Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorSean Baker’s “Red Rocket” utilizes *NSYNC’s 2000 pop song “Bye Bye Bye” throughout the movie in various forms, but it wasn’t easy for “The Florida Project” director to secure rights to use the track as he searched for the perfect breakup song.At one point, Strawberry (Suzanna Son) plays a stripped-down version on her keyboard.
It informs her story as a young woman who takes delight in the attention she’s getting from Mikey (Simon Rex), who encourages her to pursue a career in adult films, and she goes from a boyfriend of her own age to Mikey, who’s twice her age.The idea to use the song came when Baker learned Son was a musician.
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