2024 - New in the cinema - open your ears: "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" lives from its music culture

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The third film about Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Dave Bautista is different. That shows a look at his soundtrack – and in the past.

Music has always set the tone in the adventures of the space freaks of «Guardians of the Galaxy». Without a soundtrack, the story about Peter Quill aka Star Lord, the tree Groot, the talking raccoon Rocket, the killer sisters Gamora and Nebula and others would not have been half as entertaining.

Legend:

The “Guardians” as a money printing machine: The first two films grossed over 1.5 billion US dollars worldwide.

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The title of the film shows that: The parts are called Volumes 1, 2 and 3. The first song in the film tells the audience what to expect.

Sunny seventies sound

In Vol. 1 it was around the 1970s hit “Come and Get Your Love” the band Redbone. A relaxed, cheerful song. This atmosphere prevails throughout the film. Star Lord hears him as he strolls across an alien planet singing and dancing to commit a theft.

Vol. 2 starts with “Mr. blue sky» by the band ELO in 1977. Tree creature Groot starts a Walkman connected to boxes and starts dancing while the other Guardians fight a giant monster. They make sure that the small, grooving Groot doesn’t get hurt. The mood: euphoric and carefree.

A Teeage tree creature, a Walkman and boxes.

The 1970s songs gave the first two films an odd retro groove that at first glance didn’t suit the misfits from all corners of the galaxy.

But the old pop hits also gave the bizarre heroines something familiar. They underscored that the Guardians are unlike other Marvel characters. They are the amoral anarchos of the superhero universe, their adventures funnier and over the top.

The Cosmic Walkman

The fact that old songs can be heard is rooted in history: Peter Quill brought the music into space. His dying mother gave him a Walkman and a mixtape in 1988. Shortly thereafter, he was abducted by extraterrestrials and took the music with him.

A man hands an MP3 player to another man

Two well-dressed people at the film premiere

In Vol. 2, the Walkman is destroyed. But Peter Quill gets a replacement: an MP3 player. This gave director and screenwriter James Gunn the opportunity to use more contemporary music.