One of its albums, The Rutles, reached No. 63 on the Billboard 200 in April 1978. The album comprises 14 original parodies, ...

“That Thing You Do!” actor Ethan Embry remembered the time filmmakers were choosing the theme song for the movie. “When we heard Adam Schlesinger’s cassette it was instantly clear which ...

Adam Schlesinger, the genius pop composer behind movie hit songs like “That Thing You Do!” and “Way Back Into Love,” as well as Bloom’s songwriting partner on The CW’s “Crazy Ex ...

Adam Schlesinger, Songwriter for Rock, Film and the Stage, Dies at 52 He made suburban characters shine in Fountains of Wayne songs and brought pop-rock perfection to the film “That Thing You Do!” ...

Lauren Mayberry and Matthew Koma recently delivered a collaborative live cover of ‘That Thing You Do’ by Adam Schlesinger – watch the footage below. READ MORE: Chvrches talk new single ...

As Bloom said, Schlesinger was nominated for an Oscar for best original song for writing the ever-so-catchy “ That Thing You Do!,” the title song of the 1996 Tom Hanks film of the same name.

The Oscars 2021 “In Memoriam” segment included snubs for Adam Schlesinger, an Oscar nominee, along with Jessica Walter, Naya Rivera, and Nick Cordero, all of whom died in the past 14 months.

I was listening to the Tom Dunne show on Newstalk when I heard that a member of one of my favourite bands was ill. Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne had been taken to hospital with Covid-19 ...

Adam Schlesinger Fully Understood How—and Why—to Write a Pop Song The songwriter behind Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and 'That Thing You Do' has died of complications from covid-19 at age 52.

Adam Schlesinger's Girlfriend Shares Last Photo Taken Before His Death: 'I Love You So, So Much' "I'm so thankful that I got to spend that one final hour with him," wrote Alexis Morley on ...

I love you so, so much, Adam.” Schlesinger’s death was mourned by many in the entertainment industry from Hanks to Rachel Bloom, his frequent collaborator on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” ...

Green Day ’s Billie Joe Armstrong has paid tribute to the late Adam Schlesinger with a cover of ‘That Thing You Do!’.