Who composed the score for The Lego Movie?

Mark Mothersbaugh composed the score for The Lego Movie.

Mothersbaugh created the music for the 2014 animated film, blending electronic sounds with orchestral writing to match its fast, plastic-brick visual world. The score was recorded at Trackdown Studios in Sydney and was designed to make rigid Lego pieces feel energetic, expressive, and cinematic.

Mothersbaugh was already known as a founding member of Devo and an experienced film and television composer. The Lego Movie marked another collaboration with directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, following Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and 21 Jump Street.

A common mix-up concerns “Everything Is Awesome.” That song was written by Shawn Patterson, Joshua Bartholomew, and Lisa Harriton, with rap lyrics by The Lonely Island. Mothersbaugh composed the film’s instrumental score, while the song was a separate musical-credit category. He later returned for The Lego Ninjago Movie and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.