Atticus Ross is composing the main titles theme for the upcoming TNT original series Animal Kingdom. Alexis & Sam are scoring the show developed by Jonathan Lisco (Southland, Halt and Catch Fire) and starring Ellen Barkin, Scott Speedman and Shawn Hatosy. The drama is inspired by the 2010 Australian feature of the same title directed by David Michôd and follows the matriarch of a Southern California family whose excessive lifestyle is fueled by their criminal activities.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
Netflix’s ‘The Ranch’ to Feature Music by Ryeland Allison
Ryeland Allison is composing the score for the new Netflix original series The Ranch. The show is created by Don Reo & Jim Patterson (Two and a Half Men) and stars Ashton Kutcher, Sam Elliott, Danny Masterson, Debra Winger and Elisha Cuthbert. The comedy follows a Colorado rancher who returns home after a brief and failed semi-pro football career to run the family ranching business with his older brother and father, whom he hasn’t seen in 15 years. Reo, Patterson and Kutcher are also executive producing the with Jane Wiseman & Blair Fetter (BoJack Horseman) and Andy Weil.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 20, 2016)
Premiering tonight is the Fox television event The Passion hosted by Tyler Perry and starring Yolanda Adams, Seal, Chris Daughtry, Trisha Yearwood, Prince Royce and Jencarlos who are performing contemporary hits such as My Love Is Your Love, Love Can Move Mountains & more. Adam Anders (Glee, Rock of Ages) serves as the project’s music producer. Virgin Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the special. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also premiering tonight is the TV special Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade directed by Ricardo Curtis and featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Taraji P. Henson, Seth Green, Wendy Williams, Gabriel Iglesias, Lili Estefan, Blake Anderson, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Keke Palmer and Queen Latifah. The animated special’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Rugrats Movie, Hotel Transylvania) who previously scored the Ice Age short Ice Age: Cosmic Scat-tastrophe, which played in front of The Peanuts Movie.
‘Whatcha Gonna Do (It’s Up to You)’ from ‘Agent Carter’ Released
Hollywood Records and Marvel Music have released the original song Whatcha Gonna Do (It’s Up to You) from the ABC drama Agent Carter. The song was written by the show’s composer Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Ride Along, Supernatural) and David Zippel for the Season 2 episode A Little Song and Dance, which premiered last month. The track is performed by actors Enver Gjokaj and Hayley Atwell. The song is now available to download on Amazon. A full soundtrack album for the series created by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely featuring Lennertz’s score from the first season was released in December.
Chad Fischer Scoring ABC’s ‘The Catch’
Chad Fischer is composing the music for the new ABC drama The Catch. The show is created by Jennifer Schuur and stars Mireille Enos, Peter Krause, Alimi Ballard, Jay Hayden, Jacky Ido, Rose Rollins, Elvy Yost and Sonya Walger. The series follows a female forensics accountant in Los Angeles whose career specialty is exposing fraud for a living. Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder) is executive producing the ABC Studios production with Betsy Beers, Allan Heinberg and Julie Anne Robinson (One for the Money, The Last Song). Fischer is also scoring the Rhimes-produced ABC drama Scandal and has previously collaborated with the producer on the network’s Private Practice.
Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ to Feature Music by Hans Zimmer & Rupert Gregson-Williams
Hans Zimmer and Rupert Gregson-Williams have recently recorded their music for the upcoming Netflix original series The Crown. The show is created by Peter Morgan (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) and stars Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby and John Lithgow. The 10-parter is based on Morgan’s play The Audience and centers on the interplay and political intrigue between Queen Elizabeth II and the British prime ministers spanning several decades. The Sony Pictures TV and Left Bank Pictures production is executive produced by Morgan, Stephen Daldry (The Hours, The Reader), Andy Harries (The Damned United), Suzanne Mackie (Calendar Girls), Philip Martin (The Forger), Robert Fox (Notes on a Scandal), Tanya Seghatchian (My Summer of Love) and Matthew Byam Shaw.
‘House of Cards’ Season 4 Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series House of Cards have been announced. The album features selections from the original music of the show’s fourth season composed and conducted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (Monk, Rome, Appaloosa, Ugly Betty, The Newsroom, Pollock). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 1, 2016 and physically on April 29. Visit Amazon to pre-order the 2-CD set. The label has previously released soundtracks for all of the first of the first three seasons of the drama. House of Cards is developed by Beau Willimon, executive produced by David Fincher and stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright. The drama’s fourth season premiered earlier this month and is now available to stream on Netflix. The series will return for a fifth season in 2017.
Soundtrack Album for Bounce TV’s ‘Saints & Sinners’ to Be Released
Entertainment One will release a soundtrack album for the Bounce TV original series Saints & Sinners. The album features the show’s theme song Sinners (Saved By Grace) by Deitrick Haddon & Big Boi, as well as tracks by Erica Campbell & Keith Robinson, Jeezy, Kelly Price, KlarKent, Koryn Hawthorne and Lecrae & Johnta Austin. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 25, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio samples. Saints & Sinners starring Vanessa Bell Calloway, Keith Robinson, Gloria Reuben, Clifton Powell and Richard Lawson centers around the conflicts among the members of baptist church in small-town Georgia.
‘Underground’ Theme Song ‘Heaven’s Door’ by Alice Smith to Be Released
Madison Gate Records will release the main titles song from the WGN America original series Underground. The track, entitled Heaven’s Door is performed by Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Alice Smith. The song will be released digitally on March 16, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Underground is created by Misha Green & Joe Pokaski and stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, Christopher Meloni, Jessica de Gouw, Marc Blucas, Alano Miller, Adina Porter, Mykelti Williamson, Amirah Vann, Reed Diamond and Johnny Ray Gill. The show follows a group of slaves who aim to travel 600 miles to escape from a Georgia plantation .A full soundtrack album featuring music by the show’s composers Laura Karpman & Raphael Saadiq is in the works.
David Buckley to Score CBS’ ‘BrainDead’
David Buckley has been tapped to score the upcoming CBS drama BrainDead. The show is created by Robert & Michelle King and stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Tveit, Danny Pino, Nikki M. James and Tony Shalhoub. The series follows a fresh-faced Hill staffer whose first job in D.C. leads her to discover two things: The government has stopped working, and alien spawn have come to Earth and eaten the brains of a growing number of congressmen and Hill staffers. Robert and Michelle King are also executive producing the CBS Television Studios production with Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker (The Man in the High Castle, Numb3rs) and Brooke Kennedy (Pushing Daisies, Third Watch).