# One Song in "Pleasantville"
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-song-in-pleasantville/236919
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [March 28, 2004, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-song-in-pleasantville/236919 "2004-03-28T15:36:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2004, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-song-in-pleasantville/236919/1 "2004-03-28T15:36:56Z")
I recently rented “Pleasantville”, and I highly recommend it. It is a highly poignant parallel to how society struggles to strike a balance between constant change while clinging to upholding its traditional values. Done in a “twilight zone” way, I think many will find the movie quite intriguing.
Anyhow, for those who have seen it, I was wondering if any SDopers might know the name/artist of an instrumental piece played in the scene where Bud is in the malt shop trying to explain how he knew about life outside of Pleasantville. Actually, the instrumental piece starts playing in the previous scene, but rolls into this scene. I believe it is one of many Top 40 instrumental pieces from that era.
Thanks,
- Jinx
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### Author:  [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2004, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-song-in-pleasantville/236919/2 "2004-03-28T15:54:24Z")
I’m not sure - it’s been awhile since I’ve seen this movie. But I think it’s \*\*\*Take Five \*\* \* by the Dave Brubeck Quartet.
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### Author:  [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2004, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-song-in-pleasantville/236919/3 "2004-03-29T08:25:19Z")
Yep, that’s _Take Five_. It’s listed at IMDB as a goof, because _Pleasantville_ is set in 1958, but _Take Five_ wasn’t released until 1960.
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### Author:  [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2004, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-song-in-pleasantville/236919/4 "2004-03-30T19:21:51Z")
> [@Number Six](#):
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> Yep, that’s _Take Five_. It’s listed at IMDB as a goof, because _Pleasantville_ is set in 1958, but _Take Five_ wasn’t released until 1960.
Yes, but how would anyone know the exact year in which the movie was set? (Were malt shops all gone by 1960?) Actually, I would have guessed the movie was set in the early 1950’s. Now, take a movie like _Apollo 13_ or _JFK_ where it’d be more obvious…
- Jinx
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### Author:  [@Wumpus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wumpus)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2004, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-song-in-pleasantville/236919/5 "2004-03-30T20:08:55Z")
If I recall correctly, this scene has _both_ “Take Five” by Brubeck _and_ “So What” by Miles Davis in it, thereby covering all of Columbia Record’s biggest jazz hits for 1959 in one fell swoop. (Take Five dates from 1959, not 1960.)