Seasoned musician and music producer David Schommer created the score for the film. “David knew how to bridge the gap and make the score and the songs sound organic to each other,” Nelson compliments.
Pink also wanted to include such artists as The Chemical Brothers, Modest Mouse, The Pixies and Citizen Cope as the soundtrack for South Harmon. As homage to John Hughes, the comedy screenwriter and director who inspired much of his work in Accepted, Pink opted for a David Schommer club remix of the Simple Minds classic “Don't You (Forget About Me),” with vocals by recording artist Lucy Woodward.
Production wrapped on the set of Accepted, the filmmakers knew they had a film that not only provided satire of the expected, but could speak to a new generation of filmgoers who might be struggling with where to go with questions including “What should I be?” and “Who should I listen to?”
Lewis Black summarizes the instincts of the cast and crew as he notes, “My feeling is that once you get to college, you can listen to your parents as advisors—to a point—but what you hear is much like the Charlie Brown ‘wa-wa-wa-wa-wa’ sound. This is the time that parents should be a background. It’s your time of self-discovery. By the way, I’m saying this in my underwear. Okay?”
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