Move over, Randy Newman: Georgia sludge rockers Mastodon are writing songs for the new Pixar-helmed Monsters Inc. movie. Because market research has proven kids go bonkers over distorted guitars like it was a bowl of sugar-coated Froot Loops.

As Metal Injection points out, the band is writing and recording music for the prequel flick Monsters University, which is set 10 years before its 2001 predecessor and explores the relationship between Sulley (John Goodman) and Mike (Billy Crystal) as they attend school and plan lucrative careers as Scarers. The film hits theaters on June 21st, 2013.