Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the Showtime limited series George & Tammy. The album features the songs from the show performed by lead actors Michael Shannon & Jessica