 Initially, Reitman conceived of the character being a fan of glam rock, but rejected it as too inauthentic.He replaced this by scoring the film with Yo La Tengo, but got into contact with Dawson after listening to "Anyone Else but You".Dawson insisted on seeing the screenplay before allowing her songs to be in the film, after which she agreed to send Reitman a package of her solo albums to review.