From ‘Outdated City Street‘ to Beverly Hills Cop, it appears Lil Nas X is coming for all the Village Folks’s jobs.
The Grammy Award winner launched his newest monitor ‘Right here We Go!‘ on Friday, a theme music for the upcoming Netflix sequel Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, which premieres Wednesday on the streaming platform.
His music options the immediately recognizable digital riff from the unique 1984 film’s theme by Harold Faltermeyer. The soundtrack gained a Grammy Award for Greatest Rating Soundtrack for Visible Media.
Lil Nas X beforehand admitted that his first time listening to the Beverly Hills Cop theme was in a Household Man episode as he sat down with Axel F stars Eddie Murphy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Taylour Paige for an interview with Netflix.
“It’s Peter Griffin from Household Man,” he mentioned within the dialog. “He was doing the hum to it and I used to be like, ‘Wait, that was truly a very good little melody from Household Man.’ After which I noticed the film years later.”
Murphy then identified that the 25-year-old musician “wasn’t even born in 1984. … You weren’t even thought of but. You weren’t even a bit glint in your dad’s eye but in 1984.”
Lil Nas X mentioned the expertise recording the theme music was “truly form of insane,” including, “I used to be a bit emotional. And I do know my dad and household most likely went essentially the most insane about me doing it as a result of it’s so near them.”
Murphy raved, “It’s simply thrilling to have some new music and have this brother be the one which’s on it.”
Eddie Murphy in Netflix’s ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F‘. (Netflix)
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“I’m pleased to do it,” mentioned Lil Nas X. “I hope I’m not slaughtered by the folks that love the unique.”
Murphy reprises his position as Detroit-born cop Axel Foley within the upcoming Netflix sequel after starring within the first three movies, which premiered in 1984, 1987 and 1994. Decide Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser and Bronson Pinchot additionally reprise their roles.
The most recent installment sees Murphy’s eponymous character workforce up along with his new companion Detective Bobby Abbott (Gordon-Levitt) after his estranged daughter, legal protection lawyer Jane Saunders’ (Paige) life is threatened.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F premieres July 3 on Netflix.