‘The Color Purple’ Soundtrack To Feature Megan Thee Stallion, H.E.R, Usher, And More
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The official soundtrack for the forthcoming adaptation of The Color Purple has been announced today (Nov. 27) via Warner Warner Bros. Pictures, WaterTower Music, and gamma.
The Blitz Bazawule-directed film’s star-studded tracklist includes songs from Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Megan Thee Stallion, Jennifer Hudson, Keyshia Cole, Jorja Smith, Coco Jones, Ciara, Mary Mary, Usher, H.E.R., Missy Elliott, and Fantasia Barrino.
Ahead of the flick’s Christmas Day premiere, the first single, “Lifeline” by Alicia Keys, released on Sunday (Nov. 26). The song serves as a “heartfelt ode to the unequivocal comfort emanating from friends, family, and community that holds us up as we face life’s challenging moments,” according to a press release.
Check it out below.
Throughout the film, viewers will also get to see onscreen numbers sang by Barrino, Henson, Danielle Brooks, H.E.R., and Bailey, written by Grammy-winning songwriters of The Color Purple musical. Additionally, the album is executive produced by music legend Quincy Jones and Scott Sanders, both of whom also helped produced the film and collaborated to create the Tony-winning Broadway musical.
“I am so immensely proud that the filmmakers and Warner Bros. Pictures chose us to collaborate on a hugely cultural album that musically brings to life this reimagined classic,” stated Co-founder & CEO of gamma., Larry Jackson. “The Color Purple, in its many iterations, is unquestionably hallowed ground in black culture. Just as film director Blitz Bazawule has done a spectacular job in taking the film to another level artistically, we, too, wanted to bring an equally adventurous, creative take to this expanded soundtrack.”
He continued, “Complementing the fabulously infectious musical moments of the new film, we wanted to further celebrate the stories of the film’s protagonists with additional current, contemporary songs that thematically spoke to their relatable experiences and struggles. And deeply influenced by the great, iconic R&B/pop soundtracks of the 1990s, I’ve always wanted to make an ‘Inspired By’ soundtrack that had cultural legends and new artists of a genre come together for a piece of art that defines a moment in time.”
“I feel great pride in what the team at gamma. has creatively achieved with The Color Purple (Music From And Inspired By) and I hope everyone else enjoys what I feel is the best R&B soundtrack since some of the most iconic ones of the ‘90s!” he said.
The Color Purple (Music From And Inspired By) will be available Dec. 15 as the film premieres on Dec. 25. Take a look at the official trailer below.
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