Andy scored HBO’s “Funny or Die Presents,” wrote the main theme and also had several songs featured in segments, such as Brett Gelman’s “1,000 Cats” and “The Slovin and Allen Show.”
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Bobcat Goldthwait’s “World’s Greatest Dad”
Andy and his writing partner Tom Kenny wrote and performed “The Creeper (When I Get High).” The song was featured in Bobcat Goldthwait’s film “World’s Greatest Dad” starring Robin Williams.
Funny or Die’s “Bat Fight”
Andy and Will Ferrell co-wrote the song “Bat Fight.” The funnyordie.com video starring Will Ferrell and Craig Robinson has over 7 million hits at this writing. Andrew Steele, Funny or Die’s creative director, and Will gave Andy 20 minutes of raw footage which they had shot on the set of “Eastbound and Down.” Andy’s mission […]
Darlene Love
Andy was thrilled that Darlene Love, one of his favorite vocalists, chose to include “Mr. Fix-It,” a song he wrote and produced for the Dick Tracy soundtrack, on “So Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology.”
My Gym Partner’s a Monkey
Tim Cahill and Julie McNally-Cahill asked Andy to write and produce songs and score for their Cartoon Network show “My Gym Partner’s a Monkey.” One of these songs, “I’d Rather Do Anything Than Sing” from the “Animal School Musical” episode, is the last lead vocal that Robert Goulet ever recorded. Other songs featured Brian Doyle […]
The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show
Andy’s friends Dave “The Gruber” Allen (a.k.a. “The Naked Trucker”) and David Koechner (a.k.a. “T-Bones”) recruited him to join their band The Dick-Around Gang on drums (joining Tommy Chan on guitar and J.P. Fitting on bass). The band performed live shows at venues like Largo and the Troubador in Los Angeles, as well as shows in New […]
SpongeBob SquarePants “The Best Day Ever” Album
The Best Day Ever Album features cast members from the SpongeBob SquarePants TV show singing original songs by Andy and Tom Kenny and performing interstitial comedy pieces written by Paul Kozlowski, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny and Andy. Musicians and vocalists on the album include Brian Wilson, James Burton, Mandy Barnett, Tommy Morgan, Nino Tempo, Flaco […]
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Soundtrack
Andy Paley and Tom Kenny wrote “The Best Day Ever,” “Under My Rock,” and “Employee Of The Month,” all which appeared on the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Soundtrack. Little Steven Van Zandt chose “Under My Rock” as his “best song of the month” on his Underground Garage show on Sirius XM upon its release, making it […]
Brian Wilson’s “Gettin’ In Over My Head”
Andy and Brian co-wrote four of the songs on this album: “Soul Searchin,’” “Desert Drive,” “Gettin’ In Over My Head,” and “Saturday Morning in the City.”
The L Word
Director/producer Ilene Chaiken, creator of Showtime’s “The L Word,” asked Andy to score the first two seasons of her show. The show featured multiple genres of music, from dance music to classical to blues and more, allowing Andy to showcase his range.