


"I was like, 'If I don't get this gig, this is gonna be my favorite movie of the year.'" "I don't read a lot of scripts, but it was just everything I want in a movie," Ronson remembered in a Rolling Stone profile. Drakoulias shared details about the project, and Ronson was sold. The text came from producer George Drakoulias, who previously worked with Barbie co-writer Noah Baumbach on critically acclaimed films like Marriage Story and White Noise. Ronson's nearly year-long work on Barbie The Album kicked off when he checked his phone and saw a one-word text : "Barbie?" The highly anticipated Barbie soundtrack is helmed by Mark Ronson, the seven-time GRAMMY-winning producer known for working with artists like Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Amy Winehouse, and Miley Cyrus. Out July 21, the fantasy comedy spotlights Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Mattel's classic Barbie doll couple, alongside a slew of other major stars including Issa Rae, Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu, and plenty more. From floods of #barbiegirl TikToks to ubiquitous brand collaborations, there's been no shortage of almost alarmingly efficient marketing for Greta Gerwig's upcoming blockbuster Barbie. In the last few months, seemingly all corners of the world have been painted Barbie pink. This summer, everyone's hot (pink) with Barbie fever.
