From paying homage to the African continent to packing a punch with boxing ring-ready jams, R&B and rap artists and producers have made memorable film soundtracks that may match any scene and which can be crammed with their very own all-star casts.
Eminem not solely had his first starring function within the 2002 semi-autobiographical film 8 Mile, however he additionally government produced its soundtrack. 13 years later, Slim Shady helmed the official soundtrack for Southpaw. Eminem was initially imagined to play the lead function of Billy Hope, and Southpaw screenwriter Kurt Sutter advised Deadline in 2010, “in a method, it is a continuation of the 8 Mile story, however reasonably than a literal biography, we’re doing a metaphorical narrative of the second chapter of his life.” (Eminem ultimately handed on the lead function, which went to Jake Gyllenhaal, to give attention to music.)
Jay-Z government produced The Nice Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Movie in 2013, with Jeymes Samuel (additionally identified by his stage title The Bullitts) as government music guide. Nearly a decade later, the 2 labored collectively once more on The More durable They Fall in 2021, which Samuel directed, co-wrote and co-produced; Hov co-produced the movie and government produced the soundtrack.
Jay-Z, Future, Pharrell Williams and Shawn Stockman have all pulled double responsibility by producing the movies additionally they helmed the soundtracks for, whereas Eminem and Metro Boomin are the one stars featured on this listing who star within the movies additionally they helped make the music for (since we’re counting Metro’s cameo as Metro Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse final 12 months). Loads of artists have made “cameos” on others’ soundtracks, from Future showing on Metro’s Spider-Verse soundtrack and Kendrick Lamar‘s Black Panther: The Album to Lamar showing on Beyoncé‘s The Lion King: The Present to Hov showing on Bey’s The Lion King: The Present, Judas and the Black Messiah: The Impressed Album (which Hit-Boy co-executive produced) and Eminem’s 8 Mile: Music from and Impressed by the Movement Image.
And with all this star energy fueling these movie soundtracks from the back and front ends, it shouldn’t come as a shock that so lots of them have been acknowledged at main award exhibits. Beyoncé’s The Lion King: The Present, which was nominated for finest pop vocal album on the 2020 Grammy Awards, produced a Grammy-nominated hit and a Grammy-winning hit: “Brown Pores and skin Lady” by Bey, Blue Ivy Carter, SAINt JHN and Wizkid received finest music video on the 2021 Grammy Awards (making Blue Ivy the second-youngest Grammy winner in historical past at age 9), whereas “Spirit” was up for finest pop solo efficiency and finest music written for visible media on the 2020 Grammy Awards. “Combat For You” by H.E.R. from Judas and the Black Messiah: The Impressed Album received finest conventional R&B efficiency on the 2022 Grammys.
“Spirit,” “Combat For You,” Kendrick Lamar & SZA‘s “All of the Stars” and Eminem’s “Lose Your self” from 8 Mile: Music from and Impressed by the Movement Image have additionally earned finest unique music nods on the Golden Globe Awards in numerous years, with “Combat For You” ultimately taking dwelling the trophy. H.E.R.’s hit additionally received finest unique music on the 2021 Academy Awards, which Slim Shady’s smash received 18 years prior and Dot and SZA’s monster collab was nominated for 2 years prior. “All of the Stars” was nominated for music of the 12 months, file of the 12 months, finest music written for visible media and finest rap/sung efficiency on the 2019 Grammy Awards, whereas “King’s Lifeless” with Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake received finest rap efficiency and was nominated for finest rap music.
“Lose Your self” additionally received finest rap music and finest male rap solo efficiency on the 2004 Grammy Awards, when Kill Invoice Vol. 1 Authentic Soundtrack — which RZA co-executive produced — was up for finest compilation soundtrack album for a movement image, tv or different visible media. The Nice Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Movie was nominated for finest compilation soundtrack for visible media on the 2014 Grammy Awards, whereas “Younger and Stunning” by Lana Del Rey was up for finest music written for visible media.
Billboard rounded up 16 instances rap and R&B artists and producers have curated or government produced 2000s film soundtracks, so as from latest to oldest.
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Metro Boomin, Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Impressed by the Movement Image) (2023)
Metro Boomin curated the soundtrack for 2023’s Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse. Throughout his 2023 Billboard cowl story, Sony Footage Movement Image Group president of music Spring Aspers stated it “was simply pure luck by way of timing” that Republic Data had simply completed engaged on Metro’s Heroes & Villains album marketing campaign and determined he was its “ideally suited accomplice.” He co-produced 10 tracks on the mission, which options Offset, Don Toliver, A$AP Rocky, Nav, 21 Savage and extra big-name artists. Its deluxe model included six extra tracks, from artists together with Becky G, Ayra Starr, Shenseea, Myke Towers and Omah Lay.
Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Impressed by the Movement Image) reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and topped Soundtracks and High R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was nominated for soundtrack album on the 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards, high soundtrack on the 2023 Billboard Music Awards and excellent soundtrack on the 2024 Black Reel Awards. The mission’s standout observe “Am I Dreaming” with Rocky and Roisee (who earned her first Sizzling 100 entry with the music) was nominated for music – animated movie on the 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards and excellent unique music on the 2024 Black Reel Awards.
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J. Cole, Creed III: The Soundtrack (2023)
J. Cole and his Dreamville label government produced the soundtrack for 2023’s Creed III. Dreamville artists Cole, J.I.D, Ari Lennox, Bas, EarthGang, Cozz, Omen and Lute contribute a number of songs to the mission, which additionally options Huge Sean, Blxst, Kehlani, Buddy, Mereba, Syd and extra.
Creed III: The Soundtrack reached No. 127 on the Billboard 200. It was nominated for soundtrack album on the 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards, excellent soundtrack on the 2024 Black Reel Awards, and excellent soundtrack/compilation album on the 2024 NAACP Picture Awards, whereas Dreamville, Bas, Black Sherif and Kel-P had been up for excellent duo, group or collaboration (conventional) for “Blood, Sweat & Tears.”
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Cardi B, Bruised (Soundtrack from and Impressed by the Netflix Movie) (2021)
Cardi B served as one of many government producers of the soundtrack for 2021’s Bruised, alongside the movie’s director Halle Berry. “Once I considered what can be the voice that may be the head of what this soundtrack might be, in fact I considered the queen. Who wouldn’t wish to have a Cardi B music and have her voice and have her abilities on their debut? Like, duh,” Berry stated of their joint Billboard Information interview in 2021.
The pair hand-selected the all-female lineup of featured hip-hop artists, together with Saweetie, Metropolis Ladies, H.E.R., Flo Milli and Latto. Cardi additionally contributed an unique music to Bruised (Soundtrack from and Impressed by the Netflix Movie), titled “Wager It.” The mission’s standout observe, “Computerized Lady” by H.E.R., received excellent unique music on the 2022 Black Reel Awards.
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Jay-Z, The More durable They Fall (The Movement Image Soundtrack) (2021)
Jay-Z government produced the soundtrack for 2021’s The More durable They Fall alongside Jeymes Samuel. “I wrote the entire songs for the film, and though I am going to totally different areas of the globe, I skilled the entire diaspora of what I name Africa, from the Caribbean to America to Mali. Each single music is woven within the movie with the aim of it being one full thought,” Samuel stated throughout Netflix Presents: Playlist in 2021. “It’s all in regards to the story of the film. Each music and each melody providers the story of the film, simply so we will have a soundtrack that we watch and have a film that we take heed to, like we used to do after we had been children.” Jay-Z carried out two tracks and tapped Ms. Lauryn Hill, Koffee, Child Cudi, Seal, Jadakiss, Conway The Machine and extra for contributions all through the mission.
The More durable They Fall (The Movement Image Soundtrack) reached No. 11 on Billboard‘s Soundtracks chart. It received excellent soundtrack/compilation album on the 2022 NAACP Picture Awards and standout observe “Weapons Go Bang” by Child Cudi and Jay-Z was nominated for finest music on the 2022 Critics’ Selection Awards and excellent unique music on the 2022 Black Reel Awards, whereas “The More durable They Fall” by Koffee was additionally up for the latter accolade. Hov, Samuel and Child Cudi additionally received finest music on the 2022 African American Movie Critics Affiliation Awards and had been nominated for music – characteristic movie on the 2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards.
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Hit-Boy, Judas and the Black Messiah: The Impressed Album (2021)
Hit-Boy served as one of many government producers of the soundtrack for 2021’s Judas and the Black Messiah, alongside award-winning filmmaker Ryan Coogler, Geffen Data president of city A&R Aaron “Sprint” Sherrod, and Def Jam Recordings government vp/chief artistic officer Archie Davis. “Loads of these artists had been turning into knowledgeable about Fred Hampton and the Black Panther motion — like Polo G, who took just a few weeks to review Fred Hampton as a result of he stated he wished to do one thing significant, or Pooh Shiesty who, in the course of his album rollout, wished to be part of this, and obtained a clip of Fred Hampton in the beginning of his observe,” Sherrod advised Billboard in 2021. “Each artist that was on the mission contributed one thing significant, and fought to be on it.” The trio faucets Smino, BJ the Chicago Child, Rapsody, Lil Durk, Nardo Wick, G Herbo, Dom Kennedy and extra all through the mission — which additionally contains an unprecedented collaboration between Jay-Z and Nipsey Hussle, titled “What It Feels Like”.
