Black Panther: The Album

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Black Panther: The Album
Soundtrack by various artists

Publication
(s)

February 9, 2018

Title (number)

14th

running time

49:12

Single releases
4th January 2018 All the stars
January 11, 2018 King's Dead
February 2, 2018 Pray For Me

The soundtrack for the film Black Panther was put together by Kendrick Lamar , who also produced it together with Anthony Tiffith , as Marvel Studios and TDE Entertainment announced in early January 2018.

History of origin

Kendrick Lamar provided the soundtrack to the film Black Panther together

While the music for the film Black Panther was composed by Ludwig Göransson , Kendrick Lamar ultimately put together the soundtrack for the film, in the film itself Lamar's music is only used in the background. On Black Panther: The Album also found songs by the hip-hop artist The Weeknd , Future , Schoolboy Q , Vince Staples , Anderson .Paak and Travis Scott , but also lesser-known South African musicians such as the Johannesburg old rapper Yugen Blakrok, Seasons together with the artist Sjavi, who sings his verses completely in Zulu , and the South African diva and Gqom-Queen Babes Wodumu and, ultimately, a piano piece by James Blake . Also includes Black Panther: The album also the song All the Stars . Ryan Coogler , the film's director, revealed that Lamar originally only wanted to contribute a few songs to the soundtrack. When he saw the film, the rapper decided to create the entire soundtrack.

Coogler said Lamar was perfect for film music because "its content reflects exactly the issues we are addressing in the film." Coogler and lead actor Chadwick Boseman had mentioned several times that they were big fans of Lamar. He was inspired by the Marvel comic when designing Black Panther: The Album . Regarding the use of modern music, co- record producer Sounwave said it made a very good move: “I think it's only right. The film doesn't set in 1910 or the 1960s when Black Panther first came out. It is located in today. "

Martin Böttcher from Deutschlandfunk Kultur notes that Kendrick Lamar is a prominent voice against the oppression of blacks in the USA: "The multiple Grammy winner repeatedly drew attention to social grievances in his texts and criticized the widespread racism in US society."

In addition to the album, there is also a classic film soundtrack. This was released on February 16, 2018 by Marvel Music and Hollywood Records and contains 28 pieces of music.

publication

The album, which comprises 14 pieces of music, was released digitally and on CD on February 9, 2018. The cover of the album shows a silver necklace, like the one Black Panther wears in the film, on a black background. Three songs have already been released in advance on the stream: All the Stars by Lamar and SZA , King's Dead by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake and Pray For Me by The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar.

Track list

  1. Kendrick Lamar - Black Panther
  2. Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All the Stars
  3. Schoolboy Q , 2 Chainz & Saudi - X
  4. Khalid & Swae Lee - The Ways
  5. Vince Staples & Yugen Blakrok - Opps
  6. Jorja Smith - I Am
  7. SOB X RBE - Paramedic!
  8. Ab-Soul , Anderson .Paak & James Blake - Bloody Waters
  9. Jay Rock , Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake - King's Dead
  10. Redemption interlude
  11. Zacari & Babes Wodumo - Redemption
  12. Mozzy , Sjava & Reason - Seasons
  13. Kendrick Lamar & Travis Scott - Big Shot
  14. The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me

reception

In an interview with Martin Böttcher from Deutschlandfunk Kultur, music journalist Dennis Pohl said : “In this case, for once, you have shown foresight in dealing with black culture. One can only congratulate Marvel for that. ”The album is more political than the film, which is why Pohl also believes that the soundtrack could ultimately have a greater impact on pop culture than the film itself, and without the context of the film, the music even works Better, because Lamar has simply recorded something like the most contemporary piece of music that can be made in 2018: "Stylistically diverse and excellently produced, the album also impresses musically." Deutschlandfunk Kultur also states that the album is in particular an inventory of the black zeitgeist and at the same time far more than just a background for the cinema pictures: "Lamar creates an independent work with a political message."

GQ's Kathleen Johnston explains that Black Panther: The Album isn't what you'd expect from a soundtrack for a Disney-produced blockbuster, but that's what makes it so brilliant. Another synergy between the film and the soundtrack, according to Johnston, is that Lamar brings in such a diversity of African voices that reflect the film's message of true diversity, and along with its on-screen counterpart, the album becomes a historic landmark of diversification into that History of pop culture go down.

Natalie Maher of the music magazine Billboard thinks that Lamar is an effective fusion of the sounds of the west coast with those of South Africa, with almost half of the two being represented. Maher particularly highlights lines of text from the song Opps by Vince Staples and Yugen Blakrok , the last verse in which a rap sung with a strong accent reads: "Roar like a lioness, punch like a cyborg."

About the opening song Black Panther , Markus Schneider of the Berliner Zeitung says that Lamar takes the position of the film hero in the title track with the greatest of naturalness and his well-known urgent and urgent flow and robs the Afro-American community through all virulent topics. With the battle cry "King of my city, king of my country, king of my homeland", he dances over the electronic-tribalistic drums: "Black Panther, King Kendrick, all hail the King". On the other hand, he interprets his curator role as a team player, Schneider continues.

Chart successes

In the Billboard Hot 100, the song All the Stars contained on the soundtrack , which was released in advance, had its best ranking so far at number 43, in Germany at number 73. The song Pray For Me was at number 7 in the Hot 100 so far best finish, King's Dead at No. 83. the opening piece Black Panther rose on 16 February 2018 No. 42 in the UK singles charts, X at No. 45, King's Dead at No. 53, the Ways at No. 54 and Big shot on 55th place. Also Opps and Paramedic! placed in the British singles charts. All the Stars had its highest ranking there in 5th place. On February 18, 2018, the album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200. At this time, a number of other songs included on the album also moved into the Hot 100. Black Panther: The Album also reached number 1 on the album charts in Norway , Canada and Denmark . On February 23, 2018, it entered the UK Soundtrack Album Charts Top 50 at number 18.

Awards

American Music Awards 2018

  • Award as the best soundtrack

Black Entertainment Television Awards 2018

Black Reel Awards 2018

  • Nomination for Best Song ( All the Stars , Kendrick Lamar and SZA)
  • Nomination for Best Song ( Pray For Me , The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar)

Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019

  • Nomination for Best Song (All the Stars)

Golden Globe Awards 2019

Grammy Awards 2019

  • Nomination for Album of the Year (Kendrick Lamar et al.)
  • Nomination for Record of the Year ( All the Stars , Kendrick Lamar and SZA)
  • Nomination for Song of the Year ( All the Stars , Kendrick Lamar and SZA)
  • Nomination for Best Song Written For Visual Media ( All the Stars , Kendrick Lamar and SZA)
  • Nomination for Best Rap / Sung Performance ( All the Stars , Kendrick Lamar and SZA)
  • Nomination for Best Rap song ( King's Dead , Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock , Future and James Blake )
  • Nomination for Best Rap Performance ( King's Dead , Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake)

Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards 2019

  • Nomination for Best Song (All the Stars)

Academy Awards 2019

Satellite Awards 2018

  • Nomination for Best Song (All the Stars)

World Soundtrack Awards 2018

  • Award as Best Original Song (Black Panther)

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Gold record icon.svg gold 35,000
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 20,000
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Gold record icon.svg gold 50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 15,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 1,000,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg2 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg3 × platinum
 1,120,000

Individual evidence

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  30. ↑ Award in Australia
  31. ^ Award in Denmark
  32. ^ Award in France
  33. ↑ Award in New Zealand
  34. ↑ Distinction in the United States