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Aug 2016
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Episode 4: Todd Phillips on the music in...

Edith Bowman
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On the release of his latest film War Dogs, writer and director Todd Phillips discusses the use of music in his movies, which reflects his love of everything from Black Flag to Billy Joel, Pink Floyd to Gram Parsons.

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