Jessie Ennis: My ‘Mythic Quest’ Playlist

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Jessie Ennis: My ‘Mythic Quest’ Playlist

“As an actor, I heavily rely on music to help me get into character,” Jessie Ennis tells Apple Music about these selections she’s made in honour of the season premiere of the Apple TV+ Original Series Mythic Quest. “For each character I play, I make a playlist specific to how I feel as the character. This playlist has both the power-hungry, manic energy and the sad internal world Jo has to manage. These songs are where Jo and I intersect. You’ll hear songs I grew up listening to and songs I only just discovered.” Read her comments on a few of the tracks she’s picked, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library. Grimes, “We Appreciate Power” (feat. HANA) “HANA joined the playlist in Season 2 when Jo was so power-hungry she was willing to betray her own mentor. It’s usually the song that I’m listening to as I pull out of my driveway in the morning. Jo’s been very laser-focused on power since the pilot, and I like to set that objective early on in my day.” Big Thief, “Not” “It makes me cry tears of rage. It’s the star of this playlist for me. Those first chords just feel like emotional turmoil. And the solo is a guitar explaining what happens to Jo—there’s organization and chaos, rising and quick falls, screaming and melody. This mixture of following and simultaneously breaking the rules to exhaustion.” No Doubt, “In My Head” “This sounds like how I imagine Jo’s inner thoughts. She’s so determined to suppress her feelings that they come out in the weirdest ways. She’s a case study of what happens when someone refuses to examine herself. To me, this song is about someone who is nearing a breakup but decides to plan a wedding instead. Which is right up Jo’s alley.”

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