Rustin (soundtrack)

Rustin (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
Soundtrack album by Branford Marsalis
Released	November 3, 2023
Recorded	2023
Genre	Film score
Length	50:19
Label	Netflix Music
Producer	Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis chronology
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) Rustin (2023)

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Black Strength"		0:43
2.	"Who Said You're Not Our Man"		2:34
3.	"Pasadena"		1:40
4.	"Chief Wells Redux"		0:55
5.	"Bayard Bush Flashback"		1:17
6.	"Show Me Your Ideas"		3:57
7.	"Rustin Walks Home"		0:48
8.	"Makes You Want to Believe"		1:33
9.	"Bayard Breaks Down the Meeting"		0:46
10.	"I Ne'r Didst Dream"	Victor Ryan Robertson, Laudon C. Schuett	2:15
11.	"King to March"		0:24
12.	"Work As One, Move As One"		0:44
13.	"The Rustin Shuffle"		0:41
14.	"Dinner Music Cha-Cha"		2:19
15.	"Louis Reads the Pledge"		0:55
16.	"Bayard Cruising"		0:40
17.	"The Day Of, Part III"		0:31
18.	"How I Got Over"	Tonya Boyd-Cannon	4:33
19.	"Meeting at the Mall"		1:48
20.	"Fingertips Redux"		1:55
21.	"King to March, Version 2"		0:32
22.	"The Day Of, Part I"		1:25
23.	"The Day Of, Part II"		0:25
24.	"Moving to Utopia"		3:37
25.	"Elias' Song"		1:17
26.	"Press Conference"		1:06
27.	"Roy Has Issues with Me"		0:16
28.	"Heres Comes the People"		0:51
29.	"Bayard Breaks Down the Meeting, Version 1"		0:55
30.	"Bayard Goes to See Martin"		0:20
31.	"MLK Jr"		1:24
32.	"Didn't It Rain"	Boyd-Cannon	2:42
33.	"The Knowing"	Ledisi	4:31
Total length:			50:19

Reception

Nick Schager of The Daily Beast , Barry Levitt of /Film and Linden Sheri of The Hollywood Reporter called the music as "scintillating", "kinetic" and "vibrant". ^{[6] [7] [8]} Jonathan Romney of Financial Times wrote Marsalis' "bristling jazz score helps blow away some of the dramatic dust". ^[9] Tomris Laffly of TheWrap called the score "at times, as great an asset to Rustin as [Colman] Domingo's performance". ^[10] David Ehrlich of IndieWire wrote "Branford Marsalis’ jazz score maintains the buoyancy of a man who refused to be kept down". ^[11]

Accolades

Kravitz's original song "Road to Freedom" was poised to be in contention for Best Original Song category at the 96th Academy Awards, ^[12] as well as Marsalis' score in the Best Original Score category. ^[13]

Award	Date of Ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Hollywood Music in Media Awards	November 15, 2023	Best Original Score – Feature Film	Branford Marsalis	Nominated	[14] [15]
		Best Original Song – Feature Film	Lenny Kravitz – ("Road to Freedom")	Nominated

References

1. Sgammato, Greg (October 7, 2023). "Rustin with Branford Marsalis". The Society of Composers and Lyricists. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
2. "Branford Marsalis on making music with 'Rustin' director George C. Wolfe". KCRW. November 4, 2023. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
3. White, Abbey (October 12, 2023). "Composer Branford Marsalis on His R&B Approach to Writing 'Rustin' Score and Big Band Sound of "Show Me Your Ideas" (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
4. Tangcay, Jazz (August 17, 2023). "Lenny Kravitz Writes and Records New Song 'Road to Freedom' for George C. Wolfe's Film 'Rustin' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
5. Rosen, Christopher (November 2, 2023). "Hear Lenny Kravitz's original song 'Road to Freedom' from Netflix's 'Rustin'". GoldDerby. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
6. Schager, Nick (September 12, 2023). "Bayard Rustin Gets the Spotlight He's Been Owed for 60 Years". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
7. Levitt, Barry (September 18, 2023). "Rustin Review: Colman Domingo Dazzles In This Satisfying Biopic [TIFF 2023]". /Film. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
8. Linden, Sheri (September 1, 2023). "'Rustin' Review: Colman Domingo Brings an Underappreciated Civil Rights Hero to Passionate Life in George C. Wolfe's Rousing Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
9. Romney, Jonathan (November 2, 2023). "Rustin film review — focus on a forgotten civil rights activist". Financial Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
10. Laffly, Tomris (September 2, 2023). "Rustin Review: Colman Domingo's Searing Performance Rises Above". TheWrap. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
11. Ehrlich, David (September 3, 2023). "'Rustin' Review: Colman Domingo Shines in Staid but Excitingly Stage-like Biopic About Unsung Civil Rights Hero". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
12. Grein, Paul (August 29, 2023). "'I'm Just Ken,' 'Peaches' and More Front-Runners for 2024 Oscar Nods for Best Original Song". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
13. Davis, Clayton (November 7, 2023). "Oscars Predictions: Original Score – Will Thomas Newman Garner His 16th Career Nom for 'Elemental?'". Variety. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
14. Grein, Paul (November 2, 2023). "Songs from 'Barbie' Pace 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations (Full List)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
15. Brew, Caroline (November 2, 2023). "Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo Nominated for 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards". Variety . Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.