Lucy Nicole Schwartz (born December 7, 1989) is an American singer and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. She has become well known for writing and performing original songs for film and TV, including songs for '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'', ''

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'', '' Parenthood'', '' Shrek Forever After'' and '' What Maisie Knew''.

Career

In 2010, Schwartz released her second 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

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, with

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and

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, and opened for the Weepies,

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, the Civil Wars, Agnes Obel, Toad the Wet Sprocket,

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and the Belle Brigade. Her songs have been used in over a dozen television programs, including ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Schwartz wrote the international theme song for

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's show, ''Parenthood'', and she has written original songs for numerous films, including ''

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'', ''Shrek Forever After'', ''

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'', '' Post Grad'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and the Meg Ryan comedy, '' The Women''. Her single "Boomerang" appeared in the closing credits of the fourth season finale of the television series ''

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'', for which her father, David Schwartz, composed the soundtrack. She had previously performed the vocal recordings "Mr. F" and "For British Eyes Only" in a faux-English accent for the series. Schwartz guest starred in the second season premiere of '' House of Lies'', playing the role of a waitress dressed as a bumblebee and singing

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's song, " Close to You". " 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 and EPs

* ''Winter in June'' (2007) * ''Help Me! Help Me!'' EP (2010) * ''Life in Letters'' (2010) * ''Keep Me'' EP (2011) * ''Timekeeper'' (2013) * ''Dark Fairytale'' EP (2024)

Original songs in movie soundtracks

*"Beautiful" — '' The Women'' (opening song) (2008) *"Count On Me" — ''The Women'' (end title song) (2008) *'"Paper Plane" — ''Center Stage 2: Turn it Up'' (2008) *"Little One" — '' Mother & Child'' (end title song) (2009) *"Turn Back Around" — '' Post Grad'' (2009) *"Gone Away" — ''

'' (2009) *"Darling I Do" (with Landon Pigg) — '' Shrek Forever After'' (2010) *"I Want The Sky" — ''Monte Carlo'' (2011) *"Cold" (with Aqualung) — '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'' (2011) *"Feeling of Being" — '' What Maisie Knew'' (2012) *"I Don't Know a Thing" — '' Remember Sunday'' (2013) *"Blue Sky" — ''Remember Sunday'' (2013)

TV theme songs

*"When We Were Young" — '' Parenthood'' (international theme song) (2010) *'' Rutherford Falls'' (with David Schwartz and the Halluci Nation) (2021)

References

External links

Lucy Schwartz website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schwartz, Lucy 1989 births Living people American women singer-songwriters Singers from Los Angeles Occidental College alumni Singer-songwriters from California 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American women singers