Get On Up: The James Brown Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2014 film of the same name directed by Tate Taylor, based on the life of singer James Brown, and is played by Chadwick Boseman in the film. The album featured 20 songs which also include live renditions of tracks performed by Brown in concert tours but remained unreleased to the public, and five of the tunes which are newly produced and arranged by the record production duo Underdogs. The music was positively received by critics and nominated for Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.
Track listing All tracks are written and performed by James Brown.
Charts +Weekly chart performance for Get On UpChart (2014–2015)Peakposition
Awards AwardDateCategoryRecipientsResultGrammy AwardsFebruary 8, 2015Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaGet On Up: The James Brown Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Guild of Music Supervisors AwardsJanuary 21, 2015Best Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Over $25 MillionBudd CarrMargaret Yen Golden Reel AwardFebruary 15, 2015Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Musical for Feature FilmCurt SobelJordan CorngoldBill BernsteinStephanie LowryRichard Henderson New York Film Critics OnlineDecember 7, 2014Best Use of Music in FilmGet On Up St. Louis Film Critics AssociationDecember 15, 2014Best SoundtrackGet On Up: The James Brown Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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