Michael Giacchino has been hired to score Disney/Pixar’s upcoming Halloween TV special Toy Story of Terror. The animated short is directed by Angus MacLane (Small Fry) and follows the Toy Story gang on a trip to a roadside motel. When one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events. The special features the voice talent from the Toy Story features, including Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, Timothy Dalton, Kristen Schaal and Carl Weathers. Galyn Susman (Hawaiian Vacation) is producing the project. Giacchino has previously scored the features The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up and Cars 2, as well as the shorts One Man Band, Lifted, Partly Cloudy, Day & Night and La luna for Pixar Animation Studios.
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Sean Callery to Return for ’24: Live Another Day’
Sean Callery is attached to score the upcoming reboot of the long-running Fox hit series 24. 24: Live Another Day will tell a 24-hour story over 12 episodes that jump hours. Kiefer Sutherland will return in the leading role of Jack Bauer. Howard Gordon (Homeland) is set to executive produce the mini-series with Imagine TV’s Brian Grazer and 20th Century Fox Television. It has also been announced that Jon Cassar who helmed 59 episodes of the original series has signed to direct the first two episodes. Callery previously composed the music for all 8 seasons and 192 episodes of the show from 2001 to 2008. Varese Sarabande released a number of soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s music from the series. 24: Live Another Day is set to premiere in May of 2014 on Fox.
Alan Silvestri’s ‘Fandango’ Score Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1985 comedy drama Fandango directed by Kevin Reynolds and starring Kevin Costner and Judd Nelson. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers). Also included are three extra tracks, including an alternate cue from the composer’s score. The soundtrack is now available to order on Intrada’s official website, where you can also check out audio clips from the soundtrack for the Warner Bros. and Amblin Entertainment production.
‘Vikings’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the History Channel’s original series Vikings. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by Trevor Morris (The Tudors, Immortals, Olympus Has Fallen). Also included is the show’s opening credits theme If I Had a Heart by Fever Ray. The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 2, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Vikings is created by Michael Hirst (Elizabeth) and stars Gabriel Byrne, George Blagde, Travis Fimmel, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgard, Clive Standen and Katheryn Winnick. The show premiered this spring on the History Channel and has already been renewed for a second season to air next year.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 23, 2013)
Premiering tonight is the new Lifetime drama Devious Maids created by Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives) and starring Ana Ortiz, Dania Ramirez, Roselyn Sanchez, Edy Ganem, Judy Reyes, Brett Cullen, Brianna Brown, Drew Van Acker and Susan Lucci. The show’s score is composed by Edward Shearmur (The Count of Monte Cristo, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow). The drama follows five maids with ambition and dreams of their own while working for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. Devious Maids will air every Sunday night on Lifetime. To learn more about the series, visit the official show website.
‘Young Justice’ Soundtrack Details
La-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album for the DC Comics animated television series Young Justice. The album features selections from the show’s original music from the first season and the second season Young Justice: Invasion composed by Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion & Kristopher Carter (Batman: The Brave And The Bold, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Batman Beyond). The soundtrack will be released on July 16, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article within the next few weeks. Young Justice
created by Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti and follows the lives of teenaged heroes and sidekicks who are members of a fictional covert operation group called The Team, a young counterpart to the famous adult team, the Justice League. The Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment production premiered in 2011 on Cartoon Network and ended its series run last year.
New ‘Mad Men’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Silva Screen Records will release a new soundtrack album for AMC’s critically acclaimed series Mad Men. The album features selections from the score of the show composed by David Carbonara. Mad Men On the Rocks will be released overseas on August 5, 2013. No word yet on a domestic release. Lionsgate Records has previously released a number of soundtracks featuring the composer’s score from the early seasons. Click here to download the first score album. Mad Men is created by Matthew Weiner and stars Jon Hamm, January Jones, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, Christina Hendricks and John Slattery. The season finale of the sixth season of the drama will air this Sunday on AMC.
Walter Murphy Tapped for NBC’s Animated Special ‘How Murray Saved Christmas’
Walter Murphy has been tapped to write the music for the NBC holiday special How Murray Saved Christmas. The project is based on the best-selling children’s book of the same name by Mike Reiss and centers on the cranky deli owner Murray Kleiner, who is forced to fill in for Santa one Christmas and does a weirdly wonderful job. Reiss whose best known credits as a writer include TV shows, such as The Simpsons and The Critic, as well as the features The Simpsons Movie and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs will also executive producing the Universal TV production. Rough Draft Animation will serve as the animation studio. Murphy’s best known film/TV credits include last year’s hit comedy Ted, as well as TV shows including Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show. How Murray Saved Christmas is set to air in December 2014 on NBC. (via Deadline)
Jeff Cardoni to Score ‘The Michael J. Fox Show’
Jeff Cardoni has been tapped to score the upcoming NBC comedy The Michael J. Fox Show. The shows stars Fox as a news anchor who had to give up his career after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease to focus on his health and his family. Five years later, he decides to get back to work and struggles between family and career. Betsy Brandt, Conor Romero, Juliette Goglia, Jack Gore, Katie Finneran and Wendell Pierce are co-starring. Fox is also executive producing the Sony Pictures Television production with Sam Laybourne (Cougar Town) and Will Gluck (Easy A, Friends with Benefits) who also directed the pilot episode. Cardoni’s previous credits include such TV shows as CSI: Miami, The League and Wilfred and feature films including Just Friends, Firehouse Dog and Miss March.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 16, 2013)
Premiering tomorrow, June 17 is the HBO documentary Love, Marilyn written and directed by Liz Garbus. The movie visits seminal moments and relationships that shaped Marilyn Monroe’s career and tumultuous personal life and features interviews with Elizabeth Banks, Adrien Brody, Ellen Burstyn, Glenn Close, Hope Davis, Viola Davis, Jennifer Ehle, Ben Foster, Paul Giamatti, Jack Huston, Stephen Lang, Lindsay Lohan, Janet McTeer, Jeremy Piven, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn, Lili Taylor, Uma Thurman, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. Philip Sheppard (The Tillman Story) who previously scored Garbus’ Bobby Fischer Against the World has composed the film’s original score. Love, Marilyn premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and will air tomorrow night on HBO.