When you think of Joe Dolan, you can normally conjure up a few images.

Most apparent is a typical Irish wedding, with at least one of the Mullingar troubadour's hits being blasted out by a DJ at one in the morning as everyone's getting their second wind. The next likely image is his infamous duet with Dustin the Turkey, wherein the puppet declared that the best thing to come out of Mullingar was the road to Dublin.

Without a doubt, the last you'd expect to hear something like 'Good Looking Woman' is in the middle of a $200 million Disney movie starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson - yet that's exactly what happens in 'Cruella'. Just as the Baroness - played by Emma Thompson - is preparing for her latest fashion show in '70s London, the familiar horns of Joe Dolan's band strikes up over the dialogue and blares out its triumphant chorus as the action unfolds.

As the movie is set in early '70s, the music isn't anachronistic. Indeed, 'Good Looking Woman' charted in the UK in 1972 for thirteen weeks, peaking at No. 17 in the UK charts. The song peaked at No. 4 here in Ireland, and even spent a time on top of the charts in places as far-flung as South Africa. For even more trivia, the song was co-written by Albert Hammond, whose son and namesake would go on to become the guitarist for The Strokes.

When we sat down with director Craig Gillespie on the eve of the movie's release, the first question we had was how Joe Dolan came to be selected for the soundtrack. While he couldn't go into specifics, he was kind enough to share some of his insight into choosing music for his movies.

"I think it's impossible to figure out what I'm thinking about with music," Gillespie laughs. "My editor, we're very in tuned when we're working together. I often put together a collection of songs before I start, I've got like 1,400 songs on my 'Cruella' playlist and when I'm on the set, I edit as I shoot, so I'll sometimes throw music on it to try things. That first shot of the Baroness coming out of the car, I tried a couple of songs and then I tried The Doors ('Five To One') and it just worked. It works on an emotional level, I'm not looking to justify it, you know?"

For 'You're Such A Good Looking Woman', the song catches The Baroness as she begins to doubt her own abilities and begins to feel panicked at the possibility of 'Cruella' upstaging her yet again. The song, in a way, feels like positive affirmation for Thompson's character.

"There's something about those '70s melodies that's foreboding, but also optimistic? Those melodies tend to be more complex than what's going on in the '80s, and I gravitate to that more," Gillespie explains. "But, y'know, we go for these stately songs with her, some of the lyrics have a wit to them juxtaposed to what's going on. I'm always looking for something that will elevate a scene and surprise you as opposed to what you'd expect."

'Cruella' is available now on Disney+ Premier Access.