Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Aren't the Only Writers on A Star Is Born's Soundtrack

Out of 18 original tracks on the soundtrack, Lady Gaga is credited as a writer or cowriter on 13 of them, including the powerful finale "I'll Never Love Again." The big ballad featured in the trailers, "Shallow," is one of her signature songs, co-written with Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt. It was also at Gaga's insistence that the movie's songs were recorded live on set, rather than recorded separately and lip-synced during filming.

Although Cooper only just learned to play guitar for his A Star Is Born role, he dove into songwriting as well to really get at the authenticity of his singer-songwriter character. He's credited as a co-writer on three of his character's songs, "Black Eyes," "Out of Time," and "Too Far Gone," and collaborated with Gaga on "Alibi." Like Gaga, Cooper performs his songs live, playing guitar and singing on camera.

Although Cooper and Gaga are the big names and did do a lot of the songwriting, their collaborators included some of the best in the music industry. Grammy winner Jason Isbell wrote "Maybe It's Time" for Cooper's character early on in the writing process, and it became the jumping-off point for the character's entire sound. Other well-respected songwriters on the soundtrack include Hillary Lindsey, Natalie Hemby, Lori McKenna, Nick Monson, Paul Blair, and many more.