Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack

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Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack
Soundtrack by Blood Orange , Lauryn Hill , Megan Thee Stallion , Lil Baby , Vince Staples and others. a.

Publication
(s)

15th November 2019

Label (s) Motown Records

Title (number)

11 (digital)
16 (CD)

production

Ethiopia Habtemariam ,
Lena Waithe ,
Melina Matsoukas

Single releases
October 10, 2019 Collide
November 2019 Guarding The Gates
November 2019 Catch the Sun

Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the film Queen & Slim by Melina Matsoukas . This was released on November 15, 2019 by Motown Records and contains a piece by Blood Orange , the composer of the film music, songs by Lauryn Hill , Megan Thee Stallion , Lil Baby and Vince Staples .

Emergence

The music for the film Queen & Slim was composed by Devonté Hynes aka Blood Orange and is included on the soundtrack with Runnin 'Away . Furthermore, various black artists from different musical genres contributed new tracks to the soundtrack, such as Lauryn Hill , Megan Thee Stallion , Lil Baby and Vince Staples . It also contains songs by Roy Ayers , Bilal , Mike Jones and other artists.

The album was produced by Melina Matsoukas and Lena Waithe , the director and screenwriter of Queen & Slim , and Motown Records President Ethiopia Habtemariam . Matsoukas herself is a two-time Grammy winner and best known for her music videos for Beyoncé and Rihanna . "I wanted the Queen & Slim soundtrack to show the historical development of black music, from its roots in blues and soul to modern bounce, hip hop and R&B - just as we saw it in movie soundtracks in the 90s", so the director. They teamed up with Motown because they have a tradition in the black music industry.

publication

The soundtrack was released on November 15, 2019 by Motown Records. In October 2019, Motown Records released Collide, the first song from the soundtrack album. A music video was also released for Collide , which was filmed in London. In November appeared Guarding The Gates of Lauryn Hill and Catch the Sun by Lil Baby as singles.

Track list

The digital version has 11 tracks, while the physical version has 5 additional songs that were not created exclusively for the soundtrack.

  1. Ride Or Die - Megan Thee Stallion & VickeeLo (2:03)
  2. Soul Sista - Bilal & Raphael Saadiq (5:40)
  3. Yo Love - Vince Staples & 6lack & Mereba (2:24)
  4. Collide - Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG (3:25)
  5. Getting Late - Syd (3:07)
  6. Still Tippin '- Mike Jones & Slim Thug & Paul Wall (4:31) (physical version only)
  7. Queen & Slim - Coast Contra & BJ the Chicago Kid (4:14)
  8. Frame - Choker (5:01)
  9. Catch The Sun - Lil Baby (3:03)
  10. Searching (Album Version) - Roy Ayers (4:08) (physical version only)
  11. Guarding The Gates - Ms. Lauryn Hill (6:00)
  12. My Money, My Baby - Burna Boy (3:05)
  13. Cedes Benz - The-Dream (5:40) (physical version only)
  14. Standin 'At Yo Door (Live) - King Little Freddie (6:57) (physical version only)
  15. Runnin 'Away - Blood Orange & Ian Isiah & Jason Arce (5:42)
  16. Doomed - Moses Sumney (4:28) (physical version only)

Chart successes

On November 29, 2019, the album debuted at number 9 on the Billboard Soundtrack Charts and at number 122 on the Billboard 200 .

Awards

Black Reel Awards 2020

Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2020

  • Award in the category Best Music Supervision in Motion Picture - Budgeted under 25 Million Dollars ( Kier Lehman )

Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2019

  • Nomination for Best Soundtrack Album

NAACP Image Awards 2020

  • Nomination for Best Soundtrack / Compilation Album

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Peter Helman: Queen & Slim Soundtrack Features New Songs By Ms. Lauryn Hill, Lil Baby, Vince Staples, & More. In: stereogum.com, October 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lauryn-hill-shares-guarding-the-gates-single-from-queen-and-slim-soundtrack-new-song.1985200.html
  3. ↑ https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-baby-hopes-to-catch-the-sun-on-queen-and-slim-soundtrack-single-new-song.1985207.html
  4. ↑ a b c 'Queen & Slim' Movie Soundtrack Set to Release November 15th. In: blackgirlnerds.com, October 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ https://www.film.at/news/queen-slim-liebesdrama-im-stil-von-bonnie-clyde/400658042
  6. ↑ RJ Frometa: Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack Set For November 15 Release On Motown Records. In: ventsmagazine.com, October 11, 2019.
  7. ↑ Tiana Major9's & EARTHGANG's Original Song 'Collide' from 'Queen & Slim' Released. In: filmmusicreporter.com, October 12, 2019.
  8. ↑ https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lauryn-hill-shares-guarding-the-gates-single-from-queen-and-slim-soundtrack-new-song.1985200.html
  9. ↑ https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-baby-hopes-to-catch-the-sun-on-queen-and-slim-soundtrack-single-new-song.1985207.html
  10. ↑ https://soundtracktracklist.com/release/queen-and-slim-soundtrack/
  11. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/soundtracks
  12. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200
  13. ^ Wilson Morales: 20th Annual Black Reel Awards - Nominees Announced. In: blackfilm.com, December 11, 2019.
  14. ↑ 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood', 'Queen & Slim' & 'Waves' Honored at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards. In: filmmusicreporter.com, February 7, 2020.
  15. ↑ Erik Anderson: 'The King', 'Marriage Story', 'Parasite' earn 2019 Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominations. In: awardswatch.com, November 4, 2019.
  16. ↑ Erik Anderson: 2020 NAACP Awards: Billy Porter, Lizzo, Regina King, Angela Bassett up for Entertainer of the Year. In: awardswatch.com, January 9, 2020.