Freedom Writers: Music From the Motion Picture

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Dream
producer:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
Common feat. will.i.am3:39
2Listen!!!
samples:
Tell Her by Fred Williams & The Jewels Band
Talib Kweli3:29
3It's R Time (Lenky remix)
additional producer and additional mixer:
Jonny “Most” Davis
remixer:
Steven “Lenky” Marsden
Jeannie Ortega3:15
4When the Ship Goes Down
samples:
Deep Gully by The Outlaw Blues Band
recording of:
When the Ship Goes Down
writer:
Lawrence Dickens, Louis Freese and Larry Muggerud
publisher:
Cypress Phuncky Music (Cypress Hill publisher), Freddy Bienstock Music Co. and Soul Assassins Inc.
Cypress Hill3:13
5Hip Hop Hooray
samples:
Don't Change Your Love by The Five Stairsteps & Cubie, Funky President (People It's Bad) by James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”), Make Me Say It Again Girl, Part 1 & 2 by The Isley Brothers, Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) and You Can't Turn Me Away by Sylvia Striplin
recording of:
Hip Hop Hooray
writer:
Anthony Criss, Vincent Brown, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper and Keir Gist (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist)
Naughty by Nature4.354:26
6Keep Ya Head Up
recording engineer:
Bob Morse (engineer), Darrin Harris (engineer) and Mike Calderon
executive producer:
Afeni Shakur
producer:
D.J. Daryl
mixer:
Bob Morse (engineer)
vocals:
2Pac (US rapper) and The Black Angel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (in 1993)
recorded at:
Echo Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States, Starlight Sound (San Francisco) in Richmond, California, United States and Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Echo Sound in Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Be Alright by Zapp (US funk band) and Ooh Child by The Stairsteps
music videos:
Keep Ya Head Up by 2Pac (US rapper)
recording of:
Keep Ya Head Up
lyricist:
Tupac Shakur (US rapper)
writer:
Roger Troutman (funk musician in Zapp) and Stan Vincent (1960s/70s pop songwriter)
composer:
Daryl Anderson
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Ghetto Gospel Music, GLG Two Music, Joshua’s Dream, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Rubberband Music, Rubberband Music, Inc., Saja Music Co. (publisher), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated) and Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
is based on:
Be Alright
2Pac4.654:26
7Code of the Streets
engineer and mixer:
Eddie Sancho
producer:
Guru (alternative rapper from Boston)
vocals:
Guru (alternative rapper from Boston)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Change the Beat (French Rap) by Beside and Little Green Apples by Bobby Russell
recording of:
Code of the Streets
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (alternative rapper from Boston)
Gang Starr43:29
8Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
producer:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
lead vocals:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
arranger:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets)
samples:
Blow Your Head by Fred Wesley and the J.B.’s, Foodstamps by 24‐Carat Black, Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond) and Stretching by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
music videos:
Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) by Digable Planets
recording of:
Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
lyricist:
Butterfly (US rapper Ishmael Butler, in Digable Planets), Doodlebug (US rapper Craig Irving, aka Cee Knowledge) and Ladybug Mecca
Digable Planets3.54:22
9Officer
engineer:
Eric Sarafin
co-producer:
The Pharcyde
producer:
J‐Swift
mixer:
Joe Primeau and Eric Sarafin
recorded at and mixed at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Funky Drummer by James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”), Maiden Voyage by Ramsey Lewis and The Grunt by James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
The Pharcyde4:02
10This Is How We Do It
samples:
Children’s Story by Slick Rick
recording of:
This Is How We Do It
writer:
Montell Jordan, Oji Pierce and Ricky Walters (US rapper Slick Rick)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Songs of Universal, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Montell Jordan4.53:58
11Colors
producer:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
will.i.am2:13
12Bus Ride
producer:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
will.i.am2:07
13Riots
producer:
Mark Isham (American musician and score composer) and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
recording of:
Riots (Freedom Writers)
composer:
Mark Isham (American musician and score composer) and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
Mark Isham and will.i.am feat. Miri Ben-Ari2:04
14Eva's Theme
producer:
Mark Isham (American musician and score composer)
recording of:
Eva's Theme (Freedom Writers)
composer:
Mark Isham (American musician and score composer)
Mark Isham1:49
15Anne Frank
producer:
Mark Isham (American musician and score composer)
recording of:
Anne Frank (Freedom Writers)
composer:
Mark Isham (American musician and score composer)
Mark Isham feat. Miri Ben-Ari1:38

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:A Dream by Common (US rapper) & will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/622695 [info]
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463998/ [info]
Wikidata:Q16839105 [info]