Bad Stella Studios: Film Composing

We Give Sound To Your Vision

Bad Stella Studios is founded by award winning composer Munk Duane. We create custom music for film, television and corporate marketing campaigns. We provide the soundtrack to complete your story.

Mar 25

Bad Stella's Munk Duane Scores Animated Short "Book!"

Feb 7

A&E "Undercover: Caught On Tape" License Bad Stella Compositions for Season 1.

Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in two episodes if the A&E series "Undercover: Caught On...

Jan 20

A&E's "Interrogation Cam" S1, E20 Licenses "Rat Attack"

"Rat Attack" composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in the A&E series "Interrogation Cam". Season 1...

Jan 13

Munk in "Married To Evil" Series Premiere on Amazon Prime Video

"Kill Room Service" composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in the Amazon Prime Video series premiere...

Dec 13, 2023

Max and NatGeo Continue To License Bad Stella Music Via Extreme Music (Sony/ATV)

It has been busy December here at Bad Stella. Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed to the...

Dec 1, 2023

A&E's "Court Cam Licenses Munk Duane Music In Season 6

Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed to the A&E series "Court Cam" for Season 6, episode 20....

Nov 26, 2023

Bad Stella Music On Max Series Premiere "Hostage 911"

"Kill Room Service" composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in the Max series premiere of "Hostage...

Nov 25, 2023

A&E Licenses Bad Stella Music For 4 Episodes "Booked: First Day In"

Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in the A&E series "Booked: First Day In" for 4 episodes...

Oct 11, 2023

Composer Munk Duane For Grammy® Consideration; Best Pop Solo Performance

Bad Stella's Munk Duane was confirmed by the Recording Academy as eligible for consideration in the 66th Annual Grammy® Awards for his...

Sep 2, 2023

NatGeo Licenses Munk's Music for Season 2 of World War II Series

Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in Season 2 of the National Geographic series "World War...

Aug 29, 2023

A&E Licenses Munk Duane Music For Season 14 of "Hoarders"

Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed to the A&E series "Hoarders" for Season 14, episodes 4....

Aug 19, 2023

New John Taglieri Feat. Legends Leland Sklar, Kenny Arnoff Produced By Munk Duane

Munk Duane produced, co-wrote and performed on artist John Taglieri's latest single “Talk To Me”, which was released today (August 18)....

May 20, 2023

Three Munk Songs In "The Getback" With "Sons of Anarchy" Stars Theo Rossi and Kim Coates

Munk Duane's new single "My Fellow Americans", along with recent releases "Myths" and "Just a Word" are featured in the brand new film...

May 4, 2023

Dateline NBC Licenses Munk Duane Music For Season 31

Dateline NBC has licensed music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library in the Season 31 episode "The Bad Man" (Episode 15)....

Mar 7, 2023

Award: Best Music Video for "Myths" in New York International Film Awards

The official video for the Munk Duane single "Myths" was awarded Honorable Mention in the 2023 New York International Film Awards in the...

Mar 4, 2023

"Myths" Finalist in 2023 New York International Film Awards

The official video for the Munk Duane single "Myths" is advanced from Quarter-Finalist to Finalist in the New York International Film...

Mar 1, 2023

"Myths" Finalist in 2023 Los Angeles Cinematography Awards

The official video for recording artist/composer Munk Duane's single "Myths" has received its second film laurel as a Finalist in the Los...

Dec 16, 2022

Munk Duane Gives Keynote at MA DECA District Conference 12/13/22

On Tuesday, December 13, recording artist and film composer Munk Duane gave the Keynote at the Massachusetts DECA District 1 Conference...

Nov 14, 2022

Bad Stella Music In FX's "Atlanta" Via France

At times, international broadcasts of popular shows need to replace songs in the soundtrack due to rights not being available in their...

Oct 19, 2022

iHeartRadio WBZ NewsRadio Talk Hollywood With Bad Stella's Munk Duane

WBZ NewsRadio Boston reporter Chris Fama paid a visit to recording artist/composer Munk Duane's Bad Stella Studios on Monday to talk...

Sep 23, 2022

Netflix "Snowflake Mountain" Licenses Bad Stella Composition

A piece composed by Bad Stella's Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was licensed to the Netflix series "Snowflake Mountain" for...

Sep 22, 2022

Lifetime TV's "#textmewhenyougethome" Licenses Bad Stella Work

The Lifetime series "#textmewhenyougethome"licensed a piece composed by Bad Stella Studios for the Extreme Music library for Season 1,...

Jul 1, 2022

Smart Sleep Co. Hatch Taps Bad Stella For Custom Channel

The smart sleep device company Hatch contracted Bad Stella Studio to create an entire custom channel for the product. Composer Munk Duane...

Feb 3, 2022

Munk Duane Featured on Hulu's "Pam & Tommy"

Bad Stella Studios founder Munk Duane's song "I Am Severed" was featured in the first episode of the new Hulu series "Pam & Tommy". The...

Mar 2, 2021

A&E Licenses Bad Stella Works for Multiple "I Survived A Serial Killer" Eps

Two Bad Stella Studios compositions created for the Extreme Music library were licensed to the A&E series "I Survived A Serial Killer"...

Jan 30, 2021

Bose Partners With Bad Stella For Sleepbuds II Music

Bose Corporation has contracted Bad Stella Studios to create custom music content for the new Sleepbuds™ II sleep technology. The...

Aug 1, 2020

Bad Stella Composing For Extreme Music/Sony ATV

Bad Stella Studios founder Munk Duane has been invited to compose for Extreme Music, the production music arm of Sony Music Publishing....

Oct 31, 2017

Munk Duane Guest Lecturer at Berklee College of Music

Munk Duane was invited to speak to Professor Ralph Jaccodine's graduating seniors at Berklee College of Music in September. Munk is also...