Travis Scott Discusses Acting Debut in No. 1 Film The Odyssey

Q: What did Christopher Nolan contribute to Travis Scott's song to earn his first-ever songwriting credit?

Christopher Nolan earned his first-ever songwriting credit by co-writing the lyrics to Travis Scott’s end-credits song “When I’m Home.” Reports tied to *The Odyssey* say Nolan was officially credited as a co-writer and lyricist on the track alongside Travis Scott, Ludwig Göransson and James Blake. Actor John Leguizamo also said Nolan was the lyricist behind the song, and Universal later confirmed his songwriting credit. That means Nolan’s contribution was not production or composition alone, but words: he helped write the song’s lyrics after Scott had seen a cut of the film and developed the track around Odysseus’ journey home.

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Travis Scott said Christopher Nolan personally called to ask him to act in The Odyssey, landing the rapper his first role in a No. 1 movie.
Scott said he was "nervous as F" playing a Greek bard, especially after learning he would appear alongside Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson.
The film also uses Scott's new song "When I'm Home" over the end credits; he made it with Ludwig Göransson and James Blake after Nolan had a cut ready.
A video for the track, directed by Scott, is due next week, extending a Nolan collaboration that previously included 2020's Tenet song "The Plan."
Nolan has said he cast Scott to echo The Odyssey's oral-poetry roots through rap, adding him to a short list of musicians used in the director's films.