The soundtrack album features two versions the song “Daily Battles” which was written by multiple Grammy Award-winning artist Thom Yorke, who, along with his Atoms For Peace bandmate Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), performs a sparse and emotionally captivating version of the song. The second version of “Daily Battles” was arranged and performed by Wynton Marsalis, the Pulitzer Prize-winning, nine-time Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpet icon, who has been awarded the National Medal of the Arts and the National Humanities Medal, by two United States presidents. Marsalis, along with his hand-picked quintet of heavy-hitting-jazz-stalwarts, delivers an instant jazz standard version of the song that conjures images of the 1950s-era gin-soaked Harlem jazz club seen in the film. Additionally, the soundtrack album features several new recordings of jazz classics by Marsalis with master musicians including Joe Farnsworth, Russell Hall, Isaiah J. Thompson. Willie Jones III, Ted Nash & Jerry Weldon.
Back Lot Music will release the official soundtrack album for the animated sequel The Secret Life of Pets 2. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat (The Shape of Water, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King’s Speech, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) who previously scored the 2016 original film. Also included is the Jack Antonoff’s cover of Paul Simon’s Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard and a new cover of It’s Gonna Be a Lovely Day by LunchMoneyLewis feat. Aminé. The soundtrack will be released digitally next Friday, May 31, 2019 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. A CD version is set to come out on July 19 and is available for pre-order here.The Secret Life of Pets 2 is directed by Chris Renaud and features the voice talent of Kevin Hart, Patton Oswalt, Lake Bell, Hannibal Buress, Dana Carvey, Harrison Ford, Tiffany Haddish, Pete Holmes, Garth Jennings, Ellie Kemper, Nick Kroll, Bobby Moynihan, Jenny Slate and Eric Stonestreet. The Illumination Entertainment production will be released in theaters nationwide on June 7 by Universal Pictures. Visit the official movie website for updates.