Disney debuted a new music video for the original song “Zoo” from Zootopia 2 today.
Performed by Shakira, who returns as the voice of Zootopia’s biggest pop star Gazelle, the song follows “Try Everything,” the catchy tune from the original 2016 film.
Shakira appears in multiple Gazelle and Zootopia 2-inspired looks throughout the music video, which combines her live performance with footage of numerous animated characters from the film including Gazelle, Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin), Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman), Gary De’Snake (voiced by Ke Huy Quan) and Nibbles Maplestick (Fortune Feimster).
Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, the video is set in multiple environments from the film including the glamorous Zootenial Gala celebrating the 100th anniversary of the city’s weather walls, the Zootopia Express as it approaches the animal metropolis and a steep cliffside that Shakira scales with Judy and Nick.
The music and lyrics to “Zoo” are written by Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin and Shakira. The song is produced by Blake Slatkin, Alex (A.C.) Castillo, Shakira and Sheeran.
The “Zootopia 2” score is composed by Academy Award-winner Michael Giacchino and launches as a part of the complete soundtrack on Friday, Nov. 21, ahead of the film’s theatrical release on Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Zootopia 2 follows rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde as they “find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De’Snake arrives in Zootopia and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.”
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The film also features the voices of Andy Samberg, Idris Elba returning as Chief Bogo, Patrick Warburton, Quinta Brunson, Nate Torrence returning as Clawhauser, and Shakira, who returns as Gazelle. From the Oscar®-winning team of Disney Animation chief creative officer Jared Bush and Byron Howard (directors) and producer Yvett Merino Zootopia 2 opens in theaters Nov. 26.
Watch the video above.
