In Waves - Original Soundtrack

The meeting between Oklou and Rob has something obvious about it, almost ideal. For In Waves, an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name, their worlds come together for the first time in service of an animated film of rare intensity - both sublime and deeply moving.

Oklou embodies a new generation of artists born on the Internet, where virtual identity and creation are closely intertwined. Trained in piano and cello in Poitiers, Marylou Mayniel discovered electronic music on her own, behind her computer, before establishing herself on the international scene. Her debut album choke enough, released in 2025, stands out as a singular work, blending delicate pop with intimate electronic experimentation. With this project, Oklou reaches a new milestone: critical and public success, recognition from major pop figures, and a sold-out world tour, culminating at Coachella in 2026.

A musician, writer, singer, composer, and producer, Rob has spent more than twenty years developing a body of work at the crossroads of stage and cinema. After performing alongside Sébastien Tellier and Phoenix, he established himself as one of the leading composers for screen music, notably scoring Le Bureau des Légendes, films by Rebecca Zlotowski, Papicha by Mounia Meddour, and La Venue de l’avenir by Cédric Klapisch.

For In Waves, Oklou and Rob compose together, crafting a score that follows the film’s inner movements. Together, they unfold the full range of emotions that run 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.

Oklou’s voice, both minimal and intensely inhabited, intertwines with Rob’s orchestrations, creating an organic dialogue between the intimate and the spectacular. Around it, a rich and sensitive sonic texture emerges: choirs, airy string layers, enveloping synthesizers, and a deep, tactile piano.

At the crossroads of orchestral, electronic, and pop music, the score oscillates between grandeur and restraint. It allows simple, almost fragile melodies to surface - touching something very close - and gives the film an emotional resonance of rare intensity.