She had done a bunch of road trips to get a sense of the country.
One was Rihannas We Found Love.
We dont know if Rihanna actually read it, but it was a really beautiful letter.
Credit: Holly Horner
At the end of the day, it also comes down to how much are you willing to spend?
For us, that song was important enough to put money against.
As with We Found Love, Lady Antebellums 2010 single was in the film from the beginning.
But the singalong wasnt always planned.
We were supposed to have the one actress, Kaylin Mally, singing it first.
She was nervous and she didnt want to sing it.
But the other kids who all know that song by heart anyway chimed in.
It wasnt written there.
Andrea loved that song and asked that it be in that moment.
We played it live.
Which is so cool, says Oh.
He might know about our movie.
She generously helped put a note in to Bruces managers, says Oh.
Eventually you just try every angle.
I would give huge props to our music supervisors as well.
The track has been used in marketing forAmerican Honeyas well as at events for the cast.
That one came from Andrea as opposed to coming straight from the kids, says Oh.
Because its a little more indie than they would probably hope for.
It definitely suits Sashas personality, our lead, who has eclectic taste.
But it became anthemic and now the kids know it really well.
When we play it at our screening parties, everyone is dancing.
It sums up that moment.
Despite the sprawling soundtrack, there were some songs theAmerican Honeyteam could not get into the movie.
I have no problem calling these people out, says Oh with a laugh.
This is a great movie, you should be in here!
By the time production was over, however, Trap Queen had become a humongous hit.
It had just blown up to be the hit of the summer, says Oh.
Humungous, we cant have it.
Another hoped-for track was Im Goin In, by Drake.
Just a busy guy, I guess!
Cant get back to a little movie, says Oh.
Its hard because those songs have 10, 12 different people you have to clear from.
If you cant get one of them to do it, you cant use that.
So we replaced it but I think its even better and made it into Uber Everywhere by Madeintyo.
Its fun to find those tracks.
American Honeyis out now in New York and Los Angeles.
