Despicable Me 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Despicable Me 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Despicable Me 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Original Songs and Themes by Pharrell Williams
Score Composed by Heitor Pereira

Executive Album Producer: Chris Meledandri
Album Producers: Pharrell Williams and Heitor Pereira
Executive in Charge of Music for Universal Pictures: Mike Knobloch
Music Supervised for Universal Pictures: Rachel Levy
Music Business Affairs for Universal Pictures: Philip M. Cohen
Conductor: Nick Glennie-Smith
Score Recording and Mixing Engineer: Alan Meyerson
Score Assistant Mixing Engineer: Christian Wenger
Score Recordist: Kevin Globerman
Orchestrator: Ladd McIntosh
Music Preparation: Booker White
Additional Arrangements: Anthony Willis, Bobby Tahouri
Music Editor: Slamm Andrews
Composer Assistants: Cameron Hotchkis, Ted Reedy, Azeo Torre, Sebastian Zuleta
Music Contractor: Peter Rotter
Vocal Contractor: Jasper Randall
Scoring Crew: Tom Steel, Tim Lauber, Denis St. Amand
Score and Choir Recorded at The Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox
Additional Recording at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA
Score Mixed at Studio M – Remote Control, Santa Monica, CA
Product Manager for Back Lot Music: Jake Voulgarides
Package Design: Peter Lung, Ken Matsubara and Jennifer Wroblewski
Album Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
Featured Musicians:
Trumpet: Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron, Daniel Fornero, and Bijon Watson
Bass: John Leftwich
Percussion: MB Gordy

M-01
Performed by CeeLo Green
Written and Produced by Pharrell Williams. Additional Vocals performed by Pharrell Williams.
EMI April Music, Inc. obo Itself and More Water From Nazareth (ASCAP). Universal Pictures Music (ASCAP)
Recorded by Andrew Coleman for i am OTHER Entertainment, Sean Phelan, and Julian Prindle. Assisted by Josh Connolly.
Digital Editing and Arrangement by Andrew Coleman for i am OTHER Entertainment.
Recorded at Chalice Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA. and Odds On Recording, Las Vegas, NV.
Mixed by Leslie Brathwaite at Music Box Studios, Atlanta, GA. ℗2013 Universal Studios

M-02
Performed by The Minions
Vocals by Pierre Coffin. Written by Greg DiCostanzo, Paul Sabourin. Sleestack Serenade Music (ASCAP) and CK Dexter Haven Music (ASCAP) ℗2013 Universal Studios

M-03
Performed by Pharrell Williams
Written and Produced by Pharrell Williams. Background Vocals performed by Rhea Dummett.
EMI April Music, Inc. obo Itself and More Water From Nazareth (ASCAP). Universal Pictures Music (ASCAP).
Recorded by Mike Larson for i am OTHER Entertainment. Assisted by Matthew Desrameaux.
Digital Editing and Arrangement by Mike Larson for i am OTHER Entertainment. Recorded at Circle House Studios, Miami, FL.
Mixed by Leslie Brathwaite at Music Box Studios, Atlanta, GA. ℗2013 Universal Studios

M-04
Performed by Pharrell Williams
Written and Produced by Pharrell Williams. Background Vocals performed by Rhea Dummett, Trevon Henderson, Ashley L. Lee, Shamika Hightower, Jasmine Murray and Terrence Rolle.
EMI April Music, Inc. obo Itself and More Water From Nazareth (ASCAP). Universal Pictures Music (ASCAP) Recorded by Mike Larson for i am OTHER Entertainment. Assisted by Matthew Desrameaux.
Digital Editing and Arrangement by Andrew Coleman and Mike Larson for i am OTHER Entertainment. Recorded at Circle House Studios, Miami, FL.
Mixed by Leslie Brathwaite at Music Box Studios, Atlanta, GA. ℗2013 Universal Studios

M-05
Performed by The Minions
Vocals by Pierre Coffin. Written by Gary Baker, Frank Myers. Produced by Ali Dee for DeeTown Entertainment.
BMG Rights Management (US)LLC d/b/a. BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP) obo Morganactive Songs, Inc.
(ASCAP)/MPCA Lehsem Music, LLC (ASCAP) admin by Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc./The Music Goes Round, B.V. d/b/a Publishing Two’s Music (ASCAP) admin by Tier Three Music (ASCAP) ℗2013 Universal Studios

M-06
Performed by The Minions
Vocals by Pierre Coffin. Written by Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Victor Willis.
Produced by Ali Dee for DeeTown Entertainment. Mixed by Brian Malouf. Can’t Stop Music. ℗2013 Universal Studios

M-07
Performed by Pharrell Williams
Written by Pharrell Williams. Produced by Pharrell Williams for The Neptunes. More Water from Nazareth Publishing/EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Universal Pictures Music (ASCAP).
Recorded by Andrew Coleman and Mike Larson at Remote Control Productions, Santa Monica, CA.
Digital editing and arrangement by Andrew Coleman. Assisted by Sebastian Zuleta. Mixed by Fabian Marasciullo for Amica Style at The Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL. Assisted by Elizabeth Gallardo. ℗2010 Star Trak, LLC. and Universal Studios.

M-08
Performed by Pharrell Williams
Written by Pharrell Williams. Produced by Pharrell Williams for The Neptunes. More Water from Nazareth Publishing/EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Universal Pictures Music (ASCAP).
Recorded by Andrew Coleman and Eric Liljestrand at The Record Plant Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Digital editing and arrangement by Andrew Coleman. Assisted by Josh Gudwin and Ghazi Hourani.
Orchestra Leader: Bruce Fowler.
Contractor: Suzie Katayama.
Concert Master: Norman Hughes.
Violins: Susan Chatman, Mario De Leon, Alan Grunfeld, Gerardo Hilera, Natalie Leggett, Vladimir Polimatidi, and Philip Vaiman.
Cellos: Dane Little, Stefanie Fife, Erika Duke and Rudolph Stein.
Trumpets: Walter Fowler, John Fumo and Warren Luening.
Trombones: Alan Kaplan, Steven Holtman and Phillip Teele.
Tuba: William Roper.
Marimba: Dan Greco.
Drums: Curt Bisquera.
Vocals: Centre for Young Musicians London.
Mixed by Fabian Marasciullo for Amica Style at The Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL. Assisted by Brandon Jones. ℗2010 Star Trak, LLC. and Universal Studios

M-24
Performed by The Minions
Vocals by Chris Renaud. Wiegenlied: Guten Aben, Gute Nacht OP. 49, No. 4. Written by Johannes Brahms.
Arrangement by Chris Renaud. Universal Pictures Music (ASCAP) ℗2013 Universal Studios

Orchestra:
VIOLINS
Bruce Dukov – CM
Julie Gigante – P2
Eun-Mee Ahn
Charlie Bisharat
Darius Campo
Kevin Connolly
Jessica Guideri
Tamara Hatwan
Ana Landauer
Natalie Leggett
Phillip Levy
Lisa Liu
Maya Magub
Serena Mc Kinney
Helen Nightengale
Alyssa Park
Sara Parkins
Katia Popov
Jay Rosen
Tereza Stanislav
Sarah Thornblade
Josefina Vergara
Irina Voloshina
Roger Wilkie

VIOLAS
Brian Dembow – 1st
Robert Brophy
Andrew Duckles
Matthew Funes
Roland Kato
Shawn Mann
Darrin Mc Cann
Victoria Miskolczy
David Walther

CELLI
Steve Erdody – 1st
Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick
Trevor Handy
Paula Hochhalter
Dennis Karmazyn
Armen Ksajikian
Timothy Landauer
George Kim Scholes
Andrew Shulman
Christina Soule
Cecilia Tsan
John Walz

BASSES
Nico Abondolo – 1st
Adam Blackstone
Drew Dembowski
Stephen Dress
Timothy Lefebvre
John Leftwich
Edward Meares
David Parmeter

FLUTES
Geraldine Rotella – 1st
Jeff Driskill
Daniel Higgins
Stephen Kujala

CLARINETS
Stuart Clark – 1st
Jeff Driskill
Daniel Higgins
Greg Huckins

OBOES
Phillip Ayling – 1st
Chris Bleth

BASSOONS
Rose Corrigan – 1st
Kenneth Munday

HORNS
James Thatcher – 1st
Mark Adams
Steven Becknell
Laura Brenes
Allen Fogle
Dylan Hart
Daniel Kelley
Jenny Kim
Yvonne Suzette Moriarty
Brian O'Connor

TRUMPETS
Jon Lewis – 1st
Rick Baptist
Wayne Bergeron
Daniel Fornero
Gary Grant
Jose Hernandez
Daniel Rosenboom
Aaron Smith
David Washburn
Bijon Watson

TROMBONES
Alexander Iles – 1st
Steven Holtman
Alan Kaplan
Phillip Keen
Charlie Morillas
William Reichenbach
Phillip Teele

TUBAS
Doug Tornquist – 1st
Gary Hickman

GUITARS
John McCurry
Clayton Sears

PERCUSSION
Zachary Danziger
Aaron Draper
Marvin B Gordy III
Michael Klein
Steve McKie

KEYBOARD
Darek Cline Cobbs
Sarah Schmidt

Choir
CHILDREN’S CHOIR
Catherine Matthews
Karissa Lee
Emma Gunn
Aria Gunn
Merit Leighton
Marlowe Peyton
Emily Titman
Hannah Messinger
Joe Matthews
Christian Mancuso
Alaman Diadhou
Joss Saltzman
Levi Gunn
Max Kilpatrick
Mason Purece
Cole Konis

SOPRANO
Holly Sedillos
Karen Whipple Schnurr
Suzanne Waters
Jessica Rotter
Cindy O'Connor
Teri Koide
Jenny Graham
Diane Freiman Reynolds

TENOR
Jasper Randall
Gerald White
Aj Teshin
Chris Mann
Fletcher Sheridan
Jeff Gunn
Steve Amerson
Steven Harms
Sean Mcdermott
Dick Wells
John Kimberling
Joseph Golightly

BASS
Jules Green
Steve Pence
Mark Edward Smith
Jim Campbell
Michael Geiger
Gregg Geiger
Eric Bradley
Stephen Grimm
Bob Joyce
Will Goldman
Greg Davies
Alvin Chea