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Outkast To Go “Idlewild” In August
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Despite all the unfortunate controversy surrounding the Atlanta supergroup lately, Outkast is moving forward with their movie Idlewild set to open August 25.
“Mighty O,” the Organized Noize-produced lead track from the soundtrack, finds Dré and Big Boi rhyming together on a track for the first time in six years, since their 2000 set, Stankonia. Also featured is the Big Boi solo track “Morris Brown” featuring Scar and Sleepy Brown) which boasts Eddie Ellis conducting the Morris Brown College Band.
The soundtrack takes the term “old school” to another level as it draws from the sounds of the 1930′s and mixes swing, blues and hip-hop.
As of press time, the album is also slated to include: “The Train” (featuring Scar and Sleepy Brown), co-written by Dré and Big Boi and produced by Big Boi for Boom Boom Room Produc¬tions; “In Your Dreams” (featuring Scar and Janelle Monae, co-written by Dré, pro¬duced by Organized Noize); and “Don’t Chu Worry ‘Bout Me (Idlewild Blues),” written and produced by Dré). Titles are subject to change; the final album sequence will be announced in the weeks ahead.
About the movie: Three days after the release of the album, Universal Pictures and HBO Films will drop Idlewild, a Mosaic Media Group and Forensic Films Production starring Antwan Patton and André Benjamin in their first movie together. (They have acted separately, Big Boi in ATL, and Dré in Be Cool and Four Brothers.)
Set amidst the backdrop of a 1930s rural Georgia speakeasy known as The Church, the musical follows lifelong friends Percival (Dré), the club’s piano player, and Rooster (Big Boi), the club’s lead performer and manager, through intersecting stories of love and ambition, in a story fueled by non-stop action, music and showstopping dance numbers.
Idlewild was written and directed by award-winner Bryan Barber (making his feature film debut as a director), a prolific video director over the past four years and close collaborator with OutKast on “Hey Ya,” “The Way You Move,” “The Whole World,” and other clips. Dance sequences were choreographed by three-time Tony winner Hinton Battle.
