Musique Fantastique

December 15, 2022

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Releases Tomorrow – Original Score By Simon Franglen – Extended Score Album Releases Dec. 20^th

Hollywood Records has announced the release of AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), now available on all streaming platforms. Featuring music by GRAMMY® Award-winning composer Simon Franglen, the 22-track soundtrack also includes the original song “Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” written and performed by The Weeknd, and produced by Swedish House Mafia along with Simon Franglen. The soundtrack will also be available on vinyl in early 2023, pre-order link HERE. Additionally, the extended AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (Original Score) album will release Tuesday, December 20th and will include 11 additional score cues from the film not available on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

Also, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) will be available on vinyl in early 2023, pre-order link HERE.

Franglen, who worked with composer James Horner on the original AVATAR film, picked up where James Horner left off following his tragic death in 2015. Franglen spend a large portion of the last three years composing the three-hour score to AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, traveling to New Zealand to collaborate with James Cameron. Franglen was also responsible for the production and further composition of the music throughout “Pandora–The World of Avatar,” which opened at Walt Disney World in Florida in May 2017 and is working on the next AVATAR sequel, to be released in 2024.

About AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER: Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive and the tragedies they endure. Directed by James Cameron, the new film stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Giovanni Rabisi and Kate Winslet. Screenplay by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver. Story by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver & Josh Friedman & Shane Salerno. AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER will open in theaters tomorrow, on December 16.

Watch the film’s latest trailer: