Category: TV Scoring Assignments

Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 30, 2014)

one-christmas-evePremiering tonight is the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie One Christmas Eve directed by Jay Russell and starring Anne Heche. The film’s original music is composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Tale of Desperaux) who previously scored Russell’s Ladder 49, My Dog Skip and Tuck Everlasting and Jerome Leroy. Momentum RLP Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the television movie, which premiered tonight on the Hallmark Channel.

toy-story-that-time-forgotPremiering on Tuesday, December 2, is the Disney/Pixar holiday special Toy Story That Time Forgot directed by Steve Purcell and featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Kristen Schaal, Kevin McKidd, Wallace Shawn, Timothy Dalton, Don Rickles and Joan Cusack. Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Lost, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) who previously scored last year’s Toy Story of Terror, as well as Pixar’s The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up and Cars 2 has composed the special’s original music. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Toy Story That Time Forgot will premiere on Tuesday on ABC. To learn more about the Pixar production, visit ABC’s official website.

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‘One Christmas Eve’ Soundtrack Released

one-christmas-eveMomentum RLP Records has released a soundtrack album for the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie One Christmas Eve. The album features the film’s original music composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas) and Jerome Leroy. The soundtrack is now available digitally on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. One Christmas Eve is directed by Jay Russell who previously collaborated with Ross on such features as My Dog Skip, Ladder 49 and Tuck Everlasting. The movie stars Anne Heche as a recently-divorced mom who wants her two kids’ first Christmas without their father to be perfect.

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‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ Soundtrack Collection Announced

star-trek-enterpriseLa-La Land Records has announced a new 4-CD soundtrack collection for the sci-fi series Star Trek: Enterprise starring Scott Bakula, John Billingsley and Jolene Blalock. The album features selections from the show’s original music written by composers Dennis McCarthy (Star Trek: Generations Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, CSI: Miami), Jay Chattaway (Star Trek: Voyager), David Bell (Murder, She Wrote), Paul Baillargeon (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Velton Ray Bunch (Magnum, P.I., Quantum Leap), Mark McKenzie (The Greatest Miracle), John Frizzell (Alien: Resurrection, The Following) and Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World). Also included is the series’ main titles song from the first season Where My Heart Will Take Me written by Diane Warren and performed by Russell Watson.

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Soundtrack for NBC’s ‘Peter Pan Live!’ to Be Released

peter-pan-live.jpgBroadway Records will release a soundtrack album for the NBC television event Peter Pan Live!. The album features the songs from the TV adaptation of the Broadway musical including such songs as I’m Flying, I Won’t Grow Up and Never Never Land. The soundtrack will be released on December 16, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Peter Pan Live! stars Allison Williams as Peter Pan and Christopher Walken as Captain Hook, as well as Christian Borle, Kelli O’Hara, Minnie Driver, Taylor Louderman, Alanna Saunders, Jake Lucas and John Allyn. The musical is executive produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (The Sound of Music Live!, Chicago, Hairspray) tells the story of the mischievous boy who ran away to have adventures in Neverland. The three-hour TV event will premiere on December 4 on NBC.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 23, 2014)

seasons-of-lovePremiering tonight is the Lifetime original movie Seasons of Love directed by Princess Monique and starring Taraji P. Henson, Gladys Knight, Method Man, LeToya Luckett, Cleo Anthony, Richard Portnow and Rob Riley. The film’s original score is composed by Mario Grigorov (Precious, The Paperboy, Flowers in the Attic). Seasons of Love is set in New York and follows two people who struggle to find love against the odds, while reconciling with the past and learning the true value of family. To learn more about the film, visit Lifetime’s official movie website.

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Trevor Morris Scoring Syfy’s ‘Ascension’

ascensionTrevor Morris is scoring the upcoming Syfy mini-series Ascension. The show is created and written by Philip Levens (Smallville) and stars Brian P. Bell, Brian Van Holt, Tricia Helfer, Andrea Roth, Tiffany Lonsdale, Ryan Robbins, Jacqueline Byers, P.J. Boudousqué and Gil Bellows. The sci-fi drama follows a covert U.S. space mission launched in the 1960’s that sent hundreds of men, women and children on a century-long voyage aboard the starship Ascension to populate a new world. Half way into their journey, the mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ship’s population to question the true nature of their mission.

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Jeff Russo to Score USA’s ‘Complications’

complicationsJeff Russo has been hired to score the upcoming USA drama Complications. The show is created by Matt Nix (Burn Notice) and stars Jason O’Mara, Jessica Szohr, Beth Riesgraf and Lauren Stamile. The series follows a disillusioned suburban ER doctor who finds his existence transformed when he intervenes in a drive-by shooting, saving a young boy’s life and killing one of his attackers. Nix has also directed the pilot episode and is executive producing the Fox Television Studios production with Michael Horowitz.

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‘Wishin’ and Hopin” Soundtrack Announced

wishin-and-hopinMovieScore Media will release a soundtrack album for the Lifetime original movie Wishin’ and Hopin’. The album features the film’s original music composed and orchestrated by Matthew Llewellyn (Deep in the Darkness, Dead Souls). The score was recorded with the Slovakia National Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack will be released digitally on December 2, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Wishin’ and Hopin’ is directed by Colin Theys and stars Molly Ringwald, Wyatt Ralff, Danny Nucci, Krysta Rodriguez, Meat Loaf, Annabella Sciorra, Cheri Oteri, Conchata Ferrell and Camila Banus. The drama based on the New York Times best-selling Christmas novel by Wally Lamb is set in the 1960s and tells the story of a 10-year-old boy who is doing his best to navigate fifth grade at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parochial School.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 16, 2014)

state-of-affairsPremiering tomorrow, November 17, on NBC is the new drama State of Affairs created by Alexi Hawley and starring Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Sheila Vand, Adam Kaufman, Cliff Chamberlain, Tommy Savas and David Harbour. The show’s original music is composed by Toby Chu (Covert Affairs, Burn Notice, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return). To learn more about the series, which follows a top CIA analyst who assembles the president’s Daily Briefing, check out our scoring assignment announcement. State of Affairs will air every Monday night on NBC.

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Mark Mothersbaugh to Score Fox’s ‘Last Man on Earth’

last-man-on-earthMark Mothersbaugh has been hired the upcoming Fox comedy Last Man on Earth. The show is created by Will Forte (Nebraska, Saturday Night Live, MacGruber) who also stars in the series as the last man on earth in the year 2022, who searches the entire United States for any signs of other living humans after an unknown event wipes out the entire population of Earth. The pilot is directed by Chris Miller & Phil Lord who previously collaborated with Mothersbaugh on such features as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Lego Movie and 21/22 Jump Street. They are also executive producing the 20th Century Fox Television production with Forte and Seth Cohen. 

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