Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows
by Lesley Gore
Album: It's My Party: The Mercury Anthology
Klara and the Sun Soundtrack
Every song featured in Klara and the Sun . Directed by Oscar winner Taika Waititi from Kazuo Ishiguro's celebrated novel, the dystopian sci-fi drama stars Jenna Ortega as an observant Artificial Friend companion navigating loneliness, devotion, and sacrifice for an ailing child (Mia Tharia). Explore the film's verified licensed soundtrack, classical pieces, and original score details by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino below.
"Scored by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino, the musical style of Klara and the Sun contrasts tender acoustic melodies and vintage pop classics with the quiet fragility of artificial consciousness."
☀️ Klara and the Sun In Theaters Taika Waititi's adaptation of Klara and the Sun is now in theaters. Explore all 9 songs, trailer music, classical selections, and official 30-second audio previews below.
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Klara and the Sun Soundtrack — Featured Songs
8 Tracks
Straight Jackin Fools
by Owen Chaim
Album: Straight Jackin Fools - Single
Days
by Television
Album: Adventure (Bonus Track Version)
The Marriage of Figaro, ("Le Nozze Di Figaro"), K. 492
by Mozart
Album: 111 Opera Masterpieces
Believe in Yourself
by Disasteradio
Album: Visions
Good Feeling
by Violent Femmes
Album: Violent Femmes
Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
by Frédéric Chopin
Album: Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Nocturnes, Barcarolle & Scherzo
Fistful of Love
by Antony and the Johnsons
Album: The Lake - Single
Official Trailer Music
1 Track
I Got You Babe
by Sonny & Cher
⏱ Official Trailer
Album: The Beat Goes On - The Best of Sonny & Cher
Musical Direction & Emotional Palette
Adapted from Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's 2021 masterpiece, Klara and the Sun offers a moving, humanist perspective on artificial intelligence. While traditional cinematic sci-fi often leans heavily into metallic synthesizer drones and sterile electronic aesthetics, director Taika Waititi adopts an organic, deeply emotional sonic texture. Seen through the eyes of Klara (Jenna Ortega), an "Artificial Friend" powered by sunlight, the music channels innocence, observation, and an earnest quest to understand the complexities of the human heart.
The licensed soundtrack is highlighted by purposeful contrast. Retro-pop anthems like Lesley Gore's cheerful "Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows" carry a bittersweet resonance when mirrored against Klara's reverence for solar nourishment. Introspective alternative rock classics like Television's "Days", Violent Femmes' acoustic staple "Good Feeling", and the swelling heartbreak of Antony and the Johnsons' "Fistful of Love" provide raw human vulnerability, complemented by classical movements from Frédéric Chopin and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Original Motion Picture Score by Michael Giacchino
Providing the film's thematic backbone is an original score by Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino ( Up , The Batman , Jojo Rabbit ). Reuniting with Waititi, Giacchino crafts intimate piano themes, warm strings, and delicate harmonic progressions that trace Klara's evolving understanding of familial love, grief, and unyielding hope.
