Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
A breezy, funk-and-disco-flavored album produced by Pharrell Williams for the first Despicable Me film, spanning pop, R&B, hip-hop, and vintage disco classics. The lyrics are mostly playful and upbeat, with a small handful of tracks that carry mild grown-up themes around romance and swagger.
Great for kids 4 and up; most tracks are pure fun, though a couple of songs have a mildly flirty or boastful adult edge.
Track by track
The title track plays up a comedic supervillain persona with boastful lyrics; it mirrors the film's humor and is a fun conversation starter about good vs. bad choices.
'My Life' by Robin Thicke has a smooth R&B romantic tone aimed at an adult audience; lyrics are mild but more grown-up than the rest of the album.
'Prettiest Girls' centers on romantic attraction and physical admiration; gentle but noticeably more adult in tone than the surrounding tracks.