Terence Blanchard - Scoring "Da 5 Bloods" | Composer Commentary
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Composer Terence Blanchard explains the importance of this scene from Da 5 Bloods where the soldiers learn about Martin Luther King Jr's assassination and how it influenced the track "MLK Assassinated."
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ABOUT DA 5 BLOODS:
From Academy Award® Winner Spike Lee comes a New Joint: the story of four African-American Vets — Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis), and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.) — who return to Vietnam. Searching for the remains of their fallen Squad Leader (Chadwick Boseman) and the promise of buried treasure, our heroes, joined by Paul's concerned son (Jonathan Majors), battle forces of Man and Nature — while confronted by the lasting ravages of The Immorality of The Vietnam War.
ABOUT TERENCE BLANCHARD:
Oscar nominee, six-time Grammy-winner and 2018 USA Fellow trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning painful American tragedies – past and present. From his expansive work composing the scores for Spike Lee films ranging from the documentary When the Levees Broke, about Blanchard’s hometown of New Orleans during the devastation from Hurricane Katrina to the epic Malcolm X; and the latest Lee film, Da 5 Bloods, Blanchard has interwoven melodies that created strong backdrops to human stories. Blanchard received an Oscar nomination for his original score for BlacKkKlansman. He was also BAFTA nominated for his original music for the film. He won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for writing “Blut Und Boden (Blood and Soil)” a track from BlacKkKlansman.
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DA 5 BLOODS (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE)
TRACKLISTING –
1. What This Mission’s About
2. Otis and Tien Have Dinner
3. Tien and Daughter Talk
4. We Bury It (For Now)
5. MLK Assassinated
6. David Meets Hedy
7. Rice Paddies
8. David and Paul get Spooked
9. Bloods Go Into Jungle
10. Finding the Gold
11. Paul and David Have a Fallout
12. Lamb Wants Share of Gold
13. The VC are Back
14. Letter to David
15. Paul is Bitten
16. Otis Talks Family
17. Paul Loses Money
18. David Talks About His Mother
19. Paul and Norman
20. Paul’s Letter
21. End Credits
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