Posted by | Ray Cornelius
Check out new music from Grammy winners Pharrell Williams and Lalah Hathaway. The two are featured on the songs “Surrender” and “Runnin” which come from the soundtrack of the upcoming film “Hidden Figures” starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe. According to the press release, Williams is the producer and key composer of the film’s soundtrack which also features the song, “I See A Victory,” with Kim Burrell.
“Hidden Figures” chronicles the lives of mathematicians Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson and Katherine Johnson, who served as the brains behind NASA’s space program. The women quickly rose the ranks of the organization and were known as “human computers.”
The film also stars Kevin Costner,Kirsten Dunst, Mahershala Ali, “Underground” star Aldis Hodge, “Saints & Sinners” actress Maria Howell and “Greenleaf” actress Karan Kendrick. It’s based on the upcoming book, “Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race” written by Margot Lee Shetterly.
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