The son of the legendary Isaac Hayes is upset that there are no original Hayes tracks in the new “Shaft” movie, calling its soundtrack album “a cultural disaster.” New Line Cinema, which made the ...

Like its slow-building title song, Isaac Hayes' Shaft soundtrack took a while to achieve its reputation as a symphonic-funk masterpiece. He had broad access to the film's creative process, as director ...

Fifty years ago this month, Isaac Hayes changed the course of movie music with his score for “Shaft.” Not only did Hayes, 29 at the time, become the first Black man to win a music Oscar for his title ...

Pivotal 1971 soundtrack was one of soul music’s best sellers of all time and earned Isaac Hayes a Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In 1971, the song was everywhere. “Who is the ...

Hayes made history as the first Black winner of best original song for the Gordon Park film — as well as the first Black winner in any Oscar category outside of acting. By Gregg Kilday Freelance ...

“Shaft” toes the line between film score and soundtrack, which is sort of the point. The movie’s opening track is undisputedly iconic. But the rest of Hayes’ score is equally effecting in its blend of ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Read more from Michael A. Gonzales' about Curtis Mayfield and Shaft. Charlie Parr’s new album Last Of ...

Released in 1971, the original Shaft soundtrack changed the landscape of motion picture soundtracks forever. The problem is that the 2019 Shaft soundtrack, released through WaterTower Music/Warner… By ...