[Warning: Spoilers ahead for the series finale of How I Met Your Mother.] Of the many noteworthy moments from the series finale of How I Met Your Mother, two in particular not only stand out, but, upon closer examination and after a conversation with music supervisor Andy Gowan, offer insight and possibly peace about the divisive episode. The episode's two major music moments came within the last minutes of the series. The first is when Ted (Josh Radnor) finally revealed to his two children how he, in fact, met their mother, Tracy McConnell (Cristin Milioti) under their yellow umbrella
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- 4/1/2014
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Of the many memorable music moments on How I Met Your Mother, the rooftop leaps in the season four finale were soundtracked by AC Newman's "Prophets" because of a ritual that music supervisor Andy Gowan has maintained throughout the series' run. "I like to put together these little playlists for Carter [Bays] and Craig [Thomas] and the other writers," he tells The Hollywood Reporter. Every few weeks, Gowan pulls a dozen tracks from his well-organized iTunes playlists of potential song choices – over 1,700 options collected from the last two seasons alone – as "just a way
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- 3/29/2014
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This week Melinda and I got a chance to talk to Andy Gowan, the music supervisor for "How I Met Your Mother" and other shows, and of course we had to ask about the very last song we'll hear on the show -- and some of the rumors floating around about what we'll see in the finale. We're only human. Whether or not you can find clues in what Andy had to say, we think he had some fascinating things to say about the show and about music supervising in general. We also had some fun talking about Lady Gaga's performance at SXSW, "The Bachelor" finale, and "The Private Lives of Nashville Wives." Thanks for tuning in! :55 Lady Gaga's debacle at SXSW 4:55 SXSW has become corporate, but hasn't everything? 6:10 Has Lady Gaga lost her way? Melinda thinks so. 9:50 The Bachelor backlash 14:2O We're getting closer to "Hunger Games,...
- 3/20/2014
- by Melinda Newman and Liane Bonin Starr
- Hitfix
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