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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.
Shaft is a double album by Isaac Hayes, recorded for Stax Records' Enterprise label as the soundtrack LP for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1971 blaxploitation film Shaft.The album mostly consists of instrumentals composed by Hayes as score for the film.
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.
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.
"Are You Man Enough" is a 1973 hit song recorded by the Four Tops for the ABC Records label. It appeared as the second track on the soundtrack to the movie Shaft in Africa. It reached number 2 on the American R&B chart, number 15 on the American Billboard chart in 1973, [1] and number 35 on the Canadian RPM magazine top singles chart.
"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]
David Arnold (born 23 January 1962) is an English film composer whose credits include scoring five James Bond films (1997-2008), as well as Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996), Godzilla (1998), Shaft (2000), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Four Brothers (2005), Hot Fuzz (2007), and the television series Little Britain and Sherlock.
Music From and Inspired By Shaft is the soundtrack to John Singleton's 2000 action crime thriller film Shaft. Composed of seventeen contemporary R&B and hip hop music songs, it was released on June 13, 2000 through LaFace Records .