Jay-Z to Compose 'Great Gatsby' Score

Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z probably isn't the first artist who comes to mind when most people imagine the soundtrack to the film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby, but a recent tweet from the Bullitts' Jeymes Samuel confirmed that he and Jay-Z are part of the team producing the score for the…

Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z probably isn't the first artist who comes to mind when most people imagine the soundtrack to the film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby, but a recent tweet from the Bullitts' Jeymes Samuel confirmed that he and Jay-Z are part of the team producing the score for the upcoming movie, which Samuel called "too dope for words."

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Trump’s Tariffs Might Stick Around. What Should We Buy Now?
Trump’s Tariffs Might Stick Around. What Should We Buy Now?

Check out the trailer for the film (which is due out this May and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Isla Fisher, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire) to see the Roaring '20s against a "No Church in the Wild" backdrop:

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