Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (soundtrack)
2022 soundtrack album by Ledisi / various artists
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Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album accompanying the 2022 biographical musical drama film of the same name directed by Denise Dowse. The soundtrack was released on November 18, 2022, through Paul Wright III's 360MusicWorX label (distributed by The Orchard) and Ericka Nicole Malone's entertainment company ENME, both of whom also serve executive producers for the film.[1]
Background
Paul Wright III and Melvin "Maestro" Lightford served as producers and arrangers for the film's score, and the songs were produced by Ledisi, Wright and Rex Rideout. During production, Malone was unable to license any songs from Mahalia Jackson's personal catalog of music.[2] Gospel songs and spirituals that were covered by Jackson were used for the soundtrack. An original song titled "Faith to Carry Me", written by Percy Bady and produced by Bady and Wright, was performed by Ledisi, BeBe Winans, and Donald Lawrence was also featured on the soundtrack.
Critical reception
The soundtrack was considered for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media but did not make the final ballot at 66th Annual Grammy Awards.[3] "How I Got Over" and "Faith to Carry Me" were also considered for Grammy Award nominations in the category Best Gospel Performance/Song but also did not make the final ballot, respectively. The soundtrack won "Best Original Score" at the I Will Tell International Film Festival in 2022. The soundtrack was also nominated for Best Soundtrack at the British Urban Film Festival in 2022,[4] and Outstanding Original Soundtrack at the Black Reel Awards in 2023.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Colored Entrance" |
| 0:39 |
| 2. | "I've Been Buked" | Ledisi | 2:42 |
| 3. | "Jesus Loves Me" | Ava Elise Cherry | 0:45 |
| 4. | "Charity's Dream" |
| 1:53 |
| 5. | "Death of Charity" |
| 1:53 |
| 6. | "Aunt's Duke" |
| 2:12 |
| 7. | "New Orleans Boogie" |
| 1:56 |
| 8. | "Aunt Duke vs Hannah" |
| 1:41 |
| 9. | "Welcome Home" | Jai'Len Josey | 2:06 |
| 10. | "Amazing Grace" | Sha'leah Nikole | 2:36 |
| 11. | "Great is Thy Faithfulness" | Ledisi | 2:39 |
| 12. | "Duke's Theme" |
| 2:20 |
| 13. | "La Di Da" | Corbin Bleu | 2:59 |
| 14. | "Daybreak (Ed Sullivan)" |
| 1:40 |
| 15. | "Get Away Jordan" |
| 2:38 |
| 16. | "Emma's Cafe" |
| 1:18 |
| 17. | "Elijah Rock" |
| 2:27 |
| 18. | "Blessed Quietness" |
| 0:34 |
| 19. | "Blessed Quietness (Instrumental)" |
| 0:48 |
| 20. | "Remember the Movement" |
| 2:14 |
| 21. | "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" |
| 2:03 |
| 22. | "Preach Martin" |
| 1:11 |
| 23. | "How I Got Over" | Ledisi | 3:38 |
| 24. | "Two-Time Sigmond" |
| 2:42 |
| 25. | "I Must Tell Jesus" |
| 2:15 |
| 26. | "Trouble of this World" |
| 5:08 |
| 27. | "Faith to Carry Me" | 5:02 | |
| Total length: | 59:58 | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award show | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Original Soundtrack | Nominated | [5] | |