Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has unveiled his very own “Awesome Mix Vol. 0,” a playlist of songs he put together to play on the set of the first Guardians film.
Gunn revealed the Spotify playlist, which features songs from My Chemical Romance, The Wombats, Mindless Self Indulgence and Pigeon John among others, in a post to his Twitter account. “I finally got around to making a @Spotify playlist of Awesome Mix Vol. 0, the secret, personal mix I made to play on the set of Guardians Vol. 1, especially for the drunken partying scenes in the Boot of Jemiah. Enjoy!” the director wrote.
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I finally got around to making a @Spotify playlist of Awesome Mix Vol. 0, the secret, personal mix I made to play on the set of @Guardians Vol. 1, especially for the drunken partying scenes in the Boot of Jemiah. Enjoy! https://t.co/XEPVmWKOh9
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) February 28, 2018
The soundtracks for the Guardians of the Galaxy films have been well received, with Awesome Mix Vol. 1 reaching the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart, where it became the first soundtrack consisting of previously released songs to reach the top spot. Awesome Mix Vol. 2 debuted at the number eight spot on the Billboard 200 chart, making it as high as the number four spot. It should be noted that “Awesome Mix Vol. 0” is not an official soundtrack release.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is expected to hit theaters in 2020. In the meantime, the Guardians of the Galaxy will next appear in Avengers: Infinity War, which debuts on May 4. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, the film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye and Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, among others.