Music Supervisor Susan Jacobs & The Story of Malcolm McLaren After "Pistol"
Susan Jacobs won the first Emmy ever awarded for music supervision. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Jacobs about her work on "Big Little Lies" and other projects. They also talk with author Paul Gorman about his biography of Malcolm McLaren, the legendary manager of the Sex Pistols.
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Paul Gorman
Malcolm McLaren was a legendary music marketer, who famously put the Sex Pistols together. Now that the TV Show “Pistol” features McLaren as a character, we're revisiting our interview with author Paul Gorman on his McLaren biography.
Susan Jacobs
Over her 30 year career, Susan Jacobs has worked with directors like Spike Lee, David O. Russell and Robert Altman on placing music within movies. Jim and Greg talk to Susan about the effects of great music on screen and how she convinced Led Zeppelin to let her expertly use the band's music in “Sharp Objects.”
Featured Songs:
- Joe Tex, "A Woman's Hands," A Woman's Hands (Single), Dial, 1967
- Sex Pistols, "Anarchy In the U.K.," Never Mind the Bullocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Virgin, 1977
- Sex Pistols, "God Save the Queen," Never Mind the Bullocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Virgin, 1977
- Sex Pistols, "Pretty Vacant," Never Mind the Bullocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Virgin, 1977
- Bow Wow Wow, "I Want Candy," The Last of the Mohicans, RCA, 1982
- Malcolm McLaren, "Buffalo Gals," Duck Rock, Virgin, 1983
- Bill Lee, "Nola-Vocals," She's Gotta Have It - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Antilles, 1991
- Public Image Ltd, "Public Image," Public Image: First Issue, Virgin, 1978
- Marvin Hamlisch, "Theme From The Swimmer (Send for Me in Summer) / Big Splash," The Swimmer, CBS, 1968
- Leon Bridges, "River," Coming Home, Columbia, 2015
- Led Zeppelin, "Whole Lotta Love," Led Zeppelin II, Atlantic, 1969
- Led Zeppelin, "What Is and What Should Never Be," Led Zeppelin II, Atlantic, 1969
- Led Zeppelin, "Thank You," Led Zeppelin II, Atlantic, 1969
- Charles Bradley, "Victim of Love (feat. Menahan Street Band)," Victim of Love, Daptone, 2013
- Michael Kiwanuka, "Cold Little Heart," Love & Hate, Interscope, 2016
- Sylvan Esso, "Come Down," Sylvan Esso, Partisan, 2014
- Chicago, "25 or 6 to 4," Chicago, Columbia, 1970
- Norman Greenbaum, "Spirit in the Sky," Spirit in the Sky, Reprise, 1969
- Dire Straits, "Romeo and Juliet," Making Movies, Warner Bros., 1980
- Electric Light Orchestra, "10538 Overture," The Electric Light Orchestra, United Artists, 1971
- Simon & Garfunkel, "Mrs. Robinson," The Graduate, Columbia Masterworks, 1968
- Harry Nilsson, "Everybody's Talkin'," Aerial Ballet, RCA Victor, 1968
- The Acid, "Tumbling Lights," Liminal, Infectious Music, 2014
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