James Gunn reveals the incredible track list for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3

Music is an important part of Guardians of the Galaxy movie, thanks to melody-obsessed writer/director James Gunn. With flight. 3 Heading out next month, Gunn took to Twitter to reveal the playlist, or Awesome Mix, for the new film, along with a link to the Spotify release. To take a look at…

As usual, it’s filled with unexpected picks, including Bruce Springsteen’s “Badlands,” The Replacements’ “I Will Dare,” Faith No More’s “We Care A Lot,” and “Do You Realize??” by Flaming Lips.

“It was very, very difficult,” Gunn says. rolling stone to select the latest list of what would be on Peter Quill’s (Chris Pratt) Zune. “I felt very uncomfortable picking the songs and making sure it was the right soundtrack. Am I reviewing all the songs from the 80s? Do I use all songs from the 90s? Or do I do what a Zune would really do: songs from different eras?, which is what I ended up doing.”

For more from Gunn (as well as Pratt and Karen “Nebula” Gillan) on the new film, head towards rolling stonethe website of. guardians of the galaxy vol. 3 will hit theaters May 3.