Acclaimed actors, longtime NME fans and stars of new film 'Bugonia', Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, really want you to think they're cool. What do you think of their album recommendations – did they manage it?
00:08New Musical Express, but it does sound like enemy.
00:11It does, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:12But think of me as your friend.
00:14But friend, not a foe.
00:16Have you heard of enemy before?
00:17Yes, totally.
00:18But I just never knew if we were supposed to say, like, enemy.
00:21Yeah.
00:22Well, there are plenty of music questions later, so.
00:24All right, amazing.
00:25You'll be able to show that you're really cool.
00:26I love this.
00:27We'll be able to show that out.
00:29We're trying to show that.
00:31That's kind of our main focus.
00:34Don't mess this up.
00:36Sorry about that.
00:38Welcome to the headquarters of the human resistance.
00:41Where is my hair?
00:43Your hair has been destroyed.
00:45To prevent you from contacting your ship.
00:48What ship?
00:50Your mother's ship.
00:51Hi, I'm Alex from NME, and today I'm joined by acclaimed actors
00:54and stars of new film Borgonia.
00:56It's Emma Stone and Jessie Plemons.
00:58How are we doing?
00:58Hello.
00:59Hello.
00:59How are you doing?
01:00Doing well.
01:00As we're in Music Magazine, as you've shown that you know.
01:05I have to ask about lip syncing to Chapel Rhone.
01:08Yes.
01:08Yes.
01:09Because it's so much fun to watch.
01:10How was that for you?
01:11Was it always her in the script or did it change?
01:14No, that song was different in the script and we had known for a while that we wanted to change it to something that was sort of, I don't know, that would be just kind of fun and interesting for Michelle to be singing along to after having been this sort of corporate.
01:30You know, in this structure all day that you kind of let loose and sing in the car.
01:34I thought you were going to maybe sneak in a good luck babe into like one of the little, when she's leaving the office where she says like, leave if you want, you could have done a good luck babe.
01:42And a good luck babe.
01:43Yeah, that would have been nice.
01:44That would have been great.
01:45Damn it.
01:46God.
01:47There's still time.
01:48I'm screwed up again.
01:49I'll never be cool.
01:50You'll just edit that in there maybe.
01:52Exactly.
01:53There is still time.
01:54But how does the song choice influence the performance?
01:59Because obviously there's the beat and things like that, but.
02:01I mean, I think it's just, I mean, it's a great song first of all and a total earworm.
02:05I think everybody had that stuck in their heads for all the times that we were shooting all those driving sequences and singing it.
02:11But I also think the lyrics of that song are oddly sort of amazing with the themes of this film.
02:19Not the only song to sort of have a tie in because you've got Basket Case by Green Day.
02:23Yup.
02:24That actually came in later.
02:25That came in a couple months ago in post-production.
02:28What was the song, are you allowed to tell me, that was originally in the script?
02:31We can't do it.
02:32We can't tell you because, you know.
02:34Because we're trying to be cool.
02:35We're trying to be cool.
02:36It's going well.
02:37It's 8 out of 10 so far.
02:39But another thing about just music in this movie overall is Jerskin, Fendrix, our composer.
02:44Yeah.
02:45Who also has an incredible album coming out tomorrow.
02:47Oh, wow.
02:48October 11th.
02:49That album drops.
02:50Kudos for promoting your stuff.
02:52He rocks and is amazing.
02:55But he wrote such incredible music for this film having never read the script.
03:00He only had keywords.
03:01And so the majority of the music in this film is just him composing kind of into a void knowing that there were a couple of keywords.
03:09What were the keywords?
03:10What were the keywords?
03:11Basement.
03:12Basement.
03:13Bees.
03:14Mm-hmm.
03:15Spaceship.
03:16And Emily Bald.
03:17Emily Bald.
03:18Are these the same keywords that Yorgos gave you before reading the script?
03:21No.
03:22No.
03:23This was just tailor made for Jerskin.
03:24That's right.
03:25But then that's the interesting thing is he had never read the script.
03:28This is all he had.
03:29And then they hadn't recorded all the final versions for the score.
03:34But we were listening to this score before we started even.
03:39That's so cool.
03:40And so this very strange mix of influence and inspiration, you know, because that definitely influenced us, you know, hearing that.
03:49And as two very musical people, I'm sure that helped you in sort of preparing for the role.
03:53Yeah.
03:54But I am actually a big fan of your band, Cowboy and Indian.
03:58You're just right.
03:59I am.
04:00Only for like the last month or so.
04:01That's so cool.
04:02Because I knew I was doing this interview.
04:04So I sort of, I always sort of do a little research to see if any of you have had any sort of bands or sort of musical escapades.
