High Fidelity (2000) - The Soundtrack That Feels Like a Record Collector's Mixtape

Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow are back to talk about the soundtrack to the Stephen Frears film, High Fidelity (2000), and they debate whether the film really qualifies as a romantic comedy or not. We break down the soundtrack and whether all of it works or whether some of the songs are too on the nose even if you look at the soundtrack as a mixtape for the movie. For a film set in Chicago, they question why there weren't more references to the Chicago indie scene since the original setting of High Fidelity (the book) is in London. They give props to the soundtrack supervisor of the film, Kathy Nelson, and how she was able to help get the film made. Somehow, they also get on the subject of thruples, bangs, and Tim Robbins' wig.

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