Ben Decter and Jeff Russo are the new composers of the Fox drama Lucifer. The show developed by Tom Kapinos based on the DC Comics characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth & Mike Dringenberg stars Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Rachael Harris, DB Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Kevin Alejandro and Scarlett Estevez. The series revolves around the Lord of Hell who helps the LAPD punish criminals. Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean series, Top Gun, National Treasure) is executive producing the project with Jonathan Littman (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Ildy Modrovich, Joe Henderson, Len Wiseman (Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard) and KristieAnne Reed. Decter and Russo have previously co-scored the Bruckheimer-produced series CSI: Cyber and Hostages. They are taking over scoring duties from Marco Beltrami & Dennis Smith who scored the first season. The second season of Lucifer just premiered last night and will air every Monday night on Fox. Visit the official show website for updates.
Decter also has Fox’s Lethal Weapon and Hulu’s Shut Eye coming up. He also continues to score Freeform’s Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments. Also check out our previous article for Russo’s recent and current projects.
