THE APOLLO: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the audio accompaniment to the HBO documentary released November 6. Helmed by Oscarr and Emmyr-winning director Roger Ross Williams, THE APOLLO chronicles the unique history and contemporary legacy of New York City's landmark Apollo Theater. The soundtrack album is produced by the film's music supervisors, Grammyr-nominated Dondi Bastone and TunesMap founder G. Marq Roswell, and mastered by Ian Sefchick at Capitol Studios.
01. Kenneth J. Thompson, Apollo Greeter - Kenneth J. Thompson (0:14)
02. Opening, the Apollo Theater - T. Griffin (1:15)
03. Take the "A" Train - Charles Mingus (3:34)
04. Memphis Blues - Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra (2:39)
05. Interview Excerpt 1 - Marion J. Caffey (0:15)
06. How High the Moon - Ella Fitzgerald (3:13)
07. Old Man Blues - Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra (3:05)
08. She's Something Spanish - Pearl Bailey (2:46)
09. Jive at Five - Count Basie and His Orchestra (2:51)
10. Interview Excerpt 2 - Ted Fox (0:10)
11. Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday (3:09)
12. Interview Excerpt 3 - Mikki Shepard (0:11)
13. What's Going on - Marvin Gaye (3:40)
14. Interview Excerpt 4 - Kamilah Forbes (0:17)
15. Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud - James Brown (4:49)
16. Interview Excerpt 5 - Ta-Nehisi Coates (0:16)
17. Apollo As Home - Robert Glasper (0:29)
18. Home Is Where the Heart Is - Gladys Knight & the Pips (5:11)
19. Mission Statement - Robert Glasper (1:13)
20. Come Sunday - Johnny Hodges (2:31)
21. Lost Someone - James Brown (2:39)
22. Schiffman Cards - Robert Glasper (0:30)
23. T'aint No Use - Jimmy Smith (6:05)
24. Obama Returns to the Apollo - Robert Glasper (1:15)
25. Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin (3:10)
26. Asphalt Canyon Blues - Kenny Burrell, Grover Washington, JR (6:12)
27. Something's Got a Hold on Me - Etta James (2:47)
28. Harlem Riots - Robert Glasper (2:19)
29. Duke's Last Soliloquy - Dizzy Gillespie (3:07)
30. Excerpt from Stage Reading of "Between the World and Me" - Ta-Nehisi Coates, T. Griffin (1:24)
31. Don't Turn Back Now - Robert Glasper, Ledisi (4:36)
32. President Barack Obama at the Apollo Theater - President Barack Obama (0:28)
