Trevor Morris has taken over scoring duties on the ABC drama Body of Proof. The composer is scoring the third season of the show starring Dana Delaney as neurosurgeon-turned-Medical-Examiner Dr. Megan Hunt who is on a quest to find justice for the dead and prevent harm to the living. Daniel Licht (Dexter) has scored the previous two seasons. Body of Proof co-stars Jeri Ryan, Mark Valley, Geoffrey Arend, Windell D. Middlebrooks, Elyes Gabel and Mary Mouser. Creator Christopher Murphey (writer of The Karate Kid remake) is executive producing the series with Matthew Gross (Across the Universe) and Evan Katz. The third season is set to premiere next Tuesday, February 19, 2013 on ABC.
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‘The Bible’ Soundtrack Details
Mercer Street Records will release the official soundtrack album for the History Channel’s mini-series The Bible. The album features the series’ original score composed by Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe and featuring vocals by Lisa Gerrard. The soundtrack will be released on March 5, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from the score below. The Bible created and executive produced by Mark Burnett & Roma Downey will cover the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, including stories from Noah’s Ark and the Exodus to Daniel in the Lion’s Den to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Downey is starring in the mini-series alongside Diogo Morgado, Sean Teale, David Rintoul, Amber Rose Revah, Peter Guinness, Greg Hicks and Simon Kunz. Keith David is narrating the 10-hour/five-part docudrama, which is set to premiere on March 3.
Dave Porter to Score ABC’s ‘Red Widow’
Dave Porter is scoring the upcoming ABC drama Red Widow. The show created by Melissa Rosenberg (Twilight series, Dexter) is based on the 2010 Dutch drama Penoza. The series stars Radha Mitchell as a housewife who is forced to continue the work of her organized crime husband after he is assassinated in a drug-related incident. Sterling Beaumon, Clifton Collins Jr., Luke Goss, Suleka Mathew, Erin Moriarty, Jaime Ray Newman, Jakob Salvati, Lee Tergesen, Wil Traval, Rade Serbedzija and Goran Visnjic are co-starring. Rosenberg is executive producing the ABC Studios production with Howard Klein (The Office, Parks & Recreation) and Alon Aranya. Mark Pellington (The Mothman Prophecies, Arlington Road) has directed the pilot episode.
‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Soundtrack Details
La-La Land Records has announced the details of the new soundtrack release for the sci-fi series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The 4-CD set features selections from all seven original seasons of the show. The first disc includes music of composer Dennis McCarthy (Star Trek: Generations); the second disc features the music of composer Jay Chattaway; composers featured on the fourth disc include John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2), David Bell, Richard Bellis, Gregory Smith and Paul Baillargeon and the fourth disc entitled The Lost Album contains an album assembly of material that was prepped by music producers and the composers for a soundtrack compilation that was never released. The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Collection is limited to 3000 copies and is now available for pre-order on La-La Land’s website, where you can also check out audio clips.
‘Titanic: Blood and Steel’ Soundtrack Announced
Roba Digital will release a soundtrack album for the mini-series Titanic: Blood & Steel. The album features the original score from the series composed by Maurizio De Angelis. The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 15, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Titanic: Blood & Steel is directed by Ciaran Donnelly (The Tudors) and stars Chris Noth, Neve Campbell, Derek Jacobi, Kevin Zegers, Ophelia Lovibond, Billy Carter, Massimo Ghini, Branwell Donaghey and Martin McCann. The 12-part series focuses on the the process of building the ship from the ground up and the people who made the ship a reality against the class-bound backdrop of Edwardian Belfast, Northern Ireland, where financial pressures led to fatal compromises. The mini-series is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD.
‘Weeds’ Season 8 Soundtrack Released
Lionsgate Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Showtime hit series Weeds. The album features songs from the eighth and final season of the show by artists including Family of the Year, The Nervous Wreckords, Winterpills, Charlie Mars, Walter Spencer, Shivaree, The Steamboat Cabaret and Rilo Kiley. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. The album marks fifth soundtrack release for the series. Weeds is created by Jenji Kohan and stars Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Tonye Patano, Romany Malco, Indigo and Hunter Parrish. The final season of the comedy drama premiered last summer on Showtime and is also coming out on Blu-Ray and DVD today.
‘The Walking Dead’ Soundtrack Announced
Republic Records will release a soundtrack album for the AMC hit series The Walking Dead. The album features a remix of the main titles theme of the show composed by Bear McCreary, as well as several songs used in the third season of the zombie series by artists including Jamie N Commons, Voxhaul Broadcast, Baby Bee, Emily Kinney and Lauren Cohan, Delta Spirit, Of Monsters and Men and Fink. The soundtrack will be released on March 19, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Walking Dead currently airs every Sunday night on AMC. The second part of the third season just premiered last night to a new ratings high.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 3, 2013)
Premiering tomorrow night is the new drama Monday Mornings created by David E. Kelley and starring Alfred Molina, Ving Rhames, Jamie Bamber, Jennifer Finnigan, Bill Irwin, Keong Sim, Sarayu Rao and Emily Swallow. The show’s music is composed by Danny Lux (Grey’s Anatomy) who has previously worked with Kelley on such shows as Ally McBeal and Boston Legal. To learn more about the series, check out our previous news article. Monday Mornings will be airing every Monday night on TNT.
Terence Blanchard Scoring ‘Betty and Coretta’
Golden Globe-nominated composer Terence Blanchard has composed the score for the new Lifetime original movie Betty and Coretta. The film directed by Yves Simoneau (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) tells the dual stories of Coretta Scott King and Dr. Betty Shabazz as they carry on as single mothers following the assassinations of their husbands, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Angela Bassett plays Coretta King, while Mary J. Blige portays Betty Shabazz. Ruby Dee,Malik Yoba, Lindsay Owne Pierre, Gloria Reuben, Cherise Booth and Shinelle Azoroh are co-starring. Shem Bitterman & Ron Hutchinson (The Josephine Baker Story) have written the script and Blige is executive producing the project with Larry Sanitsky, Jaja Johnson and Polly Anthony. Blanchard has previously scored the similarly themed drama Malcolm X for director Spike Lee.
George Fenton Scoring Stephen Frears’ ‘Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight’
George Fenton is scoring the upcoming HBO original movie Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight. The film is directed by Stephen Frears and stars Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella, Benjamin Walker, Danny Glover, Barry Levinson, Pablo Schreiber, Ed Begley Jr., Bob Balaban and Kathleen Chalfant. The movie chronicles Ali’s battle with the Supreme Court over his Muslim beliefs as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War. Instead of casting an actor to play the boxing legend, the film will utilize actual footage of Ali. The screenplay is written by Shawn Slovo (Captain Corelli’s Mandolin) and Frank Doelger (Game of Thrones), Tracey Scoffield (Dirty Pretty Things) and Jonathan Cameron are executive producing the HBO Films production.