Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls is an hour-long American television drama/comedy that has aired since 2000. It airs on The WB network in the United States and in dozens of other markets. It was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, who serves as executive producer with husband Daniel Palladino. Season 6 premiered September 13, 2005.

Music

Music plays a large part in the show. Most of the main or recurring characters on the show have had their musical tastes revealed at one time or another. Lorelai famously likes '80s music like that of The Bangles as well as Metallica, but Rory credits her with introducing her to new books and music throughout her life, and she and Rory often swap CDs.

Related Topics:
'80s - The Bangles - Metallica

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Lane is the true audiophile, and her list of musical influences ran to five pages when she was writing her "drummer-seeks-rock-band" ad. David Bowie, the Ramones, Jackson Browne (Lane: "Ah, see, cool people know that he?s more than a mellow hippie-dippy folkie, that he actually wrote some of Nico?s best songs and was in fact her lover before he bored us with "Doctor My Eyes." That will separate the poseurs from the non-poseurs." —Season 3, Ep. 3 "Application Anxiety"), the Accelerators , the Adverts, Agent Orange, the Angelic Upstarts, and the Agnostic Front.

Related Topics:
David Bowie - Ramones - Jackson Browne - Nico - Accelerators - Adverts - Agent Orange - Angelic Upstarts - Agnostic Front

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: Rory: You went alphabetically.

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: Lane: Seemed tidy.

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: —Season 3, Ep. 3 "Application Anxiety"

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Lane's band, Hep Alien, plays rock with different influences, and Sebastian Bach, formerly of Skid Row, plays the band's guitarist.

Related Topics:
Sebastian Bach - Skid Row

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Even Jackson is revealed to have a penchant for Creedence Clearwater Revival. The Bangles made a guest appearance in the Season 1 episode "Concert Interruptus" while The Shins guest-starred in the Season 4 episode "Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist". The original score to the show is performed by Sam Phillips. Grant-Lee Phillips appears in at least one episode per season (up to season 5) as Grant, the town troubadour.

Related Topics:
Creedence Clearwater Revival - The Shins - Sam Phillips - Grant-Lee Phillips - Troubadour

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In 2002, a soundtrack to the show was released by Rhino Records, entitled '. The CD cover of the album features anecdotes from show producers Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino covering the large part music has played in their lives.

Related Topics:
2002 - Rhino Records

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