T Bone Burnett (True Detective, Crazy Heart, Inside Llewyn Davis, Walk the Line) and Patrick Warren (The Chi, Alice) are scoring the new FX original series The Old Man. The show is developed by Jonathan E. Steinberg (See, Human Target) & Robert Levine (Black Sails) based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Thomas Perry and stars Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman, Alia Shawkat, E.J. Bonilla and Gbenga Akinnagbe. The drama follows the title character who absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid, when an assassin arrives and tries to take him out. Read the rest of this entry »
T Bone Burnett & Patrick Warren Scoring FX’s ‘The Old Man’
Posted: June 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: FX, Hulu, Patrick Warren, T Bone Burnett, The Old Man
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‘This Is Us’ Seasons 5 & 6 Score Album Details
Posted: June 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: NBC, score, Siddhartha Khosla, Soundtrack, This Is Us
Hollywood Records will release a new soundtrack album for the NBC drama This Is Us. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s fifth and sixth season composed by Emmy Award nominee Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building, Runaways, Queenpins, Looking for Alaksa, I Want You Back). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, June 17 and will be available to stream/download here. The label has previously released two soundtracks featuring the composer’s score from Season 3 & Season 4, while Universal Music has released an album featuring the score from Seasons 1 & 2. This Is Us is created by Dan Fogelman and stars Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K. Brown, Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz, Chris Sullivan, Susan Kelechi Watson and Jon Huertas. Read the rest of this entry »
Lorne Balfe Scoring Netflix’s ‘Man Vs Bee’
Posted: June 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lorne Balfe, Man vs. Bee, Netflix
Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, The LEGO Batman Movie, His Dark Materials, The Wheel of Time, Bad Boys for Life) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Man Vs Bee. The show is created by Rowan Atkinson & William Davies (Johnny English, The Letter for the King) and stars Atkinson as a bumbling dad who tries to get the best of a cunning bee while house-sitting a posh mansion – but only unleashes more chaos. Jing Lusi, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Greg McHugh, India Fowler, Claudie Blakley and Tom Basdenare are co-starring. Read the rest of this entry »
Soundtrack Album for Sky’s ‘Devils’ Released
Posted: June 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Devils, John Paesano, score, Sky, Soundtrack, The CW
Lux Vide and Sky Italia have released the first soundtrack album for the Italian TV series Devils. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first two seasons composed by John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, The Defenders, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Star). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Devils is created by Alessandro Sermoneta, Mario Ruggeri, Elena Bucaccio, Guido Maria Brera, Daniele Cesarano, Barbara Petronio & Ezio Abbate based on Brera’s novel of the same title and stars Patrick Dempsey, Alessandro Borghi, Laia Costa, Kasia Smutniak, Lars Mikkelsen, Malachi Kirby, Pia Mechler, Paul Chowdhry and Sallie Harmsen. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom Kitt to Compose Music for ‘Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical’
Posted: June 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Brandon Jeffords, Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical, Cartoon Network, HBO Max, Tom Kitt
HBO Max and Cartoon Network announced today that Tony Award winner Tom Kitt (Next to Normal, Freaky Friday, Bring It On, If/Then, High Fidelity) will compose the music for the animated movie event Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical. The Warner Bros. Animation production follows an exhausted Bugs Bunny who – after starring in a long-running Looney Tunes Broadway smash production – decides it’s time to trade in sold-out shows for life as a regular rabbit, as Daffy Duck attempts to step into the lead role. Read the rest of this entry »
David Arnold to Score Robin Shaw’s ‘The Storm Whale Trilogy’
Posted: June 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Arnold, Robin Shaw, The Storm Whale Trilogy
David Arnold (Independence Day, Casino Royale, Stargate, Sherlock, Tomorrow Never Dies, Hot Fuzz) is set to score The Storm Whale Trilogy, three half-hour animated specials based on the children’s books by Benji Davies. The three specials, The Storm Whale, The Storm Whale in Winter and Grandma Bird, are written and directed by Robin Shaw (We’re Going on a Bear Hunt), produced by Lupus Films and tell the story of a young boy living on a small island with only some sleepy cats and shy sea creatures for company while his father is out to catch fish, when a baby whale washes up on the island. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Love, Victor’ Season 3 Soundtrack EP Released
Posted: June 15, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Brett McLaughlin, Hulu, Love Victor, Soundtrack
Hollywood Records has released a new soundtrack EP for the Hulu original series Love, Victor. The EP features three original songs from the show’s third and final season co-written and -produced by Brett McLaughlin (aka Leland): Mission performed by Vincent, Armageddon by Black Polish and Dinner by Grag Queen, as well as a cover of Yazoo’s Only You performed by Jonah Mutono. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to all four tracks below. The label has previously released an EP featuring songs from Season 1 and full soundtrack album featuring the songs from Season 2. Read the rest of this entry »
Joseph Trapanese Scoring Disney+’s National Geographic Series ‘America the Beautiful’
Posted: June 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: America the Beautiful, Disney Plus, Joseph Trapanese, National Geographic, S. Carey
Joseph Trapanese (Oblivion, The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton, Lady and the Tramp, Insurgent, The Raid: Redemption) has recently scored the upcoming National Geographic natural history series America the Beautiful. He also co-wrote the project’s theme music with drummer and supporting vocalist from Bon Iver, S. Carey. The 6-parter is directed by Tom Stephens, narrated by Michael B. Jordan and takes viewers on a journey across North America’s most spectacular regions to witness the landscapes of the most diverse land on Earth while showcasing its many unique creatures. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Who Are You, Charlie Brown?’ Soundtrack Released
Posted: June 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Apple TV +, Jeff Morrow, Michael Bonfiglio, score, Soundtrack, Who Are You Charlie Brown?
DHX-Peanuts Productions has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Who Are You, Charlie Brown? The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Morrow (The Snoopy Show, Science Fair, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, George Carlin’s American Dream, Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado, Ibiza) The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Who Are You, Charlie Brown? is directed by Michael Bonfiglio and centers on the late Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Pemberton Scoring Tom George’s ‘See How They Run’
Posted: June 14, 2022 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Daniel Pemberton, See How They Run, Tom George
Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Birds of Prey, Being the Ricardos) has composed the original music for the upcoming murder mystery See How They Run. The film is directed by Tom George (Defending the Guilty) and stars Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, David Oyelowo, Adrien Brody, Harris Dickinson, Ruth Wilson, Sian Clifford, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Reece Shearsmith, Shirley Henderson, Paul Chahidi, Pearl Chanda, Charlie Cooper and Pippa Bennett-Warner. Read the rest of this entry »
