Lin-Manuel Miranda and playwright-composer Eisa Davis announced today that their long-rumored Warriors musical adaptation is moving forward, with a concept album to be released October 18 on Atlantic Records.
The album will be executive produced by Grammy-winning rapper Nas and produced by Grammy winning musician Mike Elizondo. “We’ve spent the past three years musicalizing the Warriors‘ journey home, from the South Bronx to Coney Island,” Miranda and Davis said in a statement. “Along the way we’ve gotten to work with a lot of our favorite artists, and we’ll be announcing their roles on the album in the weeks ahead.
We can’t wait to share these songs with you on October 18th.” No word yet on the rumored stage musical. The album will feature 26 songs inspired by the 1979 Paramount Pictures film The Warriors, based on the Sol Yurick novel.
Today’s announcement did not disclose who performs on the album aside from promising a “star studded cast of voices” that will be reveal in the coming weeks.
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