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"Glory" is a song by American rapper Common (Lonnie Lynn, as awarded) and American singer John Legend. It was written by John Legend, Common, and Rhymefest . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The song was released on December 11, 2014, by Columbia Records as the theme song from the 2014 film Selma , which portrays the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches .
Selma: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album accompanying the 2014 historical drama film of the same name directed by Ava DuVernay. The film is scored by jazz pianist Jason Moran , in his feature film scoring debut.
At the 87th Academy Awards, Selma won for Best Original Song for "Glory" and also received a nomination for Best Picture—the first film directed by a black female director to achieve this feat. [6] The film received four nominations at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, winning the Best Original Song award for "Glory".
Glory is about the first all-black regiment in the Civil War, and how this passionate group fought for the greater good. This film went on to win Denzel Washington an Oscar. ... Selma. Follow ...
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For his audition, HaVon sang Legend’s song “Glory” from the 2014 movie Selma, and ended up leading the choir and performing in front of former president Obama at the event.
Glory is a 1989 American epic historical war drama film directed by Edward Zwick about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the Union Army's earliest ...
John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.He began his musical career working behind the scenes for other artists, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything", and performing as an uncredited backing vocalist on Jay-Z's "Encore" and Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name".