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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 9, 2014)

cosmosPremiering tonight on Fox is the docu-series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey executive produced by Seth MacFarlane, Ann Druyan, Mitchell Cannold & Brannon Braga and hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future, The Avengers) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring selections from the composer’s was released digitally earlier this week. Additional albums are expected to be announced soon. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the show.

resurrectionAlso premiering tonight is the new ABC drama Resurrection created by by Aaron Zelman and starring Omar Epps, Matt Craven, Devin Kelley, Frances Fisher, Kurtwood Smith, Sam Hazeldine, Samaire Armstrong, Mark Hildreth and Landon Gimenez. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, The Mentalist, Everwood, Life As We Know It). For more information about the series and to check out the trailer, visit our scoring assignment announcement. Resurrection will air every Sunday night on ABC.

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Carl Thiel Scoring ‘From Dusk Till Dawn: The TV Series’

from-dusk-till-dawnCarl Thiel is composing the score for From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. The show based on Robert Rodriguez’s 1996 cult film of the same title starring George Clooney & Quentin Tarantino stars D.J. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, Jesse Garcia, Don Johnson, Robert Patrick, Madison Davenport, Brandon Soo Hoo, Jake Busey and Wilmer Valderrama. The 10-episode series follows a bank robber, Seth Gecko and his violent, unpredictable brother, Richard “Richie” Gecko, who are wanted by the FBI and two Texas Rangers after a bank heist left several people dead. Rodriguez is also executive producing the project and has directed the pilot and the second and the fourth episode.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 11, 2013)

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:

captain-phillipsOpening in most theaters is the docudrama Captain Phillips directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, United 93) and starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chernus, Corey Johnson and Max Martini. The film’s music is composed by Henry Jackman (X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph). Varese Sarabande has released a soundtrack album for the film featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to listen to audio clips. Also check out a recent interview with Jackman in The Hollywood Reporter.

machete-killsAlso opening wide is the action sequel Machete Kills written and directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Demián Bichir and Mel Gibson. The film’s music is composed by Rodriguez himself and Carl Thiel (Grindhouse: Planet Terror, Shorts). Morada Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as an original end title track by Tito & Tarantula (From Dusk Till Dawn) and two tracks by Chingon. Check out our previous article for audio clips and more information. Also visit ASCAP’s We Create Music blog for a recent article written by Thiel about his work on the film.

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‘Machete Kills’ Soundtrack Announced

machete-killsMorada Music will release the official soundtrack album for the action sequel Machete Kills. The album features the film’s original score composed by Carl Thiel (Shorts, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 4D, Grindhouse: Planet Terror) and director Robert Rodriguez. Also included is an original end title track by Tito & Tarantula (From Dusk Till Dawn) and two tracks by Chingon who scored the first Machete film. The soundtrack will be released physically and digitally on October 8, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Machete Kills written and directed by Rodriguez stars Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Demián Bichir and Mel Gibson. The sequel is set to be released on October 11, 2013 by Open Road Films.

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‘Machete Kills’ to Feature Music by Carl Thiel

machete-killsCarl Thiel has composed the score for the upcoming action sequel Machete Kills. The film is written and directed by Robert Rodriguez and stars Danny Trejo in the title role of ex-Federale agent Machete who is recruited by the President of the United States to take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet. Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Demián Bichir and Mel Gibson are co-starring in the Troublemaker Studios production. Kyle Ward has written the screenplay based on a story by Robert & Marcel Rodriguez.  Thiel previously scored Rodriguez’s Shorts and Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 4D and the Planet Terror segment from Grindhouse.

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Fall 2011 Television Music Roundup (Part 5): ABC

In our fifth part of our fall television music series, we are taking a look at the new and returning shows on ABC:

The most successful new show of the season on the network is the fantasy drama Once Upon a Time created by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis (Lost) and starring Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas, Jamie Dornan and Jared Gilmore. The show’s music is written by Mark Isham. For a behind-the-scenes video interview with the composer talking about his thematic and orchestral score, visit ABC’s music lounge. Once Upon a Time has already received a full season order and airs every Sunday night on ABC. For updates on the show, visit the official series website.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 19, 2011)

Four new movies are opening wide this weekend:

Opening in almost 3000 theaters is the horror comedy Fright Night directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Please, David Tennant and Toni Collette. The film’s music is composed by Ramin Djawadi. A soundtrack CD will be released on August 30, 2011 by Varese Sarabande. The album is already available to download on iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more details.

Also opening wide is the action remake of Conan the Barbarian directed by Marcus Nispel and starring Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rachel Nichols, Rose McGowan and Stephen Lang. Warner Bros Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the film’s music by Tyler Bates. For more details and audio clips, visit our previous article. Also check out a lengthy audio interview with the composer on Film Music Magazine, as well as interviews with Bates about the project on Billboard, Huffington Post and Examiner. Finally, a short video feature, which includes Bates talking about his approach for the project can be found on ARTISTdirect.

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‘Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World’ Soundtrack announced

Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack release for the upcoming family movie Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World in 4D. The album includes the movie’s original score composed by Carl Thiel and Robert Rodriguez. The soundtrack will be released on August 16, 2011 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips from each track on the album below. Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World is written, directed and produced by Rodriguez and stars Jessica Alba as a mother who returns to her old profession as a retired spy in order to prevent a villain bent on stopping time. The movie co-stars Joel McHale, Jeremy Piven,  Ricky Gervais, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Rowan Blanchard, Mason Cook, Danny Trejo and Antonio Banderas. The film will be released on August 19.

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Robert Rodriguez & Carl Thiel Scoring ‘Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World’

Robert Rodriguez has teamed up with composer Carl Thiel to score the 3D family movie sequel Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World. In the newest installment in the series written, directed and produced by Rodriguez, Jessica Alba plays a mother who returns to her old profession as a retired spy in order to prevent a villain bent on stopping time. The film co-stars Joel McHale, Jeremy Piven,  Ricky Gervais, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Rowan Blanchard, Mason Cook, Danny Trejo and Antonio Banderas. Rodriguez has been involved in writing the music for most of his films in the last decade. The previous Spy Kids movies also featured music by such composers as Danny Elfman, John Debney, Harry Gregson-Williams and Heitor Pereira.  Thiel has previously co-scored Rodriguez’s Planet Terror segment in Grindhouse and the family film Shorts in 2009.

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