WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the special musical episode of The Flash, entitled Duet. The album features the original songs Super Friend written by Rachel Bloom and performed by Melissa Benoist & Grant Gustin and Runnin’ Home to You written by Justin Paul & Benj Pasek and performed by Gustin. Also included are the cover versions of Moon River by Melissa Benoist, Put A Little Love In Your Heart by Criss, Jeremy Jordan, John Barrowman and Carlos Valdesas, More I Cannot Wish You by Jesse Martin, Victor Garber 7 Barrowman, as well as a track from the episode’s score from the episode’s musical director and series composer Blake Neely (Arrow, Supergirl).
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‘The Flash/Supergirl’ Crossover Musical Episodes to Feature Songs by Rachel Bloom, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend creator, songwriter and star Rachel Bloom has written an original song for the upcoming crossover episodes of The CW’s The Flash and Supergirl. The song entitled Superfriends will be performed by Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist. In addition, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who contributed the lyrics to Justin Hurwitz’s songs from La La Land and wrote the score for the stage musicals Dear Evan Hansen and Dogfight, have composed the original song Runnin’ Home to You, which will be performed by Gustin. Blake Neely who is scoring both shows, as well as the network’s Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow and Riverdale serves as the music director of the project.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 22, 2017)
Premiering on Thursday, January 26, is the new CW drama Riverdale based on the characters by Archie Comics and starring Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, Luke Perry, KJ Apa, Marisol Nichols, Mädchen Amick, Ashleigh Murray, Madelaine Petsch and Camila Mendes. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Blindspot). Check out our previous news article, as well as the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Thursday nights on the CW.
Premiering on Friday, January 27, is the Amazon original series Z: The Beginning of Everything created by Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin and starring Christina Ricci, Gavin Stenhouse, David Strathairn, Kristine Nielsen, Maya Kazan, Sarah Schenkkan, Jamie Anne Allman and Holly Curran. Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, The Affair, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd) is composing the show’s original music. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Friday. The full album details will be posted on this page this coming week.
‘Arrow’ Season 4 Soundtrack Released
WaterTower Music has released a new soundtrack album for the CW drama Arrow. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s fourth season composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Blindspot, Everwood, The Pacific). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The label has previously released soundtrack albums for the show’s first, second and third season. A physical version will be released on October 11 by La-La Land Records. Arrow based on the DC Comics series starring Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey and Willa Holland will return for its fifth season next Wednesday, October 5.
‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 1 Soundtrack Details
La-La Land Records has announced the details of the first soundtrack album for the CW drama Legends of Tomorrow. The album features selections of the original score from the series’ first season composed by Blake Neely who is also scoring the network’s other superhero shows, including The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl. The soundtrack is now available to order on Amazon, where you can also check out audio clips. Legends of Tomorrow is developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim based on the DC Comics characters and stars Brandon Routh, Victor Garber, Caity Lotz, Arthur Darvill, Ciara Renée, Franz Drameh, Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller. The drama will return for a second season on October 13, 2016.
Soundtrack for NBC’s ‘Blindspot’ to Be Released
La-La Land Records will release a soundtrack album for the NBC drama Blindspot. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Life As We Know It, Everwood). The soundtrack is now available to order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Blindspot is created by Martin Gero, executive produced by Greg Berlanti and stars Jaimie Alexander, Sullivan Stapleton, Audrey Esparza, Rob Brown, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Ukweli Roach and Ashley Johnson.
Blake Neely to Score The CW’s ‘Riverdale’
Blake Neely is set to compose the music for the upcoming CW drama Riverdale. The show is based on the characters by Archie Comics and stars Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, Luke Perry, KJ Apa, Marisol Nichols, Mädchen Amick, Ashleigh Murray, Madelaine Petsch and Camila Mendes. The series is set in present day and said to be a new take of Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surrealism of small town life – the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade. Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow) is executive producing the Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios production with Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Supergirl, Glee), Sarah Schechter and Jon Goldwater.
‘The Flash’ Season 2 Soundtrack Announced
La-La Land Records has announced the details of the new soundtrack release for the CW hit series The Flash. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s second season composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Blindspot, Life As We Know It). The soundtrack will be released physically later this month. WaterTower Music will release a digital version on July 22. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and to listen to audio samples. The label has previously released an album featuring the composer’s music from the first season. The Flash starring Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Tom Kavanagh, Danielle Panabaker, Rick Cosnett, Jesse L. Martin and Carlos Valdes follows scientist Barry Allen who is given the power of super speed that transforms him into the Fastest Man Alive, known as The Flash.
‘Supergirl’ Season 1 Soundtrack Details
La-La Land Records has announced the details of the first soundtrack album for the superhero series Supergirl. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, Blindspot, The Pacific). The soundtrack will be released later this month and will be available as a limited edition CD on the label’s official website. WaterTower Music will release a digital version on August 22. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and to listen to audio samples. Supergirl is developed by Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler & Sarah Schechter based on the DC Comic characters and stars Melissa Benoist, Calista Flockhart, Mehcad Brooks, David Harewood and Chyler Leigh. The show centers on Kara Zor-El ,Superman’s cousin, who escaped from on the planet Krypton and was taken in by a foster family on Earth who taught her to be careful with her extraordinary powers.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 17, 2016)
Premiering tonight is the Showtime original series Billions created by Brian Koppelman & David Levien and Andrew Ross Sorkin and starring Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Maggie Siff, Malin Akerman, Toby Leonard Moore, David Costabile and Condola Rashad. The show’s original music is composed by ESKMO aka Brenden Angelides. To learn more about the drama, which follows a hard-driving U.S. attorney who clashes with a hedge fund titan, check out our previous news article. The series will air every Sunday night on Showtime and the first episode is already available to stream for free on various platforms.
Also premiering tonight is the mini-series Mercy Street created by Lisa Q. Wolfinger & David Zabel and starring Josh Radnor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Norbert Leo Butz, AnnaSophia Robb and Cherry Jones. David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Forbidden King) has composed the music for the 6-parter, which follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War. Mercy Street will air on the next few Sunday nights on PBS. Click here and visit the official series website for more information.