
(A quick plot summary for those who have yet to suit up for a screening: In the 1970s, a pre-teen Gru gets revenge on a league of flamboyant villains by swiping their powerful stone, which one of the Minions-a scene-stealing newcomer named Otto-misplaces after mistaking it for a pet rock and falling in love.

This is to say that there’s money in Minions-just ask Pharrell Williams, whose soundtrack for 2013’s Despicable Me 2 brought us the flashmob-irritant “ Happy.” Another Producer of the Year winner, Jack Antonoff, helms the soundtrack of the franchise’s latest installation, Minions: The Rise of Gru.
