AceShowbiz - Christopher Nolan has received his first songwriting credit in his 28-year directing career by co-writing lyrics for the original end-credits song titled When I'm Home in his latest film The Odyssey.

The song was co-written alongside Ludwig Göransson, James Blake, and Travis Scott, who also appears in the film performing as a bard reciting verses about the Trojan War. Göransson and Blake handled the production duties for the track. This marks a notable departure for Nolan, whose films typically emphasize original scores rather than popular or tie-in music. The song plays during the movie’s end credits and has already been recognized as a potential contender for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Christopher Nolan is best known as the acclaimed director and screenwriter behind numerous celebrated films. His latest epic, The Odyssey, which stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, Zendaya as Athena, and Tom Holland as Telemachus, has garnered widespread acclaim and broken ticket sales records at the BFI IMAX in London. Nolan, who has been an early advocate of IMAX technology, filmed the entire movie using the new IMAX 70mm cameras, pushing cinematic boundaries with ambitious shoots on location including the open ocean and the Sicilian island of Favignana.

This first foray into songwriting highlights Nolan’s evolving creative involvement in filmmaking, extending beyond directing and writing into the musical dimension of his work. The collaboration with prominent musicians like Göransson, Blake, and Travis Scott also reflects a blending of cinematic storytelling with contemporary music culture, potentially elevating The Odyssey’s cultural impact as it vies for awards and box office success this summer.