Musician Starsky set for Netflix stardom
A musician is to hit the movie big time after one of his songs was chosen for a new Netflix release.
Starsky Cartmell and his band will see their debut track feature in ‘A Castle For Christmas,’ which launches on the streaming giant this Friday.
Its worldwide release is being widely anticipated, with the film starring Brooke Shields.
Starsky & The Fox, who released their track ‘Celtic Heart’ on Friday one week ahead of the movie, are set to form a key part of the film thanks to their catchy tune.
The band’s song, recorded at the iconic Barrowlands, caught the ear of an American film company who heard the demo earlier this year.
Now it will form the backdrop to the Mary Lambert-directed film which stars Shields as famed American author Sophie Brown, who travels to Scotland hoping to buy a castle.
The band’s lead singer Starsky, of Coylton, said: “It’s an uplifting single which is an indie-folk celebration of the Scottish Highlands, the landscape that continually stirs our hearts and whose spirit courses through our veins.
“Being part of a major Netflix Christmas adventure movie is a dream come true for us. The movie itself is a love letter to our homeland and is hopefully going to be a big hit with families around the world.”
Recorded at the studio of guitarist/ producer Jamie Duffin (Twin Atlantic, Ashton Lane) and written by Starsky and bass player Scythe, the track carries a nod to the classic Scottish songwriting of Runrig and Dougie Maclean.
And Starsky credits inspiration for the track in both the world-famous Glencoe and the less well-known Knoydart, a truly remote peninsula on the west coast only accessible by boat or on foot.
The track has been released across all major digital platforms via My Hart Canyon Music.