The world of Orïsha has a new sound.
Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Children of Blood and Bone, offering another look at Gina Prince Bythewood’s ambitious fantasy adaptation while debuting snippets of “African Love Story,” a new song written and performed by Tems.
Tems also serves as the executive music producer of the film’s original motion picture soundtrack, bringing together a major lineup of African artists for the upcoming release.
“African Love Story” arrives as the soundtrack’s lead single on November 20 through RCA Records, ahead of the film’s theatrical debut on January 15, 2027.
Watch the new Children of Blood and Bone trailer
Tems Helps Shape the Sound of Orïsha
Tems’ involvement goes considerably beyond contributing one song.
The Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer is overseeing the soundtrack as executive music producer, helping shape the musical identity of a fantasy world deeply influenced by African culture, mythology and history.
The soundtrack will feature contributions from:
Tems, Burna Boy, Fireboy DML, BNXN, Kold AF, Ayra Starr, Obongjayar, Moelogo, Daecolm, Pa Salieu, Show Dem Camp and Moonchild Sanelly.
Burna Boy also serves as the film’s executive music consultant.
That collection of artists gives the soundtrack a wide musical range while keeping its creative identity rooted within African music.
For a story about reclaiming culture, identity and power, that connection feels particularly important.
The music is not simply being placed around the fantasy world. It has the opportunity to become part of how audiences experience Orïsha itself.
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A New Look at the Fight to Restore Magic
Based on Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling novel, Children of Blood and Bone takes place in the fantasy world of Orïsha, where magic has been violently stripped from its people.
The story follows a young woman who sets out to restore what was taken.
She and her brother eventually form an unlikely alliance with the daughter and son of the king, placing them directly against a brutal regime determined to keep magic from returning.
The new trailer expands the scale of that conflict, balancing enormous fantasy imagery with the more personal struggle at the center of Adeyemi’s story.
Thuso Mbedu leads the ensemble alongside Damson Idris, Amandla Stenberg and Tosin Cole.
The cast also features Cynthia Erivo, Lashana Lynch, Zackary Momoh, Richard Mofe Damijo, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Regina King, with Idris Elba and Viola Davis.
Also appearing are Saniyya Sidney, Diaana Babnicova, Bukky Bakray, Ayra Starr, Shamz Garuba, Kola Bodunde, Pamilerin Afolake Ayodeji and Tèmítópé Fágbénlé.
It is an unusually deep ensemble for a fantasy adaptation, bringing together established award winning performers with a younger generation of actors at the center of the story.
Gina Prince Bythewood Returns to Epic Storytelling
Gina Prince Bythewood, director of The Woman King, directs the film and co wrote the screenplay with Adeyemi.
That combination makes the adaptation particularly interesting.
Prince Bythewood has already demonstrated an ability to balance large scale action with intimate character work, while Adeyemi remains directly involved in translating the world she created from novel to screen.
At its core, Children of Blood and Bone is not simply a story about restoring supernatural abilities.
Its conflict centers on what happens when a ruling power tries to erase something fundamental from an entire people, and what it takes for the next generation to reclaim it.
The fantasy setting gives those ideas enormous scale, but the emotional foundation remains deeply personal.
The Soundtrack Could Become Part of the Film’s Identity
The announcement of Tems as executive music producer adds another layer to that adaptation.
Soundtracks can often feel separate from the films they accompany, particularly when major artists are gathered primarily to create promotional singles.
The lineup assembled here suggests something more deliberate.
Tems, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Fireboy DML, BNXN and the other announced artists represent different sounds and creative perspectives across contemporary African music.
That gives the soundtrack an opportunity to reinforce the film’s identity rather than simply sit beside it.
“African Love Story” offers the first major taste of that approach.
The new trailer uses snippets of the song alongside the film’s fantasy imagery, allowing the music to immediately become associated with the emotional and cultural world audiences are being introduced to.
Tems’ role behind the entire project makes the song feel less like a standalone tie in and more like the beginning of a larger musical vision.
Children of Blood and Bone Arrives in January
The film will open exclusively in theatres, Dolby Cinema, Premium Large Formats and IMAX on January 15, 2027.
With a cast led by Thuso Mbedu, a director in Gina Prince Bythewood who has already proven comfortable working on an epic canvas, and a soundtrack shaped by Tems with some of the biggest names in African music, Children of Blood and Bone is building toward a release that wants its world to feel expansive both visually and musically.
The latest trailer makes that increasingly clear.
Orïsha is not only getting its magic back.
It is finding its sound too.
Tems’ “African Love Story” releases November 20 through RCA Records. Children of Blood and Bone opens in theaters January 15, 2027.
Watch the new trailer featuring “African Love Story”
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