“It felt like a secret world, with music from another planet” - The Pretty in Pink soundtrack at 40

About this episode

Tom Dunne joins Brendan O'Connor to discuss the fortieth anniversary of the film 'Pretty in Pink' and its iconic soundtrack.

Musician and broadcaster, Tom Dunne joins Brendan to mark the fortieth anniversary of the brat-pack comedy, ‘Pretty in Pink’ - and the iconic soundtrack album that it spawned.

People in this episode

Host: Brendan O'Connor

Guest: Tom Dunne

Topics covered

• Pretty in Pink
• soundtrack
• music
• brat-pack
• anniversary

Keywords

• Pretty in Pink
• soundtrack
• Tom Dunne
• Brendan O'Connor
• music
• anniversary
• brat-pack

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pretty in Pink

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