Walt Disney Records will release a second soundtrack album for the Lucasfilm Animation series Star Wars Rebels. The album features selections of the music from the show’s second season composed by Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, CSI: Miami, Hell on Wheels, Jane the Virgin, Making a Murderer). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 30 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring the composer’s music from the first season a few weeks ago. Star Wars Rebels executive produced by Simon Kinberg, Dave Filoni & Greg Weisman and featuring the voice talent of Freddie Prinze, Jr., Taylor Gray, Steve Blum, Tiya Sircar and Vanessa Marshall just returned for its third season last week on Disney XD.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
Atli Orvarsson to Score NBC’s ‘Chicago Justice’
Atli Orvarsson has been tapped to score the upcoming NBC drama Chicago Justice. The latest spin-off in the network’s Chicago franchise is created by Dick Wolf (Law & Order) and stars Philip Winchester, Carl Weathers, Nazneen Contractor, Joelle Carter and Ryan-James Hatanaka. The show follows the State’s Attorney’s dedicated team of prosecutors and investigators who navigate heated city politics and controversy head-on while fearlessly pursuing justice. Wolf is also executive producing the Universal Television production with Peter Jankowski (Law & Order: SVU), Matt Olmstead (Prison Break), Derek Haas & Michael Brandt (3:10 to Yuma, Wanted) and Arthur Forney.
ABC’s ‘Imaginary Mary’ to Feature Music by Michael Wandmacher
Michael Wandmacher is scoring the upcoming ABC comedy Imaginary Mary. The show is created by Adam F. Goldberg & David Guarascio and stars Jenna Elfman, Stephen Schneider, Rachel Dratch, Nicholas Coombe, Matreya Scarrwener and Erica Trembay. The series follows a a fiercely independent career woman who meets the love of her life, which triggers the imaginary friend she created as a child to suddenly reappear to help her transition from single girl to a woman ready for a family.
Jacob Groth to Score ‘Flatliners’ Remake & NBC’s ‘Midnight, Texas’
Jacob Groth is set to reteam with director Niels Arden Oplev on the upcoming remake of the sci-fi thriller Flatliners. The film starring Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, Kiefer Sutherland, James Norton and Kiersey Clemons is based on the 1990 feature of the same title (scored by James Newton Howard) about a group of medical students who are exploring near death on the examination table until the consequences began to jeopardize their lives.
Christopher Lennertz & Alexander Bornstein to Score ‘Invisible’
Christopher Lennertz and Alexander Bornstein have composed the score for the upcoming virtual reality series Invisible. The show is produced by Jaunt Inc., Condé Nast Entertainment (CNÉ) and the 30 Ninjas team of director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow, The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) and Julina Tatlock, as well as Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Melisa Wallack (Dallas Buyers Club). The 6-parter revolves around prominent New York City family, the Ashlands, who are blessed with a supernatural gift passed down through generations.
Terence Blanchard to Score Fox’s ‘Shots Fired’
Terence Blanchard has been hired to score the upcoming Fox event series Shots Fired. The show is created by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Beyond the Lights, The Secret Life of Bees) & Reggie Rock Bythewood (Notorious, Biker Boyz) and stars Sanaa Lathan, Stephan James, Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss, Stephen Moyer and Aisha Hinds. The drama examines the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small town in North Carolina.
Stephen Warbeck to Score TNT’s ‘Will’
Stephen Warbeck has been hired to score the upcoming TNT event series Will. The show stars Laurie Davidson as the young William Shakespeare. Olivia DeJonge, Colm Meaney, Mattias Inwood, Jamie Campbell Bower and Ewen Bremner are co-starring. The drama opens with Shakespeare just arriving onto the punk-rock theater scene in 16th century London. Craig Pearce (The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet) has written the pilot episode and is executive producing the project with Alison Owen (Saving Mr. Banks, Me Before you) and Debra Hayward (Les Miserables), Vince Gerardis (Flashforward), Howard Braunstein (The Client List), Louise Rosager and Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, The Four Feathers) who also directed the pilot.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 25, 2016)
Premiering on Tuesday, September 27, is the new Syfy original series Aftermath created by William Laurin & Glenn Davis and starring Anne Heche, Julia Sarah Stone, Taylor Hickson, Levi Meaden and James Tupper. The show’s original music is composed by Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, City of Ember). To learn more about the drama, which will air Tuesday nights on Syfy, visit our scoring assignment announcement.
Premiering on Friday, September 30, is the Netflix original series Luke Cage developed by Cheo Hodari Coker based on the Marvel Comics character and starring Mike Colter, Mahershala Ali, Alfre Woodard, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi, Frank Whaley and Sônia Braga. The show’s original music is composed by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Check out our previous article for a recent video featurette about the music on the show.
Andrew Lockington Scoring Syfy’s ‘Aftermath’
Andrew Lockington has been tapped to score the upcoming Syfy original series Aftermath. The show is created by William Laurin & Glenn Davis (1-800 Missing, The Listener) and stars Anne Heche, Julia Sarah Stone, Taylor Hickson, Levi Meaden and James Tupper. The drama revolves around a family who must battle for survival after civilization comes to an apocalyptic end, triggered by massive storms, meteor strikes, earthquakes and plague – and the rise of supernatural creatures. Laurin and Davis are also executive producing the Halfire Entertainment production with Julie Hope.
‘Beat Bugs’ Best of Seasons 1 & 2 Soundtrack Album to Be Released
Mercury Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Beat Bugs. The album features the covers of various songs by The Beatles from the first two seasons of the animated show performed by musicians including Sia, P!nk, Eddie Vedder, Robbie Williams, Rod Stewart, Regina Spektor, Chris Cornell, James Corden, The Shins, Jennifer Hudson, Of Monsters and Men, Aloe Blacc & more. The soundtrack will be released on November 4, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A soundtrack featuring the songs from the first season has already been released and is now available on iTunes.