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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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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 by
Various artists
ReleasedApril 21, 2017
StudioVarious, across the United States and the United Kingdom
Genre
Length51:59
Label
Marvel Cinematic Universe soundtrack chronology
Doctor Strange
(2016)		Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
(2017)		Spider-Man: Homecoming
(2017)

Background[edit]

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.[1] 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.'[2] In June 2015, Gunn stated that all of the songs for Awesome Mix Vol. 2 had been chosen and built into the script.[3] 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.'[4] 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,[5] as with 'Teenage Lament '74' by Alice Cooper, 'Dreamer' by Supertramp, and 'Hello It's Me' by Todd Rundgren.[6] In January 2016, Gunn stated that he had chosen an additional 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.[7] 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.'[8]

The film's trailers featured Sweet's 'Fox on the Run',[9]George Harrison's 'My Sweet Lord', Fleetwood Mac's 'The Chain', Jay and the Americans' 'Come a Little Bit Closer',[10] Bowie's 'Suffragette City',[11] and Parliament's 'Flash Light',[12] which Gunn noted were all being considered for inclusion on the Awesome Mix Vol. 2.[13] 'Fox on the Run' and Cheap Trick's 'Surrender' had been considered for inclusion in the first film on Awesome Mix Vol. 1.[14]

'Mr. Blue Sky' by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) is included in the beginning of the film, which Gunn felt was 'the perfect song to start the movie because it's really joyous, but there's a really dark underpinning to it,' and felt it would go well with 'the most hugely insane shot I've ever done'.[4] The sequence originally included the ELO song 'Livin' Thing'.[15] Acquiring the rights to 'Mr. Blue Sky' proved difficult for Gunn, noting Marvel 'had to really fight to get the song, and I personally appealed to Jeff Lynne,' which was made harder due to Lynne previously approving a song for the first film which ended up being cut. Gunn added that 'The Chain' and 'Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)' were the two songs that were 'the most deeply embedded into the fibers of the film.'[4]Looking Glass lead guitarist and vocalist Elliot Lurie felt the inclusion of 'Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)' in the film allowed for a deeper meaning to be explored from the song, noting 'maybe, in retrospect, subconsciously [the song] was a metaphor. [The film] is certainly the use that has shined the brightest light on the song since it was originally a hit.'[16]

Skip Haynes, the last surviving member of Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah, 'was so thrilled' that Lake Shore Drive, a regional hit in the Midwest where Gunn grew up, was included and 'rescued from historical oblivion', that he 'recorded a new version incorporating the director's name into the chorus.'[17] 'Guardians Inferno' is an original song for the film, co-written by Gunn and score composer Tyler Bates, 'meant as a sort of Guardians take on Meco's disco Star Wars theme ['Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band'].'[4]David Hasselhoff was chosen as the vocalist because he is one of Peter Quill's childhood heroes, and Gunn was a fan of Hasselhoff when he starred on Knight Rider.[4][18]Edgar Wright, director of Baby Driver, consulted with Gunn before Vol. 2 released, to ensure the two films would not feature the same songs on their soundtracks.[19]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2: Awesome Mix Volume 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was released by Hollywood Records on April 21, 2017.[4] It was released on cassette on June 23, 2017 and on vinyl LP on August 11, 2017. The vinyl version is a deluxe edition featuring Bates' original score from the film.[20] Marvel and Doritos partnered for their Rock Out Loud campaign to create 'a custom-designed, limited-edition series of Doritos bags featuring a built-in cassette tape deck-inspired player that plays' Awesome Mix Vol. 2 and can be recharged. The custom bags were available to purchase on April 28, 2017 on Amazon.com. In addition, on May 5, 2017, Doritos hosted Rock Out Loud pop-up recording booths in New York and Los Angeles, where fans got the chance to sing one of the songs from Awesome Mix Vol. 2 and 'have the opportunity to win various prizes, including the custom cassette player replica Doritos bags, concert and other event tickets, and free bags of Doritos.'[21]

On August 6, 2017, Marvel released the music video of 'Guardians Inferno' 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.[22][23]

Track listing[edit]

All songs—with the exception of 'Fox on the Run', which is played in the trailer—are featured in the film.[4] 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.[24]

