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.
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!
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!
If you’re a Netflix subscriber, Netflix Life has curated 50 Best Movies On Netflix Right Now you can watch online, including acclaimed films Nightcrawler (score by James Newton Howard), Fruitvale Station (Ludwig Goransson), The Kids Are All Right and In Bruges (score by Carter Burwell). In addition, Complex named Tracks (score by Garth Stevenson) and The Kids Are All Right among the 25 Best Drama Movies Streaming on Netflix Right Now. Need more reasons to watch these hit dramas? Learn more about the films and preview soundtracks below!
At the age of 27, Mr. Coogler seems to have it all, and have it firmly in place a clearsighted take on his subject (no airbrushing of flaws or foibles here, just confident brush strokes by a mature artist); a spare, spontaneous style that can go beyond naturalism into a state of poetic grace, and a gift for getting, or allowing, superb actors to give flawless performances. – Wall Street Journal
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Fruitvale Station Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Track Listing:
01. Mob Shit – The Jacka, Cellski & Peezy
02. Rubber Band – Mar Keyes, William Peoples & Noah Coogler
03. Won’t Be Right – The Jacka & Cellski
04. Hey Little Mama – Mistah F.A.B, Johnny Ca$h & The Jacka
05. Intelligent – Mar Keyes, William Peoples & Phillip Henderson
06. Tatiana – Ludwig Goransson
07. Emy – Ludwig Goransson
08. The Dog – Ludwig Goransson
09. Prison – Ludwig Goransson
10. Picking Up T – Ludwig Goransson
11. Undefeated – Ludwig Goransson
12. Love and Opera – Ludwig Goransson
13. Dinner Time – Ludwig Goransson
14. Tatiana and Firecrackers – Ludwig Goransson
15. Gumbo – Ludwig Goransson
16. Bart Station – Ludwig Goransson
17. Who’s That For? – Ludwig Goransson
18. End Titles – Ludwig Goransson
19. Fruitvale Suite – Ludwig Goransson
