NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis have reimagined the cross-borough tale of “The Warriors,” a cult classic 1979 film that follows a turf battle between rival New York City street gangs, in a 26-song Atlantic Records concept album that will be released this fall.
“We’ve spent the past three years musicalizing the Warriors’ journey home, from the South Bronx to Coney Island,” Miranda and Davis said in a joint statement.
Executive produced by legendary New York City rapper Nas and produced by Grammy Award-winner Mike Elizondo, the album will tell the story of the Warriors, a Coney Island-based gang that is accused of murdering a rival gang leader during a midnight summit in the Bronx, and their overnight journey to avoiding retaliation and proving their innocence.
“Along the way we’ve gotten to work with a lot of our favorite artists, and we’ll be announcing their roles on the album in the weeks ahead,” Miranda and Davis said, teasing the album’s rollout.
According to the album website, which is designed with a black-and-red graffiti style that depicts a subway car and the iconic Coney Island ferris wheel, the album will include “a star studded cast of voices” that will be announced as the Oct. 18 release date approaches.
The story of “The Warriors” was first told in Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel before its adaptation by Paramount Pictures 14 years later.
“The Warriors” can be pre-ordered on the album website.