WaterTower Music has released the main title theme from the new CW drama Black Lightning. The track is performed by Godholly and is now available as a digital single, which also includes the song Power from the pilot episode The Resurrection. Visit Amazon to download the single. A full soundtrack album is expected to be released after the show concludes its first season later this year. Black Lightning is developed by Samil Akil & Mara Brock Akil based on the DC comic books character created by Tony Isabella & Trevor Von Eeden and stars Cress Williams, Nafessa Williams, China Anne McClain and Christine Adams.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 14, 2018)
Premiering on Tuesday, January 16, is the new CW drama Black Lightning developed by Samil Akil & Mara Brock Akil based on the DC comic books character created by Tony Isabella & Trevor Von Eeden and starring Cress Williams, Nafessa Williams, China Anne McClain and Christine Adams. The show’s original music is composed by Kurt Farquhar (The King of Queens, Moesha, The Perfect Game, Stitchers). To learn more about the series, which centers on Jefferson Pierce (aka Black Lightning) as he is pulled back into vigilante life, visit the official show website.
Premiering on Wednesday, January 17, is the FX original series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story starring Darren Criss, Edgar Ramírez, Penelope Cruz and Ricky Martin. Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, Scream Queens) who previously scored the first American Crime Story season The People v. O.J. Simpson has composed the show’s original music. For more information about the drama, which will air Wednesday nights on FX, visit the official show website.
Kurt Farquhar Scoring The CW’s ‘Black Lightning’
Kurt Farquhar is scoring the CW drama pilot Black Lightning. The show is developed by Samil Akil & Mara Brock Akil (Being May Jane, Sparkle, Girlfriends) based on the DC comic books character created by Tony Isabella & Trevor Von Eeden and stars Cress Williams in the title role, alongside Nafessa Williams, China Anne McClain and Christine Adams. The drama revolves around Jefferson Pierce (aka Black Lightning) who is pulled back into vigilante life following his retirement as one daughter is hell-bent on justice and the other is being recruited by a local gang.