1996 film soundtrack
Set It Off: Music From the New Line Cinema Motion Picture Released September 24, 1996 (1996-09-24 ) Recorded December 1995–July 1996 Genre Length 1 :01 :23 Label EastWest Producer
The soundtrack for the 1996 American crime action film Set It Off F. Gary Gray , consists of a compilation of R&B and hip-hop music and an original score composed by Christopher Young .
Set It Off (Music From The New Line Cinema Motion Picture) soundtrack album composed of R&B/hip-hop music, was released through East West Records on September 24, 1996. It was produced by Organized Noize , 88 X Unit, Barry Eastmond , Darrell "Delite" Allamby, DJ Rectangle , DJ Scratch , DJ U-Neek , Keith Crouch , Swoop & Bright Productions and The 45 King . It features contributions from the film star Queen Latifah , as well as Backbone, Billy Lawrence , Blulight, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony , Brandy , Busta Rhymes , Chaka Khan , Chocolate, Cool Breeze , Da 5 Footaz, En Vogue , Gladys Knight , H Squad, Lumberjacks , MC Lyte , Ray J , Seal , Simply Red , Tamia and X-Man.
The soundtrack was a huge success, debuting number four on the Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 12, 1996 for selling 1,000,000 copies in the US alone. The album produced seven charted singles: "Set It Off", "Don't Let Go (Love) ", "Days of Our Livez ", "Angel ", "Come On ", "Let It Go " and "Missing You ", along with accompanying music videos . A music video was also directed doe the song "The Heist", even though it was not released as a single.
Dana "Queen Latifah " Owens – vocals (tracks: 1, 8)
Andrea Martin – vocals (track 1) Ivan Matias – vocals (track 1) Brandy Norwood – background vocals (track 2) Tamia Marilyn Washington Hill – background vocals (track 2) Gladys Knight – background vocals (track 2) Chaka Khan – background vocals (track 2) Cindy Mizelle – background vocals (track 2)
Gordon Chambers – background vocals (track 2) Lajuan Carter – background vocals (track 2)
En Vogue – vocals (track 3) Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – vocals (track 4) Trevor "Busta Rhymes " Smith – vocals (track 5)
Meka – vocals (track 5)
Blulight – vocals (track 6)
Dee Johnson – background vocals (track 7)
Lauryn Hill – background vocals (track 7) Sarah Brown – background vocals (track 7)
Wyclef Jean – rap vocals, guitar, producer & mixing (track 7) Nichelle "Nikki D " Strong – additional vocals (track 8)
Robert "T-Mo " Barnett – vocals (track 9)
Willie "Khujo " Knighton – vocals (track 9)
Frederick "Cool Breeze " Bell – vocals (track 9)
Jamahr "Backbone" Williams – vocals (track 9)
Billy Lawrence – background vocals (track 10) Lana "MC Lyte " Moorer – rap vocals (track 10)
Darrell "Delite" Allamby – background vocals (track 10)
William Raymond "Ray J " Norwood, Jr. – background vocals (track 11)
Dorian Abney – background vocals & handclaps (track 11)
Keith Crouch – background vocals, keyboards, drums, handclaps, producer, arrangement & recording (track 11) Rahsaan Patterson – background vocals (track 11) Sherree Ford-Payne – background vocals (track 11)
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel – vocals (track 12) Amber "Cobra Red" Hopson – vocals (track 13)
Danielle "Neb Luv" Hollis – vocals (track 13)
Ericka "Knee-Hi" Martin – vocals (track 13)
Jamali "Jah-Skillz" Carthorn – vocals (track 13)
Kim "K-Bar" Savage – vocals (track 13)
Cynee' – vocals (track 14)
Chocolate – rap vocals (track 14)
Martin Terry – guitar (tracks: 1, 3)
Marvin "Chanz" Parkman – keyboards (track 1) , grand piano (track 3)
Phil Hamilton – acoustic and electric guitar (track 2)
Alfred Brown – strings contractor (track 2)
Barry Eastmond – keyboard and drum programming, producer, arrangement, strings conductor & engineering (track 2) Eric Rehl – synth programming (track 2)
Tomi Martin – guitar (track 3)
Preston Crump – bass (track 3)
"Lil' John" Roberts – live drums (track 3)
Andy Wright – additional guitar (track 7)
Jerry Duplessis – bass & co-producer (track 7) Skinny Miracles – piano & organ (track 9)
Glenn McKinney – guitar (track 11)
Roy Pennon – bass (track 11)
Spyda, Inc. – bass (track 13)
