'One Night in Miami...: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'
One Night in Miami..., the feature-length directorial debut by Oscar-winning actress Regina King, based on the play by Kemp Powers, is one of the best-reviewed movies of the year. Featuring outstanding performances by all four lead actors — Eli Goree as Muhammad Ali, Kinglsey Ben-Adir as Malcolm X, Leslie Odom, Jr. as Sam Cooke and Aldis Hodge as Jim Brown — it qualifies as a must-see.
One Night in Miami...: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (ABKCO) is also highly recommended.
In addition to jazz musician Terence Blanchard's knockout of a score, the soundtrack features Odom performing a number of Cooke's most beloved and popular songs. Odom does a sensational job of capturing Cooke's phrasing and vocal technique on "You Send Me," "Chain Gang," "A Change Is Gonna Come," as well as on his own original co-composition, "Speak Now."