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Soundtrack album

Rio 2 (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name, the sequel to the film Rio, directed by Carlos Saldanha.

Featuring contributions from Brazilian and American artists, the album is produced by the film's composer John Powell and Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes. Like the first film, the soundtrack for the sequel also incorporates Brazilian music, while infusing pop, latin and hip hop genres into the album.

It is preceded by the single "What is Love" performed by Janelle Monáe, that was released on March 4, and the album was released by Atlantic Records and Fox Music, on March Rio 2 (Original Motion Picture Score) consisting the film's score by Powell, was released on April 15,

Development

Like the first film's soundtrack, composer John Powell collaborated with Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes, to produce the album, and also co-write the film's songs with Carlinhos Brown, who also worke