The Film Fest Gent does not only focus on films, but also puts the composers of impressive soundtracks in the spotlight. From 1982 onwards, for example, extensive attention was paid to the work of , , , , , and . In 2017, the work of the American jazz trumpet player Terence Blanchard was the center of attention. Not his solo work, but the soundtracks he made for Spike Lee's films. However,
… he himself did not participate. He left that to the members of the led by They vertolkten majestically Blanchard's music for films such as , Clockers, Bamboozled, and . The only soundtrack that isn't from a Spike Lee movie is that of Red Tails, directed by Anthony Hemingway, about black pilots in World War II. (AD)more
