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\n\tHave people ever been more nostalgic for New York City in the \u201890s?<\/p>\n

\n\tRyan Murphy\u2019s FX series \u201cLove Story,\u201d which chronicles the tragic romance of JFK Jr. (Paul Anthony Kelly) and Carolyn Bessette (Sarah Pidgeon), has people riding bikes like Kennedy, dressing like Bessette, and repeatedly listening to the show\u2019s beloved soundtrack, hand-picked by music supervisor Jen Malone.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cWe wanted to be completely period-authentic, down to the year. The first thing I did was go through my own personal playlist of my favorite songs in the \u201890s,\u201d says Malone, who split up songs into playlists labelled \u201c1991,\u201d \u201c1992,\u201d and so on.<\/p>\n

\n\tMalone made sure to incorporate a wide range of genres, from Brit pop to soul to indie rock. The versatility adds to the show\u2019s ability to transport its viewers to New York in the 1990\u2019s \u2014 and bring people directly into the scene.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere, Malone breaks down some of the show\u2019s key needle drops.<\/p>\n

\nPeter Gabriel\u2019s \u201cBlood of Eden\u201d & Kate Bush\u2019s \u201cThis Woman\u2019s Work\u201d in \u201cPilot\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMax Winkler, the director, and I sent a lot of songs back and forth for this one, and we talked about how it was going to be a \u2018Romeo and Juliet\u2019 moment, sort of a missed connection. Using \u2018Blood of Eden\u2019 was to set up the intimate moment of when they met. It was the heartbeat of getting into that scene and then flowing into \u2018This Woman\u2019s Work\u2019 really enveloped John and Carolyn. They were the only two people in the room. We worked closely with Kate\u2019s team to make sure that she was comfortable having the song in the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nLenny Kravitz\u2019s \u201cIt Ain\u2019t Over \u2018Til It\u2019s Over\u201d in \u201cPilot\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s such a fun scene because it\u2019s the start of their courtship. Everybody in Carolyn\u2019s office is super giddy, and I think the audience feels that way too. The song had that walking-on-air feeling of a new romance that everybody recognizes. The title and the lyrics of the song worked well and helped tell their story. And the viral sensation that it is, is just mind blowing. Every social media post has that song.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cI always wanted to use a Bj\u00f6rk song in one of my shows, but she is a very tricky artist to clear. When it gets to that point of the deadline looming, we consider writing a note to the artist. Her first two records, \u2018Debut\u2019 and \u2018Post,\u2019 were basically the soundtrack of my first love and my first heartbreak. I wrote a very honest and vulnerable letter to Bj\u00f6rk, telling her about the show and how we were using the song, but also how much her music meant to me. After I sent that, we got the approval within 48 hours.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nPulp\u2019s \u201cCommon People\u201d in \u201cThe Wedding\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJuli Weiner scripted it in. I came to find out that Jarvis Cocker does not license this song very often, if at all. A producer I worked with said he knew Jarvis\u2019 team, so I called him, and he came through. I said, \u2018Don\u2019t tell me I can\u2019t do something, because I\u2019m gonna do it.\u2019\u00a0 Seeing John and Carolyn dance together, it was just such a light moment in the show and really humanized them, their relationship and their love. That was a really big win for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cAs soon as I heard it, I was like, \u2018This is it.\u2019 I only sent that one and the first time I saw it to picture, I started crying, because the song gives you hope that they\u2019re going to be together and make this work. But you know what\u2019s going to happen, and it\u2019s so heartbreaking. We didn\u2019t know when we picked this song that it was going to be the last needle drop, but it\u2019s great to tie up the season and their story.\u201d<\/p>\n

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