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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 21, 2015)

the-brinkPremiering tonight is the HBO original series The Brink created by Kim & Roberto Benabib and starring Jack Black, Tim Robbins, Pablo Schreiber, Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Eric Ladin, Esai Morales and Geoff Pierson. David Robbins (Dead Man Walking, Welcome to Me, Bob Roberts) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy, which will air every Sunday night on HBO.

ballersAlso premiering tonight is the HBO comedy Ballers created by Stephen Levinson, executive produced by Mark Wahlberg & Peter Berg and starring Dwayne Johnson, John David Washington, Omar Miller, Donovan Carter, Troy Garity, Rob Corddry, London Brown and Jazmyn Simon. The show doesn’t feature an original score. Scott Vener (Entourage) serves as the project’s music supervisor. Ballers follows a former football superstar who gets his life on track in retirement, while mentoring other current and former players on the business of football. For more information about the series, which will air Sunday nights on HBO, visit the official show website.

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Disney’s ‘Descendants’ Soundtrack Details

descendantsWalt Disney Records has revealed the details of the soundtrack album for the Disney Channel original movie Descendants. The album features the songs from the film performed by the movie’s cast members, as as well as the single Believe performed and written by 16 year-old recording artist Shawn Mendes. Also included is a suite from the film’s original score composed by David Lawrence (High School Musical, American Pie). The soundtrack will be released on July 31, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Descendants is directed and executive produced by Kenny Ortega and stars Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart and Sofia Carson as the teenage sons and daughters of Disney’s most infamous villains.

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David Lawrence Scoring Disney Channel’s ‘Descendants’

descendantsDavid Lawrence has composed the original score for the upcoming Disney Channel original movie Descendants. The film is directed by Kenny Ortega (This Is It) and follows the benevolent teenaged son of the King and Queen (Beast and Belle from Disney’’s Beauty and the Beast) who is poised to take the throne and offer a chance at redemption to the trouble-making offspring of Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, the Evil Queen and Jafar who have been imprisoned on a forbidden island with all the other villains. The movie’s cast includes Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce, Keegan Connor Tracy, Dan Payne, Mitchell Hope, Kristin Chenoweth and Booboo Stewart.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 14, 2013)

teen-beach-moviePremiering on Saturday, July 19 is Disney Channel’s original movie musical Teen Beach Movie directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and starring Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Grace Phipps, Garrett Clayton, John DeLuca, Chrissie Fit, Kevin Chamberlin and Steve Valentine. The film’s original score is composed by David Lawrence (American Pie, Van Wilder, Jericho) who previously scored all three parts of Disney’s High School Musical series. Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs performed by the film’s cast on Tuesday, July 16. To listen to audio clips and pre-order the album, visit Amazon. To learn more about Teen Beach Movie, visit the Disney Channel’s official movie website.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 17, 2013)

cultPremiering on Tuesday, February 19 is the new CW drama Cult created by Rockne S. O’Bannon (Farscape, V) and starring Matt Davis, Jessica Lucas, Alona Tal and Robert Knepper. The series follows a journalist blogger and a production assistant, who investigate a series of mysterious disappearances that are linked to a popular television series. O’Bannon is executive producing the show with Josh Schwartz (The O.C.), Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl) and Len Goldstein (Hart of Dixie). The drama’s original score is composed by Tim Jones who has previously scored the Schwartz-produced show Chuck, as well as the second season of Human Target. Cult will air every Tuesday night on The CW. To learn more about the show, visit the official series website.

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David Lawrence Scoring USA’s ‘Common Law’

David Lawrence is the composer of the new USA series Common Law. The show starring Michael Ealy, Warren Kole, Jack McGee and Sonya Walger centers on two cops who are forced into couples’ therapy by their Captain to revive their flagging professional relationship. The drama is is executive produced and written by Cormac Wibberley and Marianne Wibberley (National Treasure, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle). Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure, Phenomenon) has directed the pilot and is also executive producing with Craig Sweeny (Medium, The 4400) through his Junction Entertainment production company. Lawrence’s best known credits include the first two American Pie films, the High School Musical series and the comedy Van Wilder.

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