<P> The movie features original music by Tom Hanks, Adam Schlesinger, Rick Elias, Scott Rogness, Mike Piccirillo, Gary Goetzman and Howard Shore . In the movie, The Wonders rise to brief stardom on the strength of "That Thing You Do", a song written as a wistful ballad but which becomes an uptempo rocker during the band's first performance at a talent show . Written and composed for the film by Adam Schlesinger, bassist for Fountains of Wayne and Ivy and released on the film's soundtrack, the song became a genuine hit for The Wonders in 1996 (the song peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100, #22 on the Adult Contemporary charts, #18 on the Adult Top 40, and #24 on the Top 40 Mainstream charts). The track was nominated for a 1996 Golden Globe Award as well as a 1996 Academy Award for Best Original Song . Mike Viola of The Candy Butchers provided the lead vocals for the Wonders . </P> <P> In the film, the title song is referenced with "All My Only Dreams" as the B - side . The actual 45 RPM single, released to record stores in North America, features "Dance With Me Tonight" as its B - side . The song has since been recorded by The Knack and Bubblegum Lemonade . The Wonders are also seen playing the song "Little Wild One ." This was written by the band Gigolo Aunts as a "faux - Beatles" - style tune at the request of their record label to be submitted for consideration for inclusion in the film . </P> <P> For the purpose of being able to convincingly perform The Wonders' songs on - camera, Scott, Schaech, Zahn and Embry took several weeks of individual lessons, followed by daily practice as a group . Of the four, only Zahn and Embry had any prior experience of playing their assigned instruments . They eventually honed their performance to the point where extras on the set thought they were actually playing the songs, when in reality they were miming along to recordings by professional musicians . </P> <P> The song that plays during the film's opening credits, "Lovin' You Lots and Lots," is credited to the fictitious Norm Wooster Singers and was actually written by Hanks . This song is a parody of Ray Conniff, Mitch Miller, and other practitioners of the "beautiful music" or proto - Muzak formats that were a staple of adult radio during the early' 60s such as on KPOL (AM) 1540 in Los Angeles . Hanks also composed Guy's jazzy signature drum solo, "I Am Spartacus ." </P>

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