Nick Cave, Minnie Riperton and Billie Holiday to feature on soundtrack to Amy Winehouse biopic
UMR/Island Records will follow Sam Taylor-Johnson’s film BACK TO BLACK, based on the life of Amy Winehouse, with the release of a compilation, Back To Black: Songs from the Original Motion Picture.
The standard twelve song set features three original recordings from Winehouse’s highly influential debut, Frank, three songs from the multi award-winning album, Back To Black, and includes a new track, "Song for Amy", sung by Nick Cave. The film's score was composed and recorded by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
A further five songs from artists who were an inspiration to Amy Winehouse – The Shangri-Las, Billie Holiday, Minnie Riperton, Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan – will also be featured on the album.
‘Back To Black: Songs from the Original Motion Picture’ is the official soundtrack release to follow the new film BACK TO BLACK, based on the life of Amy Winehouse, one of the greatest artists of our time. https://t.co/7kk7XDXSyP pic.twitter.com/C3XoeCybPt
— Amy Winehouse (@amywinehouse) March 20, 2024
Back to Black is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey, Nowhere Boy, A Million Little Pieces), and sees Industry's Marisa Abela star as Winehouse, and Jack O’Connell (Skins, This Is England, Unbroken) appearing as Blake Fielder-Civil, Winehouse’s former husband. This is the first Amy Winehouse film to be backed by her family, following multiple unauthorised releases including 2015's Amy and 2018's Amy Winehouse: Back to Black.
Tracklist:
- Amy Winehouse - What Is It About Men
- Amy Winehouse - Stronger Than Me
- Amy Winehouse - Know You Now
- The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack
- Billie Holiday - All Of Me
- Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
- Minnie Riperton - Les Fleurs
- Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy
- Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing Game
- Sarah Vaughan featuring Clifford Brown - Embraceable You
- Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry on Their Own
- Nick Cave – Song For Amy
BACK TO BLACK will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland by STUDIOCANAL on 12 April.
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