By Any Means Movie Soundtrack
By Any Means | |
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| Movie Soundtrack (2026) | |
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| Director | Elegance Bratton |
| Studio | Thunder Road Pictures / Hammerstone Studios |
| Release date | 2026-09-04 |
| Genre(s) | Drama, Thriller, History |
| Composer(s) | Terence Blanchard |
| Score album | By Any Means (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| Record label | Sony Music Masterworks |
| Available on | Theaters |
| Cast | Mark Wahlberg as Greg Scarpa Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Wayne Strider Nicole Beharie as Allison Strider Giancarlo Esposito as Vernon Dahmer Josh Lucas as FBI Agent David Strathairn as Federal Judge ... e 1 more |
About This Soundtrack
Directed by Elegance Bratton (The Inspection), By Any Means dramatizes one of the most volatile and dangerous alliances in American law enforcement history. Set against the boiling racial tensions of the 1966 Civil Rights era, the historical crime thriller pairs Colombo mafia enforcer Greg Scarpa (Mark Wahlberg) with Black FBI Special Agent Wayne Strider (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) to dismantle the conspiracy behind the murder of voting rights pioneer Vernon Dahmer (Giancarlo Esposito).
The soundtrack for By Any Means features an evocative original score by two-time Academy Award nominee Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Da 5 Bloods), alongside an iconic title song written by legendary songwriter Diane Warren and performed as a historic collaboration between soul titans The Isley Brothers and singer-songwriter David Kushner. The musical curation is enriched by period-accurate 1960s soul and blues standards from Nina Simone, Ray Charles, The Impressions, Dinah Washington, and LaVern Baker, contrasted with the booming energy of Travis Scott's 'THANK GOD' in official trailers.
This webpage functions as the official soundtrack directory and song guide for By Any Means (2026). Explore the complete list of commercial songs, audio previews, composer score suites, and verified streaming links on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon.
Additional Songs
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By Any Means (Film Version) by The Isley Brothers, David Kushner
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By Any Means (Single Version) by The Isley Brothers, David Kushner
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I Love Your Lovin' Ways by Nina Simone
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I've Got A Tiger By The Tail (Swingova) by Ray Charles
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Baby You've Got What It Takes by Dinah Washington
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Talking About My Baby by The Impressions
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Saved by LaVern Baker
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The Bottle Let Me Down by Merle Haggard
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The Mood I'm In by Jack Jones
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Another Day, Another Dollar by Wynn Stewart
Songs in Trailer
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Official Theatrical Trailer Music
About the Composer(s)
Terence Blanchard is a legendary six-time Grammy-winning and two-time Academy Award-nominated American trumpeter, composer, and jazz icon. Renowned for his long-standing artistic partnership with director Spike Lee on milestone cinematic works such as BlacKkKlansman, Da 5 Bloods, Malcolm X, and 25th Hour, Blanchard also composed the sweeping scores for The Woman King (2022) and HBO's Perry Mason. For Elegance Bratton's 2026 historical thriller By Any Means, Blanchard constructs a gripping, emotionally complex score that unites solemn Southern jazz horns, tense orchestral percussion, and mournful blues textures to honor the sacrifices of the Civil Rights movement.
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Did you know?
- The film's original title song 'By Any Means' was written by legendary 15-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren and performed as a generational duet by The Isley Brothers and David Kushner.
- The official theatrical trailer prominently features Travis Scott's platinum-selling hip-hop anthem 'THANK GOD' from his chart-topping album UTOPIA.
- Composer Terence Blanchard drew upon his deep heritage in New Orleans jazz to craft trumpet and brass motifs that evoke the cultural and spiritual resilience of 1960s Black communities in the American South.
Official Trailer
About the Movie
Set in Mississippi during the height of the 1966 Civil Rights Movement, By Any Means (titled No Limite da Justiça in Brazil) is an intense historical crime drama directed by Elegance Bratton (The Inspection). The film chronicles one of the most volatile and clandestine operations in American federal law enforcement: an unprecedented alliance between ruthless Colombo crime family enforcer Gregory 'The Grim Reaper' Scarpa (Mark Wahlberg) and idealistic young Black FBI Special Agent Wayne Strider (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II).
Dispatched covertly into Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to investigate the firebombing assassination of revered voting rights leader Vernon Dahmer (Giancarlo Esposito), Strider and Scarpa confront a deeply entrenched web of local police corruption and violent Ku Klux Klan conspiracies. As conventional federal legal methods stall against systemic white supremacy, Scarpa employs brutal mob interrogation tactics to extract confessions, forcing Strider to navigate the razor-thin moral boundary between constitutional justice and extralegal retribution.
Featuring a powerhouse supporting cast that includes Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas, David Strathairn, Ethan Embry, and LisaGay Hamilton, By Any Means examines the dark, complex bargains struck in the name of justice.
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