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Tems announced, in a collaborative post with the film’s official page, Paramount Pictures, and director Gina Prince-Bythewood, that she is the executive music producer of the Children of Blood and Bone soundtrack.
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Her lead single, “African Love Story,” is out on November 20.
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Burna Boy is the executive music consultant, and Fireboy DML, Ayra Starr, BNXN, Obongjayar, and others feature.
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The film, based on Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling novel, opens in cinemas on January 15, 2027.
November 13, (THEWILL) – Tems is taking charge of the sound of one of Hollywood’s most anticipated fantasy adaptations, Children of Blood and Bone.
The Grammy-winning singer will serve as executive music producer for the soundtrack of Paramount’s film version of Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling novel.
She announced it in a collaborative Instagram video shared with the film’s official page, Paramount Pictures, and director Gina Prince-Bythewood.
In the video, Tems says she curated the soundtrack herself and cannot wait for fans to hear it.
She promises new music from her, as well as from special friends in the industry who worked on it with her. A second slide lists the artists involved.
Her lead single, “African Love Story,” arrives on November 20, and the new trailer gives fans a first taste of it.
She will not be carrying it alone. Burna Boy is on board as executive music consultant.
The artists on that second slide read like a playlist worth saving: Burna Boy, Fireboy DML, Ayra Starr, BNXN, Kold AF, Obongjayar, Moelogo, Daecolm, Pa Salieu, Show Dem Camp, and Moonchild Sanelly.
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For a story rooted in West African mythology, having the region’s own artists handle the music feels just about right.
The film follows Zélie, a young woman who sets out to bring back the magic that was violently taken from her people in the land of Orïsha.
Thuso Mbedu leads the cast in that role, with Amandla Stenberg, Damson Idris, Regina King, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Cynthia Erivo alongside her.
Gina Prince-Bythewood directs.
Tems already knows what it takes to make a mark on a film soundtrack. She co-wrote “Lift Me” for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which earned her an Oscar nomination. Now, she is on the other side of the table, deciding how a film like this should sound.
The film opens in cinemas on January 15, 2027, with the first book of Adeyemi’s trilogy as its source.
Gertrude Oby is a writer and journalist passionate about the creative industries. Works span fashion, film, media, art, and culture.