Judas and the Black Messiah: The Impressed Album reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Soundtracks chart. It was nominated for excellent soundtrack/compilation album on the 2022 NAACP Picture Awards. The mission’s standout observe, “Combat For You” by H.E.R. received finest unique music on the 2021 Academy Awards and finest conventional R&B efficiency on the 2022 Grammys, and it earned nods for finest unique music on the 2021 Golden Globe Awards, finest music on the 2021 Critics’ Selection Awards and excellent unique music on the 2021 Black Reel Awards.
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Beyoncé, The Lion King: The Present (2019)
Beyoncé curated the soundtrack for 2019’s The Lion King. “That is sonic cinema,” she stated in a 2019 press launch. “This can be a new expertise of storytelling. I wished to do greater than discover a assortment of songs that had been impressed by the movie. It’s a combination of genres and collaboration that isn’t one sound. It’s influenced by every little thing from R&B, pop, hip hop and Afro Beat.” Beyoncé carried out 10 tracks and tapped African and American artists like Mr. Eazi, Yemi Alade, Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy, Infantile Gambino, Nija, Tierra Whack, 070 Shake and extra all through the mission.
The Lion King: The Present reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Soundtracks, High R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, World Albums and Child Albums charts. It was nominated for finest pop vocal album on the 2020 Grammys and received excellent soundtrack/compilation album on the 2020 NAACP Picture Awards. The mission’s standout observe “Brown Pores and skin Lady” by Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, SAINt JHN and Wizkid received finest music video on the 2021 Grammy Awards; the Ashford & Simpsons Songwriter’s award on the 2019 Soul Prepare Music Awards; the BET HER award on the 2020 BET Awards; excellent duo, group or collaboration on the 2020 NAACP Picture Awards; video of the 12 months on the 2020 Soul Prepare Music Awards; excellent music video/visible album on the 2021 NAACP Picture Awards; and finest cinematography on the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.
“Spirit,” one other spotlight from the soundtrack, received excellent music – conventional on the 2020 NAACP Picture Awards and was nominated for finest unique music in a characteristic movie on the 2019 Hollywood Music in Media Awards; video of the 12 months and finest dance efficiency on the 2019 Soul Prepare Music Awards; excellent unique music on the 2020 Black Reel Awards; finest music on the 2020 Critics’ Selection Awards; finest unique music on the 2020 Golden Globe Awards; and finest pop solo efficiency and finest music written for visible media on the 2020 Grammy Awards.
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Mike WiLL Made-It, Creed II: The Album (2018)
Mike WiLL Made-It government produced the soundtrack for 2018’s Creed II. “I approached the music by first watching Creed II after which making a playlist of songs folks might work out to, chill to, vibe to or to get them by means of any battle which matched particular scenes within the film,” he stated in a 2018 press assertion (obtained by Selection). “It’s necessary to indicate the brand new technology that soundtracks could be simply as thrilling as conventional albums if put within the arms of the precise curator. After folks hear the music, I need them to say film soundtracks are again.” He co-produced 12 tracks on the mission, which options ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Rae Sremmurd, A$AP Ferg, Nicki Minaj and extra.
Creed II: The Album reached No. 49 on the Billboard 200, No. 4 on High Soundtracks and No. 23 on High R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
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Future, Superfly (Authentic Movement Image Soundtrack) (2018)
Future curated the soundtrack for Director X‘s 2018 remake of Superfly, which he additionally co-produced, whereas Curtis Mayfield helmed the long-lasting soundtrack for the unique 1972 Blaxpoitation movie, which included the soul smashes “Freddie’s Lifeless” and the title theme. “What we rapidly understood was that Future would convey the hip-hop aesthetic and the road cred to this film,” Russell Emanuel, CEO/president of Bleeding Fingers Customized Music Store, Hans Zimmer’s customized scoring firm the place the movie’s composer Josh Atchley works, advised Selection in 2018. “So our function was to assist the storytelling whereas being respectful to the style.” Future carried out 11 tracks and enlisted Sleepy Brown, PartyNextDoor, Younger Thug, Khalid, Lil Wayne and extra all through the mission.
