Chadwick Boseman Died, The Number Of Black Panther OST Streams Rose 104%

Chadwick Boseman as King T'Challa (Marvel Studios)

JAKARTA - The soundtrack of the film Black Panther has increased the number of streams by 104 percent after the death of Chadwick Boseman on Friday, August 28 local time. The King T'Challa actor in Black Panther died of colon cancer at the age of 43.

Launching Billboard, Tuesday, September 1, the news made the entire soundtrack of the Black Panther film reach an increase in total streaming by 3.5 million within a day after his departure.

One of the main songs, All the Stars sung by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, won 910 thousand total listings for 2 days (28-29 August).

After All the Stars, the next song is Pray for Me from The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar which has increased to 486 thousand total streams.

Apart from the 2 main songs, 12 other songs have also increased although they are not as significant as All the Stars and Pray For Me. The musicians who filled the soundtrack were 2Chainz, Khalid, Jorja Smith, James Blake, Travis Scott, and Anderson. Paak.

Not only the song, the lyric search site is also busy with netizens looking for the lyrics of the song All the Stars after the death of Boseman.

The number of downloads of the Black Panther movie soundtrack also skyrocketed to a total of 1000 downloads and reached 708 percent on August 26-27. This increase in the number of downloads saw the soundtrack album return to the Billboard charts.

The death of Chadwick Boseman was confirmed by the family via his personal Twitter account. He was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer in 2016 and continued on treatment for 4 years when the cancer advanced to the final stage.

“It is an honor for his career to bring King T'Challa to life in Black Panther. He died at home, with his wife and family beside him. The family thanks them for love and prayers, and asks to respect privacy during this difficult time, ”the Boseman representative wrote in the post.

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- Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020

Various sayings surround social media ranging from fellow public figures to the Marvel family such as Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Brie Larson, Angela Bassett, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Michael B. Jordan, and many others. "Rest in peace, King."

Chadwick Boseman is planned to return in the sequel to Black Panther, but Marvel has yet to respond to the question of the continuation of the story after the main star's departure.