24. Ron Payne - My Movie DNA
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In episode 24, Johnny talks to music supervisor Ron Payne. Ron started his Hollywood career as a Production Assistant for John Hughes in 1984.  He went on to be a set P.A. on Weird Science, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and Pretty In Pink, and then a music supervisor / music co-ordinator on Some Kind Of Wonderful, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, She’s Having A Baby, The Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, and a post-production supervisor on Home Alone.  Johnny's talk with Ron covers the Marx Brothers, the Beatles, and John Ford, accidentally slipping a Monty Python quote into a John Hughes film, and they discuss whether you should ‘Yes’ when Molly Ringwald wants to swap sunglasses with you seconds before she’s due to do a take on Pretty In Pink.  This conversation was recorded online at the beginning of March 2024. Thanks to James Van As who wrote and performed the brilliant music (check out James' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Loco Looper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ game) and to Willow Van As who designed the amazing artwork and provided general podcast support.   You can contact My Movie DNA on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter @mymovieDNA or email [email protected].
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