Elton John

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q2808: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to The Lion King, which Did Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Experiment Work? A Binge Mode Investigation credits them on.

Counted as composer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they scored, which the two lists below run through too: The Lion King (1994); The Ice Storm (1997); Sing (2016); The Lion King (2019).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Rick Moody's novel: 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through The Ice Storm (1997), which they scored: Rick Moody's novel ⇒ The Ice Storm (the host's read). Based on Rick Moody's 1994 book; the author cried at the end of a cut and said they got it.
“It's based on Rick Moody's 1994 book, who saw a cut of it and cried at the end and was like, my God, they got it.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:08:18 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

The Brady Bunch Movie (1995): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through The Ice Storm (1997), which they scored: The Brady Bunch Movie ⇒ The Ice Storm (the host's read). Simmons traces a mid-90s wave of 70s nostalgia (Brady Bunch movies, Reality Bites) that led to harder looks like Ice Storm.
“They make the Brady Bunch movie, which is a parody of the Brady Bunch.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:12:44 · Bill Simmons (0.90 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Swingtown (TV): 1 line

programming (programming) · through The Ice Storm (1997), which they scored: The Ice Storm ⇒ Swingtown (TV) (the host's read). Swingtown tried to tap the key party idea but belonged on Cinemax.
“That show has to be on Cinemax.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:50:18 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Music (4) everyone in music

song 'I'm Still Standing' in the film, Sing (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Starman with Katey Rich)
the Elton John side (songs and music of the 1994 Lion King), The Lion King (The Rewatchables, A CR Month Mailbag!)
musician, song 'Levon' used in the movie, The Ice Storm (The Rewatchables, ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey)
songwriter, The Lion King (The Big Picture, Did Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Experiment Work? A Binge Mode Investigation)

What was said about them, by kind

contrast (1)

contrast (contrast): Mulan → Elton John. Amanda says the Mulan song 'Reflection' is an average ballad that is not Elton John.
“this is just like an average ass ballad about finding yourself. Okay, whatever. It's not Elton John.”
The Big Picture · Did Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Experiment Work? A Binge Mode Investigation · 0:49:22 · Amanda Dobbins (0.75 sure it was them)

craft (2)

craft (craft): The Lion King → Elton John. In the animated-movies chat, the hosts single out the 1994 Lion King for its Elton John side and its music.
“the 94 one. Yeah, the Elton John side.”
The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag! · 1:32:47 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)
craft (craft): The Lion King → Elton John. Amanda says Elton John's career is the master class in turning sex into subtext.
“if there's anybody that knows how to put, uh, put, uh, turn sex into subtext, it's Elton John's entire career.”
The Big Picture · Did Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Experiment Work? A Binge Mode Investigation · 1:08:25 · Amanda Dobbins (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.