A growling two-note bassline (not unlike the theme from the 1975 classic "Jaws") kicks off the new song 鈥�Bye鈥� 鈥� a collaboration by Taylor Nixon and London Elixir, two musicians originally from Columbus now living in Atlanta.
The track was chosen for a scene in the acclaimed HBO and DC Comics miniseries "The Penguin," a spinoff sequel of the 2022 film "The Batman." The show stars Colin Farrell (under heavy prosthetic makeup) reprising his role as mob underboss Oswald 鈥淥z鈥� Cobb.
The sync placement is the first such deal with DC Comics and HBO to be landed by Columbus-native musicians.
星空无限传媒's Matthew Rand spoke with Nixon and Elixir:
Matthew Rand: Taylor, how did the song come about and how did you and London go about recording it?
Taylor Nixon: I wrote the song in 2022. London hit me with a brief and we had no idea of where it would be placed. She asked me to write from the perspective of Harley Quinn, and I had no idea who that was, so I had to YouTube her and kind of dive into her world. But it was very clear the direction and sound she was aiming for. Pretty much, that's how it all came about. I wrote it, we recorded it in her mother's basement, and the rest is history.
Matthew Rand: London, how did this track make its way to the production team at HBO? And then how did you both find out it would be used in this TV show?
London Elixir: Yeah, so I do a lot of work in sync licensing, which is getting music placed on TV shows and films. So, I've been working for the past few years establishing relationships with music supervisors. The one in particular who l