Superfly (Authentic Movement Image Soundtrack) reached No. 25 on the Billboard 200, No. 3 on High Soundtracks and No. 13 on High R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
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Kendrick Lamar, Black Panther: The Album (2018)
Kendrick Lamar curated the soundtrack for 2018’s Black Panther. “I’m honored to be working with such an unbelievable artist whose work has been so inspirational, and whose creative themes align with these we discover within the movie,” the movie’s director Ryan Coogler stated in a press launch in 2018. Dot carried out six tracks and tapped artists like SZA, Jay Rock, Swae Lee, Vince Staples, Jorja Smith, Anderson .Paak, Travis Scott, The Weeknd and extra all through the mission.
Black Panther: The Album topped the Billboard 200, High Soundtracks and High R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was nominated for album of the 12 months on the 2019 Grammy Awards and high soundtrack on the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, and it received favourite soundtrack on the 2018 American Music Awards and soundtrack album on the 2018 Hollywood Music in Media Awards.
The mission’s standout hit “All The Stars” with SZA reached the highest 10 of the Sizzling 100 (No. 7), Sizzling R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (No. 5) and Rhythmic Airplay (No. 3). It was additionally up for music of the 12 months, file of the 12 months, finest music written for visible media and finest rap/sung efficiency on the 2019 Grammy Awards, whereas “King’s Lifeless” with Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake received finest rap efficiency and was nominated for finest rap music. “All The Stars” received finest visible results on the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards; finest unique music: sci-fi/fantasy/horror movie on the 2018 Hollywood Music in Media Awards; excellent unique music on the 2019 Black Reel Awards; and excellent duo, group or collaboration on the 2019 NAACP Picture Awards. It additionally earned finest unique music nods on the 2019 Golden Globe Awards and Academy Awards in addition to a finest music nod on the 2019 Critics’ Selection Awards.
“Pray For Me” with The Weeknd, one other spotlight from the soundtrack, topped Rhythmic Airplay and likewise reached the highest 10 of the Sizzling 100 (No. 7), Dance/Combine Present Airplay (No. 4), Sizzling R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (No. 4) and Pop Airplay (No. 3). It was additionally nominated for excellent unique music on the 2019 Black Reel Awards.
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Eminem, Southpaw (Music from and Impressed by the Movement Image) (2015)
Eminem government produced the soundtrack for 2015’s Southpaw. “Now we have been concerned in growing Southpaw since its inception, and Eminem has devoted himself to making sure that this movie captured his ardour for the mission by means of his music,” stated Paul Rosenberg, co-founder/former president of Shady Data (which distributed the soundtrack) and Eminem’s supervisor, in a 2015 press launch. “We’ve assembled an important soundtrack to accompany what’s certain to be one of many best boxing movies ever.” Slim Shady performs two tracks and faucets Gwen Stefani, Motion Bronson, Joey Bada$$, 50 Cent, Logic and extra all through the mission.
Southpaw (Music from and Impressed by the Movement Image) reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200, No. 1 on Soundtracks and No. 2 on High R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
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Pharrell Williams, Dope: Music from the Movement Image (2015)
Pharrell Williams curated the soundtrack for 2015’s Dope, which he additionally government produced. “It was exhilarating to sit down there within the studio with Pharrell as he composed this music. I’d inform him about [Dope‘s main character] Malcolm after which he’d disappear to his magic lair, or wherever he goes, after which he’d have a music about it and it’d be superb,” Dope director and screenwriter Rick Famuyiwa advised Leisure Weekly in 2015. “I believe he was key in serving to me work out who these children are on this world.”
Pharrell contributed 4 unique songs beneath “Awreeoh,” the fictional hip-hop/punk band within the movie portrayed by its leads: Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons and Shameik Moore. Dope: Music from the Movement Image additionally contains hits by hip-hop heavyweights Nas, Public Enemy, A Tribe Known as Quest and Naughty by Nature.
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Mary J. Blige, Assume Like a Man Too (Music from and Impressed by the Movie) (2014)
Mary J. Blige helmed the soundtrack for 2014’s Assume Like a Man Too. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul performs all 14 songs and solely faucets two visitors on the complete mission: The-Dream on “Vegas Nights” and Pharrell on “See That Boy Once more.” The opening observe is Blige’s cowl of Shalamar’s 1982 hit “A Night time to Bear in mind.”
