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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 film series, 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]
Vince DiCola, composer of Rocky IV was originally slated to return, however he debunked this in a Facebook post stating “I would have loved to return, however that’s just how Hollywood works. We don’t always get what we want.”
The soundtrack features songs that are heard in the film as well as others that are inspired by it, [4]
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 artist 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)" (performed by 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 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)" (performed by 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)" (performed by 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 | |||
Ludwig Göransson chronology | ||||
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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) | 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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