Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons talk the fun needle drops in "Bugonia," from Chappell Roan to Green Day.

In a recent interview, Emma Stone detailed the process behind selecting key songs for the film 'Bugonia.' She explained that 'Good Luck, Babe' by Chapel Rhone was quickly approved for use, allowing the production to film a pivotal scene on schedule. Stone also discussed the inclusion of Green Day's 'Basket Case,' which was chosen during post-production to enhance a significant moment involving the character Teddy.

The conversation further explored the dynamic between characters Michelle and Teddy, particularly during a major dinner scene. Stone described how the cast prepared extensively for this scene, with improvisation by Aiden adding a new layer to the performance, ultimately capturing the core themes of the movie.

Emma Stone reveals how 'Good Luck, Babe' wound up in 'Bugonia'

I'm really interested in the soundtrack for it. I think there are these two really great needle drops. And since I first saw it in the trailer, I need to ask, how did Good Luck Babe by Chapel Rhone become like Michelle's go-to lip sync driving song in the movie? It just felt so right. It just felt so right. And she or her team was amazing and approved the song within 24 hours of us asking for it, which was really great because we needed to shoot the scene like two days later. So it was amazing. That was just good luck, babe. Stop. I think there's three, though. What's the three? The last one. Oh, the last one. Oh, yes, the last one. I forgot that one. We'll keep that one maybe as a surprise. Special, really special. There was like a gasp when Basket Case started playing in the later scene. Like people were chuckling and screaming. So I wanted to hear how that song came into the movie and maybe how it speaks to Teddy in that moment. I actually think, I remember you talking about that song when we were shooting. You were talking about Green Day. I was talking about Green Day, for sure. But not Basket Case, I don't think. Nirvana came up, Green Day, maybe not Basket Case. We were just thinking about all the music that Teddy would listen to. I remember you mentioning Green Day then. But you know, I'm really obsessed with butthole surfers. I really think that Teddy would listen to butthole surfers. Yeah, I agree. Which song do you think? Pepper. It's so good. Okay, anyway, continue. No, that's it. How did it happen? It happened later in post. It was a different song that we were actually listening to when we were shooting. And then, I don't know, I think, yeah, Green Day, it's hard to beat that song for that particular moment. Yeah, what was it originally like on set? We can't say, it's our little secret. Because we don't want people to be like, God, that would have been such a great choice. Yeah, I do also really love kind of, I feel like Michelle and Teddy, they're both speaking English, but it's different languages. It's like the corporate speak and the conspiracy theory speak. And it really comes to a head in that really rich dinner scene. I'd love to know how you prepared for that, that big head-to-head moment. That was so fun. Tons of running lines. Yes. I mean, I feel like in the week or two leading up to that, whatever we were shooting, in between takes, we would run that scene because, you know, that's sort of baseline requirements as an actor, is to know the line. The only thing we didn't factor in was Aiden's incredible improv. Aiden kept going, can I go to the bathroom? And yours, like, this is incredible. I kept it in the movie. It's so good. Which, yeah, completely shifted the dynamic and added this other element to that scene. No. No, that scene was so fun and I think we were really looking forward to it. It really does feel like a play, like a face-off. And we're at the end of such a long table looking at each other from a distance and it was, until we're not. Yeah. Until he flies across that table. Well, and it kind of, I mean, just considering where the scene starts and where the scene finishes, that's such a crazy journey within one scene and the scene also kind of encapsulates all of the themes of the movie in this one brilliantly written scene. So it was just like, we knew it was a matter of just having the lines down so there was no reaching whatsoever and then just enjoying the words and the incredible hemstone. Oh my God. What? Yeah, I said it. Jeffy B. No. Tell him. No. Sure. I know who you are. I know what you are. I know you too, Teddy. It's fine. It's cool.

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