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Apr 3, 2020 · The Pitch. That Thing You Do! Is a Testament to the Power of One Great Song. Revisiting Tom Hanks’ directorial debut, whose main songwriter, Adam Schlesinger, passed away this week. By Jill ...
Apr 4, 2023 · The Wonders are (possibly) based on a real band from Erie, PA. 20th Century Fox. "That Thing You Do!" tells the story of The Wonders, a fictional four-piece band that rockets to sudden fame after ...
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Jan 7, 2024 · One-hit-wonders are an unusual thing. There are endless examples of artists who create something monumental that blasts its way into the pop culture zeitgeis...
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Apr 2, 2020 · Enter Adam Schlesinger, the bassist and co-songwriter from then-new alternative rock band Fountains of Wayne, who submitted the song with little expectation of it being chosen. After all, think of all the boxes “That Thing You Do” needed to tick. First, Schlesinger’s song needed to be in an upbeat ’60s Beatles style but also, and more ...
Oct 4, 2016 · Turns 20: Adam Schlesinger on Writing the '60s Smash That Never Was. As the Tom Hanks film That Thing You Do turns 20, PEOPLE spoke to composer Adam Schlesinger about penning hit theme song ...
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Apr 18, 2016 · 2. THE TITLE SONG WAS WRITTEN BY THE BASS PLAYER OF FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE. At the time, Adam Schlesinger was in the band Ivy and was just starting to form Fountains of Wayne when he entered Hanks and ...
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Sep 25, 2016 · It’s crazy looking back to think that Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, his partner, had the confidence to pull a song out of a pile and say, “Yeah, we like this one.”. So much of what gets done in the music business comes down to “Well, let’s get this guy that did this one thing.”. People often don’t trust their own ears.
