His first big-screen hit came in 1996 with the song That Thing You Do!.
“There would be no Playtone without Adam Schlesinger, without his That Thing You Do!
Crafted to sound like a hit song from the 1960s, the track served as the sole hit for the Wonders, the fake band at the center of Tom Hanks’ music comedy movie That Thing You Do!.
Adam Schlesinger’s lawyer, Josh Grier, confirmed the musician’s death and stated that Schlesinger had been hospitalized in March and whilst there had tested positive for the illness.