R&B Artist Leon Bridges Provides New Song “SO LONG” for Will Smith movie CONCUSSION
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED R&B ARTIST LEON BRIDGES
TO PROVIDE NEW SONG “SO LONG”
FOR THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MOTION PICTURE “CONCUSSION”
STARRING WILL SMITH
CULVER
CITY, Calif., October 19, 2015 – R&B artist and singer
songwriter Leon Bridges, who burst onto the nationwide music scene
earlier this year with his hit song “Coming Home,”
will provide a new song, “So Long,” for the highly anticipated motion
picture Concussion starring Will Smith, it was announced today by Lia Vollack, president of Worldwide Music for Sony Pictures. Concussion will be released in theaters December
25, 2015.
“So
Long” will be available on all digital sales platforms including
Spotify, iTunes and Amazon on November 20. The song’s music is by Leon
Bridges and Joshua Block, Austin Jenkins,
and Chris Vivion of Niles City Sound, with lyrics by Leon Bridges. The
track was produced by Niles City Sound.
Bridges has posted a fifteen second preview of the song to his Instagram page, @leonbridgesofficial.
Commenting
on the announcement, Peter Landesman, the film’s writer/director, said,
“I’m so glad to have Leon’s music in the movie. His songs are a shot
straight from the heart,
full of feeling and emotion, power and heartbreak. And it's a perfect
match for the movie, because I could describe Dr. Bennet Omalu the same
way – in the movie, he’s a spiritual person, standing up on his own
against a world of powerful forces, using only
his smarts, his courage, and the knowledge that he’s right. Leon’s
soulful sound and expressive words are a tremendous addition to the
film.”
Will Smith stars in Concussion,
a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath
story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic
neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a
football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth
to be known. Omalu’s emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with
one of the most powerful institutions in the world.
Bridges’
debut album, “Coming Home,” launched this summer to rave reviews and
public acclaim, reaching the top ten in the US, UK and Australia. A
rare talent who performs smoldering
ballads and elemental rock ‘n’ roll with equal aplomb, the minor-key,
blue hues of Bridges’ songs embrace a refreshing subtlety that feels
straight out of classic soul and R&B. A little more than a year
ago, a chance meeting in Fort Worth led to an independent
recording session, and soon, signing with Columbia Records.
