Premiering tonight is the new HBO original series The Leftovers created by Damon Lindelof (Lost) and Tom Perrotta (Little Children) and starring Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler and Ann Dowd. The show’s original music is composed by Max Richter (Waltz with Bashir, Disconnect, The Lunchbox). To learn more about the drama, which takes place in the wake of a global “Rapture” and follows the people who didn’t make the cut, check out our scoring assignment article. The Leftovers will air every Sunday night on HBO.
Also premiering tonight is the new CBS drama Reckless created by Dana Stevens and starring Anna Wood, Cam Gigandet, Shawn Hatosy, Gregory Harrison, Georgina Haig, Michael Gladis and Adam Rodriguez. Fil Eisler (Revenge, Shamless) is composing the show’s original score. Reckless takes place in Charleston, South Carolina and follows a litigator a Southern City attorney who struggle to hide their intense attraction while clashing over a police sex scandal. For updates on the series, which will air every Sunday night on CBS, visit the official show website.
Missing from last week’s TV music roundup was the new ABC Family comedy Mystery Girls created by Tori Spelling & Shepard Boucher (Men at Work) and starring Spelling, Jennie Gart and Miguel Pinzon. The show’s original music is composed by Bert Selen (Rules of Engagement, Lab Rats). The series follows two former detective TV show starlets who are brought back together by a real-life mystery. Mystery Girls premiered on June 25 and will air every Wednesday night on ABC Family. To learn more about the comedy, visit the official show website.
Another show that premiered this past week is the comedy Girl Meets World created by Michael Jacobs & April Kelly and starring Rowan Blanchard, Ben Savage, Sabrina Carpenter, Peyton Meyer and August Maturo. The show is a sequel to this hit ABC comedy Boy Meets World and follows the pre-teenage daughter of that show’s characters Cory and Topanga Matthews, as they navigate the challenges of life. Ray Colcord (Dinosaurs, Promised Land) who previously scored numerous episodes of the original is providing the show’s original score. Matthew Tishler, Maria Christensen & Shridhar Solanki have written the theme song Take on the World. Girl Meets World will air every Friday night on the Disney Channel. For more information about the comedy, visit the official show website.
