In a press statement shared ahead of the film’s release, Wolfe describes how pivotal music was to his understanding of the activist, humanitarian and more. “George felt scene more effective with those elements removed.” “The cues with singular instruments were written with a full rhythm section or orchestral accompaniment,” Marsalis explains. Wolfe would play a significant part in shaping the entire soundtrack’s sound, down to decisions around when to feature one instrument more heavily than others or playing with the singular instrument versus a chorus of them. But it’s that big band sound - “brass (trumpets and trombones), as well as woodwinds (five-piece saxophone section)” - that most effectively captures the emotion of the sequence it soundtracks. Marsalis says much of the soundtrack, including “Show Me Your Ideas,” was inspired by Wolfe’s own music interests as a fan of blues, and its variations - jazz, gospel and R&B, to name a few.
Captured in multiple cities - New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Charlotte and New Orleans - the soundtrack was recorded digitally, then mixed to analog 2-track before being mastered digitally. The emotional thrum that underscores Rustin’s triumphs and challenges amid one of the country’s most significant moments in history, is captured through Grammy-winning jazz and classic artist and composer Branford Marsalis’ score. 17, the biopic - which features a script from Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black - traces the life and work of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, a gay Black man and a key architect of the 1963 March on Washington. Wolfe and Colman Domingo recount how one man helped make a movement.
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