‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Music Supervisor Robin Urdang on Finding the Right Music Hook
05.08.2022 - 00:53
/ variety.com
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorEmmy-winning music supervisor Robin Urdang doesn’t like saying no to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino. With the show’s music steeped in American standards, 1950s and ’60s tunes to reflect the era, Urdang found herself going down rabbit holes to find masters and license songs.
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” starring Rachel Brosnahan, features a mixture of well-known and obscure songs. In turn, the show’s Season 4 soundtrack is filled with both known and rare gems.
For “I’m Nobody’s Baby,” by nightclub legend Miss Beverly Shaw, Urdang searched for an heir — a quest that led her to Shaw’s relative. “We needed to master [the song], but there was no recording,” she says. “So, [her family] sent us the vinyl and we got it mastered.” Here, Urdang shares the stories behind some of her favorite needle drops from the show.“Amy said we were going to be in Coney Island.
She said, ‘I want a song about Coney Island, but it has to be the 1960s.’ I did all my research and found the song. We had used the Barry Sisters quite often in ‘Maisel.’ I sent it along with a couple of other songs. I didn’t check to see if it was clearable.“I cleared the master, but when I tried to clear the publishing, it was a black hole.
There was no way to find it. I went through every publisher and everything. We found an heir.
I sent a Facebook message and Twitter. I wound up finding the grandson of the writer who was able to license it to us. It has never been used before — but we got it.”“Midge moves back to her apartment in New York City.
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