Olivia Management Artists - Music in Motion Picture

By Miriam DeYoung

Have you ever thought about how some of your favorite movies and television shows wouldn’t be the same without music? Music in motion pictures, known as music synchronization, is responsible for setting the scene, increasing drama, pulling audiences in, and so much more and many of our artists' music has helped do this for many television shows and movies that you’ve probably seen. Here are a couple of highlights of our artist’s sync placements.

Mary Gauthier
Yellowstone: Season 1 Episode 9 - Mercy Now
America’s Got Talent: Season 16 Episode 7 - Worthy

Josh Radnor 
Centaurworld: Seasons 1 and 2 - Centaurworld Theme, Durple Drop

Derek Webb
Greys Anatomy: Season 4 Episode 7 - Name
Cold Case: Season 6 Episode 23 - Dance (Live)

Jill Andrews 
The Good Doctor: Season 1 Episode 11 - Get Up, Get On
Teen Wolf: Season 5 Episode 11 - Lost It All

Fall Flicks

by Cole Bishop

Fall is now upon us bringing aesthetically pleasing colors and cool weather to us all. One of the best parts about the fall season is when it occasionally gets a little too cold and we can all sit inside missing out on nature’s beauty as we binge watch our favorite movies without an ounce of guilt. Everyone has at least one movie that really gets them in the fall spirit so I decided to ask the team at OM which movie they felt really got them in the mood for cool weather and pumpkins.

Erin

First up is our head honcho Erin. When I asked Erin the movie she felt represented the fall season she immediately answered with the 90’s classic You’ve Got Mail. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star in this complex love story that brings Erin in the fall spirit with, “the soundtrack, Meg Ryan’s fashion choices, and New York in the fall.” Erin concluded by saying: “I love everything about it.”

Grace

Grace then added her pick saying that the 2019 version of Little Women got her in the fall spirit. Grace picked this fantastic movie because of the, “Massachusetts fall, fashion, optimal soundtrack” and finished by saying, “something about the love stories are oh so cozy to me.”

Anna

Next up is Anna. Anna added another 90’s movie to the fall roster with Hocus Pocus. This Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker film is a classic for the spooky season of fall.

Juils

Juils veered into TV with her pick being Gilmore Girls. This show set the tone for the early to mid 2000’s and is a great pick to binge in the fall months.

Cole

Without hesitation, my go-to fall movie will always be Dan In Real Life. I grew up watching and rewatching this movie with my family and it will always be my comfort movie for the fall season. This feel-good Steve Carrell movie is well-worth the watch.

At Olivia Management, we love to reflect on the things that make us happiest. This fall movie reflection was a great way for us all to take a second and dive into a little bit of nostalgia in thinking of movies that comfort us the most. We hope that you too get the chance to reflect and maybe curl up on the couch and enjoy a great piece of nostalgia of your own!

My Favorite Music in TV & Movies

by Kaila Divak

1.     “Tiny Dancer” – Elton John – Almost Famous

I honestly think this song has to be at the top of my list, because it is tattooed on my wrist for the rest of my life. When “Tiny Dancer” plays in Almost Famous, the whole band is singing together on the bus. Sir Elton John himself said that this song became as famous as it is today because of this movie. It came at such a pivotal part of the film, right after a huge fight, where nobody was speaking. One of the men in the band begins to sing along with the song, playing on the radio, and everyone else just follows suit.

2.     “Epilogue” – Justin Hurwitz – La La Land

This one really pulls at the heart strings for me. I think I’ve always loved this song, but the idea that it was in the most frustrating part of the movie for me really made me overlook it for a long time. Once I watched La La Land a few times and understood that not every movie needs to end on a happy note, I realized how amazing this song was. It brings you along on a seven-and-a-half-minute story, and you don’t even need the video to picture what is going on, in my opinion. I also love how the end of the song is so simple, yet so heartbreaking. If you really listen to the end of the song, Sebastian doesn’t play the last note on the piano. I always thought that that was symbolism for him not wanting him and Mia’s relationship to end.

 3.     “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim” – Jim Croce – Stranger Things

This one was awesome to me. I remember watching this part of the episode in season three of Stranger Things and immediately wanting to be a music supervisor. It obviously fit perfectly because the title is “Don’t Mess Around with Jim” and the scene was focused on Jim Hopper. He just successfully managed to get his step-daughter and her boyfriend to break up, and he is over the moon about it. It cuts from his initial satisfaction about the breakup to him screaming along to the song in his Bronco truck. The transition to this was unbelievable and could not have been placed better.

 4.     “Joshua Tree” – Ruthie Collins – The Ranch

I love the way this Ruthie Collins song was placed in the Netflix series, The Ranch. The song has a pretty melancholy sound to it, and in this case, it is playing in the background at the bar where Mary meets Heather and Luke to pick up the things that they saved for her when she was evicted from her house while in jail. It is a very powerful scene, as she refuses all help from them. “Joshua Tree” is super powerful in this part of the show, and I think that the music supervisors did a great job at placing Ruthie’s song here.

 (This one’s on Netflix… Part 7, Episode 5 of The Ranch)

5.     “Between the Bars” – Elliott Smith – Stuck in Love

I love the music in this movie. This song is played as Louis and Samantha sit in his car and share their favorite songs. Louis asks Samantha to close her eyes and listen, and she starts to cry because she’s scared of committing to having feelings for someone. I think that this song was a very indie choice, and it fits so well. It became sort of mainstream because of this moment in the movie. And I will always think of this moment in this movie when I hear this song.