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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 12, 2016)

June 12, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: ABC, Alexis & Sam, Animal Kingdom, Atticus Ross, BrainDead, CBS, Chris Alan Lee, David Buckley, James Iha, Lifetime, Mother May I Sleep with Danger?, TNT, Uncle Buck

Premiering tomorrow, June 13, is the new CBS drama BrainDead created by Robert & Michelle King and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Tveit, Danny Pino, Nikki M. James and Tony Shalhoub. The show’s original music is composed by David Buckley (The Nice Guys, Jason Bourne, The Forbidden Kingdom, From Paris with Love) who previously scored CBS’ The Good Wife for the creators. To learn more about the show, check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official series website.

Premiering on Tuesday, June 14, is the TNT original series Animal Kingdom developed by Jonathan Lisco based on the 2010 Australian feature of the same title and starring Ellen Barkin, Scott Speedman and Shawn Hatosy. Alexis & Sam (Equity, Lila & Eve, We’ll Never Have Paris) are scoring the show and Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Book of Eli) has composed the series’ main titles theme. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which will air every Tuesday night on TNT.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 5, 2016)

June 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: ABC, AMC, Angie Tribeca, ESPN, Feed the Beast, Gary Lionelli, Ludwig Göransson, Nathan Matthew David, Netflix, O.J.: Made in America, Pat Irwin, TBS, Voltron: Legendary Defender

Premiering tonight is the new AMC original series Feed the Beast created by Clyde Phillips based on the Danish drama Bankerot and starring David Schwimmer, Jim Sturgess, Michael Gladis, Lorenza Izzo and Christine Adams. The show’s original music is composed by Pat Irwin (Nurse Jackie, Bored to Death, But I’m a Cheerleader). To learn more about the series, which centers on two best friends who take one last shot at their dream of opening a restaurant, visit our scoring assignment announcement. The drama will air Sunday nights on AMC.

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Jeff Russo to Score CBS’ ‘American Gothic’ & ABC’s ‘Time After Time’

May 30, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 2 comments

Tags: ABC, American Gothic, CBS, Jeff Russo, Time After Time

Jeff Russo has been tapped to score the upcoming CBS drama American Gothic. The show is created by Corinne Brinkerhoff (The Good Wife, Boston Legal) & James Frey and stars Juliet Rylance, Anthony Starr, Virginia Madsen, Justin Chatwin, Megan Ketch, Elliot Knight, Stephanie Leonidas and Gabriel Bateman. The series centers on a prominent Boston family reeling in the wake of the chilling discovery that someone in their midst is linked to an infamous string of murders. Brinkerhoff and Frey are also executive producing the CBS Television Studios and Amblin Television production with Justin Falvey & Darryl Frank (The Americans, Under the Gun) and Todd Cohen.

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‘We Have to Go Back: Lost’ Concert Announced

April 20, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Events 2 comments

Tags: ABC, Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, Lost, Michael Giacchino

It was announced today that Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, The Incredibles, Jurassic World, Inside Out, Ratatouille) will conduct the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra, comprised of 44 musicians, in an evening of music and story from the ABC hit TV series, Lost. The event will take place on Friday, September 23, 2016 at Ford Theatres in Los Angeles. The show’s executive producers, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse will host the concert in celebration of the 12th Anniversary of the show’s premiere. For more information and to buy tickets for the event, click here.

Sean Callery to Score ABC’s ‘Designated Survivor’

April 13, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 1 comment

Tags: ABC, Designated Survivor, Sean Callery

Sean Callery has signed on to score the upcoming ABC drama Designated Survivor. The show is created by David Guggenheim (Safe House) and stars Kiefer Sutherland, Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Natascha McElhone, Adan Canto and Italia Ricci. The series follows a low-level U.S. Cabinet member who finds himself unexpectedly appointed President after a terrorist attack kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession. Guggenheim and Sutherland are also executive producing the Mark Gordon Company and ABC Studios production with Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Deadpool, The Martian), Aditya Sood, Susan Bymel (Touch) and showrunner Amy B. Harris.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 20, 2016)

March 20, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: ABC, Adam Anders, Chad Fischer, Fox, Heartbeat, Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade, Jon Ehrlich, Mark Mothersbaugh, NBC, The Catch, The Passion

Premiering tonight is the Fox television event The Passion hosted by Tyler Perry and starring Yolanda Adams, Seal, Chris Daughtry, Trisha Yearwood, Prince Royce and Jencarlos who are performing contemporary hits such as My Love Is Your Love, Love Can Move Mountains & more. Adam Anders (Glee, Rock of Ages) serves as the project’s music producer. Virgin Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the special. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.

Also premiering tonight is the TV special Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade directed by Ricardo Curtis and featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Taraji P. Henson, Seth Green, Wendy Williams, Gabriel Iglesias, Lili Estefan, Blake Anderson, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Keke Palmer and Queen Latifah. The animated special’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Rugrats Movie, Hotel Transylvania) who previously scored the Ice Age short Ice Age: Cosmic Scat-tastrophe, which played in front of The Peanuts Movie.

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‘Whatcha Gonna Do (It’s Up to You)’ from ‘Agent Carter’ Released

March 18, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: ABC, Agent Carter, Christopher Lennertz, David Zippel

Hollywood Records and Marvel Music have released the original song Whatcha Gonna Do (It’s Up to You) from the ABC drama Agent Carter. The song was written by the show’s composer Christopher Lennertz (Horrible Bosses, Ride Along, Supernatural) and David Zippel for the Season 2 episode A Little Song and Dance, which premiered last month. The track is performed by actors Enver Gjokaj and Hayley Atwell. The song is now available to download on Amazon. A full soundtrack album for the series created by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely featuring Lennertz’s score from the first season was released in December.

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Chad Fischer Scoring ABC’s ‘The Catch’

March 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 4 comments

Tags: ABC, Chad Fischer, Shonda Rhimes, The Catch

Chad Fischer is composing the music for the new ABC drama The Catch. The show is created by Jennifer Schuur and stars Mireille Enos, Peter Krause, Alimi Ballard, Jay Hayden, Jacky Ido, Rose Rollins, Elvy Yost and Sonya Walger. The series follows a female forensics accountant in Los Angeles whose career specialty is exposing fraud for a living. Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder) is executive producing the ABC Studios production with Betsy Beers, Allan Heinberg and Julie Anne Robinson (One for the Money, The Last Song). Fischer is also scoring the Rhimes-produced ABC drama Scandal and has previously collaborated with the producer on the network’s Private Practice.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 6, 2016)

March 6, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: A&E, ABC, Bear McCreary, Damien, Flaked, Laura Karpman, Netflix, Of Kings and Prophets, Raphael Saadiq, Stephen Malkmus, Trevor Morris, Underground, WGN America

Premiering tomorrow, March 7, is the new A&E original series Damien created by Glen Mazzaro and starring Bradley James, Barbara Hershey, Omid Abtahi and Meganlyn Echikunwoke. The show’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, 10 Cloverfield Lane) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the project and also visit the official show website for more information. Damien will air Monday nights on A&E.

Premiering on Tuesday, March 8, is the new ABC drama Of Kings and Prophets created by Adam Cooper & Bill Collage and starring Ray Winstone, Olly Rix, Mohammad Bakri, Simone Kessell, Nathaniel Parker, Haaz Sleiman and James Floyd. Trevor Morris (Immortals, The Borgias, Olympus/London Has Fallen, Vikings) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the show, which will air Tuesday nights on ABC.

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‘How to Get Away with Murder’ Soundtrack Announced

March 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: ABC, How to Get Away with Murder, Photek, Soundtrack

Hollywood Records will release the first soundtrack album for the ABC hit drama How to Get Away with Murder. The album features a selection of songs from the show by artists including IAMX, Hot Chip, Zella Day, Naughty Boy, Avid Dancer, The Acid, Chelsea Wolfe & more. Also included is a track by the series’ composer Photek. The soundtrack will be released on March 11, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. How to Get Away with Murder is created by Peter Nowalk, executive produced by Shonda Rhimes and stars Viola Davis, Billy Brown, Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee, Katie Findlay, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry, Karla Souza, Charlie Weber and Liza Weil.

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