Jeymes Samuel, director of the critically acclaimed 2021 movie The More durable They Fall, is now busy spreading the phrase about his second movie, The E-book of Clarence. And coming forward of the Legendary Leisure movie’s Jan. 12, 2024 nationwide theater arrival is the primary music from its soundtrack.
Launched in the present day (Nov. 28) together with the movie’s official trailer, “Hallelujah Heaven” is carried out by Samuel himself and likewise options Lil Wayne, Buju Banton & Shabba Ranks.
Jay-Z and Child Cudi are among the many extra featured friends and collaborators on the Roc Nation soundtrack, extra particulars of which can be revealed within the coming weeks. Past writing and acting on the soundtrack, Samuel additionally composed the movie’s rating.
“The E-book of Clarence is a movie that I needed to make for a few years,” says British filmmaker Samuel in a launch asserting the soundtrack’s lead music. “Whereas I used to be engaged on The More durable They Fall and all my different initiatives, the story and the music for The E-book of Clarence had been all the time there percolating in my thoughts. There was by no means a query as as to whether I might compose the rating and write and carry out on the soundtrack, in addition to write and direct the film. It was all one wonderful journey the place one relied on the opposite. However I additionally labored with essentially the most superior artists on our monitor ‘Hallelujah Heaven.’ Collaborating with Lil’ Wayne, Buju Banton and Shabba Ranks was so dope; I liked getting all of them on the identical monitor.”
Samuel’s reimagined tackle Hollywood’s basic Biblical epics stars LaKeith Stansfield because the streetwise Clarence, a person who’s struggling to make a greater life for himself and his household. Impressed by the rising energy and glory of the Messiah and his disciples, Clarence stakes his personal declare to an identical life as he embarks on a journey that encompasses dangers in addition to redemption and religion. A lyric pattern from “Hallelujah Heaven” additional illuminates Samuel’s distinctive twist on the film’s Biblical theme:
“Hallelujah
From Hollygrove to Honolulu (Hallelujah)
Me Shabba Buju, the holy ghost will most likely spook you
It’s kinda coo coo, it’s New Orleans a variety of voodoo (Hallelujah)
Pour holy water in my codeine sippin’ like yoo hoo
Goodness gracious I take a look at faces they appear like satans (Heaven)…”
Being launched by TriStar Photos, The E-book of Clarence boasts a forged that features David Oyelowo, Alfre Woodard, Teyana Taylor and Benedict Cumberbatch. Working alongside Samuel because the movie’s producers had been Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, James Lassiter and Tendo Nagenda.
The E-book of Clarence
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