Toby Chu has been hired to score the upcoming NBC drama The Brave. The show is created by Dean Georgaris (The Manchurian Candidate, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life) and stars Anne Heche, Mike Vogel, Sofia Pernas, Tate Ellington, Natacha Karam, Demetrius Grosse, Noah Mills and Hadi Tabbal. The series revolves around an elite team of military operatives who use advance surveillance techniques to help execute dangerous missions around the world to save innocent people from harm.
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‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Soundtrack to Be Released
20th Century Fox TV Records will release a soundtrack album for the FX original series Feud: Bette and Joan. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, American Crime Story) who recently received his third and fourth Emmy nominations for his score and main titles theme from the series. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, August 11, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Feud: Bette and Joan is created by Ryan Murphy, Jaffe Cohen & Michael Zam and stars Jessica Lange & Susan Sarandon in the title roles, alongside Alfred Molina, Stanley Tucci, Judy Davis, Jackie Hoffman and Alison Wright.
CBS’ ‘S.W.A.T.’ to Feature Music by Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan is reuniting with writer/producer Shawn Ryan on the upcoming CBS drama S.W.A.T. The show is developed by Aaron Thomas inspired by the 2003 feature of the same title (scored by Elliot Goldenthal) and stars Shemar Moore, Stephanie Sigman, Alex Russell, Jay Harrington, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson and Peter Onorati. The series follows a locally born and bred S.W.A.T. sergeant who is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he’s tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles.
WaterTower Music to Release ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Soundtrack
WaterTower Music will release a new soundtrack album for the HBO hit series Game of Thrones. The album features selections of the music from the show’s seventh season composed by Ramin Djawadi (Westworld, Pacific Rim, Iron Man, Clash of the Titans, Warcraft, The Great Wall). The soundtrack is currently set to be released physically on September 29, 2017 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. The label has previously released the soundtracks for the third, fourth, fifth and sixth season, while Varese Sarabande released the official soundtrack albums for Season 1 and Season 2.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 6, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the Syfy original movie Sharknado 5: Global Swarming directed by Anthony C. Ferrante and starring Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Jena Sims, Cassandra Scerbo, Masiela Lusha, Charo, Olivia Newton-John, Dan Fogler, Clay Aiken, Margaret Cho, Tony Hawk, Greg Louganis, Gilbert Gottfried, Fabio and Bret Michaels. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Cano & Chris Ridenhour who previously scored the last three installments in the series. No word yet on a soundtrack release. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 9, is Viaplay’s series Swedish Dicks created by the Viking Brothers, Andrew Lowery & Peter Settman and starring Peter Stormare & Johan Glans and featuring guest stars including Keanu Reeves, Margaret Cho, Eric Roberts, Anthony LaPaglia and Traci Lords. Anders Niska & Klas Wahl (Blackway, Farang) are composing the show’s original music. The comedy, which follows two unlicensed Swedish private investigators trying to make a living in L.A, will make its premiere in the U.S. on Pop.
Hauschka to Score Showtime’s & Sky Atlantic’s ‘Melrose’
Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) is set to score the upcoming Showtime and Sky Atlantic limited series Melrose. The show is developed by David Nicholls (Far from the Madding Crowd, One Day) and stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Anna Madeley and Allison Williams. The 5-parter is based on the Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels written by Edward St. Aubyn and centers on the title character’s odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately, toward recovery.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 30, 2017)
Premiering on Tuesday, August 1, is the Discovery original series Manhunt: Unabomber created by Andrew Sodroski and starring Sam Worthington, Paul Bettany, Chris Noth, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Jane Lynch, Mark Duplass, Brian d’Arcy James, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Elizabeth Reaser and Rebecca Henderson. The show’s original music is composed by Gregory Tripi (Dark Places, Rememory). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series.
Soundtrack for Spike TV’s ‘The Mist’ Series Released
BMG has released a soundtrack album for the Spike TV event series The Mist. The album features the show’s original music composed by Giona Ostinelli (Carnage Park, Darling). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The Mist is based on the Stephen King novella of the same title and stars Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, Gus Birney, Danica Curcic, Okezie Morro, Luke Cosgrove, Darren Pettie, Russell Posner, Dan Butler, Isiah Washington, Jr. and Frances Conroy. The series revolves around a small town family that is torn apart by a brutal crime. As they deal with the fallout an eerie mist rolls in, suddenly cutting them off from the rest of the world and, in some cases, each other.
Soundtrack for HBO’s ‘The Defiant Ones’ to Be Released
Interscope Records will release a soundtrack album for the HBO docu-series The Defiant Ones. The album features the show’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Leopold Ross & Claudia Sarne (The Book of Eli, Broken City). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, July 28 and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. The Defiant Ones is directed by Allen Hughes and tells the stories of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, their improbable partnership and their leading roles in a series of transformative events in contemporary culture.
HBO’s ‘Barry’ to Feature Music by David Wingo
David Wingo (Loving, Mud, Midnight Special, Take Shelter) will be making his television scoring debut on the upcoming HBO original series Barry. The show is created by Bill Hader and Alec Berg (Silicon Valley, EuroTrip, Curb Your Enthusiasm) and stars Hader, alongside Henry Winkler, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan and Glenn Fleshler. The comedy follows an ex-Marine who works as a low-rent hitman in the Midwest who begrudgingly travels to Los Angeles to kill someone and ends up finding an accepting community in a group of eager hopefuls within the L.A. theater scene.