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The album Ill Manors has been credited by different sources as either a soundtrack album or Plan B's third studio album and I thought it would be useful to try and reach a consensus over which album type category it best fits into. There are good reasons for either category being used however I personally believe Ill Manors fits into the category soundtrack much more than studio album for the following reasons:
As a whole Ill Manors is a visual/audio project with the album accompanying the film's release. The name soundtrack suggests the album is based on/accompanies the film, whereas studio album suggests a separation between the two.
Several songs on the album were written specifically for use in the film's soundtrack and the second disc contains the original film score, which further supports that this album should be considered as a soundtrack.
It has probably been described as a studio album for marketing reasons. A studio album by an artist seems more significant than a soundtrack for a film.
Previously The Ballad of Belmarsh was described as Plan B's third album, and as recording on that album began before Ill Manors, chronologically The Ballad of Belmarsh is his third album.
In future Ben Drew plans on making more films, and it is fair to assume some of these will also have soundtrack albums too. It will be important to maintain a distinction between soundtracks and studio albums in Plan B's discography. - Ellm6 (talk) 04:59, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
