As no new major scripted TV shows or movies are premiering this week, we are taking a look at a number of shows with new composers this season.
W.G. Snuffy Walden (Friday Night Lights, The West Wing, Under the Dome) has taken over scoring duties this season on ABC’s drama Nashville created by Callie Khouri and starring Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson, Clare Bowen, Powers Boothe and Sam Palladio. The show’s first season was scored by T Bone Burnett and Keefus Ciancia. Buddy Miller has replaced Burnett as the show’s executive music producer. The first soundtrack album for the second season will be released next month. Check back on this page for the full album details. Nashville airs every Wednesday night on ABC. For updates on the drama, visit the official show website.
Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, Rectify, Jane by Design) is the new composer of the ABC comedy Trophy Wife created by Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins and starring Malin Akerman, Bradley Whitford, Marcia Gay Harden, Natalie Morales, Ryan Scott Lee, Michaela Watkins, Albert Tsai and Bailee Madison. Mark Kilian and Jake Monaco scored the pilot episode. ABC has recently picked up the comedy for a full season. Trophy Wife airs every Tuesday night on ABC. To learn more about the series, visit the official show website.
As reported earlier this week, Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, Red Widow) is now scoring the NBC hit drama The Blacklist created by Jon Blokenkamp and starring James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, Harry Lennix and Parminder Nagra. Porter has taken over scoring duties from James S. Levine who scored the first couple of episodes. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series.
