With hip-hop’s strong influence, a lot of filmmakers often hire trending rappers to create the film’s soundtrack. 2018’s Black Panther‘s original score was composed by Ludwig Göransson and original songs were performed or curated by rapper Kendrick Lamar. Now, for actor Mahershala Ali’s Blade reboot, this controversial rapper has come forward to create its soundtrack.
Travis Scott is a well-known name in the industry. With four hit albums, the rapper is one of the best rappers of all time, however, his success was overshadowed due to an incident that took during his Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas in 2021. Roughly, two years after the incident, Scott is once again trying to find his place back in the industry and what’s better than making the soundtrack for Marvel Studios’ Blade reboot?
Travis Scott will be making the soundtrack for Mahershala Ali’s Blade reboot
With the anticipation for actor Mahershala Ali‘s Blade reboot being at an all-time high, rapper Travis Scott has expressed interest in working on its soundtrack. The rapper wrote on Twitter/X,
“Woke up thinking / I would love to do the soundtrack to Blade”
Scott has contributed to creating the soundtrack of Hollywood movies in the past, including Christopher Nolan’s Tenet (2020) and 2021’s Gully. In August 2021, the rapper also signed a movie development deal with A24.
Mahershala Ali’s Blade reboot has faced several delays
Blade reboot faced several delays in the past and has continued to witness halts in its production. Sources have stated that Mahershala Ali himself is one of the reasons why the movie was delayed, the actor asked Marvel Studios to revise the screenplay on multiple occasions as he was not satisfied with the way the movie had been progressing in pre-production so Ali took the matter into his own hands.
Over the past four years, multiple crew members have been changed, including the screenwriter and the original director. Screenwriter Nic Pizzolatto took over in April 2023, before Pizzolatto, two screenwriters left the project.
On top of all this, not just Mahershala Ali’s Blade reboot but several Marvel projects have been delayed due to the ongoing Writers and Actors strike. As of now, Marvel has pushed the release date of the film to February 2025. So, Scott will have to wait a long time until the creators of Mahershala Ali’s Blade approach him for the soundtrack.
Is hiring Travis Scott a good idea?
Scott’s career was doomed in November 2021 when at least ten people died and hundreds were injured in a crowd crush moving toward the stage during Scott’s performance at the Astroworld Festival in NRG Park in Houston, Texas. Scott was blamed as he continued performing despite the situation getting out of hand.
As a result, a lawsuit was filed by the attendees, started by Kristian Paredes, who filed for $1,000,000 due to the injuries he received. A Texas grand jury declined to indict Scott in a criminal probe of crowd surge.
The incident took a massive toll on Scott’s career and his mental health. To top it all off, Scott’s relationship with Kylie Jenner came to an end in January 2023. Kylie Jenner, who shares two kids with Scott, was recently spotted kissing actor Timothée Chalamet at Beyoncé’s concert, confirming their relationship rumors.
Source: Twitter/X
