In writing songs for Film & TV, you don’t need to be a famous, successful recording artist – just write songs that will work. You can do it! Each year, TV shows, films, and commercials use thousands of songs. For every song that’s placed, many are auditioned – often...
2018, you were BRILLIANT. An insanely great year for unearthing new talent, the array of new bands on the scene was beyond astonishing! From bluesy post-grunge music to raw gritty punk, the underground rock’n’roll scene is thriving and alive, full to the brim with raw new talent. Some artists/bands I’ve been...
How music supervisors create iconic TV moments Music Supervision was recognized by the Emmys for the first time in 2017. Here’s how it works. Reese Witherspoon on HBO’s Big Little Lies, whose music supervisor Susan Jacobs recently won the first-ever Emmy for Music Supervision. HBO When Susan Jacobs took home the first-ever...
‘Sharp Objects’ Music Contains a Chilling Message Like with Big Little Lies, almost all of the HBO drama’s songs are diegetic—and connected to the larger mystery. HBO . The Sharp Objects Soundtrack Is Even Better Than Big Little Lies’ Love the Sharp Objects soundtrack? Music supervisor Susan Jacobs is partly to thank for that....
In seeking out songs that are “messy, rebellious and different,” the Showtime series Shameless, is giving scores of under-the-radar bands valuable synchs. Chuck Hodes/Showtime Shameless :: The Story Those familiar with Showtime’s dysfunctional family drama Shameless appreciate that its storyline is far-from-average. Following Chicago working-class family the Gallaghers — led...
