Deadline is reporting that Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics) is writing original songs for the upcoming movie musical Ebony McQueen. He will also co-score the film with A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, The Hundred-Foot Journey, Couples Retreat). Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, The Four Feathers) is set to direct the drama, which is based on Stewart’s album of the same name and is inspired by the rock musician’s 1960s-early ’70s teen years in the North East of England and the discs and soundtracks that sparked his journey to becoming a musician.
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‘What’s Love Got to Do with It?’ Soundtrack Album Details
Mercury Classics Soundtracks & Score will release the official soundtrack album for the British romantic comedy What’s Love Got to Do with It?. The album features the film’s original score composed by Nitin Sawhney (The Namesake, Breathe, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Traitors, Lila Says, A Girl from Mogadishu). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 24 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A CD version will be coming out on March 31 and is available to order here. Already available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is Mahi Sona (AKA The Wedding Song) co-produced by Sawhney & Naughty Boy (listen to the track below). What’s Love Got to Do with It? is directed by Shekhar Kapur and stars Lily James, Shazad Latif, Shabana Azmi, Sajal Aly, Emma Thompson, Asim Chaudhry, Jeff Mirza and Mim Shaikh.
Nitin Sawhney Scoring Shekhar Kapur’s ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It?’
Nitin Sawhney (The Namesake, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Traitors, Breathe, Lila Says) has been tapped to score the upcoming British romantic comedy What’s Love Got to Do With It?. The film is directed by Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, The Four Feathers) and stars Lily James, Shazad Latif, Emma Thompson, Rob Brydon, Asim Chaudhry, Sajal Ali and Shabana Azmi. No plot details have been announced yet for the movie, which is set between London and South Asia and centers on a cross-cultural romance.