04:10Jesse's always playing guitar.
04:11He was a baby.
04:12Had you heard of Cowboy and Indian?
04:14He told me about it.
04:15Oh, really?
04:16Yeah.
04:17First thing.
04:18But also, you play guitar a lot.
04:19I mean, you do play guitar a lot.
04:20I do.
04:21I played the set.
04:22Yeah.
04:23And I played it a bunch.
04:24What did you play?
04:25So good.
04:26Okay.
04:27I'll give you one example because it popped into my head.
04:28When we were doing the dinner scene, I picked up the guitar and I started playing something.
04:33I was like, what is that that I'm playing?
04:35Have you ever seen the movie The Rescuers?
04:37I have, yeah.
04:38The animated Disney film.
04:39Yeah.
04:40I started singing that theme song without knowing it.
04:44R-E-S-E-U-E, Rescuate Society.
04:49That's kind of amazing.
04:51I know.
04:52It just started playing it.
04:53I wouldn't have been able to sing it back to you.
04:55I'll have to say that now.
04:56I've seen it around 30 years.
04:57It's one of those.
04:58I had no idea I still remembered that song.
05:00And that influenced your performance, didn't it, Emma?
05:02It did.
05:03Absolutely.
05:04As a rescuer of society.
05:06And Emma, you're in a band too, of course.
05:09I am.
05:10Yeah.
05:11Which one?
05:12Oh God, what?
05:13I can't remember.
05:14You performed at SNL 50.
05:15You're a permanent member now of Hime, I thought.
05:16Oh, yes.
05:17That's true.
05:18I am the fourth sister.
05:19Yes.
05:20Thank you for reminding me.
05:22So that's a permanent thing then.
05:23I'm a deeply valued member of the family.
05:26But you covered Fleetwood Mac's dreams with them.
05:29That was so...
05:30Tell me about that.
05:31So much fun.
05:32Yeah?
05:33Yeah.
05:34They're very sweet for letting me come up there and kind of cymbal around.
05:36I love them very much.
05:37You've been friends for ages, haven't you?
05:39They're so wonderful.
05:40Yeah, they're amazing.
05:41Which brings me on to, of course, our readers wouldn't forgive me if I didn't ask you for
05:45your personal reaction to your longtime friend Taylor Swift's new album.
05:49Full screams.
05:51Top of my...
05:52Already learned the dance to Fate of Ophelia.
05:56I'm a high profile female corporate executive.
05:59I am crucial.
06:01In all humility, I can say that.
06:03Think of it like you abducted the governor, but worse.
06:06There is no possible scenario where you benefit from this incident.
06:13That was really good.
06:14We always end enemy interviews with this question.
06:16Everyone gets a go.
06:17But what's an album you always go back to?
06:20I always go back to Arcade Fire.
06:22Yeah.
06:23I always listen to Arcade Fire.
06:24And I always listen to the Beatles.
06:26So...
06:27Which Arcade Fire?
06:28The Funeral?
06:29Suburbs?
06:30Not all of them.
06:31That's the problem.
06:32It's all kind of mashed up for me.
06:33But...
06:34I mean, probably suburbs.
06:36Yeah.
06:37That's what I would go back to.
06:38Do you remember when you first heard that album?
06:40When it came out.
06:41And I just...
06:42I love everything they've ever done.
06:44Is that 2010 then?
06:45What was Emma Stone doing around then?
06:47I don't know if I remember.
06:48What was Emma Stone doing around then?
06:50What was she doing back then?
06:52Easy A.
06:53I was doing Easy A, I guess.
06:56What do you go back to?
06:58I think if I had to pick, it's maybe a couple.
07:02There's...
07:03The Rescuers.
07:04The Rescuers?
07:05Of course.
07:06No.
07:07Nina Simone, it's hard to pick one album.
07:10Yeah.
07:11But the album with Suzanne on it is amazing.
07:15Which is like...
07:16There's also Revolution is on that album.
07:18And Turn, Turn, Turn.
07:19It's like...
07:2069, I think.
07:21I don't remember what it's called.
07:22That one.
07:23And also, I'm a big Townes Van Zandt fan.
07:27So like the live album at the old quarter.
07:30It's one of those that I've been listening to for such a long time.
07:34And you grow up and get a little bit older.
07:37And maybe understand a little bit more.
07:39Or songs affect you in a different way.
07:42So I know there are like a ton of other ones.
07:46Jerry Jeff Walker.
07:47Do you know Jerry Jeff Walker?
07:48I don't know.
07:49Tell us about him.
07:50I think it's a self-titled album.
07:52He's like an Austin folk country singer-songwriter from the late 60s, 70s.
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