Film Music Reporter

Jeffrey Katzenberg announced today in a call to investors that Rihanna will be performing new original songs for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature Home. She will also be creating a concept album based on the movie. The singer and actress also is also among the voice talent of the film directed by Tim Johnson (Antz, Over the Hedge). The animated feature’s voice cast also includes Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez and Jim Parsons. The movie is based on the book The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex and centers on a friendly alien race that invades Earth and begins to efficiently reorganize the planet. Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember (Get Smart, Epic) have written the screenplay and Chris Jenkins (Surf’s Up) and Suzanne Buirgy (Kung Fu Panda 2) are producing the project. No composer has been announced yet. Home is set to be released on November 26, 2014 by 20th Century Fox. (Variety)