James McAvoy makes his directorial debut with music biopic California Schemin’.
The film is based on the true story of Scottish rappers Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain, who pretended to be American for three years as rap duo Silibil N’ Brains in order to be taken seriously by the music industry.
Samuel Bottomley and Séamus McLean Ross play Boyd and Bain respectively, alongside McAvoy, Lucy Halliday, Rebekah Murrell, James Corden and Jennifer Win.
California Schemin’ is released in UK cinemas on April 10, 2026.
Who composed the California Schemin’ soundtrack?
The film’s score is by Benjamin Stefanski aka Raffertie, whose previous credits include The Substance and The Continental: From The World Of John Wick.
What other songs appear in the film?
As you’d expect, California Schemin’ features many tracks by Silibil N’ Brains, along with some new songs written especially for the film. You can check out all the songs below.
‘Runnin’ – The Pharcyde
‘Natural Born Spitters’ – performed by Samuel Bottomley and Séamus McLean Ross
‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels/Black Widow’ – Silibil N’ Brains
‘Tongue Kung Fu’ – Silibil N’ Brains
’93 Til Infinity’ – Souls Of Mischief
‘Superhero’ – Silibil N’ Brains
‘I’m All About It’ – performed by Bash The Entertainer
‘Medicine’ – Silibil N’ Brains
‘Superhero (Live)’ – Silibil N’ Brains
‘Back By Dope Demand’ – King Bee
‘Sk8er Boi’ – Avril Lavigne
‘Lost Soul’ – performed by Séamus McLean Ross
‘Jezahel (Brains Mcloud Remix)’ – Shirley Bassey
‘Disaster Movie’ – Brains Mcloud
‘California Schemin’ – Billy Boyd, Kieran Wishart, Boyd Adams