Munk Duane
Owner, Composer at Bad Stella Studios
Music Composer, Composer, Music Supervisor and Musician
Boston, Massachusetts
May 2019
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About Munk
Bad Stella Studios is owned by award winning composer, producer Munk Duane, who is a Grammy® considered recording artist, Berklee College of Music alumni, and a voting member of The Recording Academy (Class of 2024)
Projects include composing for Extreme Music (the production music arm of Sony/ATV Music), Bleeding Fingers (co-founded by Hans Zimmer & Russell Emanuel), Pitch Hammer Music (trailer music for Disney, Marvel and more), the Bose Corporation, Heavy Hitters Music, and more.
Munk's music has been licensed to hundreds of television and film productions, including Dateline NBC, NCIS, CBS Sports, NFL on CBS (120 broadcasts), Super Bowl Half-Time Show, NCAA Basketball (29 broadcasts), March Madness, US Open Tennis, NCAA, The Herd with Colin Cowherd (70 episodes), The Sopranos, Atlanta, One Life To Live (45 episodes), The Unbelievable With Dan Aykroyd, Pam & Tommy, CBS promos for 70th Annual Tony Awards, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, 60 Minutes, and to major network and streaming platforms such as ABC, CBS, NBC, A&E, Amazon Prime, Max, NatGeo and more.
Munk has composed to picture for features and shorts, including the award winning 2024 animated short "Book!" by Chris Georgenes (Tokyo International Cinema Awards, AniMate - Australia Animation Film Festival, Montreal Independent Film Festival, Chicago Indie Film Awards, Amsterdam Movie Fest, Hollywood Discovery Awards, New York Lift-Off Film Festival and more), and 2015 Indie Thriller "The House Across The Street" starring Eric Roberts.
As a recording artist, songwriter and producer, Munk was up for GRAMMY® Consideration last year for BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE for his song "Myths". This year, he is once again up For Your Grammy® Consideration for SONG OF THE YEAR for "We've Talked About This Before" in the 67th Annual Grammy® Awards.
Munk Duane has appeared in major press including a feature in Billboard Magazine. He has been a guest lecturer for the Professional Development Seminar at Berklee College of Music and keynote speaker at the Massachusetts DECA District 1 Conference.
TESTIMONIALS:
Matt Pavolaitis
Emmy Winning Composer/Senior Audio Engineer at Accenture Song
"Munk is one of the most talented, driven, and persistent creatives in the music industry. As a Boston native myself, he always blown me away with his versatility of performing live, producing famous artists, growing his fan base to composing for a few of the largest publishers in the world. He's truly one of a kind and I feel blessed to be able to connect with him on future projects!”
Chris Georgenes
Award Winning Director, "Book!"
“Munk is a master. He composed a beautiful score for my animated short "Book!". Working with Munk is almost too easy. He simply gets it! It’s as if he’s inside your head and knows instinctively what you are looking for and what is best for the project at hand. He is approachable, relaxed, and a leader. He makes me better for just working alongside him.
Jeff Miller
Product Owner, Bose
“Munk is a seasoned pro who always shows up with professionalism, creativity, and technical know-how. As a content product owner for Bose, I had very specific criteria for generative music for a therapeutic audio product. The constraints for this project were unusual, and required a thoughtful approach to sample based delivery. Munk’s experience in game soundtracks - along with his ability to use design thinking to consider the needs of the listeners - made him a great fit. The work was spot-on, and Munk was an easy collaborator. I can only give my wholehearted recommendation for Munk as a composer and producer. He’s versatile, he knows technology, and he understands how to connect to audiences.”
