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Michael Foust

Tommee Profitt on The Resurrection of a King and Reimagining Hymns

April 9, 2026   ●   13 min

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Tommee Profitt, award-winning composer and producer, has spent years making cinematic music for movie trailers, TV shows, and artists like NF and TobyMac. Now he is turning that same epic, orchestral sound toward something deeply personal. The Resurrection of a King is a 19-song album that reimagines beloved hymns as modern worship anthems, featuring voices like CeCe Winans, Crowder, Jenn Johnson, and Ben Fuller. Tommee opens up about why he felt urgently called to make this project, and what it felt like to score the moment Jesus walked out of the tomb.

Cinematic worship, the power of hymns, and a God the world desperately needs right now: Tommee shares why he believes the rich theology of classic hymns still has everything to say to a new generation, how a Friday night in a Michigan basement with his friend NF changed the trajectory of both their careers, and why after years of working in the mainstream music world, this album feels like a full-circle moment he did not see coming but could not ignore.

Highlights

  • How The Birth of a King Christmas album led to the idea for an Easter equivalent
  • What cinematic sound means and why orchestral weight changes the way we experience worship
  • What we lose when the church stops singing hymns and why their theology still matters
  • The story of how a casual Friday night with NF led to a record deal and a career-defining moment
  • The first time he heard his music in a Will Smith movie trailer and what that moment meant
  • How 5 million monthly Spotify streams reflect a life built on making music that is emotional and powerful
  • Why Resurrection of a King marks a full-circle shift back to his roots as a worship leader

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