Music - 80 for Brady :  Score composed by John Debney and Original Song Gonna Be You by Diane Warren

By Mulder, 28 january 2023

Award-winning composer John Debney scores Paramount Pictures’ 80 for Brady, starring Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin. Inspired by a true friendship, 80 for Brady is a comical, yet genuinely emotional tale of four women, over the age of 80, who set out to pay homage to quarterback Tom Brady’s refusal to ever give up—only to have to tap into that same spirit on the craziest trip of their long and amazing journey together. Tom Brady co-stars in the film and came on-board as a producer. John Debney recorded the score with a 60-piece orchestra.  The film features the original song “Gonna Be You” written by 14-time Oscar nominated songwriter Diane Warren and performed by Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, Belinda Carlisle, Gloria Estefan, and Debby Harry. The film opens in theaters on February 3rd. 
 

Prolific composer John Debney has scored numerous iconic films including comedies Elf, Liar Liar, and Bruce Almighty.  His repertoire also includes adventure films like Iron Man and Spy Kids, the powerful and poignant Oscar nominated The Passion of the Christ, sci-fi action Predators, horror Dream House, romance Valentine’s Day and Princess Diaries, and musicals like The Greatest Showman.  Debney’s most recent releases include Apple’s Luck and Disney’s Hocus Pocus 2; he scored the original Hocus Pocus 30 years ago. He also co-composed Symphony of Three: Peace, Love, and Tolerance, an epic orchestral work commissioned by the Abu Dhabi Festival to exemplify the message of tolerance unifying the three faiths ― Islam, Judaism and Christianity, with composers Emirati Ihab Darwish and David Shire. The symphony will be performed live in Abu Dhabi in March. 

Filming began by March 2022, with the production receiving a tax credit to film in California. In June, filming wrapped, with Billy Porter and Guy Fieri added to the cast. By July 14, 2022, former Patriots Rob Gronkowski, Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman joined the film.

The soundtrack single "Gonna Be You" was released January 20, 2023. The song was written by Diane Warren, and performed by Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, and Debbie Harry. The official music video shows Parton, Carlisle, Lauper, and Estefan performing while wearing football jerseys similar to the ones worn by the women in the film, interspersed with clips from the film.

Four true legends of the screen join forces as gutsy ringleader Lou (Lily Tomlin), glam, feisty Trish (Jane Fonda), adventurous, tireless Maura (Rita Moreno), and smart, down-to-earth Betty (Sally Field).  These decades-long BFFs have been watching football together for years—complete with their own superstitions, rituals, and jerseys. Still, the ultimate dream of attending the Super Bowl has never seemed within reach—more so now that most of them are over 80. So, when tickets unexpectedly come their way, the foursome toss caution to the wind, heading into misadventures no one saw coming, from hot wings to hot guys, from mischief to mayhem…even before momentous Super Bowl LI begins.  

Synopsis : 
Four elderly female friends and longtime New England Patriots fans travel to Houston to watch their hero Tom Brady and the New England Patriots play in Super Bowl LI (2017).

80 for Brady
Directed by Kyle Marvin
Written by Sarah Haskins, Emily Halpern
Produced by Tom Brady, Donna Gigliotti
Starring  Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Tom Brady
Cinematography : John Toll
Edited by Colin Patton
Music by John Debney
Production companies : 199 Productions,Fifth Season, Watch This Ready
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date : February 3, 2023

(Source : press release)