Testing Sofia Coppola and Marc Jacobs' Music Knowledge

About this episode

Jack Coyne hosts a music knowledge competition between Marc Jacobs and Sofia Coppola.

On this episode of Track Star* we have a competitive battle between fashion designer, Marc Jacobs and filmmaker, Sofia Coppola. The duo met up with Jack on a sunny spring day in New York to talk about their film "Marc by Sofia." During their conversation, Jack got to know more about their friendship and creative collaboration, and he put their music knowledge to the test. Naming hits from Pharrell Williams and Diana Ross, iconic showtunes from Cabaret and Funny Girl, and New York City classics from The Strokes and Sonic Youth, Marc and Sofia show their music chops and compete in a gripping head to head competition.

People in this episode

Host: Jack Coyne

Guests: Marc Jacobs, Sofia Coppola

Topics covered

• music knowledge
• competition
• friendship
• creative collaboration
• film discussion

Keywords

• music
• competition
• Marc Jacobs
• Sofia Coppola
• Pharrell Williams
• Diana Ross
• New York City

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Strokes, Sonic Youth

Books & works: Marc by Sofia, Cabaret, Funny Girl

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