Actor, screenwriter, and director Molly Gordon and producer and multi instrumentalist Blake Mills have released their new duet, “Islands in the Stream,” which is available everywhere out now. The track is featured in the Sony Pictures Classics film Oh, Hi!, which was also produced and co conceived by Gordon alongside writer and director Sophie Brooks. Gordon and Mills deliver a fresh and intimate folk version of the beloved classic, which was originally written by The Bee Gees and famously recorded by country icons Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
Gordon shared her sheer excitement about working with Mills, stating, “When Sophie and I were developing OH, HI! and she came up with the dream sequence, she mentioned that she planned to ask her friend Blake Mills to help us out. I tried to play it very cool, but I was secretly freaking out inside as he is my favorite artist.” She added, “We only had a couple of hours to record the cover, but we had an immediate language – and again, I tried to hide how much of a dream those few hours were.” Mills affirmed the unique experience, saying, “We got to take this song to the moon – fitting for its usage in the film – and I think we ended up with something that truly stands on its own merits.”