Mark Ronson “would like to make extra music” with Barbie star Ryan Gosling, the music producer instructed Billboard this week.
“We positively had plenty of enjoyable,” Ronson stated of his collaboration with Gosling. Ronson, alongside Andrew Wyatt, produced the now Oscar-nominated soundtrack for the movie, which incorporates Gosling’s Oscar and Grammy-nominated music, “I’m Simply Ken.”
“Ryan…he’s bought wonderful style and nice concepts, and he’s an especially humorous and gifted musician and singer,” Ronson stated.
He added that the pair had much more enjoyable engaged on the Christmas version of “I’m Simply Ken” — launched December 2023, 5 months after Barbie hit the field workplace — because it allowed them an opportunity to rekindle their friendship.
“I in all probability hadn’t spoken to him for a few yr until the film was wrapping up,” Ronson stated. “And I used to be like, ‘Hey, we completed the model truly, Slash is taking part in on it, I simply need to be sure to’re pleased with it earlier than we combine it.’ And he actually liked it.”
Ronson continued, “We made [the Christmas] model after which we began to hold, and positively, I’d like to make extra music. You understand, I feel it might be nice. And we’ve talked about it a bit of bit.”
Upon its unique launch, “I’m Simply Ken” earned Gosling a spot on the Billboard Sizzling 100. Now, the monitor is nominated for a Grammy at Sunday’s ceremony (up for greatest music written for visible media) and an Oscar (greatest music).
In November, Ronson revealed that Gosling had initially not deliberate to sing within the movie, however modified his thoughts upon listening to “I’m Simply Ken.”
“I keep in mind [Barbie director Greta Gerwig] wrote again saying, ‘Ryan says this music speaks to him very deeply,’” he stated. “The subsequent factor we knew, Greta stated Ryan’s right down to sing it, and we’re going to rewrite this battle scene to include it.”
