Born to instigate, forced to investigate. SHAFT (2000), directed by John Singleton and written by Richard Price, John Singleton and Shane Salerno; based on the novel “Shaft” by Ernest Tidyman | The Academy

Stax celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the iconic 1971 film & soundtrack, Shaft, with the Theme From Shaft EP featuring 5-tracks, all different versions of the award-winning “Theme From Shaft” song. Listen to the EP here: https://found.ee/themefromshaft-ep The EP features two covers of the theme, one from Joe Bataan and another by Bernard Purdie; a live version performed by Isaac Hayes at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1972 and “Theme From Shaft (RAC Mix),” a previously unreleased alterna

Isaac Hayes's scoring of the 1971 blaxploitation film Shaft is a landmark achievement in both film music and soul music. Here's a breakdown of its significance:The Score: * Hayes was hired to write the score after director Gordon Parks was impressed with early pieces Hayes composed based on raw footage, including the iconic "Theme from Shaft." * The Shaft soundtrack is a double album, mostly instrumental, composed and arranged by Hayes. * He recorded the rhythm tracks with the Stax Records house