Pharrell Williams dropped the video for the title track to his animated biopic, Piece By Piece, on Thursday morning (Oct. 24). And like the Morgan Neville-directed film that’s in theaters now, the brightly colored, high-energy visual directed by Neville renders the singer/producer/rapper/fashionista in LEGO blocks, borrowing some scenes from the unique, blocky big screen trip through Williams’ career.
It finds Pharrell in his musical lab, cooking up beats and experiencing the synesthesia that allows him to “see” music. “When it was time I got butterflies/ Don’t look surprised girl/ With a dream this size,” Williams sings as a giant mini figure crowd at his signature Something in the Water festival bounces along while the white and blue brick ocean tides in his hometown of Virginia Beach lap at the shore.
The typically bouncy, funk-dusted beat from Skateboard P — who, of course, kicks some skateboard tricks in the video — soundtracks a three-minute clip in which Williams is joined by the Princess Anne High School Fabulous Marching Cavaliers.
The full soundtrack for the film is also out now, featuring five new original songs from Williams — “It’s Happening,” “Piece By Piece,” “L’EGO Odyssey,” “VIRGINIA Boy (remix, feat. Tyler, the Creator) and “For Real” — as well as 16 previously released songs spanning Pharrell’s career, including collabs with Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Timberlake and the Clipse.
Watch the “Piece By Piece” video and see the full Piece By Piece soundtrack track list below.
Piece By Piece (Music From the Motion Picture) soundtrack:
- “It’s Happening”
- “Piece By Piece”
- “VIRGINIA Boy” (Remix) feat. Tyler, the Creator
- “L’EGO Odyssey”
- “For Real”
- “Maybe” (N.E.R.D)
- “God Bless Us All” (N.E.R.D)
- “Señorita” (Justin Timberlake)
- “Rock Star” (N.E.R.D)
- “Rump Shaker” (Wreckx-N-Effect)
- “Superthug” (LP Version) (Noreaga)
- “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)” (JAY-Z)
- “Hella Good” (No Doubt)
- “Drop It Like It’s Hot” (Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams)
- “Grindin’” (Clipse)
- “Frontin’” (Club Mix) feat. JAY-Z
- “Beautiful” (Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams & Uncle Charlie Wilson)
- “Sooner or Later” (N.E.R.D)
- “Get Lucky” (Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers)
- “Happy” (From Despicable Me 2)
- “Alright” (Kendrick Lamar)