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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 28, 2015)

June 28, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: AMC, Ben Decter, CBS, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Extant, Humans, Jeff Russo, Jeremy Zuckerman, MTV, Scream

Premiering tonight is the new AMC original series Humans created by Jonathan Brackley & Sam Vincent based on the Swedish TV series Real Humans and starring Gemma Chan, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, William Hurt, Will Tudor, Rebecca Front and Colin Morgan. The show’s original music is composed by Cristobal Tapia De Veer (Utopia). Humans is set in a parallel present in London where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a Synth – a highly developed, artificially intelligent servant eerily similar to its living counterpart. The drama will air every Sunday night on AMC. For updates on the series, visit the official show website.

Premiering on Tuesday, June 30 is the MTV original series Scream executive produced by Wes Craven and starring Bella Thorne, Willa Fitzgerald, Amy Forsyth, John Karna, Carlson Young, Amadeus Serafini, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Amadeus Serafini, Connor Weil, Tracy Middendorf and Jason Wiles. Jeremy Zuckerman (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Legend of Korra) is composing the show’s original score. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series based on Craven’s hit movie franchise.

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Paul Haslinger to Score AMC’s ‘Fear the Walking Dead’

June 9, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 3 comments

Tags: AMC, Fear the Walking Dead, Paul Haslinger

Paul Haslinger is set to score the upcoming AMC original series Fear the Walking Dead. The show is a spin-off of AMC’s hit drama The Walking Dead and stars Kim Dickens, Cliff Curtis, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Mercedes Mason. The series is set in Los Angeles and focuses on new characters and story lines. Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Armageddon, Aliens), Robert Kirkman, Greg Nicotero, David Alpert and showrunner David Erickson (Marco Polo, Sons of Anarchy) are executive producing the AMC Studios production.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 12, 2015)

April 12, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Acorn TV, AMC, Brandon Roberts, Douglas Pipes, Lifetime, Lorne Balfe, Marco Beltrami, Paul Haslinger, Seeds of Yesterday, The CW, The Driver, The Messengers

Premiering tonight is the Lifetime original movie Seeds of Yesterday directed by Shawn Ku (Beautiful Boy) and starring Rachael Carpani, James Maslow, Jason Lewis, Sammi Hanratty, Anthony Konechny, Leah Gibson and Nikohl Boosheri. The film’s original movie is composed by Douglas Pipes (Monster House, Trick ‘r’ Treat). Seeds of Yesterday is the final installment in the Dollananger series based on V.C. Andrews’ best- selling book series following Flowers in the Attic and Petals of the Wind, which were both scored by Mario Grigorov, and If There Be Thorns, which was scored by Pipes and premiered on Lifetime last Sunday. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.

Premiering tomorrow, April 13, is the second season of AMC’s Turn: Washington’s Spies created by Craig Silverstein and starring Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind, Meegan Warner, Kevin R. McNally, Burn Gorman, Angus Macfadyen, JJ Feild, Samuel Roukin and Ian Kahn. Marco Beltrami (Scream, World War Z, The Wolverine, The Hurt Locker) who previously scored last year’s first season returns and is now sharing co-composer credit with Brandon Roberts who wrote additional music for the first season. For updates on the series, visit the official show website.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 8, 2014)

February 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Amazon, AMC, Better Call Saul, Bosch, Dave Porter, Disney XD, Jesse Voccia, Jon Ehrlich, Maribeth Solomon, NBC, Penn Zero: Part Time Hero, Pop TV, Ryan Shore, Schitt's Creek, The Slap

Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Better Call Saul created by Vince Gilligan & Peter Gould and starring Bob Odenkirk. The show is a spin-off of AMC’s Breaking Bad and features original music composed by Dave Porter (The Blacklist). Better Call Saul focuses on the character of attorney Saul Goodman from the Emmy-winning hit drama, which was also scored by Porter for its full five season run. To learn more about the drama, visit our previous news article, where you can also listen to an original song performed by Junior Brown, which the composer co-wrote for a promotional video.

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Dave Porter to Score AMC’s ‘Breaking Bad’ Spinoff ‘Better Call Saul’

October 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: AMC, Better Call Saul, Dave Porter

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Dave Porter is set to score the upcoming AMC original series Better Call Saul. The show starring Bob Odenkirk is a spin-off of AMC’s Breaking Bad and focuses on the character of attorney Saul Goodman from the Emmy-winning hit drama. Porter has previously scored all episodes of Breaking Bad. The composer also co-wrote a song for a new music video promoting the show with Adam Dormblum. The song is performed by Junior Brown and features lyrics by series creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Check out the music video after the jump. Better Call Saul is set to premiere in February 2015 on AMC.

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‘Turn’ Soundtrack Announced

August 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: AMC, Soundtrack, Turn

Republic Records will release a soundtrack album for the AMC original series Turn. The album features six songs from the show by such artists as Matt Berninger, Jake Bugg, Sarah Blasko, Jonathan Wilson, Gary Lightbody and Andrew Bird. The label has previously released the individual tracks as singles. The soundtrack will be released on September 2, 2014. Turn is created by Craig Silverstein and stars Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind, Meegan Warner, Kevin R. McNally, Burn Gorman, Angus Macfadyen, JJ Feild and Samuel Roukin. The drama’s first season scored by Marco Beltrami premiered earlier this year on AMC. To learn more about the series, which has been renewed for a second season to air in 2015, visit the official show website.

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‘A Lyke Wake Dirge’ by Andrew Bird & Matt Berninger from AMC’s ‘Turn’ to Be Released

June 29, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: AMC, Andrew Bird, Matt Berninger, Turn

Mercury Records will release the original song A Lyke Wake Dirge from the AMC original series Turn. The track is written by Andrew Bird and Matt Berninger and was featured in the first season finale that premiered earlier this month. Bird has previously composed songs for such films as The Muppets and also scored the indie dramedy Norman. Berninger is best known as the frontman of The National. A Lyke Wake Dirge will be released as a single on July 8, 2014. Turn is created by Craig Silverstein and stars Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind, Meegan Warner, Kevin R. McNally, Burn Gorman, Angus Macfadyen, JJ Feild and Samuel Roukin.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 1, 2014)

June 1, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: AMC, Chris Alan Lee, D-Day in HD, Halt and Catch Fire, History, Jeff Russo, Jennifer Falls, Paul Haslinger, Power, Starz, TV Land

Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Halt and Catch Fire created by Chris Cantwell & Chris Rogers and starring Lee Pace, Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis, Kerry Bishé, Toby Huss and David Wilson Barnes. The show’s original music is composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Blue Crush, Crank, Death Race). To learn more about the drama, which is set in the in the early 1980s during the rise of the PC era, check out our scoring assignment announcement. Halt and Catch Fire will air every Sunday night on AMC.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 6, 2014)

April 6, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: AMC, Deadbeat, HBO, Hulu, James Iha, Jeff Cardoni, Marco Beltrami, Silicon Valley, Turn

Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Turn created by Craig Silverstein and starring Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Daniel Henshall, Heather Lind, Meegan Warner, Kevin R. McNally, Burn Gorman, Angus Macfadyen, JJ Feild and Samuel Roukin. The show’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (Scream, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine). The period drama follows a farmer and his childhood friends who form an unlikely group of spies and eventually turn the tide during the American Revolutionary War. For more information about the drama, which will air every Sunday night on AMC, visit the official show website.

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‘The Walking Dead’ Vol. 2 Soundtrack Announced

March 5, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Television Music Albums 1 comment

Tags: AMC, Soundtrack, The Walking Dead

Republic Records has announced a new soundtrack EP for the AMC hit series The Walking Dead. The release includes five new and previously unreleased songs inspired by and featured in the show, including tracks by Portugal. The Man, Ben Nichols, Sharon Van Etten, Lee DeWyze and A.C. Newman. The EP will be released on March 25, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack album for the show last spring. The Walking Dead based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and scored by Bear McCreary stars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Chandler Riggs, Melissa McBride, Emily Kinney, Danai Gurira, Chad Coleman and Sonequa Martin-Green.

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