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1.'Mr. Blue Sky'Electric Light Orchestra5:03
2.'Fox on the Run'Sweet3:25
3.'Lake Shore Drive'Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah3:49
4.'The Chain'Fleetwood Mac4:27
5.'Bring It on Home to Me'Sam Cooke2:43
6.'Southern Nights'Glen Campbell2:57
7.'My Sweet Lord'George Harrison4:37
8.'Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)'Looking Glass3:03
9.'Come a Little Bit Closer'Jay and the Americans2:46
10.'Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang'Silver3:32
11.'Surrender'Cheap Trick4:14
12.'Father and Son'Cat Stevens3:39
13.'Flash Light'Parliament4:28
14.'Guardians Inferno'The Sneepers featuring David Hasselhoff3:16
Total length:51:59

Commercial performance[edit]

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.[25] It later peaked at number four, reaching 87,000 units, again nearly all traditional album sales.[26]Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 finished 2017 as the country's eighth highest-selling album with 600,000 copies,[27] and has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[28] It was also the best-selling album on cassette tape in the United States in 2017, selling 19,000 copies.[29]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[30]2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[31]3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[32]13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[33]20
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[34]6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[35]44
French Albums (SNEP)[36]24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[37]6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[38]32
Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI)[39]3
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[40]8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[41]4
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[42]17
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[43]7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[44]9
US Billboard 200[26]4

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2017)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[45]9
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[46]34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[47]62
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[48]64
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[49]42
US Billboard 200[50]43
Chart (2018)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[51]43
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[52]72

Certifications[edit]

RegionCertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[53]Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[54]Gold40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[55]Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA)[56]Gold600,000[27]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Accolades[edit]

YearAwardCategoryResultRef(s)
2018Billboard Music AwardsTop SoundtrackNominated[57]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Original Score)[edit]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Original Score)
Film score by
ReleasedApril 21, 2017
RecordedJanuary 2017
StudioAbbey Road Studios
GenreFilm 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)

Background[edit]

Tyler Bates had returned to score the film by August 2015.[58] 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.[59] Recording for the score began in January 2017 at Abbey Road Studios.[60]Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Original Score) was released by Hollywood Records on April 21, 2017,[61] and on vinyl LP on August 11, 2017, as part of a deluxe edition that also includes Awesome Mix Volume 2.[20]

Track listing[edit]

All music composed by Tyler Bates[61].

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

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Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album for the Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy. Featuring the songs present on Peter Quill's mixtape in the film,[1] the album was released by Hollywood Records on July 29, 2014. A separate film score album, Guardians of the Galaxy (Original Score), composed by Tyler Bates, was also released by Hollywood Records on the same date, along with a deluxe version featuring both albums.[1] The soundtrack album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the first soundtrack album in history consisting entirely of previously released songs to top the chart.

The album topped the Billboard Top Soundtracks for 11 consecutive weeks[2] and 16 weeks in total.[3] As of April 2017, it has sold over 1.75 million copies in the United States alone, and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.[4] The album was the US's second best-selling soundtrack album of 2014, behind only the soundtrack to Frozen.[5]

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Background[edit]

In August 2013 the film's director, James Gunn, posted on his Facebook page that Tyler Bates would be composing the film's score. Gunn stated that Bates will write some of the score first so that he can film to the music, as opposed to scoring to the film.[6] In February 2014, Gunn revealed that the film would incorporate songs from the 1960s and 1970s, such as 'Hooked on a Feeling', on a mixtape in Quill's Walkman, which acts as a way for him to stay connected to the Earth, home and family he lost.[7] In May 2014, Gunn added that using the songs from the 60s and 70s were 'cultural reference points', saying, 'It's striking the balance throughout the whole movie, through something that is very unique, but also something that is easily accessible to people at the same time. The music and the Earth stuff is one of those touchstones that we have to remind us that, yeah, [Quill] is a real person from planet Earth who's just like you and me. Except that he's in this big outer space adventure.'[8]

Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[edit]

Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedJuly 29, 2014
Recorded1967–1979
StudioVarious, across the United States and the United Kingdom
GenreRock, soul
Length44:34
Label
Producer
  • Dave Jordan
Marvel Cinematic Universe soundtrack chronology
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
(2014)		Guardians of the Galaxy
(2014)		Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]

Track listing[edit]

All songs—with the exception of 'Spirit in the Sky', which is played in the trailer—are featured in the film.[10] 'Never Been to Spain' by Three Dog Night, 'Magic' by Pilot, and 'Livin' Thing' by Electric Light Orchestra were also used during filming; however, the scenes in which they were featured were cut from the final version of the film.[11][12] 'Wichita Lineman' by Glen Campbell and 'Mama Told Me (Not to Come)' by Three Dog Night were originally considered for the film instead of 'Moonage Daydream'.[12] 'Fox on the Run' by Sweet and 'Surrender' by Cheap Trick were also considered for the film.[13] Both would be used for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's Awesome Mix Vol. 2.[14]

