Premiering on Wednesday, January 3, is the new Freeform original series Grown-ish created by Kenya Barris & Larry Wilmore and starring Yara Shahidi, Deon Cole, Chris Parnell, Emily Arlook, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa and Jordan Buhat. The show’s original music is composed by Vincent Jones (Up All Night, Parks & Recreation theme song, F Is for Family). To learn more about the comedy, which is a spin-off to ABC’s Black-ish, visit our scoring assignment announcement.
Premiering on Friday, January 5, in the U.S. is the horror thriller Before I Wake co-written and directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Annabeth Gish, Dash Mihok and Jacob Tremblay. The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Life of Crime, Gerald’s Game) have composed the film’s original score and Danny Elfman (Spider-Man, Batman, Alice in Wonderland) has provided the themes and additional music. Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ music. Check out our previous article for the full album details. The movie is premiering stateside exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Saturday, January 6, is the second season of the USA original series Falling Water created by Blake Masters and starring Lizzie Brochere, David Ajala, Will Yun Lee, Zak Orth, Anna Wood and Kai Lennox. The Newton Brothers are scoring the show’s new season and follow Nick Urata who composed the music for last year’s first season. To learn more about the drama, which will air Saturday nights on USA, visit the official show website.
