Jon Ehrlich is composing the original score for the new Fox drama APB. The show is created by David Slack (MacGyver, Person of Interest), Matt Nix (Burn Notice) & Trey Callaway (CSI: NY) and stars Justin Kirk, Natalie Martinez, Caitlin Stasey, Ernie Hudson, Taylor Handley and Tamberla Perry. The series is inspired by the New York Times Magazine article Who Runs the Streets of New Orleans by David Amsden and revolves around a tech billionaire who purchases a troubled police precinct after witnessing a violent crime to reboot it as a private police force.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
The Smashing Pumpkins’ James Iha to Score E!’s ‘The Arrangement’
Original Smashing Pumpkins member James Iha has been tapped to score the upcoming E! original series The Arrangement. The show is created by Jonathan Abrahams (Mad Men, Murder in the First) and stars Josh Henderson, Christine Evangelista, Lexa Doig and Michael Vartan. The drama revolves around a television actress who is offered a $10 million marriage contract with Hollywood’s biggest star. Abrahams is also executive producing the Universal Cable production with Jimmy Fox (Mob Wives) for Main Event Media, Layla Smith & Gregory Lipstone (Undercover Boss) for All3Media America and director Jonas Pate (Aquarius).
Lifetime’s ‘Britney Ever After’ to Feature Music by Danny Lux
Danny Lux has composed the original score for the upcoming Lifetime original movie Britney Ever After. The film is directed by Leslie Libman, written by Anne-Marie Hess (Perfect High) and stars Natasha Bassett as pop icon Britney Spears, alongside Clayton Chitty as Kevin Federline and Nathan Keyes as Justin Timberlake. The drama follows the tumultuous story of Spears – her rise to fame, fall from grace and eventual resurrection. Steve Michaels, Jonathan Koch (The Kennedys, The Secret Life of Monroe) and Joan Harrison are executive producing the project.
Eskmo to Score Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’
Eskmo announced this week that he is scoring the upcoming Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why. The drama is based on the best-selling books by Jay Asher and stars Dylan Minnette, Katherine Langford, Kate Walsh, Brian D’Arcy James, Derek Luke, Brandon Flynn, Justin Prentice, Alisha Boe, Christian Navarro and Tommy Dorfman. The show developed by Brian Yorkey follows a teenager as he returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch and discovers cassette tapes recorded by his classmate and crush who tragically committed suicide two weeks earlier.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 29, 2017)
Premiering on Wednesday, February 1, is the BET original mini-series Madiba directed by Kevin Hooks and starring Laurence Fishburne, Orlando Jones, David Harewood, Michael Nyqvist and Terry Pheto. The show’s original music is composed by Todor Kobakov (The Samaritan, Born to Be Blue, Closet Monster, Bitten). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the 3-parter, which follows a young Nelson Mandela during the early-60s as he deals with the political unrest engulfing South Africa.
Premiering on Thursday, February 2, is the new CBS drama Training Day developed by Will Beall based on Antoine Fuqua’s 2001 hit movie and starring Drew Van Acker, Bill Paxton, Katrina Law, Lex Scott Davis, Julie Benz, Justin Cornwell and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI: Miami, Just Friends, Speechless) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air Thursday nights on CBS.
‘Z: The Beginning of Everything’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the full details of the soundtrack album for the Amazon original series Z: The Beginning of Everything. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, The Affair, Ray Donovan, Remember Me, The Words, The Good Shepherd). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, January 27 and physically on February 24. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Z: The Beginning of Everything is created by Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin (The Killing) and stars Christina Ricci, Gavin Stenhouse, as well as guest stars David Strathairn, Kristine Nielsen, Maya Kazan, Sarah Schenkkan, Jamie Anne Allman and Holly Curran.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 22, 2017)
Premiering on Thursday, January 26, is the new CW drama Riverdale based on the characters by Archie Comics and starring Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, Luke Perry, KJ Apa, Marisol Nichols, Mädchen Amick, Ashleigh Murray, Madelaine Petsch and Camila Mendes. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Blindspot). Check out our previous news article, as well as the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Thursday nights on the CW.
Premiering on Friday, January 27, is the Amazon original series Z: The Beginning of Everything created by Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin and starring Christina Ricci, Gavin Stenhouse, David Strathairn, Kristine Nielsen, Maya Kazan, Sarah Schenkkan, Jamie Anne Allman and Holly Curran. Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, The Affair, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd) is composing the show’s original music. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Friday. The full album details will be posted on this page this coming week.
David Buckley to Score CBS’ ‘The Good Fight’
David Buckley has been hired to score the upcoming CBS drama The Good Fight. The show is created by Robert & Michelle King and stars Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo, Rose Leslie, Delroy Lindo, Sarah Steele, Justin Bartha, Erica Tazel, Paul Guilfoyle and Bernadette Peters. The drama is a spin-off to the network’s series The Good Wife and picks up one year after the events of the show’s final episode. The Kings are also executive producing the project with Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams) who co-wrote the premiere, as well as Ridley Scott & David Zucker (The Man in the High Castle, The Pillars of the Earth), Liz Glotzer (Friends with Benefits, The Mist), Brooke Kennedy and Alison Cross.
Soundtrack Album for WGN America’s ‘Outsiders’ Released
Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the WGN America original series Outsiders. The album features seven songs from the show by The Ben Miller Band. Also included is the drama’s main title theme Taker’s Creed by Morgan O’Kane. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Outsiders is created by Peter Mattei and stars David Morse, Joe Anderson, Gillian Alexy, Ryan Hurst, Kyle Gallner, Christina Jackson and Thomas M. Wright. The series tells the story of the Farrell clan and their struggle for power and control in the hills of Appalachia.
‘The Young Pope’ Score Album Relased
WM Italy has released a score album for the HBO mini-series The Young Pope. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lele Marchitelli (The Great Beauty). Also included is The Dream performed by opera singer Sumi Jo. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. As previously reported, Decca Records has released a separate soundtrack overseas featuring the songs and score for the show. The Young Pope is created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino and stars Jude Law, Diane Keaton, Silvio Orlando, Cécile de France, Ludivine Sagnier, Javier Cámara, Scott Shepherd, Toni Bertorelli and James Cromwell. The 10-parter tells the story of the beginning of the pontificate of Lenny Belardo, alias Pius XIII, the first American Pope in history.