Premiering on Wednesday February 4, 2015 is the ABC comedy Fresh Off the Boat created by Eddie Huang, executive produced by Jake Kasdan and starring Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler and Ian Chen. The show’s original music is composed by Craig Wedren (The School of Rock, Role Models, Wet Hot American Summer). Fresh Off the Boat is set in the 90s and follows a 12 year old, hip-hop loving boy who just moved to suburban Orlando from DC’s Chinatown with his parents to pursue the American Dream. The series will air Wednesday nights on ABC. For updates on the comedy, visit the official show website.
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‘Away & Back’ Soundtrack Details
Momentum RLP Records has announced a soundtrack album for the Hallmark Hall of Fame original movie Away & Back. The album features the film’s original music composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Tales of Despereaux, Tin Cup, Ladder 49). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 10, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Visit the label’s official website for more information about the release and to listen to audio clips. Away & Back is directed by Jeff Bleckner and stars Jason Lee, Minka Kelly and Maggie Elizabeth Jones. The film is set on the Peterson Farm where a 10-year old girl and her dad discover a family of swans and follows a no-nonsense ornithologist who rushes in to “save” the majestic birds.
‘Sons of Liberty’ Soundtrack Details
A&E Television Networks will release a soundtrack album for the History event mini-series Sons of Liberty. The album features the show’s title theme composed by Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King) and Lorne Balfe (Penguins of Madagascar, Megamind), as well as the score composed by Balfe. The soundtrack is now available to stream on Spotify and a digital release is expected soon. Sons of Liberty is directed by Kari Skogland and stars Ben Barnes, Rafe Spall, Michael Raymond-James, Henry Thomas, Ryan Eggold, Dean Norris, Marton Csokas, Emily Berrington and Jason O’Mara. The three-parter follows John Adams, Sam Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock and Joseph Warren as they band together in secrecy to change the course of history and make America a nation.
Nathan Barr to Score WE tv’s ‘South of Hell’
Nathan Barr has been tapped to score the upcoming WE tv original series South of Hell. The show stars Mena Suvari, Zachary Booth, Bill Irwin, Drew Moerlein, Lamman Rucker and Paulina Singer. The supernatural thriller is set in Savannah, GA and follows a demon hunter whose power stems from within. Eli Roth who previously collaborated with Barr on such projects as Hostel, Cabin Fever and Hemlock Grove directed the pilot episode. He is also executive producing the series with Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Whiplash), James Manos, Jr. (Dexter, The Shield), Gerard Bocaccio, Stewart Till and Gene Stein are executive producing the Sonar Entertainment and Blumhouse Television production.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 25, 2015)
Premiering tonight is the History original mini-series Sons of Liberty directed by Kari Skogland and starring Ben Barnes, Rafe Spall, Michael Raymond-James, Henry Thomas, Ryan Eggold, Marton Csokas, Emily Berrington, Dean Norris and Jason O’Mara. Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Inception, Gladiator) has composed the series’ title theme. Sons of Liberty follows John Adams, Sam Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock and Joseph Warren as they band together in secrecy to change the course of history and make America a nation. The 3-parter will air tonight, tomorrow and Tuesday on History. To learn more about the project, visit the official series website.
H. Scott Salinas to Score NBC’s ‘Allegiance’
H. Scott Salinas is composing the music for the upcoming NBC drama Allegiance. The show is created by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) and stars Hope Davis, Scott Cohen, Gavin Stenhouse, Margarita Levieva, Morgan Spector, Kenneth Choi and Alex Peters. The series follows a young idealistic CIA analyst specializing in Russian affairs whose parents and sister are part of a dormant Russian sleeper cell that has just been reactivated. Nolfi is also executive producing the Universal Television, Keshet Media and Yes! production with Avi Nir (Homeland, Tyrant), Ron Leshem, Amit Cohen, Giyora Yahalom, Yona Wiesenthal, John Glenn (Hatfield & McCoys, Eagle Eye) and Rashad Raisani.
FM Le Sieur to Score ‘The Fixer’ Mini-Series
FM Le Sieur has signed on to score the upcoming mini-series The Fixer. The four-hour action thriller is directed by Peter Howitt (Sliding Doors, Johnny English, Laws of Attraction) and stars Eric Dane (Grey’s Anatomy, The Last Ship) and Kathleen Robertson (Beverly Hills 90210, Murder in the First). The mini-series follows an investigator probing an oil rig disaster, and facing a rival private investigation by a secret tipster. The investigating pair eventually get caught up in a wider scheme by a band of “fixers” to target Washington, D.C., with a catastrophic event whose success hinges on the duo ending up as casualties. Gilles Perreault (Being Human) is producing the project for Muse Entertainment. Irene Litinsky, Michael Prupas, Gene Stein and Christina O’Shea-Daly are executive producing the project. Le Sieur previously scored four seasons of Syfy’s and Muse Entertainment’s Being Human.
‘Galavant’ Soundtrack Released
Hollywood Records has released a full soundtrack album for ABC’s musical comedy Galavant. The album features the songs from the show written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted) and Glenn Slater and performed by the series’ cast. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. A CD version is set to be released on February 17, 2015 and is available for pre-order here. Galavant is created by Dan Fogelman and stars Joshua Sasse, Mallory Jansen, Karen David, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones and Luke Youngblood. The show centers on a dashing hero who is determined to restore his “Happily Ever After” by going after the evil King Richard, who ruined it the moment he stole the love of his life.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 18, 2015)
Premiering tonight in the U.S. on PBS is the British drama Grantchester created by Daisy Coulam and stars James Norton, Robson Green, Morven Christie, Tessa Peake-Jones, Al Weaver and Pheline Roggan. The show’s original music is composed by John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The White Queen). Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the show, as well as songs by Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Gloria Dee overseas last month. The album will be released digitally on January 20 stateside. For the full soundtrack details and to find out more about the drama, check out our previous news article, where you can also listen to audio clips.
‘Planet of the Apes’ Television Series Soundtrack Released
La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack release for the Planet of the Apes television series based on the 20th Century Fox sci-fi feature franchise starring Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper and James Naughton. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Lalo Schifrin (Mission: Impossible, Enter the Dragon, Rush Hour, Dirty Harry), as well as additional music written by Earle Hagen and Richard LaSalle. The 2-CD set features over 2 hours of music from 9 different episodes of the series. To check out the full soundtrack album and to order the release, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips.