Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge - Strung (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2026) [Hi-Res]

Strung (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) accompanies the 2026 psychological thriller of the same name directed by Malcolm D. Lee (Peacock / Blumhouse Productions / Peachtree & Vine). The film follows a gifted violinist who accepts a prestigious tutoring position with a powerful family, only to find herself ensnared in a web of dark secrets that threaten her safety, ambitions, and sanity.
The score was composed by the duo Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge — co-founders of Jazz Is Dead and veteran composers behind Luke Cage, Raising Kanan, Reasonable Doubt, Run This Town, Boogie, and Cross. True to their all-analog recording approach, the instrumental palette blends jazz, classical orchestration, and diegetic hip-hop in an unusual fusion that critics singled out as the film's most effective element: working in counterpoint with cinematographer Greg Gardiner's imagery, it shifts seamlessly from the sunlit warmth of the Walker estate to the ominous gloom of its nighttime interiors.
Beyond the orchestral score, the album functions as a hybrid release. It includes the original song "Worry About You" performed by lead actress Chlöe (Chloe Bailey), as well as vocal contributions from Pardison Fontaine and cast member Coco Jones — performers whose tracks are woven directly into the film's narrative fabric. Reviewers noted that Muhammad and Younge's music effectively tracks the protagonist's psychological deterioration, lending the thriller an unsettling tonal undercurrent that compensates for some of the screenplay's structural weaknesses.

Tracklist:
1-1 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Music Box [0:23]
1-2 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Take Off The Mask [0:39]
1-3 Chloé - Worry About You [2:44]
1-4 Pardison Fontaine - Some More [1:38]
1-5 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Driving To Tea [1:08]
1-6 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Meeting The Staff [1:21]
1-7 Pardison Fontaine - Level Up [3:06]
1-8 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Laila's Lesson [1:39]
1-9 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Confronting Marcus [1:27]
1-10 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Crying [1:32]
1-11 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Bee Attack [1:22]
1-12 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Marcus Isn't My Real Dad [0:57]
1-13 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Can I Hug You [1:18]
1-14 Coco Jones - AEOMG [2:27]
1-15 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Extra Careful [0:59]
1-16 Pardison Fontaine - Vipers [2:10]
1-17 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Marcus And Laila [0:59]
1-18 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Imani Drugged [2:00]
1-19 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Beach [1:08]
1-20 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Listened To The Ancestors [1:18]
1-21 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Imani Wakes Up [2:18]
1-22 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Chandelier [1:15]
1-23 Ali Shaheed Muhammad;Adrian Younge - Are You OK [0:52]