Kamasi Washington - Becoming (Music from the Netflix Original Documentary) (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Kamasi Washington‘s score to Michelle Obama‘s Netflix documentary Becoming has finally landed. The documentary paints a candid picture of the former First Lady’s life, from her early childhood to her marriage with Barack Obama, and the soundtrack is a vibrant jazz-tinged accompaniment that offers a whimsical “musical palette” to the personal story.

Dubbed Becoming (Music from the Netflix Original Documentary), the soundtrack spans a total of 16 songs, each no more than three minutes long except one, a departure from Washington’s typically extended jazz epics. “Shout Out of a Cannon” kicks off the LP, a smooth, quiet opener filled with muffled double bass lines and light piano chords. “Becoming” follows next with a warm sax-driven progression, backed by funky guitar licks and crisp rim-clicks on the snare. Many of the tracks embody a gentle sonic narrative, mostly led by finely polished sounds like Washington’s sax or fluttering piano notes, heart-warming motifs to accompany the telling of Obama’s real-life experiences. Other songs, however, like “The Rhythm Changes” and “Detail” come with a more upbeat groove that follows colorfully dynamic rhythms of the quick drum patterns. The soundtrack ends on “Southside V.2,” imbued with a buoyantly soulful groove that wraps up the album on a positive note.

TRACKLIST

1. Kamasi Washington - Shot Out of a Cannon
2. Kamasi Washington - Becoming
3. Kamasi Washington - Take in the Story
4. Kamasi Washington - Southside V.1
5. Kamasi Washington - Dandy
6. Kamasi Washington - The Rhythm Changes
7. Kamasi Washington - Song for Fraser
8. Kamasi Washington - Announcement
9. Kamasi Washington - Detail
10. Kamasi Washington - Fashion Then and Now
11. Kamasi Washington - Provocation
12. Kamasi Washington - Connections
13. Kamasi Washington - Looking Forward
14. Kamasi Washington - I Am Becoming
15. Kamasi Washington - Southside V.2



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