"THE SHACK: MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE" was produced by Atlantic Records President of Film & TV and GRAMMY® Award--winning, 5x nominated soundtrack producer Kevin Weaver (Suicide Squad, Furious 7, Boardwalk Empire, The Fault In Our Stars, Girls Volumes 1 & 2, True Blood Volumes 1 & 2); Atlantic Records Executive Vice President/Head of A&R, Pete Ganbarg (twenty one pilots, Hamilton); and award-winning and 5x nominated music supervisor and soundtrack producer Anastasia Brown (August Rush, Taken, Footloose). The album was executive produced by Gil Netter (The Blind Side, Life of Pi).
"THE SHACK," based on The New York Times best-selling novel, was released in-theatres nationwide on Friday, March 3rd from Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment Label and stars Sam Worthington and Academy-Award winner Octavia Spencer with Grammy Award winner Tim McGraw. The film bowed to 16.1 million when it opened last week, one of the strongest openings ever for a faith-based film -- while also receiving an 'A' on CinemaScore for positive word-of-mouth.