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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.
Both "Theme from Shaft" and "Do Your Thing" became Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with the former peaking at number one. At the 1972 Grammy Awards , "Theme from Shaft " won the awards for Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical and Best Instrumental Arrangement .
Shaft is a 1971 American blaxploitation crime action thriller film directed by Gordon Parks and written by Ernest Tidyman [4] and John D. F. Black. [5] It is an adaptation of Tidyman's novel of the same name and is the first entry in the Shaft film series.
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 ...
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 .
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]
music by George Duning, lyrics by Steve Allen: 13 the song also charted as a medley with the song Moonglow: July 7 The Man Who Knew Too Much "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" Doris Day: music by Jay Livingston, lyrics by Ray Evans: 2 1 won 1956 Academy Award for Best Original Song. [5] August 4 The Proud Ones “Theme From The Proud ...