Premiering tomorrow, November 17, on NBC is the new drama State of Affairs created by Alexi Hawley and starring Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Sheila Vand, Adam Kaufman, Cliff Chamberlain, Tommy Savas and David Harbour. The show’s original music is composed by Toby Chu (Covert Affairs, Burn Notice, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return). To learn more about the series, which follows a top CIA analyst who assembles the president’s Daily Briefing, check out our scoring assignment announcement. State of Affairs will air every Monday night on NBC.
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‘The Little Rascals Save the Day’ Soundtrack Released
Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album for the family comedy The Little Rascals Save the Day. The album features the film’s original score composed by Chris Hajian (Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, First Position), as well as the songs created for the film and performed by the film’s cast including Nikki Leonti, Ace Young, River Alexander and Eden Wood. Also included is a new cover of Canned Heat’s Let’s Work Together by pop band The 88. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon. Audio clips are embedded after the jump. The Little Rascals Save the Day is directed by Alex Zamm and also stars Doris Roberts, Greg Germann, Camden Gray, Chase Vacnin, Connor Berry, Drew Justice, Grant Palmer II, Isaiah “Zay-Zay” Fredericks, Jet Jurgensmeyer, Jenna Ortega and Rio Mangin.
Chris Hajian to Score ‘Runner, Runner’
Chris Hajian has been hired to score the upcoming thriller Runner, Runner. The film is directed by Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) and stars Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton, Anthony Mackie, Oliver Cooper, Michael Esper and Ben Schwartz. The movie follows a young man cheated out of his tuition money playing online poker who flies to Costa Rica in the hope of reclaiming his losses from the site’s billionaire owner and ends up becoming the corrupt CEO’s right-hand man. Brian Koppelman & David Levien (Rounders, Runaway Jury) are producing New Regency Pictures production with Leonardo DiCaprio & Jennifer Davisson Killoran (The Ides of March, Orphan) for Appian Way and Michael Shamberg & Stacey Sher (Django Unchained, Contagion) for Double Feature Films.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 4, 2012)
Only one movie is opening in wide release this weekend:
Already beating box office records is the comic book adaptation The Avengers written and directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Clark Gregg and Samuel L. Jackson. The film’s score is composed by Alan Silvestri. The composer’s score has been released digitally on Hollywood Records and in an expanded form on CD by Intrada Records. Check out our previous article for the full details and audio clips and also visit Film Music Magazine for an interview with Silvestri. A separate soundtrack featuring songs from and inspired by the film, including Soundgarden’s end credits song Live to Rise has also been released (click here for more information).
Opening in limited release is the comedy The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel directed by John Madden and starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel and Tom Wilkinson. Thomas Newman has composed the film’s music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released by Sony Classical earlier this week in the US. Visit our soundtrack announcement for the full album details, including audio clips. Also check out an audio interview with composer about his work on the score on Classic FM.