Joyful Noise is a 2012 English-language Comedy Drama motion picture written and directed by Todd Graff and produced by Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove, Michael Nathanson, Joseph Farrell and Catherine Paura under the banner of Alcon Entertainment. G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition. Joyful noise stars Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Courtney B. Vance, Jeremy Jordan, Kris Kristofferson and Josiah Lyricq. The music was composed by Mervyn Warren. Cinematography was done by David Boyd and editing by Kathryn Himoff. The film has a running time of 118 minutes. It was released on 15th March 2012. Joyful Noise was made on a budget of $25 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $31 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Warner Bros.