Sound CheckJustin Timberlake partners with Marcus Mumford for “Inside Llewyn Davis” movie soundtrack: Our favourite Timberlake collaborations
In an interview with the UK’s Capital FM Breakfast, Justin Timberlake announced that he worked with Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford on music for the upcoming Coen Bros. film “Inside Llewyn Davis.”
“There's a Coen brothers film coming out soon that I was lucky enough to work with Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan,” the singer said. “And coincidentally I did work with Marcus Mumford on the soundtrack, so I became very good friends with them.”
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Timberlake also stars in the film with Mumford’s wife Mulligan, Isaac, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund and “Girls" stars Adam Driver and Alex Karpovsky. (Check out the film’s trailer here.)
"Marcus and myself we all kind of worked on the music together and I don't know any other world where we would have the opportunity to collaborate like that but it was so much fun," the “Suit & Tie” hitmaker added. "So not only will that be a great movie, but the music to it will be fantastic.”
Whenever the former 'N Sync member collaborates with another artist, magic happens.
Check out a few of our favourite collaborations below.
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1. Nelly’s “Work It”
Timberlake teamed up with Nelly for this 2003 track and got to hang out at the Playboy Mansion for the music video. Oh, the life of a pop star.
2. Timbaland’s “Give It To Me”
In 2007, Timberlake joined his friend Timbaland and Canadian artist Nelly Furtado for “Give It To Me” and went straight to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100.
3. Madonna’s “4 Minutes”
This track earned Madonna, Timbaland and Timberlake a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2009, however, the trio lost to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ "Rich Woman."
4. T.I.’s “Dead and Gone”
This tune helped rapper T.I. and Timberlake earn Grammy Award nominations for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song in 2010. The duo also performed the track during the 51st annual Grammy Awards in 2009.
5. Ciara’s "Love Sex Magic"
During a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the sexy music video for “Love Sex Magic,” Timberlake reflected on working with Ciara, saying, “I wanted to create a song for a female that was along the same lines of the same way a male could have swagger on a record. Working with Ciara, she just fit the song so perfectly.”
