The Weeknd reveals he contributed new song to Avatar: The Way Of Water soundtrack
On Sunday, four-time Grammy winner The Weeknd revealed that he has contributed a new song to the soundtrack for Avatar: The Way Of Water by exchange a 12 second clip of a choral melody with battle drums.
The 32-year-old Canadian son of Ethiopian immigrants, who was last seen performing at SoFi Stadium on November 26, captioned the trailer with the highly-anticipated sequel’s release date: ‘12.16.22’.
That same day, Avatar producer Jon Landau tweeted a snapshot of himself with The Weeknd (born Abel Tesfaye) captioned: “As the Na’vi say, ‘Zola’u nìprrte’ soaiane Avatar”… Welcome to the Avatar family.”
Surprise! On Sunday, four-time Grammy winner The Weeknd revealed that he contributed a new song to the Avatar: The Way Of Water soundtrack by sharing a 12-second clip of a choral tune set to battle drums.
In 2016, the Creepin’ singer won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance and received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song for his song Earned It from the Fifty Shades of Gray soundtrack.
The Avatar: The Way Of Water soundtrack was composed by Simon Franglen who, with James Horner, created the first Avatar soundtrack and produced the Titanic theme song My Heart Will Go On.
Three-time Oscar winner James Cameron’s $350 million-budgeted underwater performance-capture film finally hits US/UK theaters on December 16, 13 years after the critically acclaimed original film which grossed $2.9B.
The 32-year-old Canadian son of Ethiopian immigrants, who has 76.5 million followers on social media, captioned the teaser with the release date of the highly anticipated sequel: ‘12.16.22’
That same day, Avatar producer Jon Landau tweeted a snapshot of himself with The Weeknd (born Abel Tesfaye) with the caption: “As the Na’vi say, ‘Zola’u nìprrte’ soaiane Avatar.” Welcome to the Avatar family.”
Hit: In 2016, the “Creepin'” singer won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance and received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song for his song Earned It from the Fifty Shades of Gray soundtrack.
The 68-year-old filmmaker only completed the ‘final mix and image mastering’ in his eight-time delayed film of three hours and 12 minutes on November 23.
The Way of Water stars Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet, Michelle Yeoh, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Oona Chaplin, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jack Champion and Jemaine Clement.
The Weeknd was last seen performing at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on November 26, two months after he tearfully cut short his concert on September 3 due to vocal problems mid-performance.
Sights and sounds! The soundtrack for the film Avatar: The Way Of Water was composed by Simon Franglen who, with James Horner, created the first Avatar soundtrack and produced the Titanic theme song My Heart Will Go On.
Take that, Aquaman! Three-time Oscar winner James Cameron’s $350 million-budget underwater motion capture film finally hits US theaters.
Coming soon! The 68-year-old filmmaker only completed the ‘final mix and picture mastering’ on his eight-time-delayed three-hour, 12-minute film on November 23.
The Best Friends singer will kick off the second leg (European and Latin American) of his 51-date After Hours til Dawn tour on June 10 at England’s Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
The Weeknd also teamed up with Sam Levinson and Reza Fahim to co-create and star as self-help guru/cult leader Tedros in the six-episode drama The Idol, premiering next year on HBO.
The Los Angeles-set drama also stars Lily-Rose Depp, Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Moses Sumney, Jane Adams, Dan Levy, Jennie Ruby Jane, Eli Roth, Rachel Sennott, Hari Nef, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Mike Dean, Ramsey, and Hank Azaria.
The next spring! The Weeknd, last seen at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium on November 26, will kick off the second leg of his 51-date After Hours til Dawn tour on June 10 in England.
‘Trust nobody. Just Me: The Best Friends singer also teamed up with Sam Levinson and Reza Fahim to co-create and star as self-help guru/cult leader Tedros in the six-episode drama The Idol, premiering next year on HBO.