Miles Ahead (soundtrack)

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Miles Ahead (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedApril 1, 2016
Genre Jazz
Length75:54
Label Columbia/Legacy
Robert Glasper film soundtrack chronology
Miles Ahead (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2016)
The Photograph (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2020)

Miles Ahead is the original motion picture soundtrack of the 2015 film of the same name. Released on April 1, 2016, the soundtrack features music by Miles Davis, Robert Glasper, and Taylor Eigsti, with dialogue tracks by Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, and Phil Schaap. Consisting of 24 tracks, the ranges of album's genre include jazz-instrumental, jazz-funk, trumpet jazz, modal music, hard bop, and fusion.

Contents

"Solea", "Seven Steps to Heaven", "Nefertiti", "Duran", "Black Satin", "Back Seat Betty", "So What", "Frelon brun", and "Go Ahead John (part two C)" are some of the most well-known songs on the album. There are four new compositions written/co-written by Glasper. The album stands as a double portrait of Davis, since the album consists of both contemporary songs of recent artists and the past original compositions of Davis. The album won the Grammy Award for "Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media" at 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

Track listing

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Miles Ahead" Miles Davis 4:28
2."Dialogue: 'It takes a long time...'" Don Cheadle 0:05
3."So What"Miles Davis9:22
4."Taylor Made" Taylor Eigsti 1:01
5."Dialogue: 'Listen, you talk too goddamn much...'"Don Cheadle, Phil Schaap 0:34
6."Solea (Excerpt)"Miles Davis4:50
7."Seven Steps to Heaven (Edit)"Miles Davis3:24
8."Dialogue: 'If you gonna tell a story...'"Don Cheadle0:07
9."Nefertiti (Edit)"Miles Davis4:54
10."Frelon brun"Miles Davis5:36
11."Dialogue: 'Sometimes you have these thoughts...'"Don Cheadle0:14
12."Duran (Take 6 Edit)"Miles Davis5:35
13."Dialogue: 'You own my music...'"Don Cheadle0:07
14."Go Ahead John (part two C)"Miles Davis3:38
15."Black Satin (Edit)"Miles Davis3:11
16."Dialogue: 'Be musical about this shit...'"Don Cheadle0:07
17."Prelude, Pt. 2"Miles Davis6:34
18."Dialogue: 'Y'all listening to them...?'"Don Cheadle0:05
19."Junior's Jam" Robert Glasper 3:28
20."Francessence"Robert Glasper2:08
21."Back Seat Betty (Excerpt)"Miles Davis5:31
22."Dialogue: 'I don't like the word jazz...'"Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor 0:18
23."What's Wrong with That?"Robert Glasper5:14
24."Gone 2015 (feat. Pharoahe Monch)"Robert Glasper5:30

Tracks that appeared in the film but not on the soundtrack album

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