Hans Zimmer has been tapped to compose the title theme for History’s upcoming mini-series Sons of Liberty. The show is created by Stephen David (The Men Who Built America, The World Wars) & David C. White and stars Ben Barnes, Henry Thomas, Michael Raymond James, Rafe Spall, Ryan Eggold, Marton Csokas, Emily Berrington and Dean Norris. The series follows a defiant and radical group of young men – 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. Kari Skogland (Boardwalk Empire) is directing the six-parter and David is also executive producing the project with Matthew Gross (Across the Universe, Body of Proof), Russ McCarroll and Elaine Frontain Bryant.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 1, 2014)
Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Halt and Catch Fire created by Chris Cantwell & Chris Rogers and starring Lee Pace, Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis, Kerry Bishé, Toby Huss and David Wilson Barnes. The show’s original music is composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Blue Crush, Crank, Death Race). To learn more about the drama, which is set in the in the early 1980s during the rise of the PC era, check out our scoring assignment announcement. Halt and Catch Fire will air every Sunday night on AMC.
‘D-Day in HD’ Soundtrack Details
A&E Networks has released a soundtrack album for History’s event docu-series D-Day in HD. The album features the music from the two-part special by such composers as Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Ride Along), Trevor Morris (The Tudors, Immortals), Alastair King and more. Also included is the song Uprise by Phil X, Andrew Bojanic,Elizabeth Hooper & Randall Brent Cooke. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. D-Day in HD coincides with the 70th Anniversary of the Allied invasion of Nazi-held Europe and features rara footage combined with interviews from the men who lived through it, including Allied and German survivors. The docu-series will premiere on June 6, 2014 on History.
‘The Good Wife’ Score Album Announced
CBS Records will release the first soundtrack album for the critically acclaimed CBS drama The Good Wife. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by David Buckley (The Forbidden Kingdom, The Town, From Paris With Love). For the first time during the series’ five seasons, the composer is submitting his baroque, classical score from the latest season for Emmy consideration. The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 2, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The Good Wife is created by Robert & Michelle King and stars Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips, Makenzie Vega, Alan Cumming, Josh Charles and Christine Baranski. The show concluded its fifth season earlier this month and will return for a sixth season this fall.
Alec Puro to Score ABC’s ‘Manhattan Love Story’
Alec Puro has signed on to score the upcoming ABC comedy Manhattan Love Story. The show is created by Jeff Lowell (John Tucker Must Die, Spin City) and stars Analeigh Tipton, Jake McDorman, Nicolas Wright, Jade Catta-Preta, Chloe Wepper and Kurt Fuller. The series exposes the unfiltered internal monologues of a young couple embarking on a new relationship. Lowell is also executive producing the ABC Studios production with Peter Traugott (Samantha Who?), Robin Schwartz, Rachel Kaplan and Jon Liebman (Ringer). Michael Fresco (My Name is Earl, Raising Hope) has directed the pilot episode. Manhattan Love Story is set to premiere this fall and will air every Tuesday night on ABC.
‘Rogue’ – Season 1 Soundtrack Released
The first soundtrack album for the DirecTV original series Rogue has been released. The album features selections from the original score of the show’s first season composed by Jeff Toyne (Dirty Girl, Blooded). The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes and Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Rogue is created by Matthew Parkhill and stars Thandie Newton, Marton Csokas, Ian Hart, Claudia Ferri, Joshua Sasse, Jonathan Holmes, Sarah Jeffrey, Ian Tracey, Jarod Joseph, Matthew Beard and Martin Donovan. The show’s first season is now available on DVD. Toyne is also scoring the second season of the series, which follows Grace Travis as she has moved to San Francisco with her daughter and works as an FBI handler for a task force investigating corporate espionage. New episodes will premiere on May 28 on DirecTV’s Audience Channel.
WE tv’s ‘The Divide’ to Feature Music by thenewno2
The alternative rock band thenewno2 has been tapped to compose the music for the upcoming WE tv drama The Divide. The show is created by Academy Award-nominated writer Richard LaGravenese (The Fisher King, The Bridges of Madison County) and Tony Goldwyn (Conviction, A Walk on the Moon) and stars Marin Ireland, Damon Gupton, Nia Long, Paul Schneider, Joe Anderson and Clarke Peters. The series follows an impassioned caseworker with The Innocence Initiative as she delves into the case of a death row inmate whom she believes was wrongly convicted of a young family’s heinous murder 11 years earlier. LaGravanese and Goldwyn are also executive producing the AMC Studios production with John Tinker (The Practice, Chicago Hope) who also serves as the showrunner on the project.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 25, 2014)
Premiering tonight is the HBO original movie The Normal Heart directed by Ryan Murphy and starring Mark Ruffalo, Taylor Kitsch, Matt Bomer, Julia Roberts, Jim Parsons, Jonathan Groff, Alfred Molina, Joe Mantello, Denis O’Hare, Stephen Spinella and Corey Stoll. The film’s original music is composed by Cliff Martinez (Traffic, Drive, Solaris, Contagion). The movie is based on a play by Larry Kramer and tells the story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s. To learn more about the drama, visit HBO’s official movie website.
Soundtrack Album for History’s ‘The World Wars’ Released
A&E Networks has released a soundtrack album for the History event docu-series The World Wars. The album features the show’s original music composed by Rusty Massive. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. The World Wars executive produced by Stephen David and directed by John Ealer tells the story of three devastating decades of war between 1914 and 1945 told through the eyes of the powerful leaders including Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series is narrated by Jeremy Renner and features interviews with contemporary leaders, including John McCain, Colin Powell, John Major and David Miliband, along with noted historians from around the world. The 3-part event series will premiere this Memorial Day, May 26 on History.
‘Vikings’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Sony Classical will release a new soundtrack album for the History original series Vikings. The album features selections from the original music of the second season of the show composed by Trevor Morris (The Tudors, The Borgias, Immortals). The soundtrack will be released on June 17, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon . Vikings is created by Michael Hirst and stars Travis Fimmel, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgard, Clive Standen, Katheryn Winnick, Alexander Ludwig, George Blagde and Alyssa Sutherland. The historical drama tells the story of viking Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the best-known mythological Norse heroes who rises to fame by successful raids into England with the support of his family and fellow warriors. The second season of Vikings premiered this spring on History and the show has already been renewed for a third season to air in 2015.