Heavy Young Heathens


Heavy Young Heathens are American film, film trailer, and television composers, consisting of brothers Aron and Robert Mardo. They are known for their work composing and performing music for television series including Big Sky, Eastbound & Down, The Simpsons, The Righteous Gemstones, and Dead to Me. They have also composed music for films such as Halloween, Don Verdean, Rules Don't Apply, Yoga Hosers, and Masterminds. Heavy Young Heathens co-composed and perform "Being Evil Has a Price", the main theme to the popular Netflix series Lucifer. Most recently, Heavy Young Heathens composed and perform the original song "Psalm 28.7" for the first episode of The Righteous Gemstones second season. In the scene, Eric Andre and Jessica Lowe are seen performing the song in front of their Texas Megachurch congregation as Lyle and Lindy Lissons.

History

Heavy Young Heathens released their self-titled debut on September 1, 2009. It hit the FMQB Top 5 on the album chart, and the single "Sha La La La La" charted at No. 16 on FMQB.
Their second EP, Make Room For The Youth, was released April 2010, debuting Top 5 on the FMQB Specialty Radio Charts and Top 20 on the Mediaguide Radio Charts.
In February 2022, the duo sued U.S. skating pair Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier and the network NBC for the alleged "unauthorized use" of their recording to the song "House of the Rising Sun" that they composed and was used for the trailer to the film The Magnificent Seven. The case was settled the following July.

Discography

Heavy Young Heathens Make Room for the Youth Don Verdean Original Soundtrack Cold Dark City
  • ''The Righteous''

Film

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Film Trailers

Runt Angry Birds 2 Hotel Artemis Kingsman: The Golden Circle True Memoirs of an International Assassin The Magnificent Seven Deadpool Hardcore Henry Ant-Man The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Get on Up The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Need for Speed Horns Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters The Amazing Spider-Man The Expendables 2 Real Steel Johnny English Reborn Underground Comedy

Television

Theme songs

Lucifer Slednecks Are You the One?Ain't That America Buckwild The Wanted Life Warped Roadies Punk'd Ultimate Parkour Challenge
  • ''Hillbillies for Hire''

Featured music

The SimpsonsBig Sky (American TV series)Dead to Me (TV series)The Righteous GemstonesMr InbetweenStumptown (TV series) VinylRock and Roll Hall of FameCSICSI: CyberCriminal MindsCriminal Minds: Beyond BordersShamelessEastbound & DownLookingMarriedThe GrinderThe Mindy Project90210Inside the NFLRingerRevengeDo No HarmThe EmmysJersey Shore Teen WolfPunk'd Warped Roadies RidiculousnessFantasy FactoryLoiter SquadDeath ValleyTeen Mom16 and Pregnant Repo GamesWorld of Jenks The Inbetweeners Good VibesUnderemployed Zach Stone is Going to Be FamousFriendzoneThe Wanted LifeNightwatchWahlburgersSmerconishQ with Jian Ghomeshi

Commercials

Video games

The song "Sha La La La La" is featured in the 2011 video game Saints Row: The Third, in music station 89.0 Generation X's track list.