This is the 1988 song-track release on A&M Records, highlighted by a jazz version of "We Three Kings of Orient Are" by Miles Davis, Larry Carlton, David Sanborn, and Paul Shaffer. Danny Elfman's score was released by La-La Land in 2011.
Following the success of 1973’s THE STING and the popularity of Scott Joplin’s music, Universal decided to film a biography of Joplin with Billy Dee Williams in the role. Although the resultant film, 1977’s SCOTT JOPLIN, was originally slated for television, it first received a brief theatrical playoff in some cities.