Blake Neely has been hired to score the pilot of the upcoming CW drama The Flash. The show is based on the DC Comic and stars Grant Gustin as scientist Barry Allen who is given the power of super speed that transforms him into the Fastest Man Alive, known as The Flash. Jesse L. Martin, Candice Patton, Tom Kavanagh, Danielle Panabaker, Rick Cosnett and Carlos Valdes are co-starring. Greg Berlanti is executive producing the Warner Bros. Television production with Andrew Kreisberg and director David Nutter (The X-Files, Smallville). The Flash character was introduced in the CW’s Arrow, which Neely has been scoring for the past two years.
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Starz’s Power to Feature Main Titles Theme by 50 Cent feat. Joe
Starz has announced today that 50 Cent has recorded the main titles theme for the upcoming drama Power. The track, which is entitled Big Rich Town and was created specifically for the show, has been released today and is now available to download on Amazon. The song is performed by 50 Cent who serves as an executive producer on the series and also features vocals of Grammy Award-nominated R&B singer Joe. To check out the song’s music video, visit 50 Cent’s official Facebook page. Power is created by Courtney Kemp Agboh and stars Omari Hardwick, Lela Loren, Naturi Naughton, Joseph Sikora, Andy Bean, Sinqua Walls, Adam Huss, Greg Serano, Lucy Walters, Victor Garber, Sonya Walger, Kathrine Narducci, Luis Antonio Ramos, La La Anthony, Diane Neal and J.R. Ramirez. set in two different worlds, the glamorous New York club scene and the brutal drug trade.
Martin Phipps Scoring ‘The Honourable Woman’ and ‘X Plus Y’
Martin Phipps is composing the music for the upcoming mini-series The Honourable Woman. The eight-part drama is created by Hugo Blick (The Shadow Line, Up in Town) and stars Maggie Gyllenhaal as Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed her father’s assassination. Stephen Rea, Lindsay Duncan, Janet McTeer, Andrew Buchan, Katherine Parkinson, Lubna Azbal, Tobias Menzies, Igal Naor, Eve Best and Genevieve O’Reilly are co-starring. Blick is also executive producing the Sundance and BBC Worldwide North America production with Greg Brenman (Billy Elliot) and Abi Bach (Small Island).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 6, 2014)
Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Turn created by Craig Silverstein and starring Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind, Meegan Warner, Kevin R. McNally, Burn Gorman, Angus Macfadyen, JJ Feild and Samuel Roukin. The show’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine). The period drama follows a farmer and his childhood friends who form an unlikely group of spies and eventually turn the tide during the American Revolutionary War. For more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on AMC, visit the official show website.
Tyler Bates Scoring WGN’s ‘Salem’
Tyler Bates is composing the score for the new supernatural period drama Salem. The show is created by Adam Simon (The Haunting in Connecticut) & Brannan Braga (Star Trek: Voyager, Flash Forward, Terra Nova) and stars Janet Montgomery, Shane West, Seth Gabel, Ashley Madekwe, Tamzin Merchant, Elise Eberle, Xander Berkeley and Iddo Goldberg. The series is set in 17th century Massachusetts and explores what really fueled the town of Salem’s infamous witch trials and uncovers the supernatural truth hiding behind the veil of this infamous period in American history. Simon and Braga are also executive producing the Fox21 production with Josh Barry and Jeff Kwatinetzis (Wilfred, Royal Pains).
Brian Tyler to Score Fox’s ‘Hieroglyph’
Brian Tyler has been hired to score the pilot of the upcoming Fox series Hieroglyph. The show is created by Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans) and stars Max Brown, Reece Ritchie, John Rhys-Davis, Condola Rashad, Antony Bunsee, Kelsey Chow and Caroline Ford. The adventure drama is set in ancient Egypt and follows a notorious thief who is plucked from prison to serve the Pharaoh when a dangerous scroll is stolen from Egypt’s most secure vault. Beacham is also executive producing the Chernin Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television production with Peter Chernin (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Oblivion), Katherine Pope (New Girl, Touch) and Anna Fricke (Being Human).
WaterTower Music to Release Sigur Rós’ ‘The Rains of Castamere’ from ‘Game of Thrones’
WaterTower Music will release a new version of the song The Rains of Castamere from the HBO original series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season will feature a version of the song by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós. The track is written by the composer of the series, Ramin Djawadi and features lyrics by George R.R. Martin. The song will be released digitally on April 13, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out an audio clips from the track after the jump. The Rains of Castamere has previously appeared numerous times during the first three seasons of the show, including in a version performed by The Nationals, which was featured on the Season 2 soundtrack album. Game of Thrones will return for its fourth season this Sunday, April 6 on HBO.
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Soundtrack Announced
Universal Music will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black. The album features key tracks from the show, including the Grammy-nominated song You’ve Got Time by Regina Spektor which was specifically created for the show. Other artists included are Kelis, The Velvet Underground, Nico, Betty Davis, Latimore, The Staples Singers and more. The soundtrack will be released on May 13, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The album will be available in three configurations including CD, Digital and a special edition, first run only of orange vinyl, which is available for pre-order here. Orange Is the New Black created by Jenji Kohan stars Taylor Schilling as an engaged Brooklynite whose wild past comes back to haunt her and results in her arrest and detention in a federal penitentiary.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 30, 2014)
Premiering tomorrow, March 31 after the series finale of How I Met Your Mother is the new CBS comedy Friends With Better Lives created by Dana Klein and starring Kevin Connolly, Majandra Delfino, James Van Der Beek, Zoe Lister-Jones, Brooklyn Decker and Rick Donald. Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, Twisted, Rectify) is composing the show’s original score. For more information about the series, check out our scoring assignment announcement. Friends With Better Lives will air every Monday night on CBS.
Nathaniel Mechaly Scoring ‘Taxi Brooklyn’
Nathaniel Mechaly is composing the score for the upcoming action series Taxi Brooklyn. The show is based on Luc Besson‘sTaxi feature franchise and stars Chyler Leigh, Jacky Ido, Jennifer Esposito, Ally Walker, James Colby, Bill Heck, Jose Zuniga and Raul Casso. The action comedy centers on the partnership between a streetwise Marseilles-born New York City taxi driver and an intensely driven NYPD detective for whom this immigrant cabbie becomes chauffeur, insider on the streets and unofficial partner. Gary Scott Thompson (Las Vegas, The Fast And The Furious) is executive producing the EuropaCorp Television production with Edouard de Vesinne and Thomas Anargyros.