Wes Anderson has always made wonderful use of music in his movies, whether it’s the memorable scores by Alexandre Desplat and Mark Mothersbaugh or needle drops of 60s pop and rock songs.

But before last year’s Asteroid City I can’t recall another live-action Anderson movie that features a song performed by the actual characters (I’m in danger of losing my Wes Anderson Fan Club membership if I’m forgetting something here).

To appreciate today’s scene, all you need to know is that the arrival of an alien spaceship has led to the quarantine of a bunch of people in the small desert town of Asteroid City. The captives include an elementary class on a field trip and a band of singing cowboys.

While school teacher June (Maya Hawke) tries to maintain a sense of normalcy, sticking to her planned lesson, her students are understandably distracted by the unexpected alien encounter. Here, one of those students, assisted by the cowboys, offers up a song he wrote about the event.

I love many things about Asteroid City, and this delightful, random detour is high on the list.