Starring: - Jamie Foxx
- Kerry Washington
- Regina King
Description:
Soul and r&b legend Ray Charles may not have lived to see the success of Hollywood's ultimate tribute to him, but director Taylor Hackford's biopic (featuring a landmark performance by Jamie Foxx as the musical legend) will further burnish his legacy as one of the cornerstones of contemporary American music. Though it stretches from 1953's ecstatic, proto-soul "Mess Around" to a sublime, bluesy live take of "Georgia On My Mind" recorded in Japan in the mid-70's, this 17-track song-score can only be an inviting appetizer to the singer's epochal body of work. Charles' artistry may have virtually defined soul music itself, yet it also triumphed in genres as far afield as blues blues ("Nightime is the Right Time") and country ("I Can't Stop Loving You," "Bye Bye Love") during the 60's, the impossibly rich era from which the bulk of this soundtrack is culled. Crucially, fully a third of the cuts here are live recordings -- including electrifying 1965 performances of "What'd I Say," "You Don't Know Me" and "Hallelujah I Love Her So" hand-picked for the film by Charles himself -- the forum in which the singer consistently operated on a whole other artistic plateau from mere mortals.
This fall Universal Pictures and Walden Media will release the feature-length biopic Ray!, the never-before-told musical biographical drama of the late American legend Ray Charles. Featuring a remarkable performance from Jamie Foxx in the central role, Ray! follows the inspiring story of a one-of-a-kind genius. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Taylor Hackford (La Bamba, An Officer And A Gentleman), the film features Foxx’s uncanny lip-syncing to classic Ray Charles tracks (utilizing the artist's original master recordings). Ray! is an inspirational story about an amazing artist and human being, with Ray Charles music at the film's very core.
1. Mess Around - Ray Charles
2. I've Got A Woman - Ray Charles
3. Hallelujah I Love Her So - Ray Charles (live, live)
4. Drown In My Own Tears - Ray Charles
5. Right Time, The (Night Time Is) - Ray Charles
6. Mary Ann - Ray Charles
7. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) - Ray Charles
8. What'd I Say - Ray Charles (live, live)
9. Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
10. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
11. Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
12. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles (live)
13. Born To Lose - Ray Charles
14. Bye Bye, Love - Ray Charles
15. You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles (live, live)
16. Let The Good Times Roll - Ray Charles (live, live)
17. Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles (live, live)
Ray!
