Hans Zimmer, Jade Team on BBC’s ‘Blue Planet III’ Song “Into the Deep (Seas Cry)”
The BBC’s much-anticipated third installment of Blue Planet, once again narrated by David Attenborough, who turned 100 earlier this year, will also feature top musical talent to help bring nature’s stories, and particularly marine species, to life. The U.K. public broadcaster on Tuesday unveiled that the upcoming Blue Planet III, a series of six hour-long episodes for BBC One, iPlayer and BBC America from the BBC Studios Natural History Unit, will feature an original song from Hans Zimmer and former Little Mix member Jade Thirlwall, widely known as simply Jade.
The song, entitled “Into the Deep (Seas Cry),” was unveiled on Tuesday, receiving its first-ever public play on BBC Radio 1.
The nature program is set to premiere later this year. The BBC Studios Natural History Unit spent about four and a half years putting together the highly anticipated return to the world’s oceans.
Written by Jade, Zimmer and Thom Lukas of Zimmer’s Bleeding Fingers Music team, the sweeping new track has been created especially for the return of the show 25 years after the original captivated audiences around the world.
Said Jade: “I’ve been a huge fan of Blue Planet for many years and have so many memories of watching the show throughout both childhood and adulthood. Sir David Attenborough is a true hero of mine. Being part of Blue Planet III in this way feels incredibly special and a real privilege. I’m so proud of Into the Deep (Seas Cry), and it was amazing to create it with Hans Zimmer and his team.”
The collaboration continues the long-running creative partnership between Zimmer, Bleeding Fingers and BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit, which has seen some of the world’s biggest recording artists create original music inspired by the natural world – from Radiohead for Blue Planet II to collaborations involving Sia, Raye, Camila Cabello and Seventeen.
Said Lukas: “Blue Planet III offered an extraordinary opportunity to explore and translate the depths of the ocean through an expansive sonic lens. Working with Jade, we set out to capture the brilliant light, deep shadows and intense emotional gravity of life beneath the waves.”
Jade’s social media accounts also shared the news of the new song’s premiere on Tuesday, including a post that told fans: “The vocals are insane!”
