Stax Records will release a soundtrack album for the ABC hit drama Scandal. The album, entitled Songs from Scandal: Music for Gladiators, includes songs from the 70s featured in the first two seasons of the show by artists including Edwin Starr, Johnny Nash, KC and The Sunshine Band, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Nina Simone, Sly & The Family Stone and Rufus & Chaka Khan. The soundtrack will be released on September 3, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Scandal created by Shonda Rhimes stars Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, a former media relations consultant to the President who left the White House to open her own firm, hoping to start a new career and a new personal life. Columbus Short, Guillermo Diaz, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Tony Goldwyn, Jeff Perry, Bellamy Young and Joshua Malina. The first season is now available on DVD and the second season is set to be released on September 3.
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‘Boardwalk Empire’ – Volume 2 Soundtrack Announced
ABKCO Records will release a new soundtrack album for the HBO original series Boardwalk Empire. The album features new recordings from vocalists including Elvis Costello, Neko Case, Patti Smith, Liza Minnelli, Rufus Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright III, St. Vincent, David Johansen, Matt Berninger from The National and more, singing classic songs from the 1920s. Also included are performances by cast members Stephen DeRosa and Margot Bingham. The soundtrack will be released on September 3, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Elektra/Asylum Records has previously released the Volume 1 soundtrack album for the show, which was honored with a Grammy Award. Boardwalk Empire produced by Terence Winter and Martin Scorsese stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, Atlantic City’s undisputed czar at a time when Prohibition proved to be a major catalyst.
‘Hemlock Grove’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original horror/thriller series Hemlock Grove. The album features selections from the score of the show’s first season composed by Nathan Barr (True Blood, Hostel, Cabin Fever, The Americans), including the Emmy-nominated main titles theme. The soundtrack will be released on September 3, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded below. Hemlock Grove from director Eli Roth based on the novel by Brian McGreevey stars Famke Janssen, Dougray Scott, Landon Liboiron and Bill Skarsgard. The show about the murder of a young girl found close to the former Godfrey steel mill is now available to stream on Netflix and has already been renewed for a second season.
Geoff Zanelli to Score National Geographic Channel’s ‘Killing Kennedy’
Geoff Zanelli has been tapped to score the National Geographic Channel’s upcoming TV event Killing Kennedy. The film is based on the best-selling book by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard and stars Rob Lowe as President Kennedy, Will Rothhaar as Lee Harvey Oswald, Michelle Trachtenberg as Marina Oswald and Ginnifer Goodwin as Jacqueline Kennedy. The movie follows the events in the lives of both the Kennedy family and the Oswalds, leading up to the assassination of America’s 35th President. Nelson McCormick (Prom Night, The Stepfather) is directing the film and Kelly Masterson (Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead) has adapted the novel for television. Ridley Scott is executive producing the project for Scott Free Productions, alongside David W. Zucker, Mary Listo and Bill O’Reilly.
‘Revolution’ Soundtrack Details
WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the NBC hit series Revolution. The album features selections of the original score from the first season of the show composed by Christopher Lennertz (Identity Thief, Hop, Horrible Bosses, Supernatural). Also included is the opening theme composed by executive producer J.J. Abrams. The soundtrack will be released on September 3, 2013. Audio clips are available after the jump. Revolution created by Eric Kripke and starring Billy Burke, Tracy Spiridako, Anna Lise Phillips, Elizabeth Mitchell, Zak Orth and Giancarlo Esposito follows a family who struggles to reunite in a post-apocalyptic American landscape. The show’s first season will also be released on September 3 on Blu-ray and DVD and the second season is set to premiere on Wednesday, September 25.
Nicholas Hooper to Score BBC’s ‘The Escape Artist’
Nicholas Hooper has signed on to score the upcoming BBC three part drama The Escape Artist. The legal thriller is created and written by David Wolstencroft (Spooks, Shooting Dogs) and stars David Tennant, Toby Kebbell, Sophie Okonedo and Ashley Jensen. The mini-series follows a talented junior barrister who specializes in spiriting people out of tight legal corners. When his talents acquit the prime suspect in a horrific murder trial, that brilliance comes back to bite him with unexpected results. Brian Welsh (Black Mirror, In Our Name) is directing the show and Hilary Bevan Jones (State Of Play, Pirate Radio) and Paul Frift (Restless) are producing the project. David Wolstencroft and Matthew Read are executive producing for BBC.
‘Dexter’ Season 7 Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a new soundtrack for the Showtime hit series Dexter. The album features selections from the seventh season’s original score composed by Daniel Licht. Also included is Rolfe Kent’s main title theme, as well as a selection of Latin tracks from season 7 by artists including The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Patato, Latin Soul Syndicate, Kluba and Joao Gilberto. The soundtrack will be released on August 20, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The seventh season of Dexter starring Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Lauren Velez, David Zayas and James Remar has been released on Blu-Ray and DVD this past May and the eighth and final season currently airs every Sunday night on Showtime.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 4, 2013)
Premiering on Wednesday, August 7 in the US is the British mini-series Broadchurch created by Chris Chibnall (United, Torchwood) and starring David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Vicky McClure, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Will Mellor and Arthur Darvill. Ólafur Arnald (Another Happy Day) has composed the original score for the series. Mercury Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the full details and audio clips. Broadchurch will air in the US on BBC America. To learn more about the series, visit the official show website.
‘Clear History’ Soundtrack Details
Relativity Music Group will release a soundtrack album for the HBO original movie Clear History. The album features the film’s original score written by Academy Award-winning composer Ludovic Bource (The Artist). Also included are five songs by the rock band Chicago. The soundtrack will be released digitally on August 13, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Clear History is directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland) and stars Larry David, Jon Hamm, Bill Hader, Philip Baker Hall, Kate Hudson, Michael Keaton, Danny McBride, Eva Mendes, Amy Ryan and J.B. Smoove. The movie about a former marketing executive who plots revenge against his former boss who made millions from the electric car company he once owned will premiere on August 10 on HBO.
John Debney Scoring ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Mini-Series and ‘Walk of Shame’
John Debney is scoring the upcoming Lifetime/History Channel mini-series Bonnie & Clyde. The four hour series is directed by Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Double Jeopardy) 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 co-starring. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Steel Magnolias, The Bucket List, Chicago) are producing the Sony Pictures Television production. John Rice and Joe Batteer (Windtalkers, Blown Away) have written the script. Debney has previously co-scored the History Channel’s Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning mini-series Hatfields & McCoys for Sony Pictures Television.