Who composed the original music for the 2015 film Minions?

Heitor Pereira composed the original music for the 2015 film Minions.

Pereira wrote the film’s orchestral score, which supports the Minions’ prehistoric prologue, their search for a boss, Scarlet Overkill’s schemes, and the climactic action in London. His work provides the cinematic underscore rather than the characters’ dialogue or the film’s separately credited popular songs.

Minions also features music associated with its period setting and its playful, Beatles-influenced atmosphere. That distinction can make the answer confusing: the soundtrack includes songs and performances connected with artists such as Pharrell Williams, but Pereira is the composer credited for the original score.

Pereira had already worked on other Illumination productions, including Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2, and later returned for Despicable Me 3. Alexandre Desplat and Hans Zimmer are celebrated film composers, but neither composed Minions’ original music.