Brandi Carlile on Writing Elton John’s ‘Never Too Late’ Doc Theme: ‘He Doesn’t Like to Say Nice Stuff About Himself’

The new Disney+ documentary ‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ details the pop star’s career from his meteoric rise to fame to his farewell tour

Elton John knows there was only one person who could help him write the music for his upcoming documentary epic that tells the story of his meteoric rise — and that was Brandi Carlile.

“The Story” singer Carlile, 43, is featured on the soundtrack for the upcoming Disney+ documentary Elton John: Never Too Late in the form of the film’s title track. According to a press release from Disney, the song “Never Too Late” is heard over the documentary’s credits, and it played a huge role in the direction of the project.

The pair collaborated extensively to come up with the track’s lyrics, per the press release, meeting for dinner many times during the summer of 2023 after John, 77, had finished his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. After Carlile saw a rough cut of the documentary for the first time, the song was born.