For the latter, Rosenfeld shipped her own copy across the country so the cast could film with it. Some songs were already included in the screenplay, like Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” and Aretha Franklin’s “Day Dreaming.” But other times, the music supervisors lent their knowledge of obscure music to the script, like the one-of-a-kind David Bowie record in Episode 6 and the vinyl from Greek artist Lena Platonos in Episode 1. “ all projects that we work on, it’s so hard to do it that way just because when you finally see the scene, maybe the pace of it is different than you anticipated or the way the song worked with the scene in your mind isn’t how it works when you actually see it,” she says. Rosenfeld and her team started pitching songs after seeing the script, sending a range of options to producers, but final picks were usually subject to change. Where did you find this?’” Rosenfeld says. It was sending music back and forth, and being like, ‘This is amazing.

She’s got great taste, and she knows a lot about music, and luckily, our tastes overlap a lot. “Zoë was a really big part of the music selection. Kravitz was very involved, tapping artists like Janet Jackson, Wings, and Frank Ocean.

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“I think where we ended up is the best mix of an opportunity to feature independent artists and labels that would work in a hipster record shop, but then anchor it with old favorites everyone knows and loves like David Bowie and Prince, and also deeper cuts from big artists like Soft Cell,” Rosenfeld explains.

The team of music supervisors-who also include Manish Raval and Tom Wolfe ( Green Book), and Questlove of The Roots-worked with the executive producers, including star Zoë Kravitz, to find the right mix of classics, indie hits, and deep cuts for the Hulu show. “Every single song was very intentional,” even the ones playing faintly in the background, music supervisor Alison Rosenfeld tells .įor a series with a record shop setting, music-loving characters, and relationships defined by playlists, choosing the right songs to carry the story was no small feat. If at any time during your High Fidelity binge, you paused and wondered, What song is that?, that was exactly the point.

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