Siddhartha Khosla has been hired to score the upcoming ABC comedy The Kids Are Alright. The show is created by Tim Doyle (Last Man Standing) and stars Michael Cudlitz, Mary McCormack, Sam Straley, Caleb Martin Foote, Sawyer Barth, Christopher Paul Richards, Jack Gore, Andy Walken and Santino Barnard. The series inspired by Doyle’s childhood is set in the 1970s and follows a traditional Irish-Catholic family as they navigate big and small changes during one of America’s most turbulent decades.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 17, 2018)
Premiering tonight in the U.S. is Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa’s first original series Deep State created by Matthew Parkhill & Simon Maxwell and starring Mark Strong, Karima McAdams, Joe Dempsie, Lyne Renée, Alistair Petrie, Anastasia Griffith, Amelia Bullmore, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Pip Torrens and Fares Fares. The show’s original music is composed by Harry Escott (Shame, Hard Candy, Welcome to the Punch). Check out our previous article and the official show website to learn more about the series, which is premiering stateside on Epix.
Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British mini-series Man in an Orange Shirt directed by Michael Samuels and starring James McArdle, Joanna Vanderham, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Julian Morris and Vanessa Redgrave. Dan Jones (On Chesil Beach, Shadow of the Vampire, Lady Macbeth, Max) has composed the project’s original music. The 2-parter premiered last year in the UK on BBC Two and is premiering stateside as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series. Visit PBS’ official website for more information.
Robert Duncan Scoring ABC’s ‘Take Two’
Robert Duncan is composing the music for the new ABC drama Take Two. The show is created by Terri Edda Miller & Andrew W. Marlowe (Air Force One, Hollow Man) and stars Rachel Bilson, Eddie Cibrian, Xavier de Guzman, Aliyah O’Brien and Alice Lee. The series follows the former star of a hit cop series desperate to restart her career, who talks her way into shadowing a private investigator as research for a potential comeback role. Miller & Marlowe are also executive producing the ABC Studios, Vox and France 2 production with Studiocanal TV’s Rola Bauer & Tandem Productions’ Tim Halkin (The Pillars of the Earth, Crossing Lines).
Jeff Beal to Score ABC’s ‘Grand Hotel’
Jeff Beal is set to compose the music for the upcoming ABC drama Grand Hotel. The show is created by Brian Tanen (Devious Maids) and stars Demian Bichir, Roselyn Sanchez, Denyse Tontz, Bryan Craig, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Lincoln Younes, Shalim Ortiz, Anne Winters, Chris Warren, Feliz Ramirez and Justina Adorno. The series revolves around the professional and personal lives of a group of people working at the last family-owned hotel in multicultural Miami Beach.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 22, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the National Geographic television special Symphony for Our World. Bleeding Fingers Music’s Austin Fray & Andrew Christie have composed the project’s original music and have also collaborated with the rock band X Ambassadors on several tracks. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the music from the television event. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the project.
Premiering on Thursday, April 26, is the third season of the ABC drama Quantico created by Joshua Safran and starring Priyanka Chopra, Jake McLaughlin, Johanna Braddy, Russell Tovey, Alan Powell, Marlee Matlin and Blair Underwood. Clinton Shorter (District 9, Contraband, 2 Guns, The Expanse, Pompeii, Colony) is composing the original music of the third season and follows Joel J. Richard and Joseph Trapanese who previously scored the first two seasons. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information.
Soundtrack Album for ABC’s ‘The Mayor’ Released
Sub Pop Records has released a soundtrack album for the ABC comedy The Mayor. The album features the original songs from the show performed by Brandon Micheal Hall (aka Courtney Rose) and members of the cast, and written by Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes (of the group Clipping). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. The label has previously released individual songs as digital singles. The Mayor is created by Jeremy Bronson and stars Hall, alongside Lea Michele, Bernard David Jones, Marcel Spears and Yvette Nicole Brown.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 8, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the Starz limited series Howards End developed by Kenneth Lonergan and starring Hayley Atwell, Matthew Macfadyen, Julia Ormond, Philippa Coulthard, Joseph Quinn, Rosalind Eleazar, Tracey Ullman and Alex Lawther. The 4-parter’s original music is composed by Nico Muhly (The Reader, Kill Your Darlings, Margaret, Joshua). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and visit the official show website for more information about the drama.
Also premiering tonight is the new BBC America original series Killing Eve created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and starring Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, Fiona Shaw, David Haig, Kim Bodnia, Darren Boyd, Sean Delaney, Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Owen McDonnell. David Holmes (Ocean’s Eleven, Analyze That, Haywire, Out of Sight) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article and the official show website to learn more about the series, which has already been renewed for a second season.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 25, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series Barry created by Bill Hader & Alec Berg and starring Hader himself, alongside Henry Winkler, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan and Glenn Fleshler. The show’s original music is composed by David Wingo (Loving, Mud, Midnight Special, Take Shelter). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on HBO.
Also premiering tonight is the FX limited series Trust created by Simon Beaufoy and starring Donald Sutherland, Michael Esper, Hilary Swank, Harris Dickinson, Brendan Fraser, Anna Chancellor, Norbert Leo Butz, Charlotte Riley and Luca Marinelli. James Lavelle & Jack Leonard of the British music collective UNKLE have composed the show’s original music. For more information about the drama, which is executive produced by Danny Boyle who also directed the first episodes, check out our previous article.
ABC’s ‘Alex, Inc.’ to Feature Music by Rob Simonsen & Duncan Blickenstaff
Rob Simonsen & Duncan Blickenstaff are composing the original score for the new ABC comedy Alex, Inc. The show is developed by Matt Tarses and stars Zach Braff, Michael Imperioli, Tiya Sircar, Hillary Anne Matthews, Elisha Henig and Audyssie James. The series follows a successful radio producer as he navigates the crazy world of start-ups while trying to keep his marriage to his public defender wife and family a priority.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 11, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the new ABC drama Deception created by Chris Fedak and starring Jack Cutmore-Scott, Ilfenesh Hadera, Amaury Nolasco, Lenora Crichlow, Justin Chon, Vinnie Jones and Laila Robins. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, Supergirl, The Flash, Riverdale, Life As We Know It, The Pacific) and Nathan Blume (The Seventies, Vixen). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on ABC.
Premiering on Tuesday, March 13, is the new NBC musical drama Rise created by Jason Katims and starring Josh Radnor, Rosie Perez, Auli”i Cravalho, Damon J. Gillespie, Marley Shelton, Rarmian Newton, Ted Sutherland and Amy Forsyth. Will Bates (The Path, The Looming Tower, The Magicians) is composing the show’s original score. Tom Kitt serves as the project’s music director and Scott Riesett as the show’s music producer. Check out our previous article to learn more about the series and click here for details on the first songs released from the show.