Raye joins Benny Safdie film Lizard Music to voice character and compose

Musician Raye will voice a character and write original music for Benny Safdie's live-action CGI hybrid film Lizard Music.

FTMQ Music, written by our newsroom31 October 2026 at 00:010 views

Musician Raye has joined director Benny Safdie's upcoming film Lizard Music, Deadline first reported, with coverage confirmed by Rolling Stone and Spin. The artist will voice a character and write original music for the project. [1][2]

The film blends live-action footage with CGI animation and is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Daniel Pinkwater. Spin reported that United Artists will release the feature on Dec. 25, 2027. [1][2]

Dwayne Johnson stars in and produces the movie, alongside cast members Alicia Silverstone, Regina Hall, Colman Domingo, Jeff Goldblum, Rachel McAdams, Theo Leber, Tim Heidecker, Arya Parvathi, David Krumholtz, and Andrew Dice Clay. Johnson and Safdie previously collaborated on the 2025 film The Smashing Machine. [1][2]

Raye will voice a character and write original music for the film Lizard Music.
Lizard Music is based on a 1976 novel by Daniel Pinkwater.
United Artists will release the film on Dec. 25, 2027.

Sources

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[1]Raye to Voice Character and Pen Music for Benny Safdie Film Based on 1976 Novel ‘Lizard Music’Rolling Stone, 4d ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]RAYE Reels In Role In ‘Lizard Music’Spin, 4d ago
[3]Raye to Voice Character and Pen Music for Benny Safdie Film Based on 1976 Novel ‘Lizard Music’Yahoo, 4d ago

Background

[4]Josh Safdie on Wikipedia
[5]Voice acting on Wikipedia
[6]PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) on Wikipedia

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