The pop savant earned a Best Original Song Oscar and Golden Globe nomination for “That Thing That You Do,” the title track to the 1996 Tom Hanks-directed film. On Wednesday, series co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna shared an early Schlesinger written-and-sung demo of the Season 1 song “What’ll It Be?”: — Aline Brosh McKenna (@alinebmckenna) April 1, 2020. It was how Schlesinger filled in those gaps with his own particular wit and care that made him not just an invaluable musician or songwriter, but an evocative storyteller.

He died on Tuesday at the age of 52, leaving behind a legacy across TV, film, and music for which he was rarely the face, but so often the heart. Terribly sad today. ‘Chicago 7’ Vs. the World: How Aaron Sorkin’s Awards-Friendly Epic Jolted a Strange Awards Season, NYFF Director Eugene Hernandez Explains the Rollercoaster Ride to Programming a Film Festival Without Theaters, How the Academy’s Inclusion Rules Speak to the Challenges Faced by the Film Industry, Introducing ‘Deep Dive’: Damon Lindelof and His Team Go Behind the Scenes of ‘Watchmen’, ‘Succession’: How Editing Helps Every Dinner Scene Come to Life — Deep Dive, Becoming Hooded Justice: The ‘Watchmen’ Craft Team Analyzes the Emotional, Pivotal Scene – Deep Dive, 38 Must-See New Movies to See This Fall Season, The Best Movies Eligible for the 2021 Oscars Right Now, Jessie Buckley Won’t Explain ‘Ending Things,’ but She Will Reveal What Terrified Her Most.

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He was also an award-winning songwriter for film, television, and stage.

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He won three Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and the ASCAP Pop Music Award, and was nominated for Academy, Tony, and Golden Globe Awards..

While "Stacy's Mom" will forever be remembered as Fountains of Wayne's most famous song, the band consistently was praised by fans and critics alike; their albums "Welcome Interstate Managers," "Utopia Parkway," and "Fountains of Wayne" in particular stand out as great pieces of pop rock, with songs that would appeal to anyone who likes catchy, guitar-based rock.

That opening drum beat is a jolt to the soul, the guitar-strum hook ready to pull your body in any celebratory way you deem fit.

They’d be hard to argue with. But take, instead,  “All Kinds of Time,” the song that pops up four tracks later on the album. “Today’s song is a tribute to the late Adam Schlesinger and the incredible music he wrote including this one, ‘That Thing You Do.

(They were joined for parts of the chat by Colin Hanks and Kevin Pollak.).

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The movie’s iconic snapping “I quit” scene or Tom Everett Scott bellowing “I am Spartacus!” or some of the coolest black sunglasses ever put on film would all be for naught without the generational earworm at its center. "an honor to live at the same time he made his work.". Lost him to Covid-19. Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, and drummer. Sadly, we must count Fountains of Wayne member and That Thing You Do!