Film Music Reporter

Brian Kirk is composing the music for the new CBS drama NCIS: New Orleans. The show is created by Gary Glasberg (NCIS) and stars Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, CCH Pounder and Rob Kerkovich. The drama follows the local field office that investigates criminal cases involving military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence. Glasberg is also executive producing the CBS Television Studios production with Mark Harmon, Jeffrey Lieber (Tuck Everlasting, co-creator of Lost) and James Hayman (Ugly Betty, Joan of Arcadia). Kirk has previously scored over 2000 episodes of the original NCIS show and will continue to score the show, which returns for a twelfth season this fall. The first spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles featured music by composers including Jay Ferguson and James Levine. NCIS: New Orleans is set to premiere on September 23, 2014 and will air every Tuesday night on CBS. For updates on the series, visit the official show website.