A soundtrack is essential to any film, music is used in various ways by a director: to portray emotions, create and introduce relationships and also to make references to the time period . In Clueless, music is mainly used to highlight the main motifs of the film and reflect the attitudes of the teenage characters. The film begins with the song "Kids in America" ​​where we see Cher, her friends and other teenagers shopping and partying. This immediately highlights the main focus of the film: the lives of upper-class teenagers. The song is significant in that it highlights exactly who the characters are: children living in Beverly Hills, America. "Kind hearts don't make a new story. Kind hearts get no glory." These lines from the song are relevant to the film because most of the characters are not presented as kind. This song is important because it reflects the characters' attitudes; They are portrayed as spoiled and selfish who are not interested in doing anything unless it involves personal gain. When Cher asks Dionne "wouldn't you like to use your popularity for a good cause?" she simply and selfishly replies "no". Then the music changes as the audience sees Cher in her bedroom the song playing in the background is "Moda" by David Bowie. This illustrates another key aspect of the film: shopping and fashion. This is significant as it shows what is important to Cher's character. As the song plays, Cher is on her computer looking for an outfit to wear to school. Bowie was known for his extreme outfits which were often over the top, this is similar to Cher and Dionne wearing some interesting outfits - "shopping with Dr Suess?" Cher asks Dionne the reason for her hat, to which Dionne replies "well, at least I wouldn't skin a collie to make a backpack for me." Another song that has meaning in the movie is “Supermodel” by Jill Sobule, the lyrics highlight everything the girls want and do throughout the movie. It is used when Dionne and Cher give Tai a makeover, however the lyrics are relevant throughout. "I don't care what my teachers say, I'm going to be a supermodel... and everyone will want to look like me." The teenagers in the film rarely care about what their teachers tell them or teach them. Cher wishes to become "5 foot 10 like Cindy Crawford", this shows the desire to be a "supermodel". Furthermore, everyone in the school admires Cher, including Amber, despite her protests, she often copies what Cher wears. As previously mentioned, the song plays when the girls give Tai a makeover, this is significant because it shows what they consider important. They believe that Tai is "clueless" because of the clothes she wears and that they are supposed to make her look like them. This then continues to show the prejudices of the characters in the film, before her makeover no one had ever noticed Tai except Travis, who she initially likes but is said to dislike. However after her makeover all the guys kept trying to talk to her and look at her constantly. "I didn't eat yesterday, I won't eat today" even though Cher is not that extreme, these lyrics refer to her obsessions with food, she constantly prevents her father from eating junk and worries about herself for eating little things like "3 M&M's". "Rollin with my homies" is a recurring motif in the film and the song is mentioned throughout. The first time the song is played is when Cher, Dionne and Tai go to a party in the valleys, all the teenagers dance to it. The song is by a popular 90s artist, Coolio, which shows what teenagers of the time listened to..