Listen to two new Jay-Z songs from soundtrack to ‘The Harder They Fall’

Chris Willman Music WriterWhen Taylor Swift first began releasing re-recordings of her old work earlier in 2021, it appeared many radio stations were just sticking with the Big Machine oldies they still had on file, if they were going to dip into catalog.

Tonight, Jonathan Majors made his debut as host of SNL, touching on The Harder They Fall and Ant-Man in his opening monologue.

Jonny Greenwood has contributed a new track called ‘Licorice Pizza’ to the forthcoming Paul Thomas Anderson film of the same name.The Radiohead guitarist – who’s scored several of Anderson’s movies, including There Will Be Blood, The Master and Inherent Vice – appears on the original soundtrack to the Alana Haim-starring coming-of-age drama, which is set in the 1970s.Reflecting that era, the newly announced Licorice Pizza soundtrack features ‘Life On Mars?’ by David Bowie, ‘Let Me Roll It’ by

Netflix has revealed that its new star-studded western The Harder They Fall pays homage to Chadwick Boseman.Idris Elba, Regina King and Jonathan Majors all co-star in the film, which premiered on the streaming platform on Wednesday (November 3).A key set piece in the film features a steam train, which is hijacked in order to break Elba’s outlaw Rufus Buck out of custody.Netflix has now confirmed that the name of the train is C.A.

Angelique Jackson Over the next two years, Jonathan Majors will play a cowboy, a flyboy, a boxer and Marvel’s newest supervillain.With a resume that includes working with Spike Lee and earning a lead actor Emmy nod for “Lovecraft Country,” it’s hard to imagine Majors’ career getting any bigger.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorJeymes Samuel’s “The Harder They Fall,” now streaming on Netflix, is an epic Western with a difference.The all-star cast features Jonathan Majors, LaKeith Stanfield, Regina King, and Delroy Lindo — an all-Black principal cast leading their way through the West.

Angelique Jackson Regina King never expected to be in a Western – in fact, the Oscar winner didn’t even like the genre before taking the pitch from first-time feature filmmaker Jeymes Samuel.“I sat down and had a FaceTime with him, and by the time we got off that FaceTime, I was like, ‘Man could probably have talked me into doing anything,’” King tells Variety with a laugh.“He had such a clear vision.

They Harder They Fall, in which a tense stand-off erupts into violence, before a new Jay Z and Kid Cudi track comes galloping in. It is also evident in speaking to the 42-year-old director, who joins our Zoom call from Los Angeles belting out a song from The Wizard of Oz, and doesn't let up for two full verses.

I’ve been in this business longer than I’d care to remember. I’ve dealt with filmmakers directly on the studio side and as a journalist, I have, humbly, met more directors, traveled to more sets than even I can believe.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— The Western gets a stylish and kinetic update in Jeymes Samuel’s “The Harder They Fall.” The film, co-produced by Jay-Z and featuring a starry cast, is based on real Black characters from the Old West who have generally been overlooked in the genre.

Netflix, is filled to its Stetson brim with affection for Westerns. It has all the gunfights, train robberies, saloons, and showdowns you would expect.

A.D. Amorosi Though he hasn’t been completely out of the public eye, or ear, there hasn’t been much Jay-Z to go around lately.

Jay-Z has shared new songs “Guns Go Bang” and “King Kong Riddim” as part of the soundtrack to new Netflix movie The Harder They Fall. "Guns Go Bang" features Kid Cudi while "King Kong Riddim" includes Jadakiss, Conway The Machine, and U.K.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen making Netflix’s new Western “The Harder They Fall,” director Jeymes Samuel was inspired by his early love of the genre. “This is the Western he wanted to see as a kid,” costume designer Antoinette Messam says of Samuel’s film.

Katie Song The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced that the cast of “The Harder They Fall” will receive the Ensemble Tribute during the 2021 Gotham Awards Ceremony, which takes place in person on Nov. 29 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.