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Hollywood was another destina- tion for Schlesinger. Led by That Thing You Do!, the list included songs for Ice Age: Continental Drift, Shallow Hal, Robots, There’s Something About Mary, Josie and the Pussycats, Scary Movie, Fever Pitch, Orange County, Me, Myself & Irene, and many more. Artists such as Katy Perry, the Jo- nas Brothers, The Monkees, Bowl- ing for Soup, Superdrag, America, and will.i.am have performed his songs. And Schlesinger produced or mixed work by artists like The Monkees, Dashboard Confession- al, Verve Pipe, Robert Plant, They Might Be Giants, to name a few. In addition to Fountains of Wayne, the profilic songwriter was also in projects like Tinted Win- dows and Fever High. We’ve got some memories of Schlesinger from former bandmates, disc jockeys, writers, and friends in the next few pages along with a collection of songs from throughout his career. Watch The Wonders perform “That Thing You Do” NJ STAGE - ISSUE 70 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 22