Dylan Minette is a double-threat!

He is well known for his part in alternative band Wallows, but he is also known for his portrayal as Clay Jensen in Netflix's 13 Reasons Why. I bet his experience with the band helped him out when he was asked to select music for one of the shows final episodes. The actor/musician spoke with AltPress regarding how he selected his music picks.

“I’ve always had long conversations with Brian Yorkey, the showrunner, about the music from day one of the show. I’ve always tried to pick his brain on what he’s thinking at certain spots. And I’ve always given him suggestions. So I remember one time he talked to me and asked if I would help music-supervise an episode this season. I think it was just him being kind and collaborative and knowing that I care about the music on the show.

It became really interesting being a part of the process and how it works. It was actually really fun for me knowing all the music cues and then having to be on every email thread throughout [the project] and seeing how much goes into it. It’s a whole job unto itself. Brian is such a part of it, as well. Then there are the budgets involved like, “You can’t afford that song, but you can afford this one.” Just putting music on an episode of television is its own little production. There’s so much work that goes into it.”

When AltPress asked him how to select a key song, Minette said "One of the songs, "Best Part" by H.E.R. and Daniel Caesar, I remember thinking, "That song's really nice. I hope it stays here." And it did. And "Give Yourself A Try" by the 1975—which is a song that I love—was played during the process of shooting, as well. There's another really important [song] that appears at a very emotional moment. And we ended up landing on "Would You?" by Richard Swift. It's a beautiful song. Richard Swift was so talented and just incredible. And what an amazing human [and] artist. And that also fuels, you know, with his tragic death. I feel this beautiful moment, and then [it] makes me super-emotional when I watch it. I'm so happy that it made it in. I felt really honored to be a part of that process.

We’ve all probably binged the series by now, but it’s really interesting to dive a little deeper into the music side and from one of the artists we love!