Grammy winning singer-songwriter contributes 2 original songs ‘Kiss the Sky’ and ‘Even When I’m Not’ to DreamWorks Animation’s new animated feature; full soundtrack drops the same day the film hits theaters - September 27.
Grammy winning singer-songwriter Maren Morris created two new original songs for the new DreamWorks Animation film, The Wild Robot, an adaptation of Peter Brown’s New York Times bestseller. The movie features Morris’ tracks, “Kiss the Sky” and “Even When I’m Not,” with the former’s music video are set for an August 28 release. The full soundtrack drops the same day of the film’s theatrical release, September 27, 2024.
The movie tells a powerful story about the discovery of self, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things. It follows the epic adventure of a robot - ROZZUM unit 7134, ‘Roz’ for short - who shipwrecked on an uninhabited island must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.
Watch The Wild Robot: “feat. Maren Morris:”
Crafted for a stunning, seven-minute scene of geese migration, “Kiss the Sky” coincides with a pivotal emotional sequence in the film. Oscar-winning composer Kris Bowers (Green Book) interwove the song with the film’s score. After screening the finished film, Morris and her team of co-writers found inspiration and wrote a second song, “Even When I’m Not,” now featured in the film’s end credits and threaded with the film’s final score cues.
Learn about her process in The Wild Robot: “Maren Morris Announcement:”
Morris performed the tracks and wrote them alongside Ali Tamposi, Michael Pollack, Delacey, Jordan Johnson, and Stefan Johnson, with additional writing by Isaiah Tejada on “Even When I’m Not” only. Production duo The Monsters & Strangerz (Jordan & Stefan Johnson) also produced both songs along Isaiah Tejada.
Three-time Oscar nominee Chris Sanders (The Croods, How to Train Your Dragon, Lilo & Stitch) wrote and directed The Wild Robot with Jeff Hermann is producing. The film stars the voices of Nyong’o, Emmy nominee Pedro Pascal, Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara, Emmy winner Kit Connor, Oscar nominee Bill Nighy and Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu.
Source: NBCUniversal
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
