Soundtrack – The Great Gatsby 2 LP

The soundtrack for Baz Luhrmanns adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgeralds classic novel The Great Gatsby was executive produced by Shawn Jay Z Carter and features an all-star line-up from Jack White, Jay Z, Florence +The Machine, The xx, Beyonc & Andr 3000, The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, will.i.am, Lana Del Rey, Fergie & Q-Tip & Goonrock, among many more standout contributions.xxxDrawing on his unique and unrivaled position in popular culture, Jay Z (with collaborator and the films executive music consultant Jeymes Samuel) worked with Luhrmann and music supervisor Anton Monsted on the Gatsby project over the past two years, translating the Jazz Age sensibility of F. Scott Fitzgeralds novel into the musical equivalents of our own times through the blending of hip hop, traditional jazz and other contemporary musical textures.