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Despicable Me 4 has two different soundtrack layers: the 44-track original score album by Heitor Pereira, and the licensed or newly commissioned songs heard during specific scenes. Pharrell Williams’s “Double Life” opens the film during the credits, while songs such as Cameo’s “Word Up!” and BTS’s “Dynamite” drive several of its comic set pieces.
The scene descriptions below are reported associations rather than frame-accurate timestamps. Exact placement can vary slightly between versions and edits.
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The songs in Despicable Me 4
| Song | Artist | Reported scene or placement |
|---|---|---|
| “Double Life” | Pharrell Williams | Opens the film during the opening credits as Gru drives toward the villains’ reunion. It is also associated with the end-credit material. |
| “Word Up!” | Cameo | Plays as Gru and the Minions enter the villains’ reunion. |
| “Despicable Me” | Pharrell Williams | Appears after Maxime Le Mal threatens Gru following Gru’s arrest. |
| “Unbelievable” | EMF | Listed in the film’s licensed-song credits; a dependable public scene description is not available. |
| “Hot for Teacher” | Van Halen | Heard during the Minions’ cleanup after Gru Jr., and reported again during the car-seat sequence. |
| “BOOMBAYAH” | BLACKPINK | Plays as Gru and his family travel to their safe house. |
| “Freedom” | Pitbull | Plays as Maxime Le Mal enters his lair after escaping prison. |
| “I’m Too Sexy” | Right Said Fred | Heard during the sequence in which Perry drives Poppy to school. |
| “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)” | Elton John and Dua Lipa | Plays as Lucy is introduced to her new salon client, Melora. |
| “Dynamite” | BTS | Plays in the background while Lucy cuts Melora’s hair. |
| “Gonna Die Alone” | Hanni El Khatib | Listed among the film’s songs, but without a reliably documented scene placement. |
| “Karma Chameleon” | Culture Club | Appears during Maxime’s recollection of practicing for a high-school talent show and Gru ruining his moment. |
| “Main Title (Terminator 2 Theme)” | Brad Fiedel | Included in the film’s music credits; the available public guides do not establish a sufficiently reliable detailed placement. |
| “Through the Fire and Flames” | DragonForce | Listed among the film’s music credits. Its exact scene placement is not specified reliably in the available guides. |
| “None of Your Business” | Teezo Touchdown | Associated with the children’s play-date sequence. |
| “Lil Mega Minion” | Lil Yachty | Associated with the Mega Minions material. |
| “Everybody Wants To Rule the World” | Despicable Me 4 Cast | Closes the official album and is associated with the closing prison-karaoke sequence. |
What song plays at the beginning?
The opening song is “Double Life” by Pharrell Williams. It plays over the opening-credit sequence as Gru heads toward the villains’ reunion. Pharrell also contributes the song “Despicable Me,” which appears later in the film.
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Lucy’s salon sequence uses two songs: Elton John and Dua Lipa’s “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)” accompanies Melora’s introduction, followed by BTS’s “Dynamite” while Lucy cuts her hair.
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What song plays while the Minions clean up?
“Hot for Teacher” by Van Halen is reported during the Minions’ cleanup after Gru Jr. The song is also associated with the later car-seat sequence.
The official 44-track score album
The official Despicable Me 4 album is not a complete playlist of every pop song heard in the movie. Released by Back Lot Music on June 28, 2024, it runs for about 1 hour and 13 minutes and is primarily Heitor Pereira’s original score, ending with the cast recording of “Everybody Wants To Rule the World.”
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- Nighttime Arrival
- A Reunion of Rivals
- The Gru House
- A Message from Maxime
- Time to Leave
- Debrief
- Karl’s Bus
- Arrival in Mayflower
- New Identities
- Maxime’s Roach Army
- High-Stakes Pretending
- Meeting the Neighbors
- AVL’s Newest Recruits
- We Need Volunteers
- The Megaminions
- Karate Class
- Secret Technique
- Little Cucarachas
- Balloons
- Blackmail
- Break Room
- Tennis Guy
- I Won’t Let Gru Win
- Gas Station
- The Supermarket
- Trampoline
- Poppy’s Plan
- The Megaminions Try Good Deeds
- Arrival at Lycée Pas Bon
- Honey Badger Heist
- Up to No Good
- We Got Him
- Parents’ Playdate
- A Couple of Pros
- Ubelschlect at the Door
- Our Cover is Blown
- Call the AVL
- Megaminions Assemble
- The Battle of the Gru House
- The Battle for Baby Gru
- Megaminions Save the Day
- A Good Dad
- Gru’s Apology
- Everybody Wants To Rule the World — Despicable Me 4 Cast
Score versus songs: what is the difference?
Pereira’s score supplies the film’s continuous instrumental storytelling, with track titles tied to events such as the Megaminions’ arrival, the battle at the Gru house, and Gru’s apology. The licensed songs are separate musical set pieces: they are easier to recognize from a performer or lyric hook and are generally used for entrances, transitions, comic action, or montage-like scenes.
That distinction explains why searching for every song on the official album can be confusing. The album contains the original score and its cast finale; many of the recognizable songs heard in the film remain part of the individual artists’ catalogs rather than appearing on Pereira’s 44-track release.
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How to check a song’s exact placement
The film’s listed runtime is approximately 1 hour 34 minutes. For a precise recheck, use a home-video edition and replay the relevant scene. Despicable Me 4 was released in the United States on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on September 24, 2024. A disc can help you revisit the scene, but it does not replace the separate official score album.
The film’s score is by Heitor Pereira, while Pharrell Williams provides original songs and themes. Because no single public cue sheet consistently supplies frame-accurate timings for every licensed track, scene descriptions should be treated as approximate rather than as exact timestamps.
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