Home / Music / Isaac Hayes' Shaft soundtrack started at MGM and finished at StaxMusic linernotes album music isaac-hayesIsaac Hayes' Shaft soundtrack started at MGM and finished at StaxThe rhythm tracks for the Shaft soundtrack were recorded at MGM’s studio, then re-recorded at Stax Studios in Memphis for the album release. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesShaft went Platinum within a month of releaseIsaac Hayes' Shaft soundtrack is a double album — mostly instrumentalsTheme from Shaft hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100Theme from Shaft made Isaac Hayes the first African-American Oscar winner in a non-acting categoryIsaac Hayes' Shaft soundtrack arrived in July 1971 on Stax's Enterprise labelExploreThe Oscar Peterson Trio backed Ben Webster on SoulvilleJan Garbarek's Neighbourhood assembled a European jazz quartetJoe Sample and Bobby Hutcherson appear on Donald Byrd's Ethiopian KnightsRandy Newman contributed to Rickie Lee Jones' PiratesBrian Eno and Robert Fripp joined Bowie on HeroesPrevious J.J. Johnson composed and conducted the Across 110th Street scoreNext Isaac Hayes' Shaft soundtrack is a double album — mostly instrumentals