Various Artists - Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby [CD]

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\u201cThe Great Gatsby\u201d writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann and collaborators Shawn \u201cJAY Z\u201d Carter, an executive producer on the film, and Anton Monsted, its executive music supervisor, have revealed the lineup for the movie\u2019s soundtrack, which encompasses the broad spectrum of musical styles represented in this energetic re-telling of the classic text. \r
Drawing on his unique and unrivalled position in popular culture, JAY Z (with collaborator and the film\u2019s executive music consultant Jeymes Samuel) has worked with Luhrmann and his team on the project over the past two years, translating the Jazz Age sensibility of F. Scott Fitzgerald\u2019s novel into the musical equivalents of our own times, through the blending of hip-hop, traditional jazz and other contemporary musical textures. \r
Luhrmann stated, \u201cF. Scott Fitzgerald\u2019s novel is peppered with contemporary music references specific to the story\u2019s setting of 1922. While we acknowledge, as Fitzgerald phrased it, \u2018the Jazz Age,\u2019 and this is the period represented on screen, we\u2014our audience\u2014are living in the \u2018hip-hop age\u2019 and want our viewers to feel the impact of modern-day music the way Fitzgerald did for the readers of his novel at the time of its publication.\u201d\r
\u201cThe Great Gatsby is that classic American story of one\u2019s introduction to extravagance, decadence and illusion. It\u2019s ripe for experimentation and ready to be interpreted with a modern twist. The imagination Baz brought to \u2018Moulin Rouge!\u2019 made it a masterpiece, and \u2018Romeo + Juliet\u2019s\u2019 score wasn\u2019t just in the background; the music became a character. This film\u2019s vision and direction has all the makings of an epic experience,\u201d JAY Z said in a previous statement.\r
JAY Z\u2019s own \u201cNo Church in the Wild,\u201d which he was recording when he and Luhrmann first came together, is included in the film, along with his original \u201c100$ Bill.\u201d The first single to drop will be the hauntingly melodious track \u201cYoung and Beautiful,\u201d from recent Brit Award winner for Best International Female Solo Artist, Lana Del Rey; the music video and song release are scheduled for April 22nd and April 23rd, respectively. Del Rey collaborated with Luhrmann in creating the song.\r
Del Rey said, \u201cIt was an honor to work with Baz Lurhmann on his amazing adaptation of one of the most extraordinary books ever written. The movie is highly glamorous and exciting; Rick Nowels and I were thrilled to write the song for the film.\u201d\r
Luhrmann also worked personally alongside good friends and collaborators Florence Welch, of Florence + The Machine, and The xx. Each of the artists worked to picture.\r
The highly eclectic soundtrack also features songs performed by such artists as Beyonc\xe9 x Andr\xe9 3000; Fergie + Q Tip + GoonRock; Coco O. of Quadron, Gotye; Nero; and Sia. Moviegoers will also recognize a few favorites with a new twist, such as Jack White\u2019s interpretation of U2\u2019s \u201cLove Is Blindness,\u201d Beyonc\xe9 x Andr\xe9 3000 collaborating on Amy Winehouse\u2019s \u201cBack to Black,\u201d and Bryan Ferry\u2019s new take on a couple of classics: his own \u201cLove Is The Drug,\u201d and, with Emeli Sand\xe9, Beyonc\xe9\u2019s \u201cCrazy in Love.\u201d New songs by Florence + The Machine, Lana Del Rey, Nero, will.i.am and The xx were written for scenes in the film, and appear on the soundtrack.\r

1. 100$ Bill - JAY Z

2. Back To Black - Beyonce, Andre 3000

3. Bang Bang - will.i.am

4. A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) - Fergie, Q-Tip, GoonRock

5. Young And Beautiful - Lana Del Rey

6. Love Is The Drug - Bryan Ferry, The Bryan Ferry Orchestra

7. Over The Love - Florence + The Machine

8. Where The Wind Blows - Coco O.

9. Crazy In Love - Emeli Sande, The Bryan Ferry Orchestra

10. Together - The xx

11. Hearts A Mess - Gotye

12. Love Is Blindness - Jack White

13. Into The Past - Nero

14. Kill And Run - Sia