Pharrell Williams says recording a song for the 'Paddington' soundtrack was a "wonderful opportunity".
The 'Happy' hitmaker - who has five-year-old son Rocket with wife Helen Lasichanh - has teamed up with his 'The Voice' co-coach Gwen Stefani to record 'Shine', which will be released in support of the new family adventure, which is based on Michael Bond's popular children's books.
Pharrell said: "What a wonderful opportunity, as a parent, to contribute to something as classic, authentic and generational to all of our lives, as Paddington Bear."
And Gwen - who has previously worked with Pharrell on 'Hollaback Girl', 'Can I Have It Like That' and 'Spark the Fire' - said she was "honoured" to collaborate with the star again and be a part of "Paddington's next big adventure".
Movie bosses are equally thrilled to have the pair on board for the project and think they have created the perfect track for the adventuring bear, who is voiced by Ben Whishaw.
The Weinstein Company's Bob Weinstein said: "Pharrell and Gwen are the perfect artistic duo and they truly brought to life the charm that Paddington represents in the terrific song 'Shine'.
"We are so proud to have them be a part of this classic film."

Reese Witherspoon didn't want to shoot the emotionally raw sex scenes in her new film 'Wild'.
The 38-year-old actress portrays Cheryl Strayed in the movie adaptation of her memoir, 'Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail', and she admits it was tough recreating the drug-fuelled lovemaking detailed in the book - which is about Cheryl's 1,100-mile hike of self-discovery along the Pacific Crest Trail.
Reese said: "I remember thinking, 'I just don't want to do it.' But I had to make a choice as an artist. And Cheryl was brave enough to tell all the parts of her story in her book - the parts that probably made her feel incredibly uncomfortable and would be hard to tell her children and would be difficult to relive. I couldn't honour and do justice to her story by just picking the parts that I was comfortable with."
The Oscar winner secured the film rights to the memoir in 2012 and was totally committed to bringing Cheryl's story to the big screen, describing the tome as "one of the most important books I've ever read in my life".
Cheryl decided to go backpacking at the age of 26 to re-evaluate her life after a succession of devastating events which began with the death of her mother died when she was 22, her becoming estranged from her stepfather, developing a strained relationship with her siblings, taking heroin and getting divorced from her husband.
During filming on location in Oregon and California, Reese admits she phoned her husband Jim Toth in tears, fearing she had taken on too big a task.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she recalled: "I call my husband crying. I said, 'I ain't taking this. It's so cold.' I mean, it's really just freezing cold and windy. He said, 'When you optioned this book and decided to make a movie called 'Wild', what did you think it was going to be like?' I was like, 'F**k you!'
Referring to the emotional challenges of Cheryl's story, she added: "Like one day on set I was getting divorced, and the next day my mother died. And the next day I was having sex with a stranger and shooting heroin."

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Ansel Elgort lost his virginity while listening to Ne-Yo.
The 'Fault in Our Stars' actor was delighted to run into the 'So Sick' hitmaker at the American Music Awards (AMAs) at the weekend, but stopped short of sharing his intimate memories of the singer's music.
He said: "I just bumped into Ne-Yo, hes a legend, I think I had sex for the first time listening to [2008 album] 'Year of the Gentleman'.
"Did I tell him? I didn't, I will though, maybe later."
Despite his global box office success, Ansel, 20, insists he doesn't get recognised very much but appreciates being able to go out without being bothered.
He said: "Not many people know who I am, which is nice though."
While he insists few people know who he is, the 'Divergent' star was astonished when 'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane wanted to be his friend.
He told 'Extra' on the red carpet at the AMAs: "Seth McFarlane reached out to me, that was pretty sick, I was like, 'Woah', he asked if I wanted to come over and hang out, I was like 'I live in New York, but I'll be there tomorrow, I'll get on a plane.' "
Away from movies, Ansel is a keen musician and would love to work with Ariana Grande.
He said: "I love Ariana Grande's voice, I'd love her to sing on my stuff. I'm a little less poppy than that, but still."

