<P> After reading the script, composer Ludwig Göransson decided to go to Africa to do research for the film . He spent a month in Senegal, first traveling around with musician Baaba Maal on his tour, and then spending several weeks working with local musicians to form the "base" of his score . Göransson was particularly drawn to the talking drum and the tambin, or Fula flute, to use in his character themes, along with horns . Nate Moore compared the work Göransson did in defining the sound of the film to the use of music by James Gunn in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, with the composer pushing Marvel out of their comfort zone . </P> <P> Kendrick Lamar produced the film's curated soundtrack, Black Panther: The Album, along with Top Dawg Entertainment founder Anthony Tiffith, after Coogler wanted to include original songs from Lamar in the film because his "artistic themes align with those we explore in the film". The soundtrack features songs that are heard in the film as well as others that are inspired by it, with the other artists featured the majority of "top - billing names" under Top Dawg Entertainment . Göransson collaborated with Lamar and producer Sounwave on the soundtrack . Three singles from the album were released throughout January and February 2018: "All the Stars", "King's Dead", and "Pray for Me". Black Panther: The Album was released on February 9, 2018, while a soundtrack of Göransson's score was released on February 16 . </P> <P> Black Panther had its world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on January 29, 2018 . The premiere featured a purple carpet that was flanked by women dressed as the Dora Milaje, while Coogler, the cast members, and other guests wore African clothing at the request of Marvel for attendees to wear "royal attire", honoring the African roots of the film . Ahead of the premiere screening, Coogler received an extended standing ovation before he announced the cast of the film . Black Panther was released in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Taiwan on February 13, in South Korea on February 14, and the United States on February 16 . In the United States, the film opened in 4,020 theaters, with over 3,200 of those in 3D, 404 in IMAX, over 660 in premium large format, and over 200 D - Box locations . In addition, Black Panther was the first MCU film to be converted to ScreenX, a 270 - degree wraparound format, that played in over 101 locations in eight countries . The film opened in most markets in its first weekend of release including a "cross-nation release" in Africa, a first for a Disney film . Black Panther was originally scheduled for release on November 3, 2017, before moving to July 6, 2018 to accommodate Spider - Man: Homecoming (2017). It was then moved to the final February date to accommodate Ant - Man and the Wasp (2018). </P> <P> Black Panther premiered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 18, 2018 . The occasion marked the first public film screening since movie theaters were banned in the kingdom in the early 1980's, after ultraconservative religious standards were introduced in 1979 . The ban was lifted in December 2017 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman . The film premiered in a newly constructed 620 leather seat cinema, owned by AMC Theatres, in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District that was originally intended to be a symphony hall . Disney's regional distributor Italia Film revealed that 40 seconds of the film had been removed, which was in line with cuts made to the film across the region . Awwad Alawwad, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Culture and Information, and Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Entertainment, were in attendance for the premiere along with other diplomats and industry experts; no one from the cast or production team was in attendance . Men and women sat together at the screening, after the Saudi government relaxed enforcement of laws banning co-mingling between unrelated men and women . Black Panther screened there for five days before Avengers: Infinity War premiered on April 26 . </P>

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