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The Peninsula

In another unprecedented move for international exposure of Qatari talent, regionally applauded singer Fahad Al Kubaisi will perform Black Gold’s opening track, which was recorded with film-music legend, James Horner (Titanic, Troy, Avatar), at London’s famed Abbey Road Studios.

Another of the film’s tracks, a traditional Bedouin song, was recorded by Al Kubaisi with Qatari composer Abdulla Al Mannai.

Al Kubaisi was connected to Horner through the Doha Film Institute (DFI) with a prospect to have his vocals contributed to the film’s soundtrack. However, upon hearing Al Kubaisi’s vocals, Horner offered him the film’s opening track – an opportunity that, Al Kubaisi says, was too good to refuse.

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