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“I’m Just Ken” was almost left out of the film, reveals composer

According to one of the composers of “I’m Just Ken”, the song came close to not being on the “Barbie” soundtrack. Know more!

In an interview with The Sunday Times, Mark Ronsoncomposer, DJ, guitarist and music producer, responsible for one of the two nominations for “Best Original Song” for “Barbie” at the 2024 Oscars, stated that “I’m Just Ken”, a song that went viral among fans, almost was cut from the film.

According to the composer, Greta Gerwigdirector of the film about the most famous doll in the world, had to fight to keep the track on the soundtrack.

On the first test viewing, the music wasn’t working. I panicked, the humor wasn’t translating to the film. Greta had to fight. The studio asked if she really needed the song and she said ‘with every inch of my body’ and then they released it,” Ronson revealed.

“I’m Just Ken” was written by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt It is Matt Dunkley. The track was introduced in the film with the voice of Ryan Gosling (Ken), who performed a special performance of the song at the 96th Academy Awards and, despite not winning the award for “Best Original Song”, it became the most talked about performance of the night. Remember!

Even though “I’m Just Ken” lost the “Best Original Song” category, another song on the “Barbie” soundtrack received the statuette: “What Was I Made For?”, by Billie Eilish. In Brazil, the live-action doll is available through the Max streaming service (formerly HBO Max). Review the trailer!

Source: Recreio

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