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Filmmaker Jennifer Taylor shares some of the music from and inspired by New Muslim Cool.

Playlist:

M-Team

1. "Struggle and Flow"
   Lyrics by M-Team, music by Omar-Abdul Mallick, Anas Canon and Herman Soy Sos Pearl
   
   This rock 'n' roll-inspired track features all live musicians jamming in Herman's Pittsburgh studio, with the hot guitar licks coming from lead soundtrack producer Herman Pearl himself.




Jennifer Taylor, Chris Strollo and Hamza

2. "Closing Moments"
   Instrumental by Chris Strollo with Sean Jones on trumpet
   
   A variation on one of the recurring musical themes in the film with Sean's trumpet echoing Hamza's own voice, this was an improv that magically fit our final scene down to the exact frame.


3. "So Clear"
   Lyrics by M-Team, music by Omar-Abdul Lawrence and Herman Soy Sos Pearl
   
   Once picture was locked but before the music was done, Hamza and Suliman watched the finished cut and wrote this song for the "America's Worst Nightmare" section.




Herman Soy Sos Pearl

4. "Home Life"
   Instrumental composed and played by Chris Strollo, engineered by Herman Soy Sos Pearl
   
   Chris composed this piece on a beautiful wooden marimba that he found in an antiques store in rural Pennsylvania.
   




Amatus-sami Karim

5. "Cherish"
   Lyrics and music by Amatus-sami Karim
   
   This heart-wrenching song is by lead soundtrack album producer Amatus-sami Karim, and will be coming out on her album later this year. The track is dedicated to her late brother, a victim of gun violence.







Liza Garza



Mikaal Sulaiman

6. "PB&K"
   Time: 3:50
   Lyrics by Liza Garza, music by Mikaal Sulaiman
   
   Another original track inspired by the film, this is a collaboration by Mexican American spoken word artist Liza Garza — well-known to fans of HBO Def Jam Poetry — and lead soundtrack producer Mikaal Sulaiman.

The New Muslim Cool expanded soundtrack album will be available on CD and for download in late summer of 2009, with jazz, neo-soul, world music, reggae, progressive hip-hop, electronica, some good old-fashioned Punjabi punk, with unique spoken word contributions from Q-Tip and other guest artists. Visit the filmmakers' website for more information.

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