"Only You" is an original song co-written with Charlotte Hannon, and appears on Hawkins' award-winning Soul/Funk/R&B album titled "What The Funk?". The license for the song was issued by Hannon Hawkins Music, BMI, and Emphasis Records.

Music Supervisor, Paul Stewart, and Music Coordinator, Rayshon Harris, selected "Only You" for presentation to director Dallas Jackson for inclusion in the film. Stewart's long-lauded instinct for finding the right song at the right moment has made him a valued and in-demand music consultant and entertainment marketer. He is a veteran in music supervision with credits in over thirty-five films including: "Hustle & Flow" (Academy Award for Best Original Song), "Four Brothers", "2 Fast 2 Furious", and "Poetic Justice" (Academy Awards nomination for Best Original Song - "Again" by Janet Jackson). Rayshon Harris is the Senior Director of Product Management at GMUSIC Group/Sony Entertainment. Ms. Harris is credited for her work as a music producer on the releases of: "The Best Of Snoop Dogg", "NWA: The World’s Most Dangerous Group" (VH1 Rock Docs), "Ice Cube: The Essentials", "No Limit ‘s Greatest Hits", and "The Best Of D'Angelo". As a film and television producer she is credited for her work on: "All In The Name Of God" (Diamond Films), "Lou Rawls Parade Of Stars" (WLIW-NY, local network affiliate), and "Love Between The Sexes" (Black Entertainment Television-BET).

When asked about his reaction to the song being licensed for the film, Hawkins conveyed, "This is very exciting news for co-writer Charlotte Hannon, Emphasis Records and myself. Receiving communication from Mr. Stewart regarding licensing Only You for the film was one of the oh-so familiar situations in the music business, when you least expect something to happen, it does. Came clear out of the blue. I am truly honored that Mr. Dallas Jackson, Mr. Paul Stewart and Ms. Rayshon Harris chose the song for the film, to be included in the production and its stellar cast and crew."

Casting Director Kim Hardin (Think Like A Man, Billy Madison, Blair Witch), brings a dynamic cast of actors to the production. Familiar stars include, Mykelti Williamson (Fences, Forrest Gump, Free Willy, Con-Air), Vanessa Bell Calloway (Coming To America, What's Love Got To Do With It, The Inkwell, Grey's Anatomy), Vanessa Williams (Candyman, Sugar Mommas, Incognito, New Jack City), Tequan Richmond (Ray, Blue Caprice, CSI, General Hospital), Pepi Sonuga (The Fosters, Famous In Love, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Mortal Combat X), Kurt Alexander a.k.a. Big Boy (Deuce Bigalow, Charlie's Angels, Entourage, The Longest Yard) and Maestro Harrell (Ali, Barbershop, CSI: NY, Bone Tomahawk).

Robert Diggs, better known as RZA, plays the character role of Principal Hurd. RZA is also the music composer and an executive producer of the film. RZA is a prominent person in hip-hop music, member and producer of the GRAMMY nominated hip-hop group, Wu-Tang Clan. Deeply involved in film since the late 1990s, RZA has composed music for a number of films including, "The Man With The Iron Fists", "Kill Bill: Volume 1", and "Meet The Blacks". As a writer, director , producer, and actor in film and television, his work can be found in, "Brick Mansions", "Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai", "American Gangster", and the Showtime series "Californication".

Stevie Hawkins is a career musician, songwriter, sound engineer, music producer and video editor. His background includes music composer for film, television (Dream Stalker, The Book of Nimrod), radio commercial composition and voice talent including (Campbell's Soup, Ringling Brothers Circus, Liberty Overalls, Arby's, Old Navy, Nike, Expedia, Macy's, Zatarain's, Daryle Singletary and Larry The Cable Guy concert tour promotions). As a record producer his credits include album productions for Polydor Records artist, "Hydra", and Capricorn Records/Atlantic Records artist "Eric Quincy Tate", with both bands currently being released on Emphasis Records. Since 1974, he continually performs as a touring and session drummer for national and international major label recording artists. Hawkins is a 2018 GRAMMY® Recipient for his contribution to the multi-platinum Rolling Stones album, "Blue & Lonesome", winner of the Recording Academy's "Best Traditional Blues Album" category, and has earned multiple accolades in Hollywood over his career as an artist and songwriter to include three accolades from the Los Angeles Music Awards for: “Record of the Year”, "Urban Artist", and “Mark Vigil Male Singer/Songwriter of the Year”.

Divide / Conquer Productions was founded in 2013 by Adam Hendricks, Greg Gilreath and John Lang, with Zac Locke joining their team in 2017. Their work encompasses productions of film, television, commercials, short films, music videos, and documentaries. In 2017, Divide / Conquer produced an award-winning film, "Lucky", directed by John Carroll Lynch (Fargo, The Founder, Star Trek: Voyager), starring Harry Stanton (The Green Mile, Pretty In Pink), Tom Skerritt (Steel Magnolias, A River Runs Through It), Ed Begley Jr (Renaissance Man, Ghostbusters), and David Lynch (The Elephant Man, Twin Peaks), distributed by Magnolia Pictures. Other company film credits include "Totem" (Cinemax), "Like.Share.Follow" (Cinemax), "Family Blood" (Netfilx), and commercials for Adidas (for ESPN), Minions (for Adult Swim), McDonald's and GMC.

Blumhouse Productions is a television and film production company founded by Jason Blum, that produces thriller and horror films. "Get Out", "Whiplash", "The Purge", "Insidious", "Paranormal Activity", and "The Gift" are some of Blum's productions. Blumhouse films, "Whiplash" and "Get Out", earned Jason Blum Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and a combined box-office gross of over 300 million dollars world-wide. A new Blumhouse / Miramax Films production of the classic horror film, Halloween, directed by David Gordon Green, with John Carpenter serving as executive producer and music composer, is slated for release October 19, 2018. Original Halloween stars, Jamie Lee Curtis (Laurie Strode) and Nick Castle (Michael Myers), return to the screen in the 2018 Blumhouse version, distributed by Universal Pictures.

Further information regarding the release of the film "Thriller" will be provided as it becomes available. To license music from the Emphasis Records catalog of master recordings, please contact us through our website.

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