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Credits
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Book! (
2024 )
Music by Munk Duane Composer Composed the score for the award winning animated short. -
The Unbelievable With Dan Aykroyd (
2024 )
Music by Munk Duane Composer Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was licensed in three episodes of the History Channel series "The Unbelievable With Dan Aykroyd". Extreme Music is a production music arm of Sony Music Publishing. The company creates and licenses music for use in television, film, advertising, and online media. Munk has been a contributing composing for James S. Levine's albums on Extreme Music since 2020. -
A&E "Undercover: Caught On Tape" (
2024 )
Music by Munk Duane Composer Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in two episodes if the A&E series "Undercover: Caught On Tape". Season 1 Episode 5 "The Edge Of Cover" (premiering 2/8) and Episode 6 "Small Town Big Crimes" (premiering 2/15). -
The Getback (
2023 )
Music by Munk Duane Composer Munk Duane's new single "My Fellow Americans", along with recent releases "Myths" and "Just a Word" are featured in the brand new film "The Getback" starring Theo Rossi and Kim Coates from "Sons of Anarchy"), Dermot Mulroney and Anthony 'Treach' Criss. Directed by Jared Cohn and written by Chad Law and Garry Charles. "The Getback" composer Daniel Figueiredo made heavy use of Munk's tracks throughout the film with several key appearances of "Myths" during the runtime to punctuate the lead character Mal Cooper's (Theo Rossi) backstory. The film is now streaming for free on Tubi. -
Dateline NBC (
2023 )
Music by Munk Duane Composer A piece composed by Munk Duane for composer James S. Levine's collection for the Extreme Music library was licensed to Dateline NBC for Season 31, Episode 15 "The Bad Man". Extreme Music is a production music arm of Sony Music Publishing. The company creates and licenses music for use in television, film, advertising, and online media. -
Pam & Tommy (
2022 )
Music by Munk Duane Composer Munk Duane's song "I Am Severed" was featured in the first episode of the new Hulu series "Pam & Tommy". The song's placement on the show happened so fast, Munk was unaware until informed by a fan from Munich, Germany who had seen the premier, before Munk's publishing Heavy Hitters Music even had a chance to notify him directly of the song's inclusion. "I Am Severed" was an outtake from Munk's second full-length album "Severed", which is out of print. Munk explains, "Severed was a musical lifetime ago. I was in a bad place going through a divorce and my music at that time was reflective of a lot of anger... not who I am today whatsoever. I put that chapter of my life behind me a long time ago and had the release pulled out of retail and off streaming platforms." The songs from that period did, however, stay in the music library they were licensed to, and many years later, this one has re-emerged on the new Hulu show. "I admit it was a kick in the pants to hear this song again after so long. It was almost like listening to someone else." "Pam & Tommy" chronicles the marriage between actress Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, played by Lily James and Sebastian Stan, during the period their unauthorized sex tape was made public. Also staring Seth Rogen and Nick Offerman, "Pam & Tommy" is now streaming on Hulu. Watch it. -
The House Across The Street (
2015 )
Music by Munk Duane Composer When Amy moves into a new apartment, she notices strange things happening at the house across the street. Curious, she investigates further, getting closer to the center of a horrific conspiracy that threatens to tear apart her new town and destroy the lives of its people. Director Arthur Luhn Starring Ethan Embry, Eric Roberts, Courtney Gains -
Conned (
2012 )
Music by Munk Duane (Comedy) Composer The Boston Underworld is about to cave in. The best have gone to jail, leaving only the dumb and amateur criminals to clash over shrinking turf. Who will take it over? Each gang tries to cash in and get out one last time, but in a nasty twist of fate someone unexpected is getting conned. Genres Action, Comedy Director Arthur Luhn Starring Wally Carlson, John Cleary, John McGinty -
CBS Sports - NFL (
2009 - 2012 )
Music by Munk Duane Composer Composer CBS NFL: 2009-2012 (120 Games) -
Super Bowl XLIV Half-Time Show (
2010 )
by Munk Duane Composer Production music for Half-Time show commentary and playback segments
Awards
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Grammy® Consideration SONG OF THE YEAR - 'We've Talked About This Before"
(2025) -
Grammy® Consideration BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE - "Myths"
(2024) -
Video of the Year - New England Music Awards
(2019) -
Performer of the Year - New England Music Awards
(2018)
Education
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Berklee College of Music
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