Overview
- Garner recounted the story on Jan. 15 during a talk at Diesel, A Bookstore in Los Angeles alongside author Laura Dave and Rita Wilson.
- She described living in a Cambridge rental with a three-month-old and a three-year-old while Affleck worked on The Town, saying “Halo” played continuously as she nursed.
- Affleck previously explained in a 2016 interview that he writes to a small set of songs on loop to concentrate and capture a scene’s emotion.
- Dave noted that some creatives use the same method and mentioned playwright Tom Stoppard as another example.
- People reported the remarks on Jan. 16 as entertainment outlets echoed the account, noting Garner and Affleck were married from 2005 to 2015 and share three children: Violet, Seraphina and Samuel.