Metro Boomin’s Am I Dreaming, released June 2, 2023, arrives not just as a song, but as the emotional exhale of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, rolling through the end credits with cinematic force. Its opening string quartet, draped in melancholic grandeur over trap beats and synths, immediately suspends you in a liminal space between reality and reverie.
A$AP Rocky steps in, channeling Miles Morales with intimate details—“Count up my ones, lacin’ up my favorite 1s,” “Kiss my momma on the forehead ’fore I get the Code Red”—blurring the lines between character and narrator. It’s a tribute to Miles’s world, but also a braggadocious and grounded reflection from Rocky himself. Roisee then emerges as the heart of the track—her chorus haunting, her verse vulnerable—staking her debut on a strand of stardom that’s as emotional as it is unforgettable.
Metro’s production is nothing short of cinematic. The strings, crafted by Peter Lee Johnson in homage to 2010s Kanye epics, swell and pulse with an operatic urgency that anchors the song in grand melancholy. It’s no wonder Am I Dreaming went from soundtrack entry to personal anthem—one Reddit fan put it best:
“This song is a masterpiece… Metro’s strings combined with his synthesizing produces something on another level.”
Critics echoed that sentiment. Pitchfork calls it “an end credits song in the best possible way,” and calls Metro’s vision here one of the soundtrack’s standout moments.
It’s also a rare soundtrack track that thrives on its own merit—scoring nominations at Hollywood Music in Media and even earning a spot on the Oscar shortlist.
Am I Dreaming isn’t just the final chord of a movie—it’s an emotional passport to dream states, where strings, verse, and vocal interplay blur into something unforgettable. It lingers, hesitates, and pulls you right back into gravity’s pull—only to lift you again.