More than a Game (soundtrack)

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Music Inspired by More than a Game
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Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2009
Recorded2008–2009
Genre
Length45:52
Label Zone 4
Interscope Records [1]
Producer Harvey Mason Jr (executive) [2]
Polow da Don
Boi-1da
HamSquad
C. Harris
Lil' C
Mars
Hit-Boy
Kanye West
Ke'Noe
Rich Boy
Jerome Harmon
Jared Evan
J. Valentine
Tank
Singles from Music Inspired by More than a Game
  1. "Drop It Low"
    Released: August 9, 2009
  2. "Stronger"
    Released: August 18, 2009
  3. "Forever"
    Released: August 27, 2009
  4. "Frozen"
    Released: 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly (C-) [4]

Music Inspired by More than a Game is the official soundtrack album name for music taken from and inspired by the documentary film More than a Game . The film is centered on the life of LeBron James and was released in October 2009. The soundtrack and film were both executive produced by Harvey Mason Jr. on behalf of Interscope Records and Lionsgate. [5] The soundtrack album was released on September 28, 2009, in the United Kingdom[ citation needed ] and September 29, 2009, in the United States [6] by Zone 4 and Interscope Records.

Contents

Background

More than a Game is a 2009 documentary film that follows basketball superstar LeBron James and four of his teammates through the trials and tribulations of high school basketball in Ohio and James' journey to fame. The trailer was released in April, which featured Mary J. Blige's song from the soundtrack "Stronger".

The album was preceded by four singles: "Drop It Low", "Stronger", "Forever" and "Frozen". Each were accompanied with music videos, along with the song "Top of the World" by Rich Boy.

Track listing

  1. Ester Dean featuring Chris Brown - "Drop It Low"
  2. Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem - "Forever"
  3. T.I. featuring Young Dro - "King On Set"
  4. Mary J. Blige - "Stronger"
  5. Jay-Z - "History"
  6. Rich Boy featuring Chili Chil - "Top of the World"
  7. Soulja Boy - "I'm Ballin'" (produced by HamSquad)
  8. Ya Boy - "We Ready"
  9. Hayes - "Go Hard"
  10. Jared Evan - "Frozen"
  11. Charlie Wilson, Faith Evans, JoJo, Jordin Sparks, Omarion, Steve Russell, Tamar Braxton, Tank, Toni Braxton and Tyrese - "If You Dream"

Personnel

Release history

CountryFormatDateLabel
United KingdomCensoredSeptember 28, 2009 Polydor Records
UncensoredSeptember 29, 2009
United StatesCensored
Uncensored		 Interscope Records

Chart positions

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 81
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [8] 18
US Billboard Top Rap Albums [7] 10
US Billboard Top Soundtracks [8] 12

References

  1. ↑ "Music Inspired By The Film More Than A Game: Original Soundtrack: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Mason's Talents Not Limited to basketball - ARIZONA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Arizonawildcats.com. 2007-08-03. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  3. ↑ Thurston, Jason. Review: Music Inspired by More Than a Game. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2009-10-17.
  4. ↑ Vozick-Levinson, Simon. Review: Music Inspired by More Than a Game. Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved on 2009-10-17.
  5. ↑ "Harvey Mason Jr". Harveymasonmedia.com. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
  6. ↑ Concepcion, Mariel (October 3, 2009). "Various artists – Music Inspired by More than a Game". The Billboard Reviews. Billboard . p. 85. Retrieved February 17, 2025– via Google Books.
  7. 1 2 "Charts & Awards". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
  8. 1 2 "Charts & Awards". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
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