But the film’s soundtrack became something entirely different.
Produced and directed by Super Fly producer Sig Shore, the film starred Harvey Keitel as record producer Coleman “the Golden Ear” Buckmaster and followed the cutthroat world of the music industry. Earth, Wind & Fire also appeared in the movie as a fictionalized version of themselves known simply as “the Group.”
The album featured some of Earth, Wind & Fire’s biggest and most enduring songs, including “Shining Star,” “Reasons” and the title track “That’s the Way of the World.”
Rolling Stone noted that while the film itself has not aged especially well, the soundtrack remains “joyous, lush, introspective, innovative, and deeply, deeply funky,” highlighting Maurice White’s signature kalimba playing and the group’s soaring harmonies.
According to White's article about the 45th anniversary, the soundtrack represented a major turning point for the band creatively and sonically. White explained that he intentionally avoided creating “a soundtrack in the traditional sense.”
White also described the album as the beginning of Earth, Wind & Fire’s larger orchestral sound.
The recording sessions pushed the group creatively.
White also revealed that one of the album’s biggest songs emerged unexpectedly during the sessions in Colorado.
Another fan favorite, “Reasons,” developed a reputation that White later found amusing.
More than four decades later, That’s the Way of the World remains one of Earth, Wind & Fire’s most celebrated albums and one of the rare soundtracks to completely outshine the film that inspired it.
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