The 2018 American
sports drama film
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Creed II
''Creed II'' is a 2018 American sports drama film directed by Steven Caple Jr. from a screenplay by Juel Taylor and Sylvester Stallone. It is the sequel to ''Creed'' (2015), a follow-up to '' Rocky IV'' (1985), and the eighth installment in t ...
'', a sequel to ''
Creed
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'' (2015) and the eighth installment in the
''Rocky'' franchise, was accompanied by two
soundtrack album
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s. ''Creed II: The Album'', featuring original songs produced by
Mike Will Made-It, and ''Creed II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'', featuring an original score composed by
Ludwig Göransson
Ludwig Emil Tomas Göransson (; ; born 1 September 1984) is a Swedish musician, composer, conductor, songwriter, and record producer. For his work in music, film and television, he has won several accolades including two Academy Awards, a Britis ...
, were both released on November 16, 2018.
Background
In March 2018, it was announced that Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson would score ''Creed II''; the movie marks the first feature-length film collaboration between Göransson and director
Steven Caple Jr. In October it was reported that Mike Will Made-It will serve as the executive producer for the soundtrack to the film.
The soundtrack features songs that are heard in the film as well as others that are inspired by it. It also contains guest appearances by
Lil Wayne
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Crime Mob
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Slim Jxmmi
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, Eearz,
Schoolboy Q
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2 Chainz
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Nas
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Rick Ross
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Young Thug
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Swae Lee
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Ari Lennox
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J. Cole
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Pharrell Williams
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Kendrick Lamar
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Kodak Black
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Gucci Mane
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YG,
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,
Quavo
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Juicy J
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ASAP Rocky
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ASAP Ferg
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Nicki Minaj
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Tessa Thompson
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Gunna,
Ama Lou
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Vince Staples
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Ella Mai
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.
Release
Mike Will Made It released the first single from the album, "Kill 'Em with Success", on November 5, 2018, in which he collaborated with fellow artists ScHoolboy, 2 Chainz and Eearz, shortly after a new trailer for the film was released. A second single, "The Mantra", is a collaboration with
Pharrell
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and
Kendrick Lamar
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and was released on November 14, 2018. On November 6, 2018, via Instagram, Mike Will announced the album listening party hosted by him. In a statement about the soundtrack, Mike Will said:
Track listing
Notes
* signifies an additional producer
Charts
Score album
''Creed II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack album for the 2018 film ''
Creed II
''Creed II'' is a 2018 American sports drama film directed by Steven Caple Jr. from a screenplay by Juel Taylor and Sylvester Stallone. It is the sequel to ''Creed'' (2015), a follow-up to '' Rocky IV'' (1985), and the eighth installment in t ...
'', composed by
Ludwig Göransson
Ludwig Emil Tomas Göransson (; ; born 1 September 1984) is a Swedish musician, composer, conductor, songwriter, and record producer. For his work in music, film and television, he has won several accolades including two Academy Awards, a Britis ...
. It was released on November 16, 2018, through
Sony Classical Records
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.
References
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2018 soundtrack albums
2010s film soundtrack albums
Albums produced by Mike Will Made It
Mike Will Made It albums
Interscope Records soundtracks
Rocky (franchise) soundtracks
Sony Classical Records soundtracks
Ludwig Göransson soundtracks