Ryland Grace’s (Ryan Gosling) and Rocky’s (James Ortiz) space odyssey has several meaningful needle drops behind it.
Even before Ryland is sent to space on the titular spaceship to save the sun from dying, there is a poignant karaoke session with Sandra Hüller belting a well-known ballad. The Beatles play a key role in both Andy Weir’s novel, off of which the film is based, and the film’s story as well. Daniel Pemberton’s score captures the otherworldliness of some of Rocky and Ryland’s encounters and solidifies emotional moments in the movie. Music supervision was conducted by Keir Lehman.
Find all the songs in Project Hail Mary below with some notations of what is included in the soundtrack album:
- “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” – Written and Performed by Kris Kristofferson
- “Pata Pata” – Written by Miriam Makeba & Jerry Ragovoy, Performed by Miriam Makeba
- “El Amanecer” – Written by Roberto Firpo, Performed by Carlos Di Sarli y su Orquesta Típica
- “Theme From Close Encounters of the Third Kind” – Written by John Williams **Heard in brief clip.
- “Rainbows” – Written by Stephen Kalinich, Carl Wilson & Dennis Wilson, Performed by Dennis Wilson
- “The Final Bell” *Heard in brief clip of Rocky (1976) – Written by Bill Conti
- “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” *Karaoke version – Originally performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Written by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
- “Wind of Change” *Karaoke version, Originally performed by Scorpions.
- “Sign of the Times” *Karaoke version, Originally performed by Harry Styles, Written by Jeffrey Bhasker, Tyler Johnson, Ryan Nasci, Mitchell Rowland, Alex Salibian & Harry Styles (Performed by Sandra Hüller as Stradt)
- “Po Atarau” Written by Maewa Kaihan, Clement Scott & Dorothy Stewart, Performed by Turakina Maori Girls’ Choir
- “Gracias A La Vida” Written by Violeta Parra Sandoval, Performed by Mercedes Sosa
- “Two Of Us” *not included on soundtrack album – Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Performed by The Beatles
- “Stargazer” Written and Performed by Neil Diamond
- “Glory, Glory” – Written by Ike Turner, Performed by Ike & Tina Turner
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