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Released | November 16, 2018 | |||
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Length | 53:52 | |||
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The 2018 American sports drama film Creed II ,a sequel to Creed (2015) and the eighth installment in the Rocky franchise,was accompanied by two soundtrack albums. Creed II:The Album,featuring original songs produced by Mike Will Made-It,and Creed II:Original Motion Picture Soundtrack,featuring an original score composed by Ludwig Göransson,were both released on November 16,2018.
In March 2018,it was announced that Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson would score Creed II;the movie marks the first feature-length film collaboration between Göransson and director Steven Caple Jr. [1] In October it was reported that Mike Will Made-It will serve as the executive producer for the soundtrack to the film. [2] [3]
The soundtrack features songs that are heard in the film as well as others that are inspired by it. [4] It also contains guest appearances by Lil Wayne,Bon Iver,Crime Mob,Slim Jxmmi,Eearz,Schoolboy Q,2 Chainz,Nas,Rick Ross,Young Thug,Swae Lee,Ari Lennox,J. Cole,Pharrell Williams,Kendrick Lamar,Kodak Black,Gucci Mane,YG,Trouble,Quavo,Juicy J,ASAP Rocky,ASAP Ferg,Nicki Minaj,Tessa Thompson,Gunna,Ama Lou,Vince Staples,and Ella Mai.
Mike Will Made It released the first single from the album,"Kill 'Em with Success",on November 5,2018,in which he collaborated with fellow artists ScHoolboy,2 Chainz and Eearz,shortly after a new trailer for the film was released. [5] A second single,"The Mantra",is a collaboration with Pharrell and Kendrick Lamar and was released on November 14,2018. [6] On November 6,2018,via Instagram,Mike Will announced the album listening party hosted by him. [7] In a statement about the soundtrack,Mike Will said:
There was a time where movie soundtracks had people just as excited as an artist’s album, and that’s the feeling I was going for when creating this project alongside Ludwig Göransson and Fam Rothstein. After people hear the music, I want them to say movie soundtracks are back...... [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Amen (Pre Fight Prayer)" (with Lil Wayne) |
| 2:03 | |
2. | "Do You Need Power? (Walk Out Music)" (Bon Iver) |
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| 1:57 |
3. | "We Can Hit (Round 1)" (with Crime Mob and Slim Jxmmi) |
| 4:12 | |
4. | "Kill 'Em with Success" (with Eearz, Schoolboy Q and 2 Chainz) |
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| 4:23 |
5. | "Check" (with Nas and Rick Ross) |
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| 3:38 |
6. | "Fate" (with Young Thug and Swae Lee) |
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| 4:24 |
7. | "Shea Butter Baby" (performed by Ari Lennox and J. Cole) |
| 3:31 | |
8. | "The Mantra" (with Pharrell Williams and Kendrick Lamar) |
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| 4:15 |
9. | "Watching Me" (with Rae Sremmurd and Kodak Black) |
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| 4:19 |
10. | "F.I.G.H.T." (with Eearz, Gucci Mane, YG, Trouble, Quavo and Juicy J) |
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| 6:32 |
11. | "Runnin" (with ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg and Nicki Minaj) |
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| 2:13 |
12. | "Midnight" (with Tessa Thompson and Gunna) |
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| 3:38 |
13. | "Bless Me (Demo)" (Ama Lou) |
| Nez & Rio | 3:12 |
14. | "Ice Cold (Final Round)" (with Vince Staples and Ludwig Göransson) |
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| 2:06 |
15. | "Love Me Like That (Champion Love)" (Ella Mai) | Anthony Burrell | 3:31 | |
Total length: | 53:52 |
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Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard) [9] | 63 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] | 115 |
French Albums (SNEP) [11] | 171 |
US Billboard 200 [12] | 49 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [13] | 23 |
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [14] | 4 |
Creed II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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Released | November 16, 2018 | |||
Genre | Film score, hip hop | |||
Length | 50:49 | |||
Label | Sony Classical | |||
Producer | Ludwig Göransson | |||
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Creed II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2018 film Creed II , composed by Ludwig Göransson. It was released on November 16, 2018, through Sony Classical Records. [15]
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1. | "Drago" | 3:34 |
2. | "Wheeler Fight" | 2:32 |
3. | "Yo? Is That a Yes?" | 1:27 |
4. | "The Public Challenge" | 4:04 |
5. | "Time Tick" (performed by Tessa Thompson) | 2:58 |
6. | "You Think I'm Going to Lose" | 2:58 |
7. | "Balanced Breakfast" | 1:31 |
8. | "Ice Cold" (with Vince Staples) | 2:10 |
9. | "Under Water" | 2:01 |
10. | "Adonis and Amara" | 2:27 |
11. | "You Might Find Me" (with Jacob Banks) | 1:19 |
12. | "Runnin" (featuring ASAP Rocky and Jacob Banks) | 5:04 |
13. | "Drago's Walk Out" | 1:59 |
14. | "I Will Go to War" (performed by Tessa Thompson) | 1:37 |
15. | "Fight in Moscow" | 6:14 |
16. | "It's Your Time" | 5:28 |
17. | "Family Visit" | 3:26 |
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