Premiering tonight on ABC is the Hallmark Hall of Fame original movie In My Dreams directed by Kenny Leon and starring Katherine McPhee, Mike Vogel and JoBeth Williams. The film’s original music is composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, My Dog Skip, Ladder 49). The composer recorded his score at Abbey Road Studios in London. A soundtrack album featuring Ross’ music will be released soon. Check back on this page for the details. To learn more about the drama, visit ABC’s official movie website.
Also premiering tonight is WGN America’s first scripted drama Salem created by Adam Simon & Brannan Braga and starring Janet Montgomery, Shane West, Seth Gabel, Ashley Madekwe, Tamzin Merchant, Elise Eberle, Xander Berkeley and Iddo Goldberg. Tyler Bates (300, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Watchmen) is composing the show’s original music. The supernatural period drama will air every Sunday night on WGN America. To learn more about the series and to check out a trailer, visit our scoring assignment announcement.
Premiering on Thursday, April 24 is the new ABC drama Black Box created by Amy Holden Jones (Indecent Proposal, Mystic Pizza) and starring Kelly Reilly, Ditch Davey, David Ajala, Ali Wong, Laura Fraser, David Chisum, Siobhan Williams, Terry Kinney and Vanessa Redgrave. The show’s original music is composed by Olivier and Clare Manchon. Black Box follows a famous neuroscientist who secretly has bipolar disorder. The drama executive produced by Holden Jones, Bryan Singer and Ilene Chaiken will air every Thursday night on ABC. To learn more about the series, visit the official show website.
Also premiering on Thursday is the new comedy Bad Teacher created by Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg and starring Ari Graynor, Kristin Davis, David Alan Grier, Sara Gilbert, Ryan Hansen and Sara Rodier. Lyle Workman (The 40-Year Old Virgin, Superbad, Get Him to the Greek) is composing the show’s original score. The series based on Jake Kasdan’s 2011 comedy of the same title starring Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel & Justin Timberlake will air every Thursday night on CBS. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the show.
Missing from last week’s roundup was the Lifetime original movie A Day Late and a Dollar Short directed by Stephen Tolkin, based on the New York Times bestseller by Terry McMillan and starring Whoopi Goldberg, Ving Rhames, Mekhi Phifer, Anika Noni Rose and Kimberly Elise. The film’s original music is composed by Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Rome, Carnivale, Appaloosa). The drama premiered last night on Lifetime and will air in repeats over the next few weeks. For more information about the film, visit the official movie website.
