Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings have announced a soundtrack album for the documentary Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool. The album features from and inspired by the film by Miles Davis, including a previously unreleased recording, Hail To the Real Chief. The soundtrack will be released digitally and physically on February 21, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool is directed and produced by Stanley Nelson and centers on the life and career of the musical and cultural icon who defied categorization and embodied the word cool.
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‘Miles Ahead’ Soundtrack Details
Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings will release the official soundtrack album for the biographical drama Miles Ahead. The album features highlights from the career of the film’s subject Miles Davis, as well as new recordings overseen by Grammy Award-winning jazz/hip-hop artist Robert Glasper, including What’s Wrong with That?, a jam that closes the movie with guest performers Glasper, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Gary Clark, Jr. and Esperanza Spalding. Also included is the end credits song Gone 2015 featuring guest verses from rapper Pharoahe Monch. The soundtrack will be released on April 1, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Miles Ahead is directed by Don Cheadle who also stars in the title role, as well as Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Lakeith Lee Stanfield and Michael Stuhlbarg.