Aren't you tired trying to fill that boy?

One of the first things that Mark said to me.

Okay, I know you could write a pop song, but what do you absolutely have to write about?

We were writing shallow from the point of view of Ali.

E had no idea it was gonna become part of the narrative.

And then you start like singing the opening lines.

I really did get chills.

It becomes part of the reason that they fall off Or do you need me?

And it's hard keeping.

It's so hard core the me See you.

You just write that now.

Yeah, it's pretty good.

Is there something else you searching for?

For there's no point in the movie where any lyric is sung that isn't directly related to exactly what their fear is.

Their hope, their dream.

When I was writing music for the film, I had to think about Aaliyah's If she wasn't me.

Yeah, you know.

But I never thought of you.

You have so many sides and it was evolving as the film was evolving in the shooting of it s so I went with a sound for her.

Even in the pop realm.

That's unlike anything I've ever put out before.