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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 2, 2020 · Adam Schlesinger Wrote One of the Best ‘Fake’ Songs in Film History. "That Thing You Do!" was just the beginning for a multi-faceted musician who knew exactly when to kick up the beat -- and ...
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.
It’s called “That Thing You Do!,” and it’s a good thing it’s a good song (written by Adam Schlesinger) because boy, are we familiar with it by the time the movie is over. As they get better as a band, the song gets better, too, and soon they’re being signed to tour Pennsylvania by a so-called manager who pulls up outside the store in his camper.
Aug 24, 2015 · The best scene in That Thing You Do! is when The Wonders are playing their first gig for Play-Tone in Columbus, Ohio. Right before The Wonders start playing, Zahn’s Lenny says to Guy, “Well ...
T he songs of Music and Lyrics, Hugh Grant’s last good romcom, had no business being that great. These were, after all, fake songs written for fake bands – and most of them sung by the vocally ...
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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 ...
