Premiering on Wednesday, May 1, is the new comedy Family Tools created by Bobby Bowman (Raising Hope, My Name Is Earl) based on the British sitcom White Van Man and starring Kyle Bornheimer, J. K. Simmons, Johnny Pemberton, Edi Gathegi, Leah Remini and Danielle Nicolet. tomandandy (Resident Evil: Afterlife, The Mothman Prophecies) have composed the show’s score and Matt Mariano (Raising Hope) has also contributed music for the show. Bowman is executive producing the ABC Studios production with Joshua Sternin & J.R. Ventimilia (That ‘70s Show, Rio) and Mark Gordon (Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds). Family Tools will air every Wednesday night on ABC. For updates on the comedy, visit the official show website.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 21, 2013)
Premiering tomorrow, April 22, is the drama Rectify created by Ray McKinnon and starring Clayne Crawford, Abigail Spencer, Adelaide Clements, Jonah Lotan and J. Smith Cameron. The show follows a man who is released from Death Row after spending 19 years in prison and returns to his hometown where he must readjust to his new life, including unfamiliar family members and surroundings. Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, Jane by Design) has composed the show’s score, as well as the main titles theme. Check out a recent article about the composer’s work on the project in the Salt Lake Tribune. The six-part series will air every Monday night on the Sundance Channel. To learn more about the show, visit the official series website.
Christopher Lennertz Scoring ‘Remember Sunday’
Christopher Lennertz is the composer of the new Hallmark Hall of Fame production Remember Sunday. The film is directed by Jeff Bleckner (The Russell Girl, Loving Leah) and stars Alexis Bledel and Zachary Levi. The movie follows a waitress who meets a jewelry store clerk who suffers from memory problems. A brain aneurysm three years earlier gives the clerk’s character a blank slate the second his alarm wakes him each day. Barry Morrow (Rain Man, Bill) has written the teleplay based on a story by Michael Kase (co-producer of Pain and Gain). Christopher Morgan (The Makeover) is producing and Brent Shields (Firelight) is executive producing the project.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 31, 2013)
Premiering on Thursday, April 4 is the new NBC drama Hannibal based on the characters from Thomas Harris’ classic novels and developed by Bryan Fuller. The show’s cast includes Hugh Dancy as Will Graham and Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter, as well as Laurence Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas, Eddie Izzard, Gina Torres, Molly Shannon, Gillian Anderson, Ellen Greene and Chelan Simmons. Brian Reitzell (Lost in Translation, Stranger Than Fiction, Boss) has composed the series’ original score. Check out our previous news article for more information about the project. Hannibal will air every Thursday night on NBC. To learn more about the show, visit the official series website.
‘Music of Nashville’ Season 1 – Volume 2 Soundtrack Announced
Big Machine Records will release a second soundtrack album for the ABC drama Nashville. The album features the songs from the second part of the first season performed by the film’s cast including Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen, Jonathan Jackson, Lennon Stella and Maisy Stella. T Bone Burnett serves as the show’s executive music producer. The soundtrack will be released on May 7, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips. For more information on the first volume, which was released last December, check out our previous news article. Nashville created by Callie Khouri (Thelma & Louise) currently airs every Wednesday night on ABC.
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.
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.
Trevor Morris to Score New Season of ABC’s ‘Body of Proof’
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.
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.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 27, 2013)
Premiering tonight is the Hallmark Hall of Fame original movie The Makeover directed by John Gray (The Ghost Whisperer, The Glimmer Man) and starring Julia Stiles, David Walton, Frances Fisher, Camryn Manheim and Georgia Lyman. The movie’s screenplay is written by C. Jay Cox (Sweet Home Alabama). The drama centers on a failed congressional candidate who decides to turn a blue-collared beer vendor into the perfect candidate. Michael A. Levine (Cold Case, Close to Home) has composed the film’s original score. The Makeover premieres tonight on ABC. To learn more about the film, visit the network’s official site and click here to watch the trailer.