The Barbie film is out subsequent weekend and it looks like the entire world is speaking about it proper now, in all probability due to its insane advertising and marketing marketing campaign. The soundtrack has gotten some consideration, and for good cause; the names concerned are fairly large, making it as star-studded an affair because the film itself. On one newly revealed track, “I’m Simply Ken,” Ryan Gosling, who performs Ken within the film, performs an ’80s-style energy ballad with Weapons N’ Roses guitarist Slash and former Mammoth WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen.

Explaining how they obtained Slash on the monitor, soundtrack govt producer Mark Ronson says that he simply shot his shot and the highest hat-wearing guitarist was into it.

“I used to be, what, seventh grade when Urge for food For Destruction got here out. He’s my all-time hero. I had photos of Slash throughout my partitions. So once we have been getting close to this track being executed, I used to be like, ‘It by no means hurts to ask.’ It looks like such an extended shot.

“I despatched him the track and he was like, ‘This can be a good track.’ I [didn’t] know Slash that nicely earlier than this, and he was like, ‘Cool, I’ll play on it.’ And he was so cool. He killed it. He performs the solo on the finish and the rhythm elements. It’s great.”

Van Halen defined his function on Twitter:

“My buddy @MarkRonson hit me up earlier this 12 months needing my “mammoth guitar sound” and I fortunately obliged.

“Honored for the chance to contribute some guitar taking part in all through this hilarious/surreal/heartfelt film.”

He additionally broke down a number of the technical points:

“(If anybody is interested by specifics, I’ve lots of textural stuff all through the movie with two main spots the place I do some soloing. One specifically is fairly cool as a result of it’s the massive track that Ryan Gosling sings and Slash performs on it as nicely!)

“(There’s a selected second on this track that’s solely within the film the place l’ve obtained this enjoyable solo with some tapping and stuff lol. Such a cool alternative. Honored to be part of it ????)”