Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Runtime: 14 songs • 49 minutes
Genre: Soundtrack
Released: 2018
The soundtrack for the 2018 American superhero film Black Panther, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name and produced by Marvel Studios, consists of an original score composed by Ludwig Göransson and original songs performed or curated by Kendrick Lamar.
Göransson worked on all of director Ryan Coogler’s previous films, while Lamar and Coogler had previously discussed collaborating and the musician agreed to perform several songs for the film after seeing an early version of it. After reading the film’s script, Göransson traveled to Africa to research traditional African music for the film.
He went on tour with Senegalese musician Baaba Maal, and recorded performances by Maal and other African musicians for use in the score. Notably, Göransson used recordings of talking drums and a tambin for character themes in the film, while Maal sung an original song for the opening of the score.
Göransson combined these traditional African elements with the classical orchestra that is often used in superhero films. The orchestra was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, along with a choir singing in the Xhosa language.
Finally, this new body of work houses 14 solid tracks.
Kendrick Lamar – Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By Album Tracklist below;
- Kendrick Lamar – Black Panther
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All The Stars
- ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz & Saudi – X
- Khalid & Swae Lee – The Ways
- Vince Staples & Yugen Blakrok – Opps
- Jorja Smith – I Am
- SOB x RBE – Paramedic!
- Ab-Soul, Anderson .Paak & James Blake – Bloody Waters
- Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake – King’s Dead
- Zacari – Redemption Interlude
- Zacari & Babes Wodumo – Redemption
- Mozzy, Sjava & Reason – Seasons
- Kendrick Lamar & Travis Scott – Big Shot
- The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar – Pray For Me
