https://open.spotify.com/track/0fPkGITjiVE0haQfCcBVAg?si=G9oa7CVNQqOTresLo_Tmqg" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ @JamesGunn (May 6, 2023)." (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Hiatt, Brian (April 3, 2023)."Rocket's Origin and Radiohead: Inside 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' .Rolling Stone . RetrievedMay 7, 2023 . ^ Eclarinal, Aeron Mer (April 23, 2022)."James Gunn Failed to Get One Song In Guardians of the Galaxy 3" .The Direct . RetrievedMay 7, 2023 . ^ Gunn, James (May 6, 2023)."Over 3 movies I've gotten every song I've written into a script, sometimes after much blood & toil to acquire the rights..." Twitter . RetrievedMay 9, 2023 . ^ DC (September 11, 2025).Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn – Season 2, Ep. 4 . RetrievedSeptember 12, 2025 – via YouTube. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart" .Australian Recording Industry Association . May 22, 2023. RetrievedMay 19, 2023 .^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - Awesome Mix Vol. 3" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 17, 2023.^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - Awesome Mix Vol. 3" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 21, 2023.^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - Awesome Mix Vol. 3" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 21, 2023.^ "Top Albums (Week 19, 2023)" . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. RetrievedMay 15, 2023 .^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - Awesome Mix Vol. 3" (in German).GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved May 16, 2023.^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-05-15/p/3" (in Japanese).Oricon . Retrieved May 10, 2023.^ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: May 15, 2023" (in Japanese).Oricon . RetrievedMay 10, 2023 .^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of May 10, 2023" .Billboard Japan . RetrievedMay 10, 2023 .^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart" .Recorded Music NZ . May 29, 2023. RetrievedMay 27, 2023 .^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish).OLiS .Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry .Note: Change the date to 05.05.2023–11.05.2023 under "zmień zakres od–do:" . Retrieved May 18, 2023.^ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - Awesome Mix Vol. 3" . Hung Medien. Retrieved October 11, 2023.^ "Official Compilations Chart Top 100, 12-18 May 2023" .Official Charts . RetrievedMay 19, 2023 .^ @billboardcharts (May 15, 2023)."Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet ). RetrievedMay 16, 2023 – viaTwitter . ^ "2023: La dynamique de la production et de la consommation musicales en France" (in French).SNEP . January 8, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2024 .^ "Tops de l'année – Top Albums 2024" (in French).SNEP . RetrievedJanuary 11, 2025 .^ "French album certifications – Multi Interprètes – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Awesome Mix Vol. 3" (in French).Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . RetrievedNovember 5, 2025 .^ " .Film Music Reporter . May 2, 2023. RetrievedMay 3, 2023 .^ "Top 50 Official Soundtrack Albums Chart; 12 May 2023 - 18 May 2023" .Official Charts Company . May 12, 2023.
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