The Weeknd has launched the music video for ‘Nothing is Misplaced (You Give Me Energy)’.
The tune is lifted from the soundtrack of James Cameron’s Avatar sequel, Avatar: The Method of Water, which was launched in cinemas final month.
The accompanying video, directed by Quentin Deronzier, is about largely inside the movie’s fictional Pandora panorama, with transient glimpses of The Weeknd shrouded in embers. Later within the clip, the Na’vi inhabitants are pressured to evacuate into the ocean as a hearth approaches. Watch that beneath:
‘Nothing is Misplaced (You Give Me Energy)’ was produced by frequent The Weeknd collaborators Swedish Home Mafia, together with Avatar’s rating composer Simon Franglen. The Weeknd first teased his involvement within the blockbuster soundtrack in early December, earlier than releasing it a day forward of Avatar’s premiere on December 15.
Discussing the monitor in an interview with Hollywood Reporter final week, The Weeknd stated: “The perfect half about writing the tune was getting notes from James [Cameron] and ensuring that each one the lyrics and the tones match the themes of the movie”.
The Weeknd’s earlier soundtrack contributions have included ‘Earned It’ for the 2015 movie Fifty Shades of Gray, and the Kendrick Lamar-assisted ‘Pray For Me’ for 2018’s Black Panther.
In one other onscreen enterprise, The Weeknd additionally co-created, co-wrote, government produced and leads the forged of The Idol, an HBO drama sequence co-starring Lily-Rose Depp and set for launch later this yr. Euphoria creator Sam Levinson additionally co-created and directed the sequence.
Final month, ‘Nothing is Misplaced (You Give Me Energy)’ was named on the shortlist for Finest Authentic Track for this yr’s Academy Awards. The Weeknd appeared on the checklist alongside Rihanna (for her Black Panther: Wakanda Without end single ‘Elevate Me Up’) and Woman Gaga (for her Prime Gun: Maverick contribution ‘Maintain My Hand’), amongst others.
In a four-star evaluate of Avatar: The Method of Water, NME described the sequel as “greater, bolder and positively higher than the unique”. The movie stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and Kate Winslet, amongst others.