Andrew Wyatt earned multiple Grammy nods at the 66th ceremony for his work on Barbie
As he walked the red carpet at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (Feb 4th), composer Andrew Wyatt chatted with The Music Universe about the strange ride that has been the virality of his hit song “I’m Just Ken” from summer 2023’s record-breaking Barbie movie.
When asked what the strangest thing about the Ryan Goslin song overtaking pop culture was for him, Wyatt told us, “I think the craziest thing was seeing the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Palace play I’m Just Ken. That was, that was when you knew, okay, this one went wide.”
Laughing about it, the multi-Grammy nominee said, “Maybe there’s some hardcore music fans in the Queen’s Buckingham Palace Guard, but it’s not the first thing you think of.”
And as to whether he’s Kenough, Wyatt became introspective. “You know, I’ve worked very hard to start feeling like I’m Knuff, right? Like probably most artists.”
Released in July 2023, Barbie grossed more than $1.4 billion at the global box office, making it the year’s highest-grossing film.
Directed by Greta Gerwig, Barbie stars Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell. The film is written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach, based on “Barbie” by Mattel, and produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner. The executive producers are Michael Sharp, Josey McNamara, Ynon Kreiz, Courtenay Valenti, Toby Emmerich and Cate Adams. The film’s music supervisor is George Drakoulias, with music by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt.
Barbie The Album features new tracks from an unprecedented lineup of artists including Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice, Lizzo, Karol G, Charli XCX, PinkPantheress, Ava Max, Dominic Fike, Khalid, The Kid Laroi, Tame Impala, Haim, Gayle and Fifty Fifty featuring Kali. Barbie star Ryan Gosling also joins the robust roster of soundtrack artists with his iconic original song performed as his character, Ken. Atlantic Records dropped an expanded version following the film’s release.
