Set It Off (soundtrack)


The soundtrack for the 1996 American crime action film Set It Off, directed by F. Gary Gray, consists of a compilation of R&B and hip-hop music and an original score composed by Christopher Young.
Set It Off , a soundtrack album composed of R&B/hip-hop music, was released through East West Records on September 24, 1996. It was produced by Organized Noize, 88 X Unit, Barry Eastmond, Darrell "Delite" Allamby, DJ Rectangle, DJ Scratch, DJ U-Neek, Keith Crouch, Swoop & Bright Productions and The 45 King. It features contributions from the film star Queen Latifah, as well as Backbone, Billy Lawrence, Blulight, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Brandy, Busta Rhymes, Chaka Khan, Chocolate, Cool Breeze, Da 5 Footaz, En Vogue, Gladys Knight, H Squad, Lumberjacks, MC Lyte, Ray J, Seal, Simply Red, Tamia and X-Man.
The soundtrack was a huge success, debuting number four on the Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 12, 1996, for selling 1,000,000 copies in the US alone. The album produced seven charted singles: "Set It Off", "Don't Let Go (Love)", "Days of Our Livez", "Angel", "Come On", "Let It Go" and "Missing You", along with accompanying music videos. A music video was also directed doe the song "The Heist", even though it was not released as a single.

Personnel

  • Dana "Queen Latifah" Owens – vocals
  • Andrea Martin – vocals
  • Ivan Matias – vocals
  • Brandy Norwood – background vocals
  • Tamia Marilyn Washington Hill – background vocals
  • Gladys Knight – background vocals
  • Chaka Khan – background vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle – background vocals
  • Gordon Chambers – background vocals
  • Lajuan Carter – background vocals
  • En Vogue – vocals
  • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – vocals
  • Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith – vocals
  • Meka – vocals
  • Blulight – vocals
  • Dee Johnson – background vocals
  • Lauryn Hill – background vocals
  • Sarah Brown – background vocals
  • Wyclef Jean – rap vocals, guitar, producer & mixing
  • Nichelle "Nikki D" Strong – additional vocals
  • Robert "T-Mo" Barnett – vocals
  • Willie "Khujo" Knighton – vocals
  • Frederick "Cool Breeze" Bell – vocals
  • Jamahr "Backbone" Williams – vocals
  • Billy Lawrence – background vocals
  • Lana "MC Lyte" Moorer – rap vocals
  • Darrell "Delite" Allamby – background vocals
  • William Raymond "Ray J" Norwood Jr. – background vocals
  • Dorian Abney – background vocals & handclaps
  • Keith Crouch – background vocals, keyboards, drums, handclaps, producer, arrangement & recording
  • Rahsaan Patterson – background vocals
  • Sherree Ford-Payne – background vocals
  • Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel – vocals
  • Amber "Cobra Red" Hopson – vocals
  • Danielle "Neb Luv" Hollis – vocals
  • Ericka "Knee-Hi" Martin – vocals
  • Jamali "Jah-Skillz" Carthorn – vocals
  • Kim "K-Bar" Savage – vocals
  • Cynee' – vocals
  • Chocolate – rap vocals
  • Martin Terry – guitar
  • Marvin "Chanz" Parkman – keyboards, grand piano
  • Phil Hamilton – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Alfred Brown – strings contractor
  • Barry Eastmond – keyboard and drum programming, producer, arrangement, strings conductor & engineering
  • Eric Rehl – synth programming
  • Tomi Martin – guitar
  • Preston Crump – bass
  • "Lil' John" Roberts – live drums
  • Andy Wright – additional guitar
  • Jerry Duplessis – bass & co-producer
  • Skinny Miracles – piano & organ
  • Glenn McKinney – guitar
  • Roy Pennon – bass
  • Spyda, Inc. – bass
  • Organized Noize – producers, bass and drum programming & mixing, co-executive producers
  • Tim "DJ U-Neek" Middleton – producer, recording & mixing, A&R direction
  • Swoop & Bright Productions – producer
  • George "DJ Scratch" Spivey – producer
  • Prakazrel "Pras" Michél – co-producer
  • Simply Red – vocal producers
  • Mark "The 45 King" James – producer
  • Scott "DJ Rectangle" Kluesner – producer
  • Mychal-Kaye Simmons – producer
  • Victor Nathan Taylor – producer
  • Blake Eiseman – recording, engineering
  • Kevin Parker – recording
  • Louis Alfred III – recording
  • Michael Cehelnic – recording assistant
  • Michael "Mike Fresh" Wilson – recording assistant, engineering assistant
  • Dexter Simmons – mixing
  • James Jay Nicholas – mixing assistant, engineering assistant
  • Erik Zobler – mixing
  • Bill Smith – engineering
  • Carl Nappa – engineering, mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – engineering
  • Stan Wallace – engineering
  • Colin Sauer – engineering assistant
  • Greg Pinto – engineering assistant
  • Kevin Stone – engineering assistant
  • Rick Alvarez – engineering assistant
  • Steve Genewick – engineering assistant
  • Neal H Pogue – mixing & engineering
  • Aaron Connor – recording & mixing
  • Virgil L. Davis Jr. – recording
  • Rick St. Hilaire – engineering
  • Warren Riker – engineering
  • Chris Hilt – engineering
  • Chris Theis – recording
  • Rich Travali – mixing
  • Booker T. Jones III – recording & mixing
  • Eugene Lo – recording & engineering assistant
  • Gregg Jackman – mixing & engineering
  • Justin Vickerman – engineering assistant
  • Tim Anderson – mixing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
  • Sylvia Rhone – executive producer
  • Toby Emmerich – executive producer
  • Dana Sano – executive producer
  • Lori Silfen – executive producer
  • Tomica Wright – executive producer
  • Trevor Horn – executive producer
  • Chris "F.U." Tyson – executive producer
  • Merlin Bobb – co-executive producer
  • Pilar McCurry – supervisor
  • Kim Spikes – A&R coordinator
  • Mark Haddad – A&R coordinator
  • Rick Brown – A&R coordinator

Film score

Set It Off , a film score album by American composer Christopher Young, was released on November 19, 1996, through Varèse Sarabande. It features contributions from singers Lori Perry, Roy Galloway and Peggi Blu, as well as musicians George Doering, Nick Kirgo, John Goux, Mike Lang, Carl Vincent, Brandon Fields, Michael Vaccaro, M.B. Gordy, Steve Schaeffer, Mark Zimoski, Pete Anthony and Sandy de Crescent.

Personnel

  • Christopher Young – composer, producer, orchestration
  • Lori Perry – vocals
  • Roy Galloway – vocals
  • Peggi Blu – vocals
  • George Doering – guitar
  • Nick Kirgo – guitar
  • John Goux – nylon string guitar
  • Carl Vincent – electric bass
  • Mike Lang – keyboards
  • Brandon Fields – saxophone
  • Michael Vaccaro – saxophone
  • Marvin B. Gordy III – drums
  • Steve Schaeffer – drums
  • Mark Zimoski – electronic percussion, synth programming
  • Pete Anthony – orchestra conductor, orchestration
  • Sandy de Crescent – orchestra contractor
  • Robert Fernandez – mixing
  • Christopher Kennedy – editor
  • John Van Houten – electronic coordinator
  • David Reynolds – supervisor