EMPIRE CAST
11 albums · 83 songs · since 2015 · United States
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 is the debut soundtrack album by the cast of the musical drama television series Empire, which airs on FOX. The album includes songs that featured during the first season of the show, and performed by various artists. The album was released by Columbia Records. The soundtrack received positive critical reception and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. On September 11, 2015, another soundtrack titled Empire: The Complete Season 1 was released containing every song heard on the show that weren't included on the official soundtrack.
Empire was set to debut on January 7, 2015 on FOX. After finding his lead actors, the show's co-creator Lee Daniels was searching for a talented music producer. Since Daniels considered his music taste "outdated", he asked his children for advice. After being advised by his son and daughter to contact Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, known for being responsible for many hits in the music industry, Daniels contacted Timbaland. Timbaland eventually agreed to on Empire and conducted a team of talented songwriters and music artists. Timbaland described his creative process as being based on "working close with the writers" to help him produce songs that are based on the character that's singing. Eventually, 12 songs were produced for the pilot, alone.
Following the show's success, Columbia Records announced that a soundtrack CD would be released on March 10, 2015.
Sources: MusicBrainz
Original Soundtrack From Season 1 Of Empire 2015
- 01Keep Your Money
- 02Shake Down
- 03Nothing To Lose
- 04Drip Drop
- 05Power Of The Empire
- 06What Is Love
- 07You're So Beautiful
- 08I Wanna Love You
- 09No Apologies
- 10Walk Out On Me
- 11Good Enough
- 12NY Raining
- 13Keep It Movin'
- 14Whatever Makes You Happy
- 15Conqueror
- 16Money For Nothing
- 17Can't Truss 'Em
- 18Remember The Music
Music From "Devils Are Here" 2015
Music From "Without A Country" 2015
Music From "Fires Of Heaven" 2015
- 01Bout 2 Blow
- 02Do It
- 03Dynasty
- 04New New
Music From "Poor Yorick" 2015
Music From "Be True" 2015
- 01Mimosa
- 02Why Go
- 03Never Love Again
- 04Mona Lisa
Music From "A High Hope For A Low Heaven" 2015
- 01Runnin'
- 02You Broke Love
- 03Boss
Music From "My Bad Parts" 2015
Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1 2015 · Soundtrack
- 01Born To Love U3:35
- 02Snitch Bitch3:48
- 03Hourglass3:45
- 04Get No Better (2.0)2:48
- 05Bout 2 Blow3:01
- 06No Doubt About It4:45
- 07Ain't About The Money3:12
- 08Never Love Again4:03
- 09Runnin'2:56
- 10Boom Boom Boom Boom3:37
- 11Heavy2:57
Also on other editions
- 13Powerful4:00
- 14Battle Cry4:09
- 15Dynasty2:47
- 16Mimosa3:27
- 18You Broke Love3:56
- 17Ready To Go
Music From "A Man Sinned Against" 2015
- 01Miracles
- 02Supernatural
- 03Powerful
- 04Into You
Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 2016 · Soundtrack
- 01Freedom3:05
- 02Crown3:11
- 03Look But Don't Touch3:44
- 04Good People3:22
- 05Like My Daddy2:26
- 06Shine On Me3:25
- 07All Nite2:57
- 08Body Speak2:11
- 09Last Night2:04
- 10Get It Started2:51
- 11Got That Work3:31
- 12Good Enough (Negrito Remix)3:13
- 13Chasing The Sky4:27
- 14No Competition3:30
- 15Hemingway3:43
- 16My Own Thang2:52
- 17Turn Around2:57
- 18Fabulous2:53
- 19Never Let It Die2:34
- 20All Nite (Yo Gotti Remix)3:45