Oklou Announces In Waves Soundtrack: Hear “the swirl ahead”

Oklou enchanted the world last year with her stunning debut album Choke Enough, one of the year's very best. Next, the French singer and producer is lending the soft-focus cinematic splendor of her electronic pop music to score an actual film, the animated feature In Waves, alongside fellow French artist ROB. In Waves, an adaptation of AJ Dungo's graphic novel of the same name directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen, premiered at Cannes earlier this year. Inspired by Dungo's real-life story, it stars Will Sharpe and Stephanie Hsu as AJ and Kristen and traces the couple relationship, their shared love of surfing, and Kristen's battle with cancer. "the swirl ahead," the first track from Oklou and ROB's soundtrack, is out today. It's a slow building cascade of synths and processed vocals that crescendos in a swell of orchestral pop beauty. Listen below.And here's the track in a clip from the film:Exclusive clip from ‘IN WAVES’.The film follows a shy teenager who falls in love with a girl that teaches him how to surf.In select theaters on November 27, releasing December 11 on Netflix. pic.twitter.com/L5nWHVmbkf— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 14, 2026TRACKLIST:01 "the wave"02 "Kristen"03 "facebook"04 "sweet sixteen"05 "miss you"06 "abrazo"07 "the swirl ahead"08 "here"09 "moon"10 "family"11 "morning"12 "back"13 "nyc"14 "the wind"15 "every second"16 "the wave call"17 "in waves"18 "friends"19 "the promise"20 "fly again"21 "lilac"22 "piano song"In Waves' soundtrack is out 12/11th via Because alongside the premiere of the film on Netflix. Pre-order it here.