Premiering today in the U.S. is the British/French TV series The Tunnel based on the Scandinavian drama The Bridge and starring Stephen Dillane and Clémence Poésy. The music from the show’s first season is composed by Adrian Johnston (Becoming Jane, Kinky Boots, Bridesheads Revisited, Dancing on the Edge) and the second season is scored by Ben Bartlett (Walking with […]
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BBC’s ‘Close to the Enemy’ to Feature Music by Adrian Johnston
Posted: January 7, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Johnston, BBC, Close to the Enemy, Starz, Stephen Poliakoff
Adrian Johnston has been tapped to score the upcoming BBC original mini-series Close to the Enemy. The 6-parter is created by Stephen Poliakoff and stars Jim Sturgess, Freddie Highmore, Charlotte Riley, Alfie Allen, Charity Wakefield, Angela Bassett and Alfred Molina. The series is set during World War II and follows a British intelligence officer whose final task for the Army […]
Adrian Johnston to Score ITV’s & PBS’ ‘Churchill’s Secret’
Posted: November 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Johnston, Charles Sturridge, Churchill's Secret, ITV, PBS
Adrian Johnston is reuniting with director Charles Sturridge on the upcoming ITV/PBS movie Churchill’s Secret. The film is adapted by Stewart Harcourt (Treasure Island, Poirot) from Jonathan Smith’s book The Churchill Secret: KBO and stars Michael Gambon as Sir Winston Churchill, Lindsay Duncan as Clementine Churchill, as well as Romola Garai, Matthew Macfayden, Bill Paterson, Daisy Lewis, Tara Fitzgerald, James […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 30, 2014)
Posted: November 30, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Adrian Johnston, BRAVO, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Hallmark Channel, How Murray Saved Christmas, Jerome Leroy, Lifetime, Matthew Llewellyn, Michael Giacchino, NBC, One Child, One Christmas Eve, Peter Pan Live!, Robert Duncan, Sundance TV, Toy Story That Time Forgot, Walter Murphy, William Ross, Wishin' and Hopin'
Premiering tonight is the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie One Christmas Eve directed by Jay Russell and starring Anne Heche. The film’s original music is composed by William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Tale of Desperaux) who previously scored Russell’s Ladder 49, My Dog Skip and Tuck Everlasting and Jerome Leroy. Momentum RLP Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 19, 2014)
Posted: January 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Johnston, Bear McCreary, Black Sails, Discovery Channel, Klondike, Lifetime, Lizzie Borden Took an Ax, Starz, Tree Adams
Premiering on Saturday, January 25, is the Starz original series Black Sails created by Jon Steinberg & Robert Levine and starring Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold, Zach McGowan, Toby Schmitz, Hannah New, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Clara Paget, Tom Hopper and Mark Ryan. The show’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica) […]
Adrian Johnston Scoring ‘Klondike’ Miniseries
Posted: January 19, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adrian Johnston, Discovery Channel, Klondike
Adrian Johnston has composed the music for Discovery Channel’s miniseries Klondike. The six-parter is directed by Simon Cellan Jones and stars Richard Madden, Sam Shepard, Abbie Cornish, Ian Hart, Johnny Simmons, Conor Leslie, Tim Roth, Augustus Prew, Marton Csokas and Tim Blake Nelson. The series is based on Charlotte Gray’s novel Gold Diggers: Striking It […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 13, 2013)
Posted: October 13, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC, Adrian Johnston, BBC America, Burton & Taylor, Dancing on the Edge, Hallmark Channel, John Lunn, Lee Holdrige, Michael Giacchino, Reign, Starz, The CW, Toy Story of Terror, Trevor Morris, When Calls the Heart
Premiering on Thursday, October 17, on ABC is the Halloween special Toy Story of Terror directed by Angus MacLane and featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, Timothy Dalton, Kristen Schaal and Carl Weathers. Michael Giacchino (Up, Ratatouille, The Incredibles) has composed the music for the short. Walt Disney Records will […]
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 15, 2013)
Posted: September 15, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Cork, Adrian Johnston, Brian Tyler, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Dads, Dan Marocco, Fox, Great Performances, Henry IV, Henry V, PBS, Richard II, Seth MacFarlane, Sleepy Hollow, Stephen Warbeck, The Hollow Crowns, The Ryan Brothers
Premiering tomorrow, September 16, on Fox is the new mystery adventure drama Sleepy Hollow created by Alex Kurtzman & Bob Orci (Star Trek, Transformers), Len Wiseman (Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard) & Phillip Iscove and starring Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, John Cho and Katia Winter. Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Fast Five, Now You See Me) is […]
‘Dancing on the Edge’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: December 18, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Adrian Johnston, BBC, Dancing on the Edge, score, Soundtrack
Decca Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC original mini-series Dancing on the Edge. The album features the features the series’ original score composed by Adrian Johnston (Becoming Jane, Kinky Boots). The soundtrack will be released in the UK on January 14, 2013. Dancing on the Edge is written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff […]
Adrian Johnston Scoring ‘Dancing on the Edge’
Posted: August 19, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Accused, Adrian Johnston, BBC, Dancing on the Edge, Stephen Poliakoff, The Scapegoat
Adrian Johnston is scoring the upcoming BBC original series Dancing on the Edge. The five-part series is written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff (The Lost Prince, Shooting The Past) and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Wunmi Mosaku, Angel Coulby and John Goodman. The dramatic comedy follows the Louis Lester Band as they find fame amongst the parties […]
