In the book Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago, LeAlan Johns and Lloyd Newman, as two children growing up in the ghetto, document their lives as 1993 to 1996 to show the rest of America the reality of living in a poor black neighborhood. Through extensive interviews, diaries, and monologues, Johns and Newman offer a fresh perspective on current issues facing the ignorant black community; they encourage black residents to express their views on gangs, drugs, crime, and they also express their hopes. Since this book is a story over a long period of time and with fragmentary writing styles, it is impossible to complete the soundtrack of the chapters in detail in eight songs. Therefore, if I were to be the music composer for the film based on this book, I would choose eight songs for the following eight themes. Religious Faith: “Is God a Three-Letter Word of Love” Duke Ellington Despite the harsh environment According to Ida B. Wells, the people who live there are still faithful to God. However, some of them also question God for ignoring the black community. Based on this ambiguity, I believe that the gospel jazz “Is God a three letter word for Love” by Duke Ellington accurately describes the complex emotion of the residents. For starters, it doesn't matter what age or gender, even those who face serious survival challenges. , these individuals trust in God. For example, when LeAlan and Lloyd try to investigate the murder, they meet Tymeka, a teenage mother who still lives in the skyscraper where the murder took place. Even though she has a difficult life, she remains religious to “pray for all”. them children” (p. 111), both for the young victim and for the murderers of the crisis. This relates to the gospel element of the song's title. "God is a three-letter word... in the middle of a paper... a neighborhood, and that makes him different from the rest. His own story of escaping the ghetto can blend into "I Believe I Can Fly” by R. Kelly, one of the best R&B, gospel and soul songs of the last century. The inner gospel impulse brings a sense of hope, and the jazz impulse in the rhythm celebrates the new solution to the current problem. Believing in himself, LeAlan becomes one of the black Americans finally adopted by the dominant society. In search of his future, LeAlan leaves the parallel "our" America in which he lived, to now head towards the real America that guarantees. freedom, voting and equality In conclusion, these are the eight songs that I selected for Our America: The Life and Death of Chicago's South Side. , but that does not take away from the gospel, jazz or blues impulse of the songs..