HamiltonstarLeslie Odom Jr.recently made waves when he playedSam CookeinOne Night in Miami(viaIMDb).
The song is called “Speak Now,” and its message is clear.
Odom released his own statement about the film and its signature song.
“The movie is so special to me.
Sam Cooke is dear to us all.
We tried to hide that in the song we wrote” (viaRolling Stone).
That they would take that experience of Sam and then [write a song].
Because the task was so great, we wrote four different songs."
The team ended up choosing “Speak Now” as the standout song of those four.
