Courtesy of NetflixFilm & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsAriana Grande and Kid Cudi share their apocalyptic song from Don’t Look UpThe ‘Just Look Up’ performers appear in the upcoming disaster comedy alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Timothée Chalamet, and moreShareLink copied ✔️December 4, 2021December 4, 2021TextThom Waite Last month, Netflix shared the first full trailer for Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up, showing two small-time astronomers (played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence) on a hopeless mission to warn Earth’s inhabitants about their impending doom. Now, Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi have shared their soundtrack for the apocalypse, a pop ballad (and desperate plea to “get your head out of your ass”) titled “Just Look Up”, which has been tipped as a best original song contender at the Oscars. Both musicians will make cameo appearances in the forthcoming disaster comedy, which also features performances by Timothée Chalamet, Mark Rylance, and Cate Blanchett. The president and her chief of staff — who dismiss the astronomers’ claims about an approaching comet in a teaser released in September — are played by Meryl Streep and Jonah Hill, respectively. “This guy was the grossest blast I’ve ever had,” Hill wrote of his slimy, badly-dressed role earlier this year. “I thought, what if Fyre Festival was a person and that person had power in the White House.” In a statement on the newly-released Don’t Look Up track, Moonlight and Succession composer Nicholas Britell says: “It was a privilege to collaborate with Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, and Taura Stinson on our song ‘Just Look Up’, a love song that transforms into a rallying cry.” “Many of the projects that I’ve worked on with Adam McKay are, in their own way, explorations of tone as a central topic — they’re all a unique blend of gravitas and absurdity.” Previous collaborations between McKay and Britell include the acclaimed features The Big Short and Vice. Don’t Look Up, he adds, captures “a sense of ever-increasing astonishment at how crazy things really are.” Watch the official lyric video for “Just Look Up” below, and revisit the Don’t Look Up trailer here. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORENorthern roles should go to northern actorsAmanda Seyfried: ‘Community is everything. Socialism is a beautiful idea’ GANNIGANNI is yearning for a dreamy summer – and so are we ‘It’s been turned into something ugly’: Why fans are boycotting Scream 7You need to see Sirāt, an apocalyptic sci-fi about illegal desert raves FILAFrom track to concrete: Fila reimagines sportswear in the city for AW26Dazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s next screening is Sound Of FallingRose Byrne on A$AP Rocky, Hackney and the ugly side of motherhoodAkinola Davies Jr on his BAFTA-winning debut, My Father’s ShadowThe Secret Agent: A must-see thriller about fighting fascism in BrazilDerry Girls creator unpacks her new show and female friendship‘Fucking Dazed’: Aidan Zamiri and Bertie Brandes on making The MomentEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy