LOVE ISLAND Executive Producer Dishes on the Fun Soundtrack
August 6, 2019 by Marisa Roffman
Filed under Love Island
CBS’ LOVE ISLAND has been a delightfully weird experiment, as the network has aired the exploits of contestants as they attempt to find love (and survive the game) in a Fijian villa. And while there has been much to enjoy about the show, the music they’ve managed to score has been incredible.
From modern music (“Lover”-era Taylor Swift) to covers of classic songs to tunes that get worked into the Narrator’s jokes (Paula Cole’s “I Don’t Want to Wait”), the tracks have formed a killer playlist and helped shape the show into what is is.
Ahead of its Wednesday, August 7 season 1 finale—the show has already been renewed—executive producer Simon Thomas answered a few emailed questions about their musical process… Read more