Daniel Licht is composing the music for the new Freeform original series Guilt. The show is created by Kathryn Price & Nichole Millard (The Game Plan) and stars Emily Tremaine, Daisy Head, Billy Zane, Cristian Solimeno and Anthony Stewart Head. The drama follows an American girl who, when abroad in London, becomes the prime suspect in the savage murder of her roommate. Price and Millard are also executive producing the Sea to Sky Entertainment and BV Family production. Gary Fleder (Don’t Say a Word, Runaway Jury) has directed the pilot episode.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 12, 2016)
Premiering tomorrow, June 13, is the new CBS drama BrainDead created by Robert & Michelle King and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Tveit, Danny Pino, Nikki M. James and Tony Shalhoub. The show’s original music is composed by David Buckley (The Nice Guys, Jason Bourne, The Forbidden Kingdom, From Paris with Love) who previously scored CBS’ The Good Wife for the creators. To learn more about the show, check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official series website.
Premiering on Tuesday, June 14, is the TNT original series Animal Kingdom developed by Jonathan Lisco based on the 2010 Australian feature of the same title and starring Ellen Barkin, Scott Speedman and Shawn Hatosy. Alexis & Sam (Equity, Lila & Eve, We’ll Never Have Paris) are scoring the show and Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Book of Eli) has composed the series’ main titles theme. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air every Tuesday night on TNT.
Raney Shockne to Score CBS’ ‘Kevin Can Wait’ & USA’s ‘Queen of the South’
Raney Shockne has been tapped to score the upcoming CBS comedy Kevin Can Wait. The show is created by Bruce Helford, Rock Reuben (The King of Queens, Zookeeper, Here Comes the Boom) and Kevin James who also stars in the series with Erinn Hayes, Taylor Spreitler, Ryan Cartwright, Mary-Charles Jones, James DiGiacomo, Leonard Earl Howze, Gary Valentine and Lenny Venito. The comedy follows a newly retired police officer who looks forward to spending more quality time with his family only to discover he faces much tougher challenges at home than he ever did on the streets.
FX’s ‘Atlanta’ to Feature Music by Ludwig Goransson
Ludwig Goransson is set to compose the original music for the upcoming FX original series Atlanta. The show is created by Donald Glover who also stars in the show alongside Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Lee Stanfield, Zazie Beetz and Bret E. Benson. The comedy revolves around two cousins on their way up through the Atlanta rap scene whose opposing views on art versus commerce, success and race will make their quest anything but easy. Glover is also executive producing the project with Paul Simms (Girls, Divorce) for FX Prods. and Dianne McGunigle for MGMT Entertainment.
‘Doctor Thorne’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the ITV mini-series Doctor Thorne. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Stardust, Still Alice, Layer Cake, The Young Victoria, 47 Ronin). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 17, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Doctor Thorne is written by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) and stars Tom Hollander, Ian McShane, Rebecca Front, Alison Brie, Richard McCabe, Phoebe Nicholls, Gwyneth Keyworth, Stefanie Martini, Kate O’Flynn, Edward Franklin and Harry Richardson. The 3-parter is based on the novel of the same name by Anthony Trollope and revolves around the penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her rich aunt and cousins at Greshamsbury Park estate.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 5, 2016)
Premiering tonight is the new AMC original series Feed the Beast created by Clyde Phillips based on the Danish drama Bankerot and starring David Schwimmer, Jim Sturgess, Michael Gladis, Lorenza Izzo and Christine Adams. The show’s original music is composed by Pat Irwin (Nurse Jackie, Bored to Death, But I’m a Cheerleader). To learn more about the series, which centers on two best friends who take one last shot at their dream of opening a restaurant, visit our scoring assignment announcement. The drama will air Sunday nights on AMC.
Keegan DeWitt to Score HBO’s ‘Divorce’ & Fox’s ‘Making History’
Keegan DeWitt has been hired to score the upcoming HBO original series Divorce. The show is created by Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Molly Shannon, Talia Balsam and Tracy Letts. The comedy follows a woman who suddenly begins to reassess her life and her marriage, and finds that making a clean break and a fresh start is harder than she thought. Horgan is also executive producing the project with Parker, Paul Simms (Girls), Alison Benson and Aaron Kaplan (The Mysteries of Laura, The Neighbors).
‘Ray Donovan’ Soundtrack Album Details
The details of the first soundtrack for the Showtime original series Ray Donovan have been revealed. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Marcelo Zarvos (The Affair, The Big C, The Good Shepherd, Enough Said, The Words). Also included are songs by The Chieftains featuring Bon Iver, Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics, Flash Lightnin and Kendra Morris. The soundtrack will be released on June 24, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Ray Donovan is created by Ann Biderman and stars Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Katherine Moennig, Dash Mihok, Kerris Dorsey, Pooch Hall and Steven Bauer.
‘Jesse Stone’ – The Ultimate Collection Soundtrack Details
The full details of the new soundtrack album for the television movie series Jesse Stone have been revealed. The album features selections of the music from the film series composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Pollock, Carnivale, Rome, Monk). Jesse Stone – The Ultimate Collection will be released as a 2-CD set on July 15, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a limited edition soundtrack featuring music from the first six parts in the series back in 2009. The content of the earlier release is featured on the first disc of the new collection. The Jesse Stone series stars Tom Selleck as the police chief of a small New England town.
Soundtrack for Netflix’s & Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones’ to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Jessica Jones. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Sean Callery (Homeland, 24, Bones, Medium, Elementary), including the composer’s main titles theme. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, June 3 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Jessica Jones is developed and executive produced by Melissa Rosenberg and stars Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, David Tennant, Rachael Taylor, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eka Darville, Erin Moriarty and Wil Traval. The show based on the Marvel Comics character follows the title character following a brief superhero career as she is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.