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.
1 Kenneth J. Thompson, Apollo Greeter - Kenneth J. Thompson
2 Opening, the Apollo Theater - T. Griffin
3 Take the "A" Train - Charles Mingus
4 Memphis Blues - Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
5 Interview Excerpt 1 - Marion J. Caffey
6 How High the Moon - Ella Fitzgerald
7 Old Man Blues - Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra
8 She's Something Spanish - Pearl Bailey
9 Jive at Five - Count Basie and His Orchestra
10 Interview Excerpt 2 - Ted Fox
11 Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday
12 Interview Excerpt 3 - Mikki Shepard
13 What's Going on - Marvin Gaye
14 Interview Excerpt 4 - Kamilah Forbes
15 Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud - James Brown
16 Interview Excerpt 5 - Ta-Nehisi Coates
17 Apollo As Home - Robert Glasper
18 Home Is Where the Heart Is - Gladys Knight & the Pips
19 Mission Statement - Robert Glasper
20 Come Sunday - Johnny Hodges
21 Lost Someone - James Brown
22 Schiffman Cards - Robert Glasper
23 T'aint No Use - Jimmy Smith
24 Obama Returns to the Apollo - Robert Glasper
25 Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
26 Asphalt Canyon Blues - Kenny Burrell, Grover Washington, JR
27 Something's Got a Hold on Me - Etta James
28 Harlem Riots - Robert Glasper
29 Duke's Last Soliloquy - Dizzy Gillespie
30 Excerpt from Stage Reading of "Between the World and Me" - Ta-Nehisi Coates, T. Griffin
31 Don't Turn Back Now - Robert Glasper, Ledisi
32 President Barack Obama at the Apollo Theater - President Barack Obama