Assume Like a Man Too (Music from and Impressed by the Movie) reached No. 30 on the Billboard 200, No. 3 on Soundtracks and No. 6 on High R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
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Jay-Z, The Nice Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Movie (2013)
Jay-Z government produced the soundtrack for 2013’s The Nice Gatsby. “The query for me in approaching Gatsby was the right way to elicit from our viewers the identical stage of pleasure and pop cultural immediacy towards the world that Fitzgerald did for his viewers?” Luhrmann stated in a 2013 press assertion (obtained by Rolling Stone) on the time. “And in our age, the vitality of jazz is caught within the vitality of hip-hop.”
Jay-Z carried out two tracks, and he and the movie’s director/co-writer and soundtrack producer Baz Luhrmann introduced in will.i.am, Florence + The Machine, The xx, Sia and extra for the remainder of the mission. There are additionally a handful of star-studded covers on the soundtrack, together with Beyoncé and André 3000‘s cowl of Amy Winehouse‘s 2007 hit “Again to Black,” Emeli Sandé and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra’s cowl of Beyoncé’s 2003 Sizzling 100 No. 1 smash “Loopy in Love” (initially that includes Hov himself) and Jack White‘s cowl of U2‘s 1991 observe “Love Is Blindness.”
The Nice Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Movie reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and topped Soundtracks, High Different Albums and High Rock Albums. Its deluxe version was nominated for finest compilation soundtrack for visible media on the 2014 Grammy Awards, the place the mission’s standout observe, “Younger And Stunning” by Lana Del Rey, was nominated for finest music written for visible media. It additionally earned a finest music nod on the 2014 Critics’ Selection Film Awards. The soundtrack was additionally up for favourite soundtrack on the 2013 American Music Awards.
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RZA, Kill Invoice Vol. 1 Authentic Soundtrack (2003)
RZA served as one of many government producers of the soundtrack for 2003’s Kill Invoice: Quantity 1, alongside the movie’s director and author Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender. “There was one scenario the place you see, ‘Crane/White Lightning,’ that’s a part of the unique rating, so it’s not likely a music. Loads of that stuff is what I take advantage of to maintain the vibe going between songs. ‘Crane/White Lightning’ is a chunk of music that he [Quentin Tarantino] wished on the soundtrack, however was initially set for a Metallica observe,” RZA stated in a 2003 interview, in line with WuForever.com. “I don’t know what occurred, however I used to be within the enhancing room and Quentin advised me to give attention to this. He couldn’t get what he wished, regardless of the purpose was, and wished me to come back with this piece of music.” RZA carried out 4 tracks and tapped faucets Isaac Hayes, Quincy Jones, Nancy Sinatra, Charlie Feathers, Vincent Tempera & Orchestra and extra all through the mission.
Kill Invoice Vol. 1 Authentic Soundtrack reached No. 45 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Soundtracks chart. It was nominated for finest compilation soundtrack album for a movement image, tv or different visible media on the 2004 Grammy Awards.
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Eminem, 8 Mile: Music from and Impressed by the Movement Image (2002)
Eminem government produced the soundtrack for 2002’s 8 Mile. “The 8 Mile soundtrack was totally different as a result of it compelled me to step into Rabbit, the character I play within the movie, and write from his standpoint,” he stated in a 2002 press assertion (obtained by Billboard). “It was a problem. Additionally, the mission afforded me the chance to not solely make an album with a wishlist of a few of my favourite artists, however to showcase what now we have approaching Shady Data.” Eminem carried out 4 tracks and enlisted 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Gang Starr, Xzibit, Macy Grey, Obie Trice and extra all through the mission.
8 Mile: Music from and Impressed by the Movement Image topped the Billboard 200, High Soundtracks and High R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was nominated for excellent unique soundtrack on the 2003 Black Reel Awards. The mission’s standout observe “Lose Your self” turned Eminem’s first Sizzling 100 No. 1 hit and likewise topped Pop Airplay and Rhythmic Airplay. It additionally received finest music on the 2003 Critics’ Selection Awards; finest unique music on the 2003 Academy Awards; finest video from a movie on the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards; and finest rap music and finest male rap solo efficiency on the 2004 Grammy Awards. It additionally earned a finest unique music nod on the 2003 Golden Globe Awards.
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Shawn Stockman, Seventeen Once more (2000)
Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Males government produced the soundtrack for 2000’s Seventeen Once more (starring Tia, Tamera and Tahj Mowry), which he additionally government produced alongside his spouse Sharonda Jones. Stockman carried out six tracks, whereas Carla Helmbrecht and The Joel Evans Quartet, Gordon Brisker, George Roumanis and extra are additionally featured all through the mission.
The Seventeen Once more soundtrack is just not at present accessible on DSPs, however followers have been clamoring for it on-line.