They are catchy, upbeat and very much on brand for the franchise, especially since Pharrell Williams is at the helm yet again. Rotoscopers-based Morgan Stradling said "One thing that Despicable Me has always done well is a great soundtrack and these new tracks do not disappoint. Wenlei Ma of wrote about the use of 80s pop hits to equate Bratt's character, received praise and called that "audience might tap toes for the songs". Peter Debruge of Variety said "the movie can hardly find room for Heitor Pereira's funky score, and though Pharrell Williams has contributed five new songs to sell soundtracks (including the sweet 'There's Something Special'), the movie hardly needs them." Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter called the songs as "catchy" and praised Williams' songs and "the music cues ranging from Michael Jackson to Van Halen to A-ha". Tall Writer of Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote that "Solid entertainment and some education on the classics make the Despicable Me 3 original motion picture soundtrack a decent offering". " Malatikalano Polatina" (performed by the Minions) "Despicable Me 3 Score Suite" (performed by Heitor Pereira) "Despicable Me" (performed by Pharrell Williams) "Fun, Fun, Fun" (performed by Pharrell Williams) Despicable Me 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Track listing Despicable Me 3 (Original Motion Picture Score), which featured Pereira's original score of 38 tracks, was released by Back Lot Music on June 30. Heitor Pereira, who worked on the previous installments, had composed the film's music.
The soundtrack for Despicable Me 3 was released on June 23, 2017, featuring sixteen tracks, and was led by two singles – "Yellow Light" and "There's Something Special" – which was made available through digital download and streaming on June 8 and 13, prior to the album release. The other tracks consisted of several pop singles from the 1980s performed by Michael Jackson, Madonna, Nena, A-ha and few songs and themes from the previous installments. Pharrell Williams produced the soundtrack album, and also contributed five original songs for the film. Despicable Me 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2017 film Despicable Me 3, the fourth instalment in the Despicable Me franchise and the sequel to Despicable Me 2 (2013).