Pharrell Williams has teamed up with Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar and composer Han Zimmer for the lead track he penned on the upcoming Spider-Man 2 soundtrack. Keys expressed her excitement for the collaboration on Twitter saying, "'It's On Again' with me @kendricklamar @Pharrell and @RealHansZimmer! Can't wait for you to hear it! ;-)."
"I'm very excited to be a part of such a powerful collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer," Keys said in a statement about the album, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, due out on April 22. "This is the next chapter in the 'Spider-Man' legacy and we really feel 'It's On Again' captures the experience, the story -- and most importantly -- the meaning behind the film, which is that we all have the potential to be extraordinary. There's a little bit of a super hero in all of us."
The film's director, Marc Webb, added, "We were looking for just the right song to close out the film -- a song that would be upbeat and exciting, but also contain a note of foreboding. Alicia's song, 'It's On Again,' is the perfect end note. For the overall score, I'm so amazed by what Hans Zimmer and the Magnificent Six (Pharrell, Incubus' Mike Einzinger, ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, Junkie XL, Andrew Kawczynski and Steve Mazzaro) were able to achieve with the music in the film. Every director wants his movie to have a unique sound, but this is beyond unique. It's completely unlike any movie score that's come before."
According to Zimmer, the songwriting process was atypical to what composers usually do. "We wrote songs, and from the songs came the themes," he said. "We embraced a rock-and-roll ethos on this movie, and it paid off."
The film also features new songs exclusive to the film performed by Williams, The Neighbourhood, LIZ and Alvin Risk. Phosphorescent's previously released "Song for Zula" will also be featured on the soundtrack.
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