During the first meal after arriving at the compound, Moretti is served a plate of blue lobster, an incredibly rare and priceless meal. Only 1 in every 2 million lobsters is blue, and if fishermen catch a blue lobster, they often throw it back into the water.
When the Billboard Top 40 list is shown during Soledad's video, the songs ranked after "Dina Simone" by Moretti are: "Someday" by Mariah Carey; "One More Try" by Timmy T.; "All the Man That I Need" by Whitney Houston; "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" by Celine Dion; "Show Me the Way" by STYX; "All This Time" by Sting; "Gonna Make You Sweat" by C&C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams; and "This House" by Tracie Spencer.
John Malkovich recorded all of Alfred Moretti's songs that are featured in the movie, and they can be heard on the companion album OPUS: The Moretti EP.
The twinkle seen in the Levelists' eyes while Moretti is performing his new song for the group can also be seen in some of the concert-goer's eyes during the opening credits montage.