Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (soundtrack)

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album for the Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 . Featuring the songs present on Peter Quill's mixtape in the film, the album was released by Hollywood Records on April 21, 2017. A separate film score album, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Original Score), composed by 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.

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Background

Tyler Bates announced that he would return to score the film by August 2015. [1] As with Guardians of the Galaxy, Bates wrote some of the score first so that Gunn could film to the music, as opposed to Bates scoring to the film. [2] Recording for the score began in January 2017 at Abbey Road Studios. [3] By August 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 writer and director James Gunn had "some ideas listed, but nothing for sure" in terms of songs to include in Quill's Awesome Mix Vol. 2 mixtape. [4] In April 2015, Gunn said he felt "a little pressure for the soundtrack because so many people loved [ 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] In June 2015, Gunn stated that all of the songs for Awesome Mix Vol. 2 had been chosen and built into the script. [6] One of the most exciting things for Gunn in selecting the songs for the album "was knowing I would be making bands that may have been forgotten suddenly be a topic of conversation." [7] Gunn had hoped to include "She's Gone" by Hall & Oates in the film, calling it "one of the greatest pop songs ever written", but could not find a place for it, [8] as with "Teenage Lament '74" by Alice Cooper [9] In January 2016, Gunn stated that he had chosen an additional 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" by Stevie Wonder was also considered for a scene. [11] Gunn called the 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 featuring David 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 and Sean Gunn. Stan Lee and Guillermo Rodriguez also make cameo appearances on the video. [13] [14]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Awesome Mix Vol. 2 cover.jpg
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedApril 21, 2017
Length51:59
Label
Producer various
Marvel Cinematic Universe soundtracks chronology
Doctor Strange
(2016)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming
(2017)
Singles from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Guardians Inferno"
    Released: April 21, 2017

Track listing

All songs—with the exception of "Fox on the Run", which is played in the trailer—are featured in the film. [7] Also featured in the film was the song "Un Deye Gon Hayd (The Unloved Song)" by Jimmy Urine. It was written for the film and appears during the scene on Contraxia. [15]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart with 34,000 units in its first week, almost all of which came from traditional album sales. [16] It later peaked at number four, reaching 87,000 units, again nearly all traditional album sales. [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] and has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [19] It was also the best-selling album on cassette tape in the United States in 2017, selling 19,000 copies. [20]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [49] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [50] 2× Platinum160,000
France (SNEP) [51] Platinum100,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [52] Platinum300,000
United States (RIAA) [53] Platinum1,000,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryResultRef(s)
2018 Billboard Music Awards Top Soundtrack Nominated [54]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Original Score)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Original Score)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 score cover.png
Film score by
ReleasedApril 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
Studio Abbey Road Studios
Genre Film score
Length43:34
Label
Tyler Bates chronology
John Wick: Chapter 2
(2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Original Score)
(2017)
Atomic Blonde
(2017)
Marvel Cinematic Universe soundtrack chronology
Doctor Strange
(2016)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
(2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming
(2017)

Track listing

All music composed by Tyler Bates. [55]

No.TitleLength
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

Charts

Charts (2017)Peak
position
UK Official Soundtracks Album Chart [56] 46

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