"Barbie The Movie" isn't just filled with songs performed by some of the biggest artists from the genres of pop and hip-hop, it would also feature rock legends who showcased their guitar skills; find out below how the collaboration happened.
According to Guitar World, Guns N' Roses' Slash and Van Halen's Wolfgang Van Halen both worked on the song "I'm Just Ken" featuring the vocals of Ryan Gosling himself.
Although the track is seemingly reminiscent of an '80s power ballad, "Barbie the Album" producer Mark Ronson revealed that Slash has been the perfect choice for the song. He also noted that he was the one who personally reached out to him for a collaboration.
In an interview with Variety, the producer revealed that Slash has been his "all-time hero" back in the day and there was a moment in his life when the guitarist's pictures were hung up on the wall of his room.
"I sent [Slash] the song and he was like, 'This is a good song... cool, I'll play on it,' He kills it, he plays the solo at the end and the rhythm parts. It's wonderful," he said.
Wolfgang Van Halen Also Personally Invited to Work on 'I'm Just Ken'
The following day after the premiere night of "Barbie the Movie," Wolfgang Van Halen took to his official Instagram account to share that he attended the movie event because he was part of the soundtrack.
In the caption, the musician wrote, "My buddy @iammarkronson hit me up earlier this year needing my 'mammoth guitar sound' and I happily obliged."
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Van Halen added that he's honored to contribute his guitar skills to the "hilarious/surreal/heartfelt movie."
Later on, the guitarist shared some details about the piece he did for "I'm Just Ken" in the comment section as he explained that he has a lot of "textural stuff" throughout the film and there were two moments in the movie where he did solos.
'Barbie the Album' Release Date
"Barbie the Movie's" official soundtrack, "Barbie the Album" is set to be released on July 21, 2023, the same day as the movie drops, but some of the tracks from the record has already been dropped ahead of the film.
One of the first songs was Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice's massive hit "Barbie World" where they sampled the iconic song "Barbie Girl" by Aqua.
Other collaborators for the record were Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, PinkPantheress, Lizzo, Ava Max, the Kid Laroi, Dominic Fike, and many more.
Slash and Demi Lovato Collaboration
Meanwhile, in a different but related news, Slash and pop singer, Demi Lovato, collaborated in creating a rock version of Lovato's 2017 hit, "Sorry Not Sorry." The Guns 'N Roses member is featured in the said version of Lovato's song, as per Koimoi.com. Demi posted via social media stating,""'Sorry Not Sorry' Rock Version feat. Slash. This Friday! Have your pre-saved?" Slash, in turn, has reposted this message on his social media profile, as well.
