Freedom Writers (soundtrack)
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Freedom Writers is a hip hop
film score
for the movie Freedom Writers
. The soundtrack is mainly composed of hip hop songs from the early 1990's, but also contains new songs by will.i.am
, Mark Isham
and Talib Kweli
amongst others.
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
film score
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
for the movie Freedom Writers
Freedom Writers
Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film starring Academy Award winner Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the story based on Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach,...
. The soundtrack is mainly composed of hip hop songs from the early 1990's, but also contains new songs by will.i.am
Will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
, Mark Isham
Mark Isham
Mark Isham is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and film composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film.-Life and career:...
and Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...
amongst others.
Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Dream" | L. Lynn, W. Adams, M.L. King Jr. | will.i.am Will.i.am William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer... |
Common Common (rapper) Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an American hip-hop artist and actor.... , will.i.am |
| 2 | "Listen!!!" | T.K. Greene, K. Holland, F. Williams | Kwamé | Talib Kweli Talib Kweli Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"... |
| 3 | "It's R Time [Lenky Remix]" | J. Ortega, V. Santiago, L. Vazquez, R. Ramirez, K. Ravenell, E. Almonte | *?* | Jeannie Ortega Jeannie Ortega Jeannette "Jeannie" Ortega is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 2006 with the album No Place Like Brooklyn at the age of 19. The album featured the hit single "Crowded," which topped the Billboard Hot 100.- Biography :Jeannie Ortega was born in... |
| 4 | "When the Ship Goes Down (Diamond D Remix)" | L. Freese, L. Muggerud, L. Dickens | DJ Muggs DJ Muggs Lawrence Muggerud , better known as DJ Muggs, is Cypress Hill's DJ and producer. He also produced tracks for Funkdoobiest on the albums Which Doobie U B? and Brothas Doobie.-Cypress Hill :... |
Cypress Hill Cypress Hill Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide... |
| 5 | "Hip Hop Hooray" | V. Brown, A. Criss, K. Gist, E. Isley, Ru. Isley, Ro. Isley, O. Isley, M. Isley | Naughty by Nature Naughty by Nature Naughty by Nature are a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop trio from East Orange, New Jersey that at the time of its formation in 1989 consisted of Treach, Vin Rock, and the DJ Kay Gee... |
Naughty by Nature |
| 6 | "Keep Ya Head Up Keep Ya Head Up "Keep Ya Head Up" is a late 1993 hit by Tupac Shakur. #11 in About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs, with "Dear Mama" voted #4.It was first released in Shakur's 1993 album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., later appearing after his death in 1996 in his Greatest Hits compilation... " |
T. Shakur, D. Anderson, S. Vincent, R. Troutman | DJ Daryl | 2Pac |
| 7 | "Code of the Streets" | K. Elam, C. Martin, R. Russell | DJ Premier DJ Premier Christopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru... |
Gang Starr Gang Starr Gang Starr was an influential East Coast hip hop duo that consisted of the late MC Guru and DJ/producer DJ Premier. Their style combined elements of New York jazz and hip hop.-Background:... |
| 8 | "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" | I. Butler, C. Irving, M. Vieira, J. Williams | Butterfly Digable Planets Digable Planets is an American alternative hip hop trio based in New York City, composed of Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler , Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving . They released their debut album Reachin' in 1993, and their follow-up album Blowout Comb in 1994... |
Digable Planets Digable Planets Digable Planets is an American alternative hip hop trio based in New York City, composed of Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler , Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving . They released their debut album Reachin' in 1993, and their follow-up album Blowout Comb in 1994... |
| 9 | "Officer" | T. Hardson, J. Martinez, R. Robinson, D. Stewart, E. Wilcox | J-Swift J-Swift J-Swift is an American music producer responsible for songs with groups on the Delicious Vinyl Label. He has produced the alternative rap groups The Pharcyde and The Wascals.-Biography:... |
The Pharcyde The Pharcyde The Pharcyde are an alternative hip hop group based in South Central Los Angeles. The original four members of the group are Imani , Slimkid3 , Bootie Brown and Fatlip . DJ Mark Luv was the group's first DJ, followed by producer J-Swift and then J Dilla... |
| 10 | "This Is How We Do It" | M. Jordan, O. Pierce, R. Walters | Montell Jordan Montell Jordan Montell Jordan is a former American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Jordan became the main solo male artist on its Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003. Of his live performances it is often regarded that he is a rock oriented musician, with Jordan even going as far as to... , Oji Pierce |
Montell Jordan |
| 11 | "Colors" | W. Adams | will.i.am | will.i.am |
| 12 | "Bus Ride" | W. Adams | will.i.am | will.i.am |
| 13 | "Riots" | M. Isham, W. Adams | *?* | Mark Isham Mark Isham Mark Isham is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and film composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film.-Life and career:... , Miri Ben-Ari Miri Ben-Ari Miri Ben-Ari is an Israeli violinist, who currently resides in the United States.Ben-Ari grew up playing classical music; she started training at age 5 and at age 12, she was presented with a violin by Isaac Stern. During her mandatory Israeli military service, she was chosen to play for the... , will.i.am |
| 14 | "Eva's Theme" | M. Isham | *?* | Mark Isham |
| 15 | "Anne Frank Anne Frank Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank is one of the most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Acknowledged for the quality of her writing, her diary has become one of the world's most widely read books, and has been the basis for several plays and films.Born in the city of Frankfurt... " |
M. Isham | *?* | Mark Isham, Miri Ben-Ari |
Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
| Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Soundtracks | ||
| 2007 | Freedom Writers | #100 | #17 |