Dustin O’Halloran (Lion, Transparent, Like Crazy, A Christmas Carol, The Art of Racing in the Rain) has been tapped to score the upcoming ABC drama For Life. The show is created by Hank Steinberg (Without a Trace, The Last Ship) and stars Nicholas Pinnock, Indira Varma, Joy Bryant, Mary Stuart Masterson, Boris McGiver, Glenn Fleshler, Dorian Missick, Tyla Harris and Timothy Busfield. The series is inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr. and revolves around a prisoner who becomes a lawyer litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 1, 2019)
Premiering on Wednesday, December 4 is the Fox comedy The Moodys developed by Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill based on the Australian TV series A Moody Christmas and starring Denis Leary, Elizabeth Perkins, Francois Arnaud, Chelsea Frei and Jay Baruchel. The show’s original music is composed by Lyle Workman (Superbad, The 40-Year Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Overboard, Good Boys). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series.
Premiering on Thursday, December 5 is the Netflix original series V Wars created by William Laurin & Glenn Davis based on the comics by Jonathan Maberry & Alan Robinson and starring Ian Somerhalder, Adrian Holmes, Jacky Lai, Peter Outerbridge, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf and Kimberly-Sue Murray. Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Rampage,) has composed the show’s themes and Michael White (Hevn) has composed the project’s score. Click here for more information about the series.
‘Lost’ Concert Album Released
Hollywood Records has released the full concert album for the ABC drama Lost. We Have to Go Back: The LOST Concert features the Emmy Award-winning music from the hit series composed and conducted by Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) recorded this past June at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music, where you can also listen to audio samples. A vinyl edition is being released by Mondo.
Jeff Cardoni Scoring ABC’s ‘United We Fall’ & ‘Same Time, Next Christmas’
Jeff Cardoni (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI: Miami, Just Friends) is scoring the upcoming ABC comedy United We Fall. The show is created by Julius Sharpe (Making History) and stars Will Sasso, Bill Ryan, Christina Vidal, Jane Curtin as Sandy Ryan and Ella Grace Helton. The series follows the trials and tribulations of the parents of two young kids, as they try to make it day to day as a functioning family. Sharpe is also executive producing the Sony Pictures, Exhibit A Film and ABC Studios production with Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief, Baywatch) and Julia Gunn.
Soundtrack Album for Disney+’s ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ Announced
Walt Disney Records has announced a full soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The album features the songs from the first season of the show, including new versions of fan favorites, including some medleys, some acoustic and some instrumental numbers, as well as new songs. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 10, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label will also release a new single every Wednesday after the new episodes air. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is developed by Tim Federle based on Disney Channel’s High School Musical movies and stars Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo, Kate Reinders, Sofia Wylie, Matt Cornett, Dara Renee, Julia Lester, Frankie Rodriguez, Larry Saperstein and Mark St. Cyr.
First Track from ‘Lost’ Concert Album Released
Hollywood Records has released the first track from the concert album for the ABC drama Lost. Parting Words (written for the first part of the show’s Season 1 finale) composed and conducted by Michael Giacchino (Up, The Incredibles, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Trek) and performed by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is now available as a digital single on Amazon. The full We Have to Go Back: The Lost Concert album will be released on November 15 by Mondo on vinyl. A digital release is also expected. Giacchino’s music from all six seasons of Lost was released on multiple albums between 2005 and 2010 by Varese Sarabande.
Soundtrack Album for ABC’s ‘The Little Mermaid Live!’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the ABC special The Little Mermaid Live!. The album features the songs from the musical special written by Alan Menken and with lyrics by Howard Ashman (for the animated Disney classic) and Glenn Slater (for the Broadway adaptation) and performed by cast members including Auli’i Cravalho as Ariel, Queen Latifah as Ursula, Shaggy as Sebastian, as well as John Stamos, Amber Riley and Graham Phillips. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music. Check out several of the musical numbers from the special after the jump. The Little Mermaid Live! directed by Done+Dusted’s Hamish Hamilton premiered last night on ABC.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 3, 2019)
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, November 4 is the fantasy series His Dark Materials developed by Jack Thorne and starring Dafne Keen, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anne-Marie Duff, Clarke Peters and James Cosmo. The show’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Home). Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the first episodes of the drama. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which will air every Monday on HBO.
Premiering on Friday, November 8 is the Netflix animated series Green Eggs and Ham based on Dr. Seuss’ classic book and starring Adam DeVine, Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton and Keegan-Michael Key. David Newman (Ice Age, Serenity, The Flintstones, Anastasia, Girls Trip, War of the Roses) is composing the show’s original score. WaterTower Music has released the title song Backflip by Rivers Cuomo. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and for more information about the series.
First Song from ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released the first song from the Disney+ original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Available to stream and download now is The Medley, the Mashup performed by the show’s cast. Visit Amazon to purchase the digital single and watch the official music video after the jump. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is developed by Tim Federle based on Disney Channel’s High School Musical movies and stars Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo, Kate Reinders, Sofia Wylie, Matt Cornett, Dara Renee, Julia Lester, Frankie Rodriguez, Larry Saperstein and Mark St. Cyr.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 22, 2019)
Premiering tomorrow, September 23, is the new Fox drama Prodigal Son created by Chris Fedak & Sam Sklaver and starring Tom Payne, Michael Sheen, Bellamy Young, Halston Sage, Lou Diamond Phillips, Frank Harts, Keiko Agena and Aurora Perrineau. The show’s original music is composed by Nathaniel Blume (Arrow, The Flash, Deception). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will air Monday nights on Fox.
Also premiering tomorrow is the CBS drama All Rise created by Greg Spottiswood and starring Simone Missick, Wilson Bethel, Marg Helgenberger, Jessica Camacho, J. Alex Brinson, Lindsay Mendez and Ruthie Ann Miles. Joey Newman (The Middle, The Mysteries of Laura, Any Day Now) is composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the series, which will air every Monday night on CBS.