Cinematic soul
{{Short description|Genre of soul music}}
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| cultural_origins = Early 1970s
| instruments = {{hlist|Bass guitar|drums|horns|strings}}
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Cinematic soul is a genre of soul music with a "cinematic" style, combining traditional rock / soul arrangements with orchestral instruments.
Style
Cinematic soul builds on the foundations of soul music. The backing track can include drums, bass guitar, clavinet and electric guitar played with a wah-wah pedal. On top of this are orchestral instruments including a string section and brass, similar to that heard on a movie soundtrack.{{cite web|url=http://www.kmuw.org/post/musical-space-cinematic-soul|title=Musical Space: Cinematic Soul|first=Mark|last=Foley|work=KMUW|date=December 23, 2014|accessdate=September 17, 2018}}
History
During their psychedelic soul period of 1968–1973, The Temptations created what is described as "cinematic soul", songs, often long in length, with longer instrumental introductions and detailed orchestration. Two such examples are the Temptations' 1972 recording of "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone",{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YNae0zmGow4C&q=temptations+cinematic+soul&pg=PA281|title=Icons of R&B and Soul: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles; The Temptations; The Supremes; Stevie Wonder|first=Bob|last=Gulla|date=7 September 2018|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780313340444|via=Google Books}} and their follow-up single, "Masterpiece".{{cite book|title=Motown Encyclopedia|first=Graham|last=Betts|page=373|publisher=AC Publishing|year=2014|isbn=978-1-311-44154-6}} Isaac Hayes' "Theme from Shaft" was considered another good example of cinematic soul, and subsequently influenced David Bowie's "Stay", released several years later.{{cite book|title=The Man Who Sold The World: David Bowie And The 1970s|page=251|first=Peter|last=Doggett|publisher=Random House|year=2011|isbn=978-1-409-04139-9}} Curtis Mayfield's "Superfly" was a top ten Billboard hit, and praised as an archetypical example of the genre.
Legacy
Artists continue to call their music cinematic soul into the 21st century. Barry Adamson's 2002 album The King of Nothing Hill opened with the track "Cinematic Soul", which was roughly based on "Theme from Shaft" and was conceived as a tribute to the genre.{{cite book|title=Sampling Media|page=23|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2014|isbn=978-0-199-94933-5}} A compilation of the genre, Superbad Funk and Cinematic Soul was released in 2006.{{cite web|title=Superbad Funk and Cinematic Soul|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/superbad-funk-and-cinematic-soul-mw0001032135|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=17 September 2018}} Singer/songwriter Jessica Lá Rel describes her music as cinematic soul, using soul as a base, then using other styles including classical and theatrical instrumentation.{{cite news|url=https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/you-gotta-put-me-on-for-the-artists-who-havent-quite-r-1827223330|title=You Gotta Put Me On: For the Artists Who Haven't Quite Reached Mainstream Success but Are Killing the Game|work=The Root|date=June 29, 2018|accessdate=September 17, 2018}} New York band Ikebe Shakedown has been described as cinematic soul.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Cinematic-Soul-From-Ikebe-Shakedown-Premieres-On-Big-Takeover-Tour-Dates-20170922|title=Cinematic Soul From Ikebe Shakedown Premieres On Big Takeover + Tour Dates|work=Broadway World|date=September 22, 2017|accessdate=September 17, 2018}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-way-home-ikebe-shakedown-colemine-records-review-by-joe-gatto.php|title=Ikebe Shakedown: The Way Home|magazine=All About Jazz|date=November 23, 2017|accessdate=September 17, 2018}}
See also
References
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