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A lot of it was, Where do we pull out, what do we not use?
We wanted something that felt romantic but also wistful, Phillips added.
The song:That is one that Lenny and the editor put in.
Ultimately, we just couldnt.
It was on the BBC [already], and 90 percent of the feedback was How brilliant!
and 10 percent was How could you do that?
It is a very L.A. song, but its also a universal story, Martin said.
Why not have something thats from somewhere else?
The song:We tried so many different songs out there, Phillips said.
Originally they had something that was way too heavy-handed.
Were definitely pushing the emotions, but that one was too much.
Music is so personal, and its just what hits right for enough people, Phillips said.
She was on almost every playlist we created, Phillips said.
I love that we got her in.
We tried so many different times.
The song plays as they lie in bed naked.
That needle drop changed toLa Lune by Billie Martin, and so this track also changed.
Lenny had a few suggestions, and that was one of them, Phillips said.
In their houses, theyre listening to a lot of soul and some emerging Irish acts, Martin said.
The track plays as he takes a taxi home.
Last minute, we changed it, and luckily we cleared it quickly, Phillips said.
Its hard because theyre riding a bike, so you need it to be fun.
The reasoning:It was a choice around the specific scene, Martin said.
Shes there, shes aloof, and then Lukas comes up.
The overall choice was that we would have something that young adults would listen to.
They sit in the car silently.
It really reminded her of Connell and Marianne, Phillips said.
At first, Phillips and Martin were hesitant about reusing it near the end of the series.
Then Dogwood Blossom went in.
We debated having it in twice.
I dont think thats a problem.
Its a connection through the episodes, and now theyre back together and its really warm and tender.
