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Why 'The Great Gatsby' soundtrack might be the best thing ever

Take out the fact that will.i.am has a song on here, 'The Great Gatsby' soundtrack might have one of the best, and most diverse, musical rosters we've ever seen.

Why 'The Great Gatsby' soundtrack might be the best thing ever

Filed Under: Music & Nightlife

POSTED: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 10:18 AM

Jay-Z has rounded up a number or well-known and respected artists to score tracks for "The Great Gatsby".

Take out the fact that will.i.am managed to get a song on here, The Great Gatsby soundtrack might have one of the best–and most diverse–musical rosters we've ever seen.

Credit is owed mainly to Jay-Z, who has taken the role of executive producer for the musical scoring. He opens the album up with a new original titled "100$ Bill" which transitions into his wife Beyonce's collaboration with Andre 3000, "Back to Black"–a song from the late Amy Winehouse's 2008 Grammy winning album.

Other phenominal artists on the tracklist include The xx, Jack White, Nero, Lana Del Rey, Florence and the Machine and many more.

The Great Gatsby Soundtrack:

Jay-Z – 100$ Bill
Beyoncé and André 3000 – Back to Black
will.i.am – Bang Bang
Fergie, Q-Tip, and GoonRock – A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)
Lana Del Rey – Young and Beautiful
Bryan Ferry with The Bryan Ferry Orchestra – Love Is The Drug
Florence and the Machine – Over The Love
Coco O. of Quadron – Where The Wind Blows
Emeli Sandé and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra – Crazy in Love
The xx – Together
Gotye – Hearts a Mess
Jack White – Love is Blindless
Nero – Into the P

The soundtrack will be available on May 7th, a few days before The Great Gatsby hits theaters on May 10th.

You can hear a taste of the feature's music in the latest trailer, below.

[ Consequence of Sound ]

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Comments (10)

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:34 AM, 04/04/2013

Of course. It's all about Jay Z. The entire industry is a joke.

— MS. LOU.

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:46 AM, 04/04/2013

Always the same people involved with these projects and promoting themselves and immediate circle of friends.

— MS. LOU.

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:25 PM, 04/04/2013

Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate. Ms Lou this is your personal invitation to the annual Haters Ball!

— z18b

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:28 PM, 04/04/2013

Looks pretty crappy to me.

— efvolume

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:45 PM, 04/04/2013

If that's the greatest ever, I'm not sure I want to see the worst.

— bluehaha

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:48 PM, 04/04/2013

Any film version of "The Great Gatsby" that doesn't use a Jazz Age soundtrack will not be worth seeing.

— Frank S.

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:55 PM, 04/04/2013

Yuk

— HAROLD Eskin

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:00 PM, 04/04/2013

Wonder if Hova read the book, don't think Bey did..

— ClarkU

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:08 PM, 04/04/2013

It it isn't this one, it's his wife, Justin Bieber or one of those trifling Kardashian gypsies. I am so sick of the same people over and over. Oh, and here come Leonardo DiCaprio with his light-bulb shaped head AGAIN. Lord...

— MS. LOU.