Lucy Schwartz
| Lucy Schwartz | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lucy Nicole Schwartz |
| Born |
December 7, 1989 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Website | lucyschwartzmusic.com |
Lucy Nicole Schwartz[1] (born December 7, 1989) is an American singer and songwriter from Los Angeles, California.[2] She has become well known for writing/ performing original songs for film and TV, including songs for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Nashville, Parenthood, Shrek Forever After and What Maisie Knew.[3]
Career
In 2010, Schwartz released her sophomore album, Life in Letters.
In 2011, she had a duet with Aqualung on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn and released the EP, "Keep Me".
Schwartz has toured with Lilith Fair,[4] alongside Sarah McLachlan and Sheryl Crow, and opened for The Weepies, Brandi Carlile, The Civil Wars, Agnes Obel, Toad the Wet Sprocket, A Fine Frenzy, Joshua Radin, and The Belle Brigade.
Her songs have been featured in over a dozen television programs, including Grey's Anatomy, Army Wives, and The Good Wife. Schwartz wrote the international theme song for NBC's show, Parenthood, and she has written original songs for numerous films, including Twilight, Shrek Forever After, Mother and Child, Post Grad, Monte Carlo, Adam, and the Meg Ryan comedy, The Women.
Her single "Boomerang" appeared in the closing credits of the fourth season finale of the television series Arrested Development, for which her father, David Schwartz, composed the soundtrack.[5] She had previously performed the vocal recordings "Mr. F" and "For British Eyes Only" in a faux-English accent for the series.[5]
Schwartz guest starred in the second season premiere of House of Lies, playing the role of a waitress dressed as a bumblebee and singing The Carpenters's song, "Close to You".[6]
"Black Roses," a song written by Schwartz, is sung by the character of Scarlett O'Connor (portrayed by Clare Bowen) in the TV show Nashville. It peaked at number 29 on the US Country chart.
She has worked with the charities Heifer International, CHOC Children's Hospital, Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, Songs of Love for Japan, and Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project.
Discography
Albums & EPs
- Timekeeper (2013)
- Keep Me EP ( 2011)
- Life in Letters (2010)
- "Help Me! Help Me! EP (2010)
- Winter in June (2007)
Original songs in movie soundtracks
- "I Don't Know a Thing" — Remember Sunday (2013)
- "Blue Sky" — Remember Sunday (2013)
- "Feeling of Being" — What Maisie Knew (2012)
- "Cold" (with Aqualung) — The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (2011)
- "I Want The Sky" — Monte Carlo (2011)
- '"Paper Plane" — Center Stage 2: Turn it Up (2008)
- “Darling I Do” (with Landon Pigg) — Shrek Forever After (2010)
- “Little One” — Mother & Child (end title song) (2009)
- "Turn Back Around" — Post Grad (2009)
- "Gone Away" — Adam (2009)
- "Beautiful" — The Women (opening song) (2008)
- "Count On Me" — The Women (end title song) (2008)
TV theme songs
- “When We Were Young” — Parenthood (international theme song) (2010)
References
- ↑ "Family Tree Legends - Lucy Schwartz".
- ↑ Varga, George (March 25, 2010). "Expect Lucy Schwartz to light up Beauty Bar". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "Lucy Schwartz". NoiseTrade. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ Schofner, Heather (December 2, 2010). "Interview: Lucy Schwartz". Verbicide Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- 1 2 Suebsaeng, Asawin (May 31, 2013). "Meet Lucy Schwartz, The Artist Behind The Awesome Song at The End of Arrested Development". Mother Jones. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ "Lucy Schwartz Acts and Sings on House of Lies". January 8, 2013.