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@oliviawilde : @Booksmart soundtrack diary #8: LYKKE LI - UNCHAINED MELODY. Originally written in 1955 by Hy Zaret and sung by Todd Duncan, then covered by the Righteous Brothers, and made extra famous by a certain sexy ceramics scene, this song has that deeply visceral quality that makes it immediately emotional, which is of course what I needed for this scene. Molly and Amy are saying goodbye. Suddenly their intense bond - the lifejacket they’ve shared for their entire lives - is ripped off, and they’re left alone in the middle of this huge ocean of WTF called adulthood. Their longing runs deep. We’ve all felt it for someone at some point so we feel it in our gut once the first moment of the song kicks in. We don’t often realize how traumatic it can be to say goodbye to a friend who knows us better than anyone. There are a billion songs about romance, but very few about platonic love. In this scene I wondered if maybe what we needed more than anything was a song that WAS a classic love song, to drive home that this goodbye is just as deep, and sadly necessary, and painful as romantic breakups. Because what we’re saying is: love your friends as hard as your lovers. Of course the incredible performances of the actors, and beautiful camera work by @jason_mccormick and his team, made it all come together, but we were very lucky to have this beautiful song. Thank you @lykkeli for gracing us with your magic. I’m a little bit in love with you.