How Great Will the 'Gatsby' Soundtrack Be?
The high-profile soundtrack, an artifact of the '80s and '90s largely dormant during the last five years, is being revived by "The Great Gatsby," Baz Luhrmann's $100 million-plus adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. With Jay-Z onboard as executive music producer and a roster of artists from across Universal Music Group's labels, the soundtrack is both star-laden and a gamble: Can a hit film that isn't a musical generate a smash soundtrack?
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