Maisie Music Publishing, Low Country Sound/Elektra, Atlantic Records and Warner Records have several new tracks from the soundtrack for the Netflix animated short-form series We the People. Available to stream/download now is the show’s theme music by Meshell Ndegeocello (Queen Sugar, Lackawanna Blues), the original song Speak Your Mind written and performed by Brandi Carlie, Checks and Balances written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (Frozen, Coco) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana) and performed by themselves, Daveed Diggs and Brittany Howard, Stronger performed by Janelle Monáe, American Citizen by Bebe Rexha, These Are Your Rights written by Kristen-Anderson Lopez & Robert Lopez and performed by Adam Lambert, All Rise performed by Andra Day, Taxes by Cordae and Link Up written and performed by Kyle. Listen to all tracks after the jump.
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Original Song ‘Turntables’ by Janelle Monáe from Liz Garbus’ & Lisa Cortés’ ‘All In: The Fight for Democracy’ Released
Bad Boy Records has released the original song Turntables from the documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy. The track is performed by Janelle Monáe and co-written by Monáe herself, Nathaniel Irvin III and George “George 2.0” A. Peters. The song is now available to stream/download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. All In: The Fight for Democracy is directed by Liz Garbus & Lisa Cortés and – in anticipation of the 2020 presidential election – examines the issue of voter suppression in the United States. The film, which is scored by Gil Talmi (The Great Hack) and also features additional music by Meshell Ndegeocello, interweaves personal experiences with current activism and historical insight to expose a problem that has corrupted our democracy from the very beginning.
Disney+’s ‘ Lady in the Tramp’ Remake to Feature Original Songs by Janelle Monae
Variety is reporting that Janelle Monae is contributing two original songs to the upcoming live-action remake of Disney’s Lady and the Tramp. In addition, her artist collective Wondaland is also recording a new version of The Siamese Cat Song originally performed by Peggy Lee for the 1955 animated classics. Monae is also part of the voice cast of the movie, which is directed by Charlie Bean and also stars Tessa Thompson, Justin Theroux, Sam Elliott, Ashley Jensen, Kiersey Clemons, Thomas Mann, Benedict Wong and Yvette Nicole Brown.
‘Rio 2’ Soundtrack Details
Atlantic Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated feature Rio 2. The album features the songs from the film, including the original track What Is Love by Janelle Monae, which can be checked out after the jump. Also featured is the song Rio Rio, a new version of the track by Take You to Rio by Ester Dean featuring B.o.B., new tracks by Bruno Mars and his musical collaborator Philip Lawrence, as well as songs by director Carlinhos Brown and the film’s voice talent. The soundtrack will be released on March 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack featuring John Powell’s original score will also be released. Details will be announced on this page soon. Rio 2 features the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, will.i.am, Jemaine Clement, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro and Jamie Foxx, as well as Rita Moreno, Bruno Mars and Kristin Chenoweth.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Happy Feet Two’ Soundtrack Details
Watertower Music will be releasing the soundtrack for the animated feature Happy Feet Two. The album features the original score by composer John Powell who is also involved in the film’s songs performed by the movie’s voice cast including Pink, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria and Benjamin Flores. In addition, a new version of the hit song Tightrope by R&B artist Janelle Monáe is also included on the soundtrack. The album will be released on November 21, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the album can be checked out after the jump. Happy Feet Two is directed by George Miller and features the voice talent of Elijah Wood, Elizabeth Daily, Sofía Vergara, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Hugo Weaving and Anthony LaPaglia in addition to the actors listed before.