Eisa Davis and Lin-Manuel Miranda Jimmy Fontaine
Tony Award- winning author Lin-Manuel Miranda and Pulitzer Prize finalist Eisa Davis are readied to launch a brand-new principle cd entitled WARRIORS, influenced by the cult-classic 1979 movie The Warriors and its source book bySol Yurick
The 26-song task, which will certainly be offered anywhere onOct 18 using Atlantic Records, adheres to a make believe New York City gang from Coney Island to the Bronx and when they are mounted for the murder of a revered gang leader,Cyrus
“We’ve spent the past three years musicalizing the Warriors’ journey home, from the South Bronx to Coney Island,” the co-writers specified in a joint statement. “Along the way, we’ve gotten to work with a lot of our favorite artists, and we’ll be announcing their roles on the album in the weeks ahead. We can’t wait to share these songs with you on Oct. 18.”
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The task flaunts some major hip-hop qualifications behind the scenes. Grammy Award- winning rap artist Nas acts as executive manufacturer, bringing his New York City origins to the table. Meanwhile, Grammy- winning artist Mike Elizondo takes the helm as manufacturer.
While the complete actors continues to be under covers, the developers tease a “star-studded” schedule of voices to be exposed in the coming weeks.
Lin-Manuel Miranda has actually currently attained significant Billboard success with tasks like Hamilton, The Hamilton Mixtape, and the Encanto soundtrack.
Hamilton‘s cast recording won a Grammy in 2016 for finest musical comedy cd. It came to be the first-ever Broadway cast taping to be accredited Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The Hamilton Mixtape debuted atNo 1 on the Billboard 200, and Encanto‘s soundtrack, featuring the hit “We Don’ t Talk About Bruno,” controlled the graphes, making Miranda Billboard’s Top Hot 100 Songwriter of 2022.
He likewise added to the Moana soundtrack, gaining a Grammy and an Oscar election for “How Far I’ll Go.”
The task likewise contributes to the varied body of job of Eisa Davis, that is an acclaimed star, author, and singer-songwriter understood for her service phase and display.
Davis was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for her play Bulrusher and created and starred in Angela’sMixtape She’s likewise created for tv collection such as Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It and FX’s Justified: City Primeval, and she has actually shown up in various cinema manufacturings and movies.
WARRIORS is outOct 18
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