Premiering tonight on Fox is the new futuristic drama Almost Human created by J.H. Wyman, executive produced by J.J. Abrams & Bryan Burke and starring Karl Urban, Michael Ealy, Minka Kelly, Lili Taylor, Mackenzie Crook and Michael Irby. Electronic music duo The Crystal Method who previously composed the main titles theme for the Fox series Bones are composing the show’s original score. J.J. Abrams has composed the main titles theme, which will be introduced in the second episode, which will premiere tomorrow, November 18. To learn more about the show, check out our previous news article. Almost Human will air every Monday night on Fox.
Category: TV Scoring Assignments
‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Soundtrack Details
La-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album for the television event Bonnie & Clyde. The album features the original score from the mini-series composed by Academy Award nominee John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2). The soundtrack will be released on December 10, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Bonnie & Clyde is directed by Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy) and stars Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger in the title roles of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, the 1930s couple whose crime spree enraptured the American public. Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Sarah Hyland, Elizabeth Reaser, Lane Garrison, Austin Hebert and Dale Dickey are also starring in the four hour mini-series, which will premiere over two nights on December 8 & 9 on the History, Lifetime and A&E networks.
Steve Jablonsky & Nathan Whitehead to Score TNT’s ‘The Last Ship’
Steve Jablonsky and Nathan Whitehead have signed on to compose the music for the upcoming TNT original series The Last Ship. Jablonsky is composing the main themes and Whitehead is providing the score for the show created by Hank Steinberg (Without a Trace) and Steven Kane (The Closer) and starring Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Adam Baldwin and Tracy Middendorf. The drama opens with a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world’s population and follows the crew of a lone naval destroyer who must find a way to pull humanity from the brink of extinction. Michael Bay is producing the project with his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Amityville Horror), alongside Steinberg and Kane.
The Crystal Method Scoring Fox’s ‘Almost Human’
The Crystal Method are composing the score for the new Fox series Almost Human. The show is created by J.H. Wyman (The Mexican, Fringe) and stars Karl Urban, Michael Ealy, Minka Kelly, Lili Taylor, Mackenzie Crook and Michael Irby. The drama is set 35 years in the future, when police officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like android and follows a respected police officer who has shut down emotionally after a tragic mission that claimed the lives of nine of his fellow elite officers. Wyman is also executive producing the Bonanza Productions, Bad Robot Productions and Warner Bros. Television production with J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk (Lost, Revolution).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 10, 2013)
Premiering tonight on the National Geographic Channel is the drama Killing Kennedy directed by Nelson McCormick and starring Rob Lowe as President Kennedy, Will Rothhaar as Lee Harvey Oswald, Michelle Trachtenberg as Marina Oswald and Ginnifer Goodwin as Jacqueline Kennedy. The film’s original score is composed by Geoff Zanelli (Disturbia, The Odd Life of Timothy Green). Click here and here to listen to tracks from the composer’s music for the movie. To check out a recent interview with the composer about his work on the project, visit TV Goodness. Killing Kennedy premieres tonight on the National Geographic Channel. Visit the official movie website to learn more about the film.
‘Exploding Sun’ Soundtrack Announced
MovieScoreMedia and Kronos Records will release a soundtrack album for the sci-fi television movie Exploding Sun. The album features the film’s original score composed by James Gelfand (Cyberbully, Silent Night). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 12, 2013 and physically on November 26. Visit Kronos Records’ website to pre-order the soundtrack and listen to audio clips. Exploding Sun is directed by Michael Robison (Eureka, Stephen King’s Dead Zone) and stars David James Elliott, Anthony Lemke,Natalie Brown and Julia Ormond. The movie tells the story of what happens when the first ever commercial space shuttle is struck by a solar storm. The film premiered in the U.S. this September on the ReelzChannel is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Blake Neely to Score ABC’s ‘Resurrection’
Blake Neely has been tapped to score the upcoming ABC drama Resurrection. The show is created by by Aaron Zelman (Damages, The Killing) and stars Omar Epps, Matt Craven, Devin Kelley, Frances Fisher, Kurtwood Smith, Sam Hazeldine, Samaire Armstrong, Mark Hildreth and Landon Gimenez. The series centers on the people of Arcadia, MO, whose lives are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to return. Zelman is also executive producing the ABC Studios production with JoAnn Alfano (30 Rock), Dede Gardner & Jeremy Kleiner (World War Z, 12 Years a Slave) and Jon Liebman (Ringer), Brillstein Entertainment and Plan B. The pilot was directed by Charles McDougall.
Soundtrack for NBC’s ‘The Sound of Music’ Live Broadcast Announced
Sony Masterworks has announced a soundtrack release for NBC’s live broadcast of the classic stage musical The Sound of Music. The album features the studio recordings of all the musical numbers performed in the live broadcast, including such songs as The Sound of Music, My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Sixteen Going on Seventeen and Climb Ev’ry Mountain, all of which are composed by Richard Rodgers and feature lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The soundtrack will be released on December 3, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. NBC’s The Sound of Music is a three-hour live production based on the classic Tony Award-winning musical and stars Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess, Stephen Moyer as Capt. Georg von Trapp, Christian Borle as Max Detweiler and Laura Benanti as Elsa Schrader. The television event is executive produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Chicago, Hairspray) and will air on December 5 on NBC.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 3, 2013)
As no new major scripted TV shows or movies are premiering this week, we are taking a look at a number of shows with new composers this season.
W.G. Snuffy Walden (Friday Night Lights, The West Wing, Under the Dome) has taken over scoring duties this season on ABC’s drama Nashville created by Callie Khouri and starring Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson, Clare Bowen, Powers Boothe and Sam Palladio. The show’s first season was scored by T Bone Burnett and Keefus Ciancia. Buddy Miller has replaced Burnett as the show’s executive music producer. The first soundtrack album for the second season will be released next month. Check back on this page for the full album details. Nashville airs every Wednesday night on ABC. For updates on the drama, visit the official show website.
‘Call the Midwife’ – The Christmas Album Details
DMG TV will release a new soundtrack album for the BBC original series Call the Midwife. The Christmas Album features music from the show’s 2012 and 2013 Christmas specials, including a cast recording of the Nat ‘King’ Cole classic song When I Fall in Love performed by Laura Main and Stephen McGann, as well as tracks by Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Harry Belafonte, Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Brenda Lee and Johnny Mathis with Percy Faith and His Orchestra Also included are selections from the series’ score composed by Peter Salem. The soundtrack will be released in the UK on November 25. Visit Amazon to order the CD as an import. Check out audio clips after the jump. The label has previously released a soundtrack featuring songs from the show’s first two seasons earlier this year. Call the Midwife created by Heidi Thomas (Cranford) and starring Jessica Raine, Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Miranda Hart, Judy Parfitt, Helen George, Bryony Hannah and Laura Main currently airs in the U.S. on Sunday nights on PBS.