Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Grey's Anatomy, and
Private Practice, Mad Men; all household names for their music placement via Alex Patsavas' exceptional music supervision skills. My music industry professor used to always say that "music supervision is modern day radio without the commercialism." Ain't it the truth.
During last night's 2 hour crossover episode of
Grey's Anatomy and
Private Practice, Patsavas featured music from
Firehorse, Perfume Genius,
Wilco,
Kathleen Edwards,
The Donnies The Amys,
Tennis and
Tika. I'm not sure about you, but this is how I discover my new favorite bands and singer/songwriters...from watching TV. Songs reach a new level of imaginative potential when matched with picture...and sometimes they just sound better that way too. I might not like a certain artist or song, but the minute I hear it placed with one moment in a visual that its perfect for, the song plays a new role.
Alex Patsavas is also the music supervisor behind the Twilight Series, which is why even though the films might not be that great to you, the music always is. Alex Patsavas' full project list can be found over at her site
chopshopmusic.com.
Thanks to
Tunefind, a music site that lists each song per episode of various hit TV series', we're able to grab these tracks almost simultaneously while watching the episodes or right after they've aired. The site gives links to iTunes and Amazon if you want to make a purchase, as well as giving a preview of the track to make sure that's the song you heard. It's amazing.
Next week, when you're watching TV, listen for the music. You might fall in love with what you hear.
