Entertainment Music Pop Music Camila Cabello Talks Hans Zimmer Collab 'Take Me Back Home' for 'Frozen Planet II' : 'Dream Come True' “It was hugely exciting composing and recording ‘Take Me Back Home’ with Camila,” Zimmer told BBC of the upcoming climate change docuseries single By Jack Irvin Jack Irvin Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since 2022. Jack started in the industry with internships at Rolling Stone and Entertainment Tonight, and he worked as a freelance writer for publications including Bustle, MTV News, Shondaland, L’Officiel USA, Ladygunn, Flood and PopCrush before joining PEOPLE. In his current role, Jack covers daily music news and has interviewed both up-and-coming and established artists including Dolly Parton, Michelle Branch, Ashanti, Cyndi Lauper, Normani, Carly Rae Jepsen and Coco Jones. People Editorial Guidelines Published on August 22, 2022 02:05PM EDT Camila Cabello, Hans Zimmer. Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty; Jesse Grant/Getty Camila Cabello was excited to team up with legendary film composer Hans Zimmer for a new song. On Sunday, the BBC announced Cabello, 25, and Zimmer — the 64-year-old, Oscar-winning German composer behind 1994's The Lion King, the Dark Knight trilogy, Dune and other films — have joined forces for a new song titled "Take Me Back Home" from BBC One's upcoming docuseries, Frozen Planet II. Featuring Cabello's vocals and Zimmer's instrumentation and created alongside arranger Anže Rozman and producer Russell Emanuel for Bleeding Fingers Music, "Take Me Back Home" will premiere Friday on BBC Radio 1 alongside an extended trailer for the series. 'Lion King' Composer Hans Zimmer Files for Divorce: Reports "my life is a dream," Cabello wrote Sunday on Twitter alongside the announcement. A sequel to the BBC Studios Natural History Unit's 2011 series Frozen Planet, a nature documentary series focused on climate change's impact on the Arctic and Antarctic regions, Frozen Planet II will dive deeper on its effect on wildlife and see David Attenborough return as narrator. Camila Cabello Discusses 'Ever Present Struggle' of Body Image and 'Supportive' Friendship with Selena Gomez Cabello spoke further about the collaboration in a statement to BBC. "To be able to combine my passion for the planet we live on and my music is a dream come true – never mind also getting to work with the legend that is Hans Zimmer," said the "Bam Bam" singer-songwriter. "Frozen Planet II is stunning and Sir David's narration is deeply powerful as we try to protect these incredible ecosystems from global warming," continued Cabello. "I'm grateful to be able to lend my voice to such an inspiring series." Camila Cabello. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Zimmer also opened up about the experience in a statement to the network. "It was hugely exciting composing and recording 'Take Me Back Home' with Camila and discovering that her musical talents are as powerful as her voice," he told the outlet. "The Bleeding Fingers team and I feel incredibly privileged to be given the opportunity to score such a pioneering and important natural history landmark as Frozen Planet II." Who Is Camila Cabello's Rumored Boyfriend? All About Austin Kevitch Mark Brownlow, Executive Producer of Frozen Planet II, spoke about the series and "Take Me Back Home" in a statement. "Frozen Planet II is a celebration of wondrous wildlife overcoming the challenges of life in the extremes. Yet today it faces the even greater challenge of climate change," he said. "Hans and Camila's profoundly moving original song captures the fragility of these magical realms at a time when their very future hangs in the balance." A premiere date for Frozen Planet II is currently unknown, though the press release claims "the series is coming soon to BBC One and BBC iPlayer."