Oklou returns to announce the original score and reveal the tracklisting for In Waves premiering on Netflix and streaming December 11th and available for pre-order.
The California surf-themed animated feature produced by Silex Films is directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen and adapted from illustrator AJ Dungo’s celebrated graphic memoir. Oklou composed and performed the score for the film alongside fellow French artist ROB. Together, they unfold the full range of emotions running through it: the vital energy of youth, the burning desire to live, to lose oneself, to surf – but also fragility, anxiety, and the confrontation with illness. Sitting at the intersection of orchestral, electronic and pop music, the score moves between grandeur and restraint. It allows simple, almost fragile melodies to emerge — ones that touch closest to the heart, and lend the film an emotional resonance of rare intensity. Limited edition physical variants of In Waves are also available on vinyl and CD for pre-order now
The Swirl Ahead” reflects Oklou’s own journey: a track that builds gradually, carried by hope. It arrives at the climax of In Waves, a critically acclaimed film that screened at Cannes, Biarritz and Lausanne and is available on Netflix on December 11. The song opens with a my
