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"Theme from Shaft", written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul and funk-styled theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Shaft. [1] The theme was released as a single (shortened and edited from the longer album version) two months after the movie's soundtrack by Stax Records' Enterprise label.
At the Academy Awards that year, Hayes became the first African-American to win an Oscar for a non-acting category when "Theme from Shaft" won the award for Best Original Song. [2] Isaac Hayes was nominated for Original Dramatic Score as well, losing to Michel Legrand for the score to Summer of '42 .
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song. The award was first given in 1972, before being retired until the 1996 ceremony. In 2017 the category was divided, honoring traditional and contemporary songs separately.
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records in the 1960s, [4] serving as an in-house songwriter with his partner David Porter, as well as a session musician and record producer.
Charles "Skip" Pitts (April 7, 1947 – May 1, 2012) was an American soul and blues guitarist. He is best known for his distinctive "wah-wah" style, prominently featured on Isaac Hayes' title track from the 1971 movie Shaft.
"Bad Man" is a single by musician R. Kelly, [1] included on the soundtrack for the 2000 film Shaft. It was the first and only single from the Shaft soundtrack and charted at number 30 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. A video for the song was directed by Hype Williams. [2]
Until 2001, the award was presented to the composer of the music alone. [5] From 2001 to 2007, the music producer(s) and sound engineer/mixer(s) shared the award. [5] In 2007, the award reverted to a composer-only award. [5] John Williams holds the record for most wins and nominations for the award, with eleven wins out of thirty-four nominations.
Shaft, theme song from the original film, serving as the theme for the entire franchise; Shaft, a direct sequel/spin-off of the 1971 film, released in 2000, and fourth film in the series Shaft (2000 soundtrack) Shaft, a direct sequel to the 2000 film and fifth film in the series; Shaft, a 1973-1974 series of TV movies; Shaft (Dynamite ...