Organized Noize – producers (tracks: 1, 3, 9) , bass and drum programming & mixing (tracks: 1, 9) , co-executive producersTim "DJ U-Neek " Middleton – producer, recording & mixing (track 4) , A&R direction (tracks: 4, 5)
Swoop & Bright Productions – producer (track 5)
George "DJ Scratch " Spivey – producer (track 6)
Prakazrel "Pras " Michél – co-producer (track 7)
Simply Red – vocal producers (track 7) Mark "The 45 King " James – producer (track 8)
Scott "DJ Rectangle " Kluesner – producer (track 13)
Mychal-Kaye Simmons – producer (track 14)
Victor Nathan Taylor – producer (track 14)
Blake Eiseman – recording (track 1) , engineering (tracks: 3, 9)
Kevin Parker – recording (track 1)
Louis Alfred III – recording (track 1)
Michael Cehelnic – recording assistant (track 1)
Michael "Mike Fresh" Wilson – recording assistant (track 1) , engineering assistant (tracks: 3, 9)
Dexter Simmons – mixing (tracks: 1, 9)
James Jay Nicholas – mixing assistant (track 1) , engineering assistant (track 9)
Erik Zobler – mixing (track 2)
Bill Smith – engineering (track 2)
Carl Nappa – engineering (track 2) , mixing (track 10)
Manny Marroquin – engineering (track 2) Stan Wallace – engineering (track 2)
Colin Sauer – engineering assistant (track 2)
Greg Pinto – engineering assistant (track 2)
Kevin Stone – engineering assistant (track 2)
Rick Alvarez – engineering assistant (track 2)
Steve Genewick – engineering assistant (track 2)
Neal H Pogue – mixing & engineering (track 3) Aaron Connor – recording & mixing (tracks: 4, 5)
Virgil L. Davis Jr. – recording (track 4) Rick St. Hilaire – engineering (track 5) Warren Riker – engineering (track 7)
Chris Hilt – engineering (track 8)
Chris Theis – recording (track 10)
Rich Travali – mixing (track 10)
Booker T. Jones III – recording & mixing (track 11)
Eugene Lo – recording & engineering assistant (track 11)
Gregg Jackman – mixing & engineering (track 12)
Justin Vickerman – engineering assistant (track 12)
Tim Anderson – mixing (track 13)
Tom Coyne – masteringBrian "Big Bass " Gardner – mastering (tracks: 4, 5)
Sylvia Rhone – executive producerToby Emmerich – executive producerDana Sano – executive producer
Lori Silfen – executive producer
Tomica Wright – executive producer (tracks: 4, 5)
Trevor Horn – executive producer (track 12) Chris "F.U." Tyson – executive producer (track 14)
Merlin Bobb – co-executive producer
Pilar McCurry – supervisor
Kim Spikes – A&R coordinator
Mark Haddad – A&R coordinator
Rick Brown – A&R coordinator
Set It Off (Original Motion Picture Score) Christopher Young , was released on November 19, 1996 through Varèse Sarabande . It features contributions from singers Lori Perry, Roy Galloway and Peggi Blu , as well as musicians George Doering, Nick Kirgo, John Goux, Mike Lang, Carl Vincent, Brandon Fields , Michael Vaccaro, M.B. Gordy, Steve Schaeffer , Mark Zimoski, Pete Anthony and Sandy de Crescent.
All music is composed by Christopher Young .
Title Lyrics 1. "Up Against the Wind" (featuring Lori Perry) David Goldsmith 3:28 2. "Set It Off" (featuring Roy Galloway) 4:08 3. "Hell Blowin Hard" 2:19 4. "Buttercrunch" (featuring Peggi Blu ) 2:20 5. "Rota Rooter" (featuring Roy Galloway) 4:03 6. "Four-One" 1:57 7. "Squeezebox" 1:38 8. "Balboa Blood" 2:32 9. "Toupee Soufflé" 2:23 10. "Q. for a Day" (featuring Roy Galloway) 2:58 11. "Flame on Fire" 2:10 12. "Up Against the Wind (Reprise)" (featuring Lori Perry) 4:28 Total length: 33:59
Christopher Young – composer, producer, orchestrationLori Perry – vocals (tracks: 1, 12)
Roy Galloway – vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 10)
Peggi Blu – vocals (track 4) George Doering – guitar
Nick Kirgo – guitar
John Goux – nylon string guitar (track 1)
Carl Vincent – electric bass
Mike Lang – keyboards (track 1)
Brandon Fields – saxophoneMichael Vaccaro – saxophone
Marvin B. Gordy III – drums
Steve Schaeffer – drumsMark Zimoski – electronic percussion, synth programming
Pete Anthony – orchestra conductor, orchestration
Sandy de Crescent – orchestra contractor
Robert Fernandez – mixing
Christopher Kennedy – editorJohn Van Houten – electronic coordinator
David Reynolds – supervisor
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