Musical Montage: Billie Eilish “What Was I Made For?”
Billie Eilish became a two-time Oscar winner last night, following up her win for “No Time to Die” in 2021 with a win for “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie. Written with her brother and collaborator Finneas, the duo was shown a rough cut of the movie by director Greta Gerwig before starting the songwriting process. While it started as strictly a song that was trying to capture what the character of Stereotypical Barbie was feeling at the pivotal moment when she meets her creator Ruth Handler and finally decides what she wants to be in life, Eilish has said that lots of her personal feelings eventually worked their way in as well. The music video was directed by Eilish herself and features her going through Barbie-sized outfits that represent different outfits she previously wore in public or for previous music videos. The song was considered one of the best songs of 2023 and reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released as a single from the Barbie soundtrack. Check out the video below.
