BREAKING DOWN THE MUSIC OF 'YELLOWJACKETS'

The showrunners behind the Paramount+/Showtime series dissect its standout soundtrack

- ANGIE MARTOCCIO

Yellowjackets showrunners Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson own their music nerdom proudly. Bad reviews of their show, they can handle, says Lyle. “But if someone is like, ‘That song is bad,’ I'm like, ‘No, you’re wrong!’ ” The series, which follows a 1996 high school soccer team stranded in the wilderness after their plane crashes, and survivors grappling with the trauma 25 years later — serves up a killer soundtrack packed with the Nineties alt-rock of the co-creators’ youth. With Season Three in full swing, Lyle and Nickerson walk us through some key musical moments.

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