Tag: Chris Rock

Marcus Miller Scoring Chris Rock’s ‘Misty Green’

Composer/bassist/songwriter and record producer Marcus Miller (Boomerang, House Party, The Brothers, Marshall, The Great White Hype, Serving Sara, About Last Night) is reuniting with actor/writer/director Chris Rock on the upcoming comedy drama Misty Green. The film is written and directed by Rock and stars Rosalind Eleazar, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick and Rock himself. The movie revolves around a talented actress whose career has stalled fights as she for her second act years after her Hollywood breakthrough.

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Soundtrack Details for Chris Rock’s ‘Top Five’ Announced

top-fiveDef Jam will release the official soundtrack album for the comedy Top Five. The album features the songs from and inspired by the movie by artists including N— In Paris by the film’s producers Jay Z & Kanye West. Also included are tracks by DMX, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, The Roots, Rakim, Salt-N-Pepa, Scarface & more. Questlove who co-scored the film with Ludwig Goransson serves as the project’s executive music producer. The soundtrack will be released on December 9, 2014. Top Five is written and directed by Chris Rock who also stars in the film alongside Rosario Dawson, Kevin Hart, Tracy Morgan, Cedric The Entertainer, JB Smoove, Sherri Shepherd, Anders Holm, Romany Malco and Leslie Jones.

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Ludwig Göransson & Questlove to Score Chris Rock’s ‘Top Five’

top-fiveLudwig Göransson and Questlove have been tapped to score the upcoming comedy Top Five. The film is written and directed by Chris Rock who also stars in the movie alongside Rosario Dawson, J.B. Smoove, Gabrielle Union, Tracy Morgan, Cedric the Entertainer, Kevin Hart, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, Jay Pharoah, Anders Holm and Michael Che. The movie tells the story of a New York City comedian-turned-film star whose unexpected encounter with a journalist forces him to confront both the career that made him famous and the life he left behind. Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men, The Social Network, Captain Phillips) is producing the project with Eli Bush.

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