‘The Color Purple’ will be making a splash on more than the big screen next month.
The official soundtrack for the hotly anticipated film has been announced and it brings with it an Avengers-scale lineup of talent.
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‘The Color Purple (Music From & Inspired By)’ will land on December 15 ahead of the Christmas Day release of the musical movie.
Released via Warner Bros. Pictures, Watertower Music, and gamma, the soundtrack will feature stunning vocal performances from lead Fantasia Barrino, along with co-stars Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey, Colman Domingo, and Corey Hawkins.
New original music will feature from heavy-hitters including Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Megan Thee Stallion, Jennifer Hudson, Keyshia Cole, Jorja Smith, Coco Jones, Ciara, and Mary Mary.
Usher and H.E.R. team up for one of the central collaborative tracks on the set.
Keys’ contribution, ‘Lifeline,’ has been unlocked today. Take a listen to the cut, which was crafted alongside Tricky Stewart, TMS, and Marshmello, below:
‘The Color Purple (Music From & Inspired By)’ is executive produced by Quincy Jones and Scott Sanders – who notably produced the original film’s soundtrack and helmed the music for the Tony Award-winning musical. They are joined by gamma founder Larry Jackson.
Speaking on the soundtrack, Jackson said:
“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. 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.
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!”
We’re all sorts of excited!