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Free Music Fridays: Ludwig Goransson’s Fruitvale Station Soundtrack

Free Music Fridays returns this week and Lakeshore Records is offering the soundtrack to one of the most-awarded films of 2013-2014: Ryan Coogler’s (Black Panther) Cannes Film Festival Winner, Fruitvale Station!  The film features score by Coogler’s long-time collaborator, Academy Award®-winning Composer Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Creed, Creed II).

The Fruitvale Station film is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young man who was killed in 2009 by BART police officer Johannes Mehserle at the Fruitvale district station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in Oakland, California.

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Throwback Thursday: Ryan Coogler’s ‘Fruitvale Station’ Film

In this Throwback Thursday dedication, we take a look at Fruitvale Station, directed by Ryan Cooler (Black Panther).  Similar to the forthcoming The Last Black Man in San Francisco, this film takes place in and around the Bay Area — the East Bay — Oakland, to be precise.  Another similarity is the film is based on a true story, albeit a tragic one.  

Fruitvale Station stars Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Kevin Durand, and Academy Award® winner Octavia Spencer. Cue up this early Ryan Coogler film and listen to the soundtrack below, featuring score by Ludwig Goransson!

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Congratulations Ryan Coogler, Black Panther #1 Film! See First Film ‘Fruitvale Station’

Before audiences saw Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther film, movie goers were introduced to his work in Fruitvale Station, his directorial debut.  The acclaimed film earned over 33 awards, including The Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, Best First Feature at the Indie Spirit Awards, Un Certain Regard Avenir Prize at Cannes, and Outstanding Original Song at the Black Reel Awards for “Waiting For My Moment”.  What a great find for indie film enthusiasts!

Fruitvale Station stars Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Kevin Durand, and Academy Award® winner Octavia Spencer.  Cue up this early Ryan Coogler film and listen to the soundtrack below, featuring score by Ludwig Goransson!

Soundtrack Available Now: [Download/Stream]

FRUITVALE STATION is available now on Blu-ray/DVD (get it here), Digital (get it on iTunes) and now on Netflix.