When Greta Gerwig first spoke with Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell about writing a song for “Barbie,” she was “adamant,” Finneas said, that they watch footage of the film.
“We feel like fans who snuck into the back of the party,” he said. “The idea that we were going to get to see some rough cut of the movie six months before we would otherwise get to see it was enough to us that we’re like, that’s sick, even if they don’t want us to make a song. That’s awesome.”
Of course, they did write a song: “What Was I Made For?” It earned the sibling musicians their second Best Original Song Oscar nomination, following their win for “No Time to Die” in 2022.
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