Jason Derulo has purchased a $3 million bachelor pad.
The 'Talk Dirty' singer is getting ready to move into his 3,600 sq ft mansion in Tarzana, California following his split from his long-term girlfriend Jordin Sparks in September.
The 25-year-old star splashed out the hefty sum on the Tudor-inspired four bedroom home which features stained glass windows, turrets, a gym, tanning room, sauna and even an opulent billiards room with a large gold chandelier.
The castle-like property boasts a large back garden complete with a 75 ft swimming pool, built-in bar, spa and entertaining area.
If he doesn't feel like relaxing by the pool, Jason can enjoy a game of basket ball on his personal court.
Sadly, the 'Watcha Say' hitmaker will have to wait a few weeks before he can move in to the house, as an interior decorator adds the finishing touches to the furniture.
Perhaps planning for his new home will divert Jason's mind from his ex-girlfriend Jordin.
The pair split in September after dating for three years, and now the 'American Idol' alum has reportedly hit back at her former beau - who had to cancel his world tour in 2012 after fracturing his neck - in her remix of Drake's 'How Bout Now'.
In an interview with LA Leakers, the 24-year-old pop star revealed a snippet of the tune, which features the lyrics: "Remember I deleted all my other guys' numbers out of my phone for ya?/Remember when you broke your neck and I had to wash your back for ya?
"You didn't really f**k with me way back then, but how bout now?/'Cause I'm up right now and you suck right now. (sic)"

Jennifer Aniston says Justin Theroux will "put a gun to her head" if she has surgery on her face.
The 45-year-old star insists she would never go under the knife in an attempt to try to stay looking youthful because her fiancée would not approve, but she also wishes she could "beg" her friends to stop injecting "s**t into their face".
She said: "I think what doesn't work is seeing women trying to stay ageless. I'm grateful to learn from their mistakes because I am not injecting s**t into my face.
"But each to their own. I don't judge but sometimes I wish I could beg the people I am very near and dear to not to touch their face.
"I have a fiancé who will put a gun to my head if I touch my face in any way."
The 'Horrible Bosses 2' actress admits she gets a lot of sleep and does plenty of exercise in an attempt to stay looking invigorated, but also joked the odd dry Martini has played a part in her youthful looks.
When asked what keeps her energised, she added to OK! magazine: "Proper sleep, exercise, vitamin B12 shots. Also, it's not looking at the future and seeing what lies ahead, like, 'Oh my god, how am I going to do this?
"'Are we going to get on the plane, do we sleep, do we not sleep? We land so late in the afternoon and then when we do go back to sleep and think about the morning?' And a dry Martini helps!"

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has deal another crushing blow to Nadine Coyle by unfollowing her on Twitter.
The 31-year-old singer has appeared to signal her friendship with her former Girls Aloud bandmate is well and truly over after she headed over to 29-year-old star's Twitter account and clicked 'unfollow', an action which was picked up on by several eagle-eyed users of the social networking site.
One Twitter user, who is clearly a big fan of 'The X Factor' judge, tweeted: "Can I just pretend Cheryl's Twitter unfollowed Nadine and not her please? (sic)"
Another was not so kind to the 'Stars' hitmaker, slamming her actions as "disrespectful".
They wrote: "Cheryl unfollowing Nadine really why? I love both but find it disrespectful and I'm sure she wont lose sleep over it! (sic)"
Cheryl's antics come just days after she slammed Nadine by claiming she is "full of s**t" for suggesting she didn't want Girls Aloud to split up.
She said: "She's full of s**t. What do you want us to say? She's full of s**t. She was the one who wanted to make a solo record. Which is why we took the hiatus.
"She wants to come out and say we broke the band up? No! She shouldn't tell porkie pies. She should remember why we took the hiatus after seven years..."
Cheryl's comments came after her former bandmate took to Twitter to claim she had "no part" in the break-up of the girl band - also made up of Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh - in the wake of their split following their greatest hits tour in 2013.
She wrote: "you should know by now I had no part in any of this split business. I couldn't stop them. I had the best time and want to keep going"
Nadine's solo album 'Insatiable' bombed in the charts following its release in November 2010, while Cheryl has gone on to forge a successful solo career with four albums, '3 Words', 'Messy Little Raindrops', 'A Million Lights' and 'Only Human', and two stints as a judge on 'The X Factor'.

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