Multi-Platinum Singer-Songwriter Lauv Releases New Song “Steal the Show” For Pixar’s Elemental Soundtrack

Lauv fans, rejoice! The multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer has teamed up with the team of Disney and Pixar’s new animated film Elemental to create a new original song for the film.

The song, titled “Steal The Show,” accompanies cool guy Wade (Mamoudou Athie) and fiery Ember (Leah Lewis) as they journey through Elemental city and realize they might have more in common than they think. Lauv collaborated with composer Thomas Newman, who was behind the scores of iconic Pixar films like Finding Nemo, Wall-E, and Finding Dory, and songwriter Michael Matosic, who co-wrote on Lauv’s first and second albums. “This was one of my favorite songs ever to write because the process was really different,” said Lauv about the creative process. “I sat down with Thomas Newman and he gave me a couple of sounds that he was working with and I asked, ‘Can I have a couple of minutes in a room, pull up a piano, and turn on the microphone?’ I had melodies, chords and a couple of key lyrics totally freestyled after watching the scene. It was a very in-the-moment thing. It was really cool to go back and forth with Thomas and build the whole soundscape and then I combined it with very classic Lauv sounds."

How did the opportunity come about? Elemental director Peter Sohn shared that during production he had been using one of Lauv’s songs as a placeholder. “I love Lauv’s music,” said Sohn. ‘When we finally got the chance to work with him, I referenced his music and how we were using it. He captured the beauty [Ember and Wade] saw in each other and how it could be something more. We were so emotional when we first heard his song. It was overwhelming and we feel absolutely indebted to what he gave the film.”

You can listen to “Steal The Show” out now — and the full Elemental soundtrack drops on June 16 the same day the film hits theaters.