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The Wonders is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Beatles and Ray Conniff. Those roots explain a lot about how The Wonders arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Archies, The Rembrandts, Wings, Badfinger and The Raspberries, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Knack and Billie Joe Armstrong, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around The Wonders, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to The Knack. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
That Thing You Do! is a 1996 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom Hanks, in his feature writing and directorial debut. Set in 1960s rock and roll culture, it chronicles the rise and fall of a fictional one-hit wonder pop band and stars Tom Everett Scott in his film debut along with Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, and Ethan Embry as the band's members, with Liv Tyler and Hanks appearing in supporting roles. Its production and music are key to its narrative, with original scores by a collaboration of artists including Hanks, Adam Schlesinger, and Howard Shore. The soundtrack peaked at #21 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, featuring a mix of diegetic and non-diegetic tracks. The cast practiced for weeks to perform convincingly on camera, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.
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The Wonders connections
The Wonders grew out of The Beatles and Ray Conniff, shares an orbit with The Archies, The Rembrandts, Wings and Badfinger, went on to shape The Knack and Billie Joe Armstrong. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Wonders
Sounds and acts that shaped The Wonders.
Artists similar to The Wonders
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Wonders.
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- The Rembrandtsartist
- Wingsartist
- Badfingerartist
- The Raspberriesartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Johnny Riversartist
- Eddie Moneyartist
- Jay & The Americansartist
- Klaatuartist
- The Box Topsartist
- Paul McCartney & Wingsartist
- The Grass Rootsartist
- Letters to Cleoartist
- Herman's Hermitsartist
- George Baker Selectionartist
- Huey Lewis & The Newsartist
- John Parrartist
- The Bobby Fuller Fourartist
- Manfred Mannartist
- Frankie Valliartist
- Scott McKenzieartist
Bands The Wonders shaped
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