Malcolm X: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Malcolm X (Motion Picture - Related Recordings) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 17, 1992)
• Original Release Date: November 17, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Qwest / Wea
• ASIN: B000002MHB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,411 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Malcolm X Soundtrack is Solid but Lacks One Powerful Song, August 6, 2002

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Robert C. Jones, Jr. (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Malcolm X: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Indeed, the soundtrack from the motion picture Malcolm X achieves its goal in capturing the music of the great Muslim leader's childhood and adult years. But lacking from the soundtrack is Sam Cooke's beautifully orchestrated song "A Change is Gonna Come," an inspirational civil rights anthem that is featured near the end of director Spike Lee's masterpiece but for some reason is not on the CD. This soundtrack would surely be worthy of a five-star rating if it weren't for this glaring omission.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent variety of Black music, July 26, 2002

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Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Malcolm X: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This CD gives a varied overview of the genres of Black music. Some of this covers Malcolm X's adolesence in the 40s with tunes by the Ink Spots, Billie Holiday, Joe Turner, Lionel Hampton, and Louis Jordan's comic masterpiece "Beans And Cornbread." Then we fast forward to Malcolm's heyday in the early 60s with songs like the atmospheric "Alabama " by John Coltrane and Ray Charles' version of "That Lucky Old Sun." Jr. Walker's "Shotgun," which was very popular in the Black community in Feb. 1965 when Malcolm was killed. Aretha Franklin 's version of Donny Hathaway's "Someday We'll All be Free" does justice to the original and the Arrested Development's "Revolution" symbolizes the connection of 1990s Black youth with Malcolm X (the obvious choice to do this, Public Enemy, bowed out of the making of this soundtrack due to their ties with the Nation of Islam, who were not pleased with their portrayal in this film, but that's another story). Overall, this soundtrack provides a good panorama of Black music history. Listen, learn, and enjoy.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Strong Record, July 26, 2000

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A customer "mistermaxxx" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Malcolm X: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Aretha Franklin really Shines on SOmeday we'll all be free.the Voice&The Vibe of the Music are both very moving.Louis Jordan's Great Cleaver Beans&Cornbread is timeless.he combines alot of styles with that Jam.The Soundtrack is Really Good.Check out Terrence Blanchard's Score.