12 Years a Slave [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Overview

The John Legend-curated soundtrack for director Steve McQueen's big screen rendering of Solomon Northup's autobiography 12 Years a Slave features 16 tracks, including two selections ("Washington" and "Solomon") from composer Hans Zimmer's evocative score. Operating under the "music from and inspired by" adage, the 14 remaining cuts explore themes of suffering, redemption, and freedom through contributions from a diverse group of artists including Alicia Keys ("Queen of the Field [Patsey's Song]"), Alabama Shakes ("Driva Man"), Chris Cornell feat. Joy Williams ("Misery Chain"), Gary Clark, Jr. ("[In the Evening] When the Sun Goes Down"), Laura Mvula ("Little Girl Blue"), and Legend himself ("Roll Jordan Roll"). ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/19/2013
Label:	Columbia / Sony Classical
UPC:	0888430085725
Rank:	121401

Tracks

1. Devil's Dream
2. Roll Jordan Roll
3. Freight Train
4. Yarney's Waltz
5. Driva Man
6. My Lord Sunshine (Sunrise)
7. Move
8. Washington
9. (In the Evening) When the Sun Goes Down
10. Queen of the Field (Patsey's Song)
11. Solomon
12. Little Girl Blue
13. Misery Chain
14. Roll Jordan Roll
15. Money Musk
16. What Does Freedom Mean (To a Free Man)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tim Fain   Primary Artist
Chris Cornell   Primary Artist
Topsy Chapman   Primary Artist
John Legend   Primary Artist,Vocals,Foot Stomping
Roosevelt Credit   Primary Artist
Caitlin Sullivan   Primary Artist
Cody ChesnuTT   Primary Artist,Vocals,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic)
Laura Mvula   Primary Artist,Vocals
David Hughey   Primary Artist
Alicia Keys   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Hans Zimmer   Primary Artist
Gary Clark, Jr.   Primary Artist
Alabama Shakes   Primary Artist
Allen Branstetter   Trombone
Ben Griner   Trumpet
Britany Howard   Vocals,Tambourine
Gregory Nishimura-Seese   Foot Stomping
John Benthal   Banjo,Slide Guitar
Susan Chatman   Violin
Benjamin Tanner   Piano
Andy Leftwich   Mandolin
Nico Abondolo   Bass
Ken Lewis   Percussion
Tristan Schulze   Cello
Steve Johnson   Drums
K.S. Rhoads   Piano
Fink   Guitar,Foot Stomping,Featured Artist
Benjamin Wallfisch   Keyboards
Brad Guin   Saxophone
Heath Fogg   Guitar
Zac Cockrell   Bass
Andi Ashworth   Hospitality
Alvin "Vthov" Giles   Piano
Steve Fryson Jr.   Drums
Timothy Clark   Guitar
Karl Rasheed Abel   Double Bass
Troy Miller   Drums
Stephen Mackey   Vocals (Background)
Jeffrey Gaines   Bass
Jerry McPherson   Guitar (Electric)
Jason Morales   Vocals (Background)
Ann Marie Calhoun   Violin
Chiwetel Ejiofor   Featured Artist
Margaret Peggy Baldwin   Cello
Ron Stephens II   Foot Stomping
Tim Lauer   Accordion,Pump Organ
Mark Hill   Bass
Charlie Peacock   Trumpet,Fender Rhodes
Jason Rebello   Piano
Joy Williams   Featured Artist
Jeff Haynes   Percussion
Sharlotte Gibson   Vocals (Background)
Mark Cargill   Violin
Cameron Patrick   Viola

Technical Credits

Jeremy Chereskin   Assistant Engineer
Tim Fain   Arranger
Chris Bolster   Engineer
Ann Mincieli   Mixing,Engineer
Chris Cornell   Composer,Lyricist
Sam Ashworth   Assistant
Elizabeth Cotten   Composer
John Legend   Producer,Executive Producer
Fin Greenall   Composer
Victor Luevanos   Assistant Engineer
David Bett   Art Direction
John Stephens   Composer
Jimmy Nutt   Mixing,Engineer
Benjamin Wallfisch   Orchestration
Daniel Kresco   Mixing
John Davis   Composer
Paul James   Composer
Mark Williams   A&R
Fred Williams   Composer
Quentin Gilkey   Engineer
Bharath Ramanath   Engineer
Christian Wenger   Mixing Assistant
Maxwell Roach   Composer
Alabama Shakes   Arranger
Matt Mysko   Assistant Engineer
James Sweeting   Assistant
Ty Stiklorius   Executive Producer
Paul Katz   Executive Producer
Alicia Keys   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Troy Miller   Producer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Traditional   Composer
Izzi Dunn   Composer,String Arrangements
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Oscar Brown, Jr.   Composer
Stewart Whitmore   Mastering
Dave Tozer   Mixing
Hans Zimmer   Composer
Gary Clark, Jr.   Producer
Mitch Jones   Technician,Assistant Engineer
Mike Jackson   Executive Producer
Nazareth LaMay   A&R Assistance
Nicholas Britell   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Samuele Aru   Engineer
Cody ChesnuTT   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Lorenz Hart   Composer,Lyricist
Charlie Peacock   Arranger,Producer
Jeff Lane   Mixing
Lonnie Donegan   Composer
Richie Biggs   Mixing,Engineer