Def Jam Records will release a soundtrack album for the comedy Ali G: Who Iz I?. The album, which is produced by Andrew Watt, Hit-Boy & Sacha Baron Cohen and features the songs from the film, including several original tracks co-written by Cohen, Watt, Hit-Boy, Ant Hines & others and performed by Cohen in the title role. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, October 23 (visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download). A first track (Richer Than Elon) is already available to stream/download now and can also checked out after the jump. Questlove serves as one of the project’s music supervisors. Ali G: Who Iz I? marks the feature directorial debut of Cohen who also returns to star as Ali G who is shocked to discover that his long-term girlfriend is eight months pregnant and – faced with an extra mouth to feed – heads to America to reclaim his former glory, but soon encounters adversaries who will ultimately threaten his and his child’s very existence.
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‘The Dictator’ Soundtrack Released
Aladeen Records has released a soundtrack album for the Sacha Baron Cohen-starring comedy The Dictator. The album features the songs from the film by artists including Jalal Hamdaou & Driver, Khaled, Michelle J. Nasser, Jalal Hamdaoui & Cheb Raya and a cover version of Everybody Hurts by Mc Ral. Also included are two original songs by Erran Baron Cohen who also served as the movie’s composer. The soundtrack has been released today, May 8 and is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. The Dictator is directed by Larry Charles (Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Glorious Benefit Nation of Kazakhstan, Bruno) and follows a heroic dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy never comes to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Erran Baron Cohen to Score ‘The Dictator’
Erran Baron Cohen is set to score the upcoming comedy The Dictator starring his brother Sacha Baron Cohen who is also co-writing and producing the project. Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley and Jason Mantzoukas are co-starring in the movie directed by Larry Charles. Megan Fox and John C. Reilly are making cameos in the comedy. The film follows a heroic dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy never comes to the country he so lovingly oppressed. Scott Rudin (The Social Network) is producing and screenwriters Alec Berg, David Mandel & Jeff Schaffer (Seinfeld) co-wrote the script and are also among the movie’s producers. Erran Baron Cohen previously wrote the music for Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Glorious Benefit Nation of Kazakhstan and 2009’s Bruno. Paramount Pictures will be releasing The Dictator worldwide on May 12, 2012.