The Newton Brothers (Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil) have composed the music for the first episode of the upcoming Hulu horror anthology series Into the Dark. The episode, entitled The Body, is directed by Paul Davis and stars Tom Bateman, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Aurora Perrineau, David Hull and Ray Santiago. The Body is set in the selfie culture of Los Angeles on Halloween night and follows a sophisticated, overconfident hitman who always carries out his work in style and decides to take things even further one day by transporting his latest victim in plain sight. Michael Wandmacher (Underworld: Blood Wars, Piranha 3D) is scoring the show’s second episode, Flesh & Blood, directed by Patrick Lussier (Dracula 2000) and starring Dermot Mulroney, Diana Silvers and Tembi Locke.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
Isobel Waller-Bridge to Score BBC’s ‘The ABC Murders’
Isobel Waller-Bridge has been hired to score the upcoming BBC drama The ABC Murders. The mini-series is based on Agatha Christie’s classic 1936 title and stars John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot, Rupert Grint, Andrew Buchan, Eamon Farren, Tara Fitzgerald, Bronwyn James and Freya Mavor. Sarah Phelps (Ordeal by Innocence, The Crimson Field, And Then There Were None) has adapted Christie’s novel for the small screen. Alex Gabassi (The Frankenstein Chronicles) is directing the 3-parter.
Max Richter Scoring HBO’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’
Max Richter (The Leftovers, Taboo, Waltz with Bashir, Hostiles).has composed the original music for the upcoming HBO and RAI original series My Brilliant Friend (L’amica geniale). The show is co-written and directed by Saverio Costanzo (Private, The Solitude of Prime Numbers, Hungry Hearts) and stars Elisa Del Genio, Ludovica Nasti, Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace. The drama is based on Elena Ferrante’s bestselling book of the same name and tells the story of a now-elderly woman who discovers the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 2, 2018)
Premiering on Tuesday, September 4, is the FX original series Mayans MC created by Kurt Sutter & Elgin James and starring JD Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Edward James Olmos, Sarah Bolger, Michael Irby, Carla Baratta, Antonio Jaramillo, Raoul Max Trujillo, Richard Cabral and Danny Pino. The show’s original music is composed by Bob Thiele Jr. who previously composed FX’s Sons of Anarchy. 20th Century Fox TV Records has released the first track from the soundtrack, Nunca performed by David Hidalgo & Los Refugios Tiernos, earlier this week. Click here to download the track and visit our previous article to learn more about the series.
Also premiering on Tuesday is the USA original series The Purge created by James DeMonaco based on the movie franchise and starring Gabriel Chavarria, Lili Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Jessica Garza, Amanda Warren, Colin Woodell, Hannah Emily Anderson and William Baldwin. Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, 300, John Wick, Watchmen) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the series, which will air Tuesday nights on USA.
Harry Gregson-Williams to Score ABC’s ‘Whiskey Cavalier’
Harry Gregson-Williams is set to score the upcoming ABC action dramedy Whiskey Cavalier. The show is created by Dave Hemingson (Kitchen Confidential) and stars Scott Foley, Lauren Cohan, Ana Ortiz, Tyler James Williams, Josh Hopkins and Vir Das. The series follows the adventures of an FBI agent who, following an emotional break-up, is assigned to work with quick, cunning and completely fearless CIA operative. Heminsgon is also executive producing the Warner Bros. Television production with Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Cougar Town) and Jeff Ingold (Life Sentence).
Edward Shearmur Scoring Showtime’s ‘Escape at Dannemora’
Edward Shearmur has been tapped to score the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora. The show is directed by Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder, Zoolander, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), written by Brett Johnson (Ray Donovan) & Michael Tolkin (The Player, Deep Impact) and stars Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano, Bonnie Hunt, Eric Lange and David Morse. The 8-parter is based on the stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015 that spawned a massive manhunt for two convicted murderers.
‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Craft Recordings has announced the world premiere CD and digital soundtrack release for the 1966 television special It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. The album features the original music from the animated special composed by Vince Guaraldi (A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Boy Named Charlie Brown), including the classic Linus and Lucy track. The soundtrack will be released physically and digitally on October 5, 2018. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version, which also included a new introduction from the TV show’s executive producer Lee Mendelson and liner notes by Peanuts historian Derrick Bang. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is written by Charles M. Schulz and directed byBill Melendez.
DC Universe Series ‘Titans’ to Feature Music by Kevin Kiner
Kevin Kiner is the composer of the upcoming DC Universe series Titans. The show is developed by Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I Am Legend), Geoff Johns (Justice League) & Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl) based on the DC Comics characters and stars Brenton Thwaites as Dick Grayson/Robin, Teagan Croft as Raven, Anna Diop as Koriand’r/Starfire, as well as Alan Ritchson, Minka Kelly, Bruno Bichir and Lindsey Gort. The series follows young heroes from across the DC Universe as they come of age and find belonging.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 26, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the Starz docu-series America to Me directed by Steve James The show’s original music is composed by Joshua Abrams who previously scored James’ feature documentaries Life Itself and Abacus: Small Enough to Jail. The 10-parter examines racial, economic and class issues in contemporary American education. To learn more about the series, visit Starz’s official show website.
Premiering on Thursday, August 30, is the CBS All Access original series One Dollar created by Jason Mosberg, directed by Craig Zobel and starring John Carroll Lynch, Nathaniel Martello-White, Chris Denham, Philip Ettinger, Kirrilee Berger, Gracie Lawrence and Joshua Bitton. Heather McIntosh (Compliance, Z for Zachariah) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama.
‘Harlots’ Season 2 Soundtrack Album Released
Milan Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Hulu original series Harlots. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Rael Jones (Suite Francaise, My Cousin Rachel, Kids in Love). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Silva Screen Records has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the first season. Harlots is created by Moira Buffini & Alison Newman and stars Samantha Morton, Jessica Brown Findlay, Lesley Manville, Eloise Smyth, Dorothy Atkinson, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Sebastian Armesto and Liv Tyler.