Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the FX original series Fargo. The album features the selections from the show’s original music composed by Jeff Russo (Necessary Roughness, Hostages, About Cherry). The soundtrack will be released on July 1, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Fargo is created by Noah Hawley inspired by the 1996 film by Joel & Ethan Coen who serve as executive producers on the series. The show’s cast includes Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, Oliver Platt, Bon Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, Glenn Howerton and Joey King. The drama currently airs every Tuesday night on FX.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
Joey Newman to Score NBC’s ‘The Mysteries of Laura’
Joey Newman has been hired to score the upcoming NBC drama The Mysteries of Laura. The show is created by Jeff Rake based on the Spanish-language series Los Misterios de Laura and stars Debra Messing, Josh Lucas, Laz Alonso and Janina Gavankar. The series follows the life and relationships of a female NYPD homicide detective who balances her day job with a crazy family life that includes two unruly twin boys and a soon-to-be ex-husband who just can’t seem to sign the divorce paper. McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator: Salvation) has directed the pilot episode and also serves as an executive producer on the Warner Bros. Television production alongside Rake, Greg Berlanti (Brothers & Sisters, Everwood) and Aaron Kaplan (Terra Nova, The Neighbors).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 18, 2014)
Premiering on Wednesday, May 21 is the Fox drama Gang Related created by Chris Morgan (Wanted, Fast Five) and starring Ramon Rodriguez, RZA, Sung Kang, Terry O’Quinn, Inbar Lavi, Shantel VanSanten, Cliff Curtis and Jay Hernandez. The show’s original music is composed by Photek (Dreamland) who is best known as a record producer and DJ and who has done remixes for Nine Inch Nails, Moby, Lana Del Rey, David Bowie, Bjork and more. To find out more about the series and to check out a trailer, visit our scoring assignment announcement. Gang Related will air every Wednesday night on Fox.
Mateo Messina to Score NBC’s ‘Crossbones’
Mateo Messina has been tapped to score the new NBC adventure drama Crossbones. The show is created by Neil Cross (Luther) and stars John Malkovich, Yasmine Al Massri, Richard Coyle, Claire Foy, David Hoflin, Tracy Ifeachor and Chris Perfetti. The series is is set during the golden age of piracy in the 18th Century and centers on legendary pirate Blackbeard who reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreants. Cross is also executive producing the Universal Television production with Walter F. Parkes & Laurie MacDonald (Men in Black, Flight, The Ring), Ted Gold (Three Rivers) and Ciaran Donnelly (Vikings, The Tudors). David Slade (Hard Candy, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) has directed the pilot episode.
Mychael & Jeff Danna Scoring FX’s ‘Tyrant’
Mychael Danna mentioned in an interview at the BMI Film & TV Awards this past Wednesday that he is currently co-scoring the upcoming FX original series Tyrant with his brother Jeff Danna. The show is created by Gideon Raff (Homeland, The Killing Floor) and stars Adam Rayner, Jennifer Finnigan, Ashraf Barhom, Noah Silver, Moran Atias, Anne Winters, Salim Daw, Justin Kirk, Fares Fares, Jordana Spiro, Mehdi Dehbi and Alice Krige. The drama follows an unassuming American family that is drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Raff is also executive producing the project with Howard Gordon (24, Homeland), Craig Wright (Mr. Peabody & Sherman), Glenn Gordon Caron (Moonlighting, Medium), Michael Lehmann (Heathers, 40 Days and 40 Nights), Peter Noah (The West Wing) and Avi Nir (Homeland).
‘Return to Zero’ Soundtrack Released
A soundtrack album has been released for the drama Return to Zero. The album features the film’s original music composed by James T. Sale. Also included is the song Forget the Fall performed by cast members Minnie Driver & Paul Adelstein, as well as songs by Mika Ben Yami and Thunerdikk. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded below. Return to Zero is written and directed by Sean Hanish and stars Minnie Driver, Paul Adelstein, Alfred Molina, Kathy Baker, Connie Nielsen, Andrea Anders and Sarah Jones. The movie is based on a true story and follows a couple who are devastated and break up after enduring a stillbirth but wind up reuniting when the wife becomes pregnant again. The drama will premiere this Saturday, May 17, on Lifetime.
‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ Season 2 Soundtrack Details
Sparks & Shadows will release a new soundtrack album for the Starz original series Da Vinci’s Demons. The album features almost 2 hour of music from the original score of the show’s second season composed by Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) who received his first Emmy Award for the series’ main titles theme last year. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 27, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A 2-CD collector’s edition will coming out later this year. Audio clips are available after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring highlights from the music of the first season. Da Vinci’s Demons is created by David S. Goyer and stars Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Elliot Cowan, Blake Ritson and Lara Pulver. The final episodes of the fantasy drama’s second season currently air Saturday nights on Starz with the season finale scheduled to premiere on May 31.
Soundtrack for NBC’s ‘Siberia’ Announced
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the scripted reality series Siberia. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Corey Wallace. The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 27, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Siberia is created by Matthew Arnold and follows sixteen reality-show contestants who arrive in a Siberian forest and quickly discover the adventure is not what they signed up for. The series’ first season premiered last summer on NBC and is now available on DVD.
‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’ Volume 4 Soundtrack Announced
The details of the fourth and final soundtrack release for the Fox docu-series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey have been revealed. The album features 40 more minutes from the show’s original music composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers). The soundtrack will be released digitally on May 28, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Cosmos Studios has previously released Vol. 1, Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 soundtrack albums for the show. The final episodes of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey executive produced by Seth MacFarlane, Ann Druyan, Mitchell Cannold & Brannon Braga and hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson currently air every Sunday night on Fox.
‘The White Queen’ Soundtrack Details
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the British mini-series The White Queen. The album features selections from the series written by Emmy Award-winning composer John Lunn (Downton Abbey). The soundtrack will be released on June 30, 2014. The White Queen is based on Philippa Gregory’s historical novel series The Cousins’ War and stars Rebecca Ferguson, Max Irons, Janet McTeer, James Frain, Amanda Hale and David Oakes. The show about three women in their quest for power in the 15th Century premiered in the U.S. last year on Starz and was honored with three nominations at this year’s Golden Globe Awards. The drama’s first season is now available on Blu-ray and DVD and a second season is currently under consideration.