Queen of Katwe (Soundtrack)

Queen of Katwe soundtrack
Soundtrack by Alex Heffes
Publication (s)	23rd September 2016
Label (s)	Walt Disney Records
Format (s)	CD , download
Title (number)	20th
Single release September 1, 2016 Back to Life

The soundtrack for the film Queen of Katwe was created by Alex Heffes and other musicians and was released by Walt Disney Records on September 23, 2016 .

production

The film music was composed by Alex Heffes , who previously worked on giving the music for the miniseries Roots authentic, African sounds and creating a suitable sound for the individual characters.

Alicia Keys , Carlo Montagnese and Billy Walsh wrote the song Back To Life for the soundtrack , which is sung by Keys. The song begins as a piano ballad with a few strings , then becomes a high-paced pop song and tells of how we should push the little voice in our head that makes us doubt aside and instead electrify the world . At the end of the song this is reminiscent of Key's last single In Common , in which she moves her voice up.

publication

The soundtrack with a total length of 62:40 min was released on September 23, 2016 by Walt Disney Records .

reception

Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter already considered Heffes' work to be Oscar-worthy before the premiere of the film , although only a few passages of the film music were known at the time.

Track list

The last two songs on the soundtrack are from

the British retro soul singer Michael Kiwanuka

and soul and R&B singer Alicia Keys

1. # 1 Spice - HAB and Young Cardamom
2. Sekem - MC Galaxy
3. Budo! - Alex Heffes
4. Tuli Kubigere - A Pass
5. Bomboclat - Jose Chameleone (feat. Weasel)
6. Brian, My Brother! - Alex Heffes
7. Skelewu - DaVido
8. Juicy - Radio And Weasel
9. It Is Fine - Alex Heffes
10. Engoma Yange - Nsubuga Saava Karim
11. Wuuyo - A Pass
12. Oswadde Nnyo - Afrigo Band and Moses Matovu
13. Mbilo Mbilo - Eddy Kenzo
14. Escape from Hospital - Alex Heffes
15. Nfunda N'omubi - Afrigo Band and Joanita Kawalya
16. Kiwani - Bobi Wine
17. The Promise of Harriet - Alex Heffes
18. Kyempulila - A Pass
19. Home Again - Michael Kiwanuka
20. Back to Life - Alicia Keys

The following 17 additional songs can be found on the deluxe edition, all by Alex Heffes.

1. Am I ready?
2. We have a champion
3. New World
4. Phiona Wins Joseph
5. At the threshold
6. Father Grimes - Commence Play!
7. Such Aggressiveness in a Girl Is a Treasure
8. You Make a Plan Mama
9. Is This Heaven?
10. Like ghosts
11. Olympiad
12. The Water Takes Everything It Wants
13. Robert Katende, I Am Your Mother
14. School
15. Entering Rwabushenyi
16. You belong here
17. We Are Home

Chart successes and singles

Already on September 1, 2016, the song Back to Life by Alicia Keys contained on the soundtrack was released as a single.

Web links

• Alicia Keys, Songwriting for Queen of Katwe by The Hollywood Reporter (Video, English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 'Queen of Katwe' soundtrack details In: filmmusicreporter.com, September 8, 2016.
2. ↑ Alex Heffes to Score Mira Nair's 'Queen of Katwe' In: filmmusicreporter.com, January 18, 2016.
3. ↑ Daniel Schweiger: Interview with Alex Heffes In: filmmusicmag.com, May 24, 2016.
4. ↑ Liz Calvario: Listen to Alicia Keys Sing the Ballad She Wrote for Queen of Katwe ' In: indiewire.com, September 3, 2016.
5. ↑ Listen to Alicia Keys' New Song 'Back to Life', Written for the 'Queen of Katwe' Film In: okayafrica.com, September 2, 2016.
6. ↑ Scott Feinberg: Feinberg Forecast: The First Look at the 89th Oscar Race In: The Hollywood Reporter, September 9, 2016.
7. ↑ Queen of Katwe - Deluxe Edition In: oundtrack.net, accessed on September 13, 2016.
8. ↑ Ryan Reed: Hear Alicia Keys' Brooding Ballad 'Back to Life' In: Rolling Stone, September 2, 2016.