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1.'Hooked on a Feeling'Blue Swede2:52
2.'Go All the Way'Raspberries3:21
3.'Spirit in the Sky'Norman Greenbaum4:02
4.'Moonage Daydream'David Bowie4:41
5.'Fooled Around and Fell in Love'Elvin Bishop4:35
6.'I Want You Back'The Jackson 52:58
7.'I'm Not in Love'10cc6:03
8.'Come and Get Your Love'Redbone3:26
9.'Cherry Bomb'The Runaways2:17
10.'Escape (The Piña Colada Song)'Rupert Holmes3:47
11.'O-o-h Child'Five Stairsteps3:13
12.'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell2:29
Total length:44:34

Charts and certifications[edit]

By August 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 had reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart, becoming the first soundtrack album consisting entirely of previously released songs to top the chart.[15][16] By September 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 was the second best-selling soundtrack album in the US (after Frozen) with 426,000 copies sold at that time.[17] The album was also the second soundtrack album released by Disney Music Group that year (also after Frozen) to reach No. 1 on the aforementioned chart.[18] The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, eight weeks after its release.[19] An exclusive vinyl LP edition of the soundtrack was also released on September 16, 2014.[19] On November 28, 2014, the soundtrack got a limited edition cassette tape release exclusive to retailers associated with Record Store Day's Black Friday event, and is the first cassette release by Disney Music Group since 2003's Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic.[20]The soundtrack became the fifth best-selling album of 2014, selling a total of 898,000 copies that year.[5]In January 2015, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA.[21] It has sold 1.75 million total copies in the United States,[4][22][23] with 11,000 coming from cassette sales.[24] Worldwide, Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 sold over 2.5 million copies in 2014.[25]

Charts[edit]

Charts (2014)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[26]2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27]18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[28]23
Canadian Albums Chart[29][30]1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[31]5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[32]27
French Albums (SNEP)[33]46
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[34]11
Italian Compilation Albums Chart[35]2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[36]7
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[37]28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[38]19
UK Compilation Albums Chart[39]2
US Billboard 200[40]1
US Billboard Top Soundtracks[41]1
US Billboard Top Rock Albums1
US Billboard Top Digital Albums1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2014)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[42]22
Chart (2015)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[43]36
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[44]48
Chart (2017)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[45]18
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[46]37
Chart (2018)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[47]24
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[48]48

Certifications[edit]

RegionCertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[49]2× Platinum140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[50]Platinum15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[51]Platinum80,000^
Germany (BVMI)[52]Platinum200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[53]Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[54]Platinum300,000^
United States (RIAA)[56]Platinum2,140,000[55]
Worldwide (IFPI)—2,500,000[57]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Guardians of the Galaxy (Original Score)[edit]

Guardians of the Galaxy (Original Score)
Guardians of the Galaxy Deluxe Edition
Film score by
ReleasedJuly 29, 2014
StudioAbbey Road Studios
GenreFilm score
Length64:34
Label
Producer
Tyler Bates chronology
Flight 7500
(2014)		Guardians of the Galaxy (Original Score)
(2014)		John Wick
(2014)
Marvel Cinematic Universe soundtrack chronology
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
(2014)		Guardians of the Galaxy
(2014)		Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015)

Track listing[edit]

All music composed by Tyler Bates[58]. Velamma sinhala pdf.

No.TitleLength
1.'Morag'1:58
2.'The Final Battle Begins'4:21
3.'Plasma Ball'1:18
4.'Quill's Big Retreat'1:38
5.'To the Stars'2:52
6.'Ronan's Theme'2:24
7.'Everyone's an Idiot'1:26
8.'What a Bunch of A-Holes'2:14
9.'Busted'1:34
10.'The New Meat'0:36
11.'The Destroyer'1:27
12.'Sanctuary'2:26
13.'The Kyln Escape'7:23
14.'Don't Mess With My Walkman'0:44
15.'The Great Companion'0:51
16.'The Road to Knowhere'0:37
17.'The Collector'3:20
18.'Ronan's Arrival'0:56
19.'The Pod Chase'3:56
20.'Sacrifice'3:20
21.'We All Got Dead People'1:46
22.'The Ballad of the Nova Corps.'1:48
23.'Groot Spores'1:11
24.'Guardians United'2:46
25.'The Big Blast'3:05
26.'Groot Cocoon'2:29
27.'Black Tears'2:43
28.'Citizens Unite'1:15
29.'A Nova Upgrade'2:10
Total length:64:34

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