Starring Brad Pitt, Meet Joe Black is the culmination of 2 decades of preparation on the part of director-producer Martin Brest and was inspired by a character from the 1920's stage play adapted for the screen in 1934 as Death Takes a Holiday. The score is by Grammy and Academy Award nominated (The Shawshank Redemption, Unstrung Heroes) composer Thomas Newman. In addition to the score, there is a new song from Grammy-winner Erykah Badu (worked to multiple radio formats).