Joe Wong (Russian Doll, Master of None, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, The Midnight Gospel, Kenan) is composing the original music for the new ABC drama Will Trent. The show is developed by Liz Heldens (The Dropout, The Dropout) & Dan Thomsen based on Karin Slaughter’s New York Times bestselling series of the same name and stars Ramón Rodríguez, Erika Christensen, Iantha Richardson, Jake McLaughlin and Sonja Sohn. The series revolves around a Special Agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) who endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system and is determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was.
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Soundtrack Album for ABC’s ‘Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the ABC special Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration. The album features the songs from the special presentation written by Alan Menken (music) & Howard Ashman (lyrics) (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) for Disney’s animated classic and newly recorded and performed by cast members Shania Twain, Joshua Henry, H.E.R., Rizwan Manji, David Alan Grier, Martin Short & Josh Groban. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack and listen to three songs after the jump. Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration is executive produced by Jon M. Chu, directed by Hamish Hamilton and includes live never-before-seen musical performances and features brand-new sets and costumes inspired by the classic story.
‘Mickey Saves Christmas’ Soundtrack EP Released
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack EP for Disney’s stop-motion holiday special Mickey Saves Christmas. The 5-track EP features the original songs from the special written by Laura Schein and Ben Zeadman (Honor Society) and a cover of the Christmas carol Up on the Housetop. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to all five songs below. Mickey Saves Christmas is directed by David H. Brooks and stars real-life couple Brock Powell and Camryn Grimes. The Disney Branded Television production follows Mickey and his friends must travel to the North Pole to save Christmas when Pluto’s attempts to play fetch accidentally cause Santa to crash his sleigh and lose all the presents.
Peter Nashel Scoring ABC’s ‘Alaska Daily’
Peter Nashel (I, Tonya, Book Club, Marco Polo, The Night Listener, Mike, Bee Season) has been tapped to score the new ABC drama Alaska Daily. The show is created by Tom McCarthy (Spotlight, The Visitor) and stars Hilary Swank, Jeff Perry, Matt Malloy, Grace Dove, Meredith Holzman, Pablo Castelblanco, Ami Park and Craig Frank. The series revolves around an investigative journalist who leaves her high-profile New York life behind after a fall from grace to join a daily metro newspaper in Anchorage on a journey to find both personal and professional redemption.
Jordan Gagne Scoring ABC’s ‘The Rookie: Feds’
Jordan Gagne (Altered Carbon, Waco, Brave Ned World, Treadstone) is composing the original score for the new ABC drama The Rookie: Feds. The spin-off to the network’s hit series The Rookie, which Gagne has been scoring since the first episode, is created by Alexi Hawley & Terence Paul Winter (Castle) and stars Niecy Nash-Betts, Frankie Faison and Felix Solis. The show revolves around Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy, who was introduced in Season 4 of The Rookie.
Score Album for ABC’s ‘Big Sky’ to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release the first soundtrack album for the ABC drama Big Sky. The album features selections of the original score from the show composed by Trevor Morris (Vikings, The Borgias, Olympus/London Has Fallen, Immortals, The Tudors, Iron Fist, Hunter Killer). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 25. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. Big Sky is created by David E. Kelley based on the Highway series of books by C.J. Box and stars Katheryn Winnick, Kylie Bunbury, Brian Geraghty, Logan Marshall-Green, Dedee Pfeiffer, Anja Savcic, Janina Gavankar, Omar Metwally and John Carroll Lynch.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 23, 2022)
Premiering tomorrow, January 24, is the HBO original series The Gilded Age created by Julian Fellowes and starring Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Taissa Farmiga, Denée Benton, Louisa Jacobson, Harry Richardson, Blake Ritson, Simon Jones, Jack Gilpin, Thomas Cocquerel, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski. The show’s original music is composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Shrek, Mulan, Man on Fire, The Last Duel) & Rupert Gregson-Williams (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hacksaw Ridge, The Legend of Tarzan). Check out our previous article to learn more about the drama, which will air Monday nights on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Also premiering tomorrow is the ABC drama Promised Land created by Matt Lopez and starring John Ortiz, Cecilia Suárez, Christina Ochoa, Augusto Aguilera, Tonatiuh, Katya Martín, Mariel Molino, Andres Velez and Rolando Chusan. The show’s original music is composed by Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, The Book of Life, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries) & Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Bad Batch & Rebels, Peacemaker, City on a Hill, CSI: Miami). Hollywood Records has released a cover version of Marvin Gaye’s I Heard It Through the Grapevine produced by Santaolalla and performed by paopao for the series last month. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the drama, which will every Monday on ABC and will also be available to stream on Hulu.
Gustavo Santaolalla & Kevin Kiner Scoring ABC’s ‘Promised Land’
Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Book of Life,The Motorcycle Diaries) & Kevin Kiner (Star Wars: The Clone Wars & Rebels, CSI: Miami) are reuniting to co-score the new ABC drama Promised Land. The show is created by Matt Lopez (Race to Witch Mountain, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) and stars John Ortiz, Cecilia Suárez, Christina Ochoa, Augusto Aguilera, Mariel Molino, Tonatiuh, Katya Martín, Andres Velez and Rolando Chusan. The series centers on a Latinx family vying for wealth and power in California’s Sonoma Valley.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 2, 2022)
Premiering in the U.S. today is the new television adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel Around the World in 80 Days developed by Ashley Pharoah & Caleb Ranson and starring David Tennant, Ibrahim Koma and Leonie Benesch. The show’s original score is composed by Christian Lundberg (Snatch, Earth at Night in Color, Eleven Eleven). Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, The Lion King) has contributed the main title theme. The adventure drama, which follows Phileas Fogg as he sets out on a quest to travel around the world, premiered in the UK last week on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Premiering tomorrow, January 3, is the Fox drama The Cleaning Lady developed by Miranda Kwok based on the Argentine series La Chica Que Limpia and starring Élodie Yung, Adan Canto, Oliver Hudson, Martha Millan, Faith Bryant, Sebastien & Valentino LaSalle and Sean Le. Mark Isham (Crash, A River Runs Through It, Once Upon a Time, Miracle, The Accountant, Judas and the Black Messiah) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will air every Monday night on Fox and will also be available to stream on Hulu.
Kathryn Bostic Scoring ABC’s ‘Women of the Movement’
Kathryn Bostic (Clemency, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, Holiday Rush, Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, Foster Boy) is scoring the new ABC limited series Women of the Movement. The show is created by Marissa Jo Cerar and stars Adrienne Warren, Tonya Pinkins, Cedric Joe, Ray Fisher, Glynn Turman, Chris Coy, Carter Jenkins and Julia McDermott.The 6-part drama tells the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley, who in 1955 risked her life to find justice after her son Emmett was brutally murdered in the Jim Crow South.