Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Starz original series Spartacus: War of the Damned. The album features selections from the score of the final season of the Spartacus series composed by Joseph LoDuca (Spartacus: Blood And Sand, Xena: Warrior Princess). The soundtrack will be released on April 2, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. Spartacus: War of the Damned created by Steven S. DeKnight and starring Liam McIntyre, Manu Bennett, Dustin Clare, Daniel Feuerriegel, Simon Merrells, Todd Lasance, Christian Antidormi, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Pana Hema-Taylor, Ellen Hollman, Gwendoline Taylor, Jenna Lind, Anna Hutchison, Ditch Davey and Barry Duffield is the third and final season of the Spartacus show. The final episodes currently air every Friday night on Starz.
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‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ Soundtrack Announced
101 Distribution/EMI will release a soundtrack album for the CBS drama NCIS: Los Angeles. The album features songs from the series by artists including Daughtry, The Wild Feathers, LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Ryan Bingham, Jakob Dylan, Little Dragon, Caro Emerald, Taio Cruz, Jim Hanft, Allen Stone, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Adrian Lux. The soundtrack will be released on April 16, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. NCIS: Los Angeles created by Shane Brennan stars Chris O’Donnell, LL Cool J,, Daniela Ruah, Barrett Foa, Eric Christian Olsen, Renee Felice Smith and Linda Hunt. The show’s fourth season currently airs every Tuesday night on CBS.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 3, 2013)
Premiering tonight is the mini-series The Bible created and executive produced by Mark Burnett & Roma Downey who also stars in the show alongside Diogo Morgado, Sean Teale, David Rintoul, Amber Rose Revah, Peter Guinness, Greg Hicks and Simon Kunz. The series’ score is composed by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe and features vocals by Lisa Gerrard. Mercer Street Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the score this coming Tuesday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips, which have just been added to the article. The Bible will air every Sunday night on the History Channel starting today.
Robert Duncan to Score ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ TV Show
Robert Duncan is composing the score for the pilot of the new CBS show Beverly Hills Cop. The project is a continuation of the film franchise and stars Brandon T. Jackson as the police officer son of Axel Foley, played by Eddie Murphy, who takes down the criminal elements of the rich and famous in Beverly Hills while working to escape his famous father’s shadow. Murphy is expected to recur if the project goes to series. Christine Lahti, David Denman, Kevin Pollak and Sheila Vand are co-starring. Shawn Ryan (The Shield) has written the pilot and is executive producing the Sony Pictures Television production with Murphy and Marney Hochman. Duncan has previously collaborated with Ryan on such shows as The Unit, Terriers, The Chicago Code and most recently, Last Resort.
‘House of Cards’ Soundtrack Details
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Netflix original series House of Cards. The album features selections from the score of the first season of the show composed by Jeff Beal (Rome, Appaloosa, Monk, Carnivale). The soundtrack will be released on April 2, 2013 and the 2-CD set is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips will be added to this article soon. House of Cards is developed by Beau Willimon and stars Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Kate Mara, Kristen Connolly, Corey Stoll and Constance Zimmer. Spacey is also executive producing the political drama with David Fincher (who directed the first episodes), Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) and Dana Brunetti. The complete first season of the show about an ambitious politician with his eye on the top job is now available to stream on Netflix for members and the pilot is also available to non-members.
Marcelo Zarvos to Score Showtime’s ‘Ray Donovan’
Marcelo Zarvos is currently scoring the upcoming Showtime original series Ray Donovan. The drama is created by Ann Biderman (Southland, Primal Fear) and stars Liev Schreiber in the title role as a go-to guy who makes the problems of LA’s celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls disappear and experiences his own problems when his father, played by Jon Voight, is unexpectedly released from prison. Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Katherine Moennig, Dash Mihok, Kerris Dorsey, Pooch Hall, Steven Bauer and Devon Bagby are co-starring. Biderman is executive producing the show with Mark Gordon (Source Code, Grey’s Anatomy) and Bryan Zuriff (The Details). Allen Coulter has directed the pilot episode. Zarvos has previously scored the 2006 drama Hollywoodland starring Ben Affleck and 2010’s Remember Me starring Robert Pattinson for the director.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 24, 2013)
Premiering on Tuesday night in the US is the mini-series Parade’s End based on the tetralogy of novels by Ford Madox Ford starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Adelaide Clemens, Rupert Everett, Miranda Richardson, Anne-Marie Duff, Roger Allam, Janet McTeer, Stephen Graham and Jack Huston. Dirk Brossé has composed the score for the drama. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released on Varese Sarabande Records. For audio clips and the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement. The five-part series is set to premiere on February 26 on HBO. To learn more about the project, visit HBO’s official series website.
Blake Neely Scoring ‘Golden Boy’
Blake Neely has composed the score for the new CBS cop drama Golden Boy. The show is created by Nicholas Wootton (NYPD Blue, Chuck) and stars Theo James, Chi McBride, Kevin Alejandro, Bonnie Somerville, Holt McCallany and Stella Maeve. The series follows an ambitious cop who becomes the youngest police commissioner in the history of New York City. Wootton is also executive producing the show Greg Berlanti who has previously worked with Neely numerous times on such shows as Everwood, Brothers & Sisters, Political Animals and the feature film Life as We Know It. Richard Shepard (The Hunting Party, The Matador) has directed the pilot episode and also serves as a producer. Golden Boy is set to premiere on February 26, 2013 and will air every Tuesday night on CBS.
Trevor Morris Scoring the History Channel’s ‘Vikings’
Trevor Morris is the composer of the History Channel’s upcoming drama Vikings. The show is created by Michael Hirst (Elizabeth) and stars Gabriel Byrne, George Blagde, Travis Fimmel, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgard, Clive Standen and Katheryn Winnick. The series centers on Ragnar Lothbrok, a historical figure, and the greatest hero of his age – and the sagas of Ragnar’s. Johan Renck (Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead), Ciaran Donnelly (Titanic: Blood and Steel) and Ken Girotti (Rescue Me) have directed the nine episodes of the first season. Hirst is also executive producing the World 2000 and Take 5 production with Morgan O’Sullivan of World 2000 (The Count of Monte Cristo), John Weber, Sherry Marsh, Alan Gasmer, James Flynn and Sheila Hockin.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 17, 2013)
Premiering on Tuesday, February 19 is the new CW drama Cult created by Rockne S. O’Bannon (Farscape, V) and starring Matt Davis, Jessica Lucas, Alona Tal and Robert Knepper. The series follows a journalist blogger and a production assistant, who investigate a series of mysterious disappearances that are linked to a popular television series. O’Bannon is executive producing the show with Josh Schwartz (The O.C.), Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl) and Len Goldstein (Hart of Dixie). The drama’s original score is composed by Tim Jones who has previously scored the Schwartz-produced show Chuck, as well as the second season of Human Target. Cult will air every Tuesday night on The CW. To learn more about the show, visit the official series website.