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‘Call the Midwife’ Soundtrack Announced

Posted: January 1, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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DMG TV will release a soundtrack album for the BBC original series Call the Midwife. The 2-CD set features all the key songs and incidental music from series 1, 2 and the Christmas Special, including classic songs performed by Doris Day, Malcolm Vaughan, Elvis Presley, Perry Como and Andy Williams. The soundtrack will be released […]

Hans Zimmer is scoring the History Channel’s upcoming mini-series The Bible. The 10-hour/five-part docudrama is created and executive produced by Mark Burnett (The Voice, Survivor) and Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel) and will cover the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, including stories from Noah’s Ark and the Exodus to Daniel in the Lion’s Den […]

Ólafur Arnalds Scoring ‘Broadchurch’

Posted: December 29, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Ólafur Arnald is composing the score for the upcoming British mini-series Broadchurch. The eight-part series stars David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Vicky McClure, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Will Mellor and Arthur Darvill. The drama is written and created by Chris Chibnall (United, Torchwood) and follows a small British community that comes under scrutiny and suspicio in the […]

Brian Reitzell is scoring the upcoming NBC drama Hannibal. The show is based on the characters from Thomas Harris’ classic novels (The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon) and stars Hugh Dancy as Will Graham and Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter. Laurence Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas, Eddie Izzard, Gina Torres, Molly Shannon, Gillian Anderson, Ellen Greene […]

Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC original mini-series Dancing on the Edge. The album features the features the series’ original score composed by Adrian Johnston (Becoming Jane, Kinky Boots). The soundtrack will be released in the UK on January 14, 2013. Dancing on the Edge is written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff […]

Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 16, 2012)

Posted: December 16, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments
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Airing tomorrow, December 17 on NBC is the pilot for the new comedy series 1600 Penn created by Jason Winer (Modern Family, Arthur) and starring Bill Pullman, Jenna Elfman, Josh Gad, Martha MacIsaac, Amara Miller, Benjamin Stockham and Andre Holland. The show’s score is composed by Orr Rebhun and Erica Weis who have previously written […]

Play It Again Sam Recordings will release a soundtrack album for the British animated short The Snowman and the Snowdog. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ilan Eshkeri (Coriolanus, Stardust, Johnny English Reborn) and singer/songwriter Andy Burrows, including the song Light The Night, which is also available as a single (check out the […]

John Frizzell has signed on to score the upcoming Fox drama The Following. The show is created by Kevin Williamson (Scream, Dawson’s Creek) and stars Kevin Bacon as an ex-FBI agent who is recruited to recapture an escaped serial killer. James Purefoy, Jeananne Goossen, Maggie Grace, Natalie Zea, Adan Canto, Nico Tortorella and Shawn Ashmore […]

Soundtrack for HBO’s ‘Girls’ Announced

Posted: December 12, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums
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Fueled by Ramen has announced a soundtrack release for HBO’s critically acclaimed comedy drama series Girls. The album features songs from the show by artists including Santihold, Grouplove, Fun., Robyn, Harper Simon, Belle & Sebastian, The Vaccines and Icona Pop. Also featured is the original song On Your Way from the finale of the first […]

Mark Bradshaw has been hired to score BBC’s and Sundance Channel’s mini-series Top of the Lake. The seven-part series is helmed by Academy Award-winning director Jane Campion (The Piano) and Australian director Garth Davis and stars Elisabeth Moss, Holly Hunter, Peter Mullan and David Wenham. The drama is set in New Zealand and follows the […]