Explosions in the Sky

Made films the shows talk about.

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: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004); Friday Night Lights (TV series) (2006).

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.

Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004): 4 lines, within their own work

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (TV series) (2006), which they scored: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Friday Night Lights (TV series) (the host's read). The TV show's excellence overshadowed the film, which has become underrated.
    “And then this one, which I think the TV show kind of overwhelmed the movie, and now the movie has become weirdly underrated.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:04:23 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (TV series) (2006), which they scored: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Friday Night Lights (TV series) (the host's read). The halftime speech contains the ingredients later assembled into clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.
    “the ingredients for clear eyes, full hearts can't lose are present here”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:45:50 · Mallory Rubin (0.80 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (TV series) (2006), which they scored: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Friday Night Lights (TV series) (the host's read). Character map from the 88 team and film to the TV show.
    “Winchell's mom, Sarah's grandma, Booby is smashed, Billingsley is Riggins, John is Buddy, Gary's Eric, Sharon's, Tammy, et cetera.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 1:15:37 · Mallory Rubin (0.60 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (TV series) (2006), which they scored: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Friday Night Lights (TV series) (the host's read). The bus-ride sequence before the Astrodome game influenced the TV series' team-bus tradition.
    “I feel like this is the TV series. I think was the most influenced by this sequence.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:42:24 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

The White Shadow: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (TV series) (2006), which they scored: The White Shadow ⇒ Friday Night Lights (TV series) (the host's read). The White Shadow failed its graduate-and-replace third season; FNL had learned how to do it right.
    “they had enough evidence of how to not do this, that they did it correctly”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 1:28:22 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Friday Night Lights (TV series) (2006): 4 lines, within their own work

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004), which they scored: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Friday Night Lights (TV series) (the host's read). The TV show's excellence overshadowed the film, which has become underrated.
    “And then this one, which I think the TV show kind of overwhelmed the movie, and now the movie has become weirdly underrated.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:04:23 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004), which they scored: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Friday Night Lights (TV series) (the host's read). The halftime speech contains the ingredients later assembled into clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.
    “the ingredients for clear eyes, full hearts can't lose are present here”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:45:50 · Mallory Rubin (0.80 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004), which they scored: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Friday Night Lights (TV series) (the host's read). Character map from the 88 team and film to the TV show.
    “Winchell's mom, Sarah's grandma, Booby is smashed, Billingsley is Riggins, John is Buddy, Gary's Eric, Sharon's, Tammy, et cetera.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 1:15:37 · Mallory Rubin (0.60 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004), which they scored: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Friday Night Lights (TV series) (the host's read). The bus-ride sequence before the Astrodome game influenced the TV series' team-bus tradition.
    “I feel like this is the TV series. I think was the most influenced by this sequence.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:42:24 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Moneyball (2011): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004), which they scored: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Moneyball (the host's read). The film points toward the next wave of dramas that happen to be about sports.
    “And Friday Night Lights is moving us toward this kind of next iteration of whatever that was, and it's leading to stuff like money ball and win-win and like dramas that also happen to be about sports.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:16:15 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Varsity Blues (1999): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004), which they scored: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Varsity Blues (the host's read). Varsity Blues ripped off the Boobie Miles injury beat with its Lance Harbor injury, and the TV show flipped it with Jason Street.
    “I love varsity blues we've done on the rewatchables, but they rip it off with the Lance Harbor injury.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:35:23 · Mallory Rubin (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Music (2) everyone in music

What was said about them, by kind

craft (3)

  1. craft (craft): Explosions in the Sky → Friday Night Lights (new series). Mallory says the new Peacock series is fine as long as Explosions in the Sky are on the score.
    “As long as they have explosions in the sky, we're probably good.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:07:28 · Mallory Rubin (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft): Explosions in the Sky → Tangerine Dream. The score is one of the finalists for best movie score, alongside Tangerine Dream.
    “Them and Tangerine Dream in the finals for movie scores.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:27:26 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. craft (craft): Explosions in the Sky → Kid Cudi. Rates the Explosions in the Sky bus-ride cue as the best needle drop, setting it beside Kid Cudi's 'Pursuit of Happiness'.
    “I have that as kid cutty pursuit of happiness where best needle drop.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:42:14 · Bill Simmons (0.45 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Explosions in the Sky → Friday Night Lights (2004 film). Picks the Explosions in the Sky score as the one Oscar the film should win.
    “Just one Oscar who gets it. Probably the explosions in the sky.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 1:37:20 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.