Why Securing Cardi B’s ‘WAP’ Was Important to ‘Dumb Money’s’ Storytelling
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor The song most important to Craig Gillespie’s storytelling in “Dumb Money” is Cardi B’s 2020 hit, “WAP.” Set in 2021, the film follows a group of common-man stock traders who take on the titans of Wall Street.
Music supervisor Susan Jacobs says, “We had a very particular time period where it was really important to the writers because that was the moment of GameStop.” Paul Dano plays Keith Gill a.k.a Roaring Kitty, the family man who follows stock for a hobby and gains a huge following.
Seth Rogen is hedge fund manager Gabe Plotkin, who hears about the inexplicable sudden rise in GameStop shares and aims to get to the bottom of it.
Jacobs knew she wanted at least three recognizable songs. She says, “I wanted something that would set us back in COVID and that time.” Her challenge was how to design a soundtrack with a limited budget. “I had to figure out how to get the three songs and figure out the rest.” Figure it out is exactly what Jacobs did.
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