Instagram post<\/a> reflecting on both the creative process and her lifelong connection to Pixar\u2019s flagship franchise.<\/p>\n\u201cWriting this song felt like a musical departure and coming home at the same time,\u201d she wrote. \u201cCreating something for Jessie was a new challenge and also felt like second nature all at once. And being a @toystory kid from the age of 5 til now\u2026 is an adventure I plan to be on, to infinity and beyond\u2026. Thank you to the incomparable @randynewmanofficial for the gorgeous sonic tapestry of songs and scores you\u2019ve meticulously woven over the years. You created the Toy Story musical world, and we are lucky to get to live in it. By we, I mean myself and my pal @jackantonoff. We wrote this with so much adoration for these characters that made us laugh and helped us learn lessons and think outside the backyard all throughout our childhoods.\u201d<\/p>\n
The release follows a week of mounting anticipation that included Toy Story 5<\/em>-themed teasers, a countdown on Swift\u2019s website and a series of \u201cTS\u201d billboards appearing in major cities around the world. Director Andrew Stanton previously praised Swift\u2019s contribution, saying her understanding of Jessie\u2019s emotional journey was immediate and that the song felt as though it had always belonged in the franchise.<\/p>\nToy Story 5<\/em> opens exclusively in theaters on June 19, with Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack returning alongside a new character voiced by Greta Lee. As Swift referenced in her Instagram post, Newman is also back to provide his fifth film score of the series.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n