THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY���ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
SET FOR OCTOBER 29TH�RELEASE ON RCA RECORDS
THE SOUNDTRACK TO YOUR HOLIDAY FEATURES NEW MUSIC AND HOLIDAY CLASSICS BY
R. KELLY, JORDIN SPARKS, CHARLIE WILSON, FANTASIA, ANTHONY HAMILTON,�MARSHA AMBROSIUS, JOHN LEGEND AND MORE
UNIVERSAL PICTURES’�THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY�IN THEATRES NATIONWIDE ON NOVEMBER 15th
New York, NY � On October 29th, RCA Records will kick off the festive sounds of the holiday season with the release of the�Original Motion Picture Soundtrack�from the film�The Best Man Holiday,�it was announced today.� The 13-song disc will feature newly written material, as well as holiday classics, performed by platinum-selling and award-winning artists including R. Kelly, Jordin Sparks, Mario, Fantasia, Monica, Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton, John Legend, Emeli Sand�, and more.
The soundtrack will be available for pre-order on October 15th�at iTunes, Amazon.com and select online retailers.
Malcolm D. Lee, the film’s writer and director, serves as the executive album producer, with songs produced by an elite team of multi-award-winning producers including Harmony, The Underdogs, R. Kelly, David Foster, John Legend, Jermaine Dupri, Ne-Yo, Steve Daly, Greg Pagani and Charlie Wilson.
The music featured on�The Best Man Holiday – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack�will resonate with fans for years to come, much like the 1999 release of�The Best Man – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which featured memorable songs including Cameo’s “Candy”; The Roots’ “What You Want,” featuring Jaguar; Beyonc� and� Marc Nelson’s “After All Is Said and Done.”�
“I am a firm believer that music is essential to the entirety of a film�going experience.�The Best Man Holiday�soundtrack is no exception,” says Malcolm D. Lee. �”The�songs listed here not only make up the fabric of the movie, but many�served as inspiration to the creation of the screenplay. With a�combination of new R&B tunes and Christmas classics by contemporary�artists, this is the soundtrack I heard accompanying this movie.��I hope�you enjoy it this holiday season and every year.”
About the film: After nearly 15 years apart, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, Harold Perrineau, Monica Calhoun and Melissa De Sousa reprise their career-launching roles in�The Best Man Holiday, the long-awaited next chapter to the film that ushered in a new era of comedy.� When the college friends finally reunite over the Christmas holidays, they will discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be ignited.� Malcolm D. Lee returns to write and direct this sequel to his directorial debut.� Sean Daniel (The Mummy�franchise) produces alongside Lee for The Sean Daniel Company.
The Best Man Holiday�arrives in theatres nationwide on November 15th. The Best Man Holiday – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack�track listing: 01 ����������Christmastime To Me�������������������������������������Jordin Sparks ����02 ����������Someday at Christmas ��������������������������������� Mario �������������������03 ����������What Christmas Means To Me� � � � � � � � � � � � �Fantasia ������������������������������04 ����������I Still Have You��������������������������������������������Charlie Wilson ��05 ����������Christmas, I’ll Be Steppin’� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �R. Kelly ��������������������������������06 ����������This Christmas����������������������������������������������Mary J. Blige ������
07 ��������� Shelter�������������������������������������������������������John Legend ���������������������
08 ����������Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas � � � � � � Monica ��������������������������������
09 ����������Winter Wonderland� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Emeli Sand�
10 ����������Can You Stand The Rain � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � New Edition
11�����������I Want To Come Home for Christmas � � � � � � �Ne-Yo ������������������
12 ����������O Holy Night � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Jayda Brown & Jasmine Watkins ��������������
13 ����������As � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton
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