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- Super Fly wasn’t Curtis Mayfield’s first work for film, nor was it his last. Before Super Fly, Mayfield wrote two songs for 1969’s volcano-themed disaster film Krakatoa, East of Java, a critical and commercial failure for many reasons, not least of which is that Krakatoa is west of Java.
- Mayfield understood the film from personal experience. “I didn’t have to leave my neighborhood to be surrounded by the things Super Flyis about,” he told Rolling Stone in 1973.
- The songs were recorded in four days. Sessions began at the end of 1971, when director Gordon Parks Jr. asked Mayfield and his band to appear in the film as a nightclub act performing behind the actors.
- Super Fly was the end of an era for Mayfield, marking his split with his second wife, his longtime arranger, and his manager and closest friend. During the recording Mayfield was in the middle of a separation from his second wife, Diane, mother of his second son, Todd, and his first daughter, Sharon.
Jun 13, 2018 · The new Superfly doesn’t attempt quite as complex a fusion, though Director X — a music-video veteran who uses the film to work that aesthetic on a grand scale — makes memorable use of songs ...
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Jun 13, 2018 · Remaking Superfly, one of the most iconic blaxploitation films of all time, was always going to be a challenge.Matching its soundtrack, a Curtis Mayfield album that now towers over the film's ...
Jun 15, 2018 · “Super Fly is a big part of hip-hop culture,” says Director X, the heavy-hitter music video maker who helmed the remake, in theaters today. “For a very long time, it seems like almost every ...
Jun 15, 2018 · While the new “SuperFly” does feature a few key reprises of Mayfield’s tunes, a more modern touch was provided by the prolific rapper Future, who executive produced the remake’s soundtrack ...
Jun 26, 2018 · Even if you weren't born when Super Fly was released in 1972, there's a good chance you've heard at least part of Curtis Mayfield's Grammy-nominated soundtrack. Because the original score is so ...
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Jun 8, 2018 · The Superfly remake tapped Future to executive produce and curate the flick’s soundtrack. The Atlanta-bred rapper shared the track list for the project on June 1st. https://
