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Shawn “JAY Z” Carter, executive producer of the film, executive produces soundtrack for “The Great Gatsby,” featuring original new music from Lana Del Rey, Beyonce x Andre 3000, Florence + The Machine, will.i.am, The xx, Fergie + Q Tip + GoonRock, and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, among others, on Interscope Records worldwide release – ALBUM TRACK LIST REVEALED.
“The Great Gatsby” writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann and collaborators Shawn “JAY Z” Carter, an executive producer on the film, and Anton Monsted, its executive music supervisor, revealed the lineup for the movie##Q##s soundtrack today, which encompasses the broad spectrum of musical styles represented in this energetic re-telling of the classic text.
The joint announcement was made today by Warner Bros. Pictures and Universal Music Group##Q##s Interscope Records.Drawing on his unique and unrivalled position in popular culture, JAY Z (with collaborator and the film##Q##s executive music consultant Jeymes Samuel) has worked with Luhrmann and his team on the project over the past two years, translating the Jazz Age sensibility of F. Scott Fitzgerald##Q##s novel into the musical equivalents of our own times, through the blending of hip-hop, traditional jazz and other contemporary musical textures.
Luhrmann stated, “F. Scott Fitzgerald##Q##s novel is peppered with contemporary music references specific to the story##Q##s setting of 1922. While we acknowledge, as Fitzgerald phrased it, ##Q##the Jazz Age,##Q## and this is the period represented on screen, we” ”our audience” ”are living in the ##Q##hip-hop age##Q## and want our viewers to feel the impact of modern-day music the way Fitzgerald did for the readers of his novel at the time of its publication.”
“The Great Gatsby is that classic American story of one##Q##s introduction to extravagance, decadence and illusion. It##Q##s ripe for experimentation and ready to be interpreted with a modern twist. The imagination Baz brought to ##Q##Moulin Rouge!##Q## made it a masterpiece, and ##Q##Romeo + Juliet##Q##s##Q## score wasn##Q##t just in the background; the music became a character.
This film##Q##s vision and direction has all the makings of an epic experience,” JAY Z said in a previous statement.JAY Z##Q##s own “No Church in the Wild,” which he was recording when he and Luhrmann first came together, is included in the film, along with his original “100$ Bill.”
The first single to drop will be the hauntingly melodious track “Young and Beautiful,” from recent Brit Award winner for Best International Female Solo Artist, Lana Del Rey; the music video and song release are scheduled for April 22 nd and April 23 rd, respectively. Del Rey collaborated with Luhrmann in creating the song.
Del Rey said, “It was an honor to work with Baz Luhrmann on his amazing adaptation of one of the most extraordinary books ever written. The movie is highly glamorous and exciting; Rick Nowels and I were thrilled to write the song for the film.”Luhrmann also worked personally alongside good friends and collaborators Florence Welch, of Florence + The Machine, and The xx. Each of the artists worked to picture.
The highly eclectic soundtrack also features songs performed by such artists as Beyonce x Andre 3000; Fergie + Q Tip + GoonRock; Coco O. of Quadron, Gotye; Nero; and Sia. Moviegoers will also recognize a few favorites with a new twist, such as Jack White##Q##s interpretation of U2##Q##s
“Love Is Blindness,” Beyonce x Andre 3000 collaborating on Amy Winehouse##Q##s “Back to Black,” and Bryan Ferry##Q##s new take on a couple of classics: his own “Love Is The Drug,” and, with Emeli Sande, Beyonce##Q##s “Crazy in Love.” New songs by Florence + The Machine, Lana Del Rey, Nero, will.i.am and The xx were written for scenes in the film, and appear on the soundtrack.A new trailer for the film will be released by Warner Bros.
Pictures on April 4 th, and will feature the songs “Back To Black,” from Beyonce x Andre 3000; “Young And Beautiful,” from Lana Del Rey; and “Over The Love,” from Florence + The Machine. The trailer can be viewed at www.thegreatgatsbymovie.com.
The score is composed by Luhrmann##Q##s regular collaborator, Craig Armstrong, who worked with the director on “Moulin Rouge!” and “William Shakespeare##Q##s Romeo + Juliet.”Beginning May 7 th, Target stores and Target.com will be the exclusive U.S. retailer of the of the 17-track deluxe edition of the album.
That date will also see the album available at digital retailers (available for pre-order on April 23 rd). A 14-track physical version will also be available at Starbucks in the U.S. and Canada, and widely, both physically and digitally, at various retailers. Internationally, the soundtrack will be released in physical, digital, deluxe and standard formats on May 6 th.Both the standard album and the deluxe edition will be released worldwide by Interscope Records.
The full track list for “The Great Gatsby” standard soundtrack album is as follows:100$ Bill – JAY ZBack To Black – Beyonce x Andre 3000Bang Bang – will.i.amA Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) – Fergie + Q Tip + GoonRockYoung And Beautiful – Lana Del ReyLove Is The Drug – Bryan Ferry with The Bryan Ferry OrchestraOver The Love – Florence + The MachineWhere The Wind Blows – Coco O. of QuadronCrazy in Love – Emeli Sande and The Bryan Ferry OrchestraTogether ““ The xxHearts A Mess – GotyeLove Is Blindness ““ Jack WhiteInto the Past – NeroKill and Run – Sia
