This episode involves Ben leaping into a scenario akin to The Bodyguard (1992). The episode opens with a rendition of Chaka Khan's "I'm Every Woman," which Whitney Houston sang on The Bodyguard soundtrack. Another point of interest may be that the Kevin Costner character is Frank Farmer while the guarded singer in Quantum Leap is Carly Farmer.
The final song, "Travelling On," of the episode was written by Jamie Jackson and performed by Jamie Jackson & Jaimie Drake. The band that performed the song for the soundtrack was also the band that performed behind Deborah Ann Woll and Karissa Lee Staples during filming, lending to the feeling that actresses' singing performances were real.