Jay-Z On Executive Producing ‘The Great Gatsby’ Soundtrack (Video)

Listen to Jay-Z discuss his inspiration for getting involved with the Great Gatsby and why executive producing major films is the next stage in his business development.

After the jump, catch Hov’s “100$ Bill” in the latest The Great Gatsby TV spot. Film premieres May 10th.

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‘The Great Gatsby’ Soundtrack Sampler For Our Ears (Video)

Obviously, we’re all I am excited for Leonardo DiCaprio to bring Jay Gatsby to life on the big screen but I am just as excited to listen to the soundtrack that includes some of the artists that are currently getting repeats on my iTunes.

We’ve only had a preview of three songs so far but now we have a preview of the most of the entire album! Meaning 30 seconds of each track but good enough to let us know what we’re in for.

I already know Lana Del Rey’s “Young And Beautiful” is going to play in a scene that I’m already cued to cry in. Listen to the sampler above and below there’s a little tracklist so you know what’s playing at what time. Enjoy!

1. Bang Bang – will.i.am (0:01)
2. A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) – Fergie, Q Tip & GoonRock (0:31)
3. Young And Beautiful – Lana Del Rey (1:01)
4. Love Is The Drug – Bryan Ferry with The Bryan Ferry Orchestra (1:32)
5. Over The Love – Florence & The Machine (2:03)
6. Where The Wind Blows – Coco O. of Quadron (2:33)
7. Crazy in Love – Emeli Sandé and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra (3:04)
8. Together – The xx (3:34)
9. Hearts A Mess – Gotye (4:06)
10. Love Is Blindness – Jack White (4:35)
11. Into the Past – Nero (5:06)
12. Kill and Run – Sia (5:36)

I KNOW. We’re missing the most important tracks! Jay-Z’s “100$ Bill” and Beyoncé and André 3000’s “Back to Black.” Here’s to hoping those will surface soon.

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‘The Great Gatsby’ Trailer w/ new music by André 3000, Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey & Florence + The Machine (Video)

Andre 3000 & Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey and Florence + The Machine build up the atmosphere in the latest The Great Gatsby trailer which premiered at 6am PT this morning. After news broke that Beyonce and André 3000 were covering Amy Winehouse’s “Back To Black,” the single is now available to be heard in the first third of the 2:44-minute trailer. Following the Winehouse cover “Back To Black” is a new Lana Del Rey song titled “Young and Beautiful” (my personal favorite in the trailer and coming out as a single on April 23). Florence + The Machine with “Over The Love” closes out the movie trailer.

Notice the grand ol’ music lineup listed at the end of the trailer?

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I also noticed that the tracklist was already floating around the internet.

The Great Gatsby tracklist

01. Jay-Z: “100$ Bill”
02. Beyoncé and André 3000: Back to Black”
03. will.i.am: “Bang Bang”
04. Fergie, Q-Tip and GoonRock: “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)”
05. Lana Del Rey: “Young and Beautiful”
06. Bryan Ferry Woth the Bryan Ferry Orchestra: “Love Is the Drug”
07. Florence and the Machine: “Over the Love”
08. Coco O of Quadron: “Where The Wind Blows”
09. Emeli Sandé and the Bryan Ferry Orchestra: “Crazy in Love”
10. The xx: “Together”
11. Gotye: “Hearts a Mess”
12. Jack White: “Love Is Blindness”
13. Nero: “Into the Past”
14. Sia: “Kill and Run”

Nice, right? The Jay-Z-helmed soundtrack is 14 tracks total and there will be a 17-track deluxe edition that will be only available at Target. The U.S. release date for the soundtrack is May 7 and the international release date is May 6. The Great Gatsby film is out in theaters May 10.

Jay-Z To Score The Great Gatsby (Video)

The Great Gatsby hits Theaters May 10th.

Jay-Z is confirmed to compose the score to The Great Gatsby, alongside The Bullitts. Jeymes Samuel of The Bullitts took to Twitter [on] December 30th to share the news.

“Jay-Z and myself have been working tirelessly on the score for the upcoming #CLASSIC The Great Gatsby! It is too DOPE for words!” Samuel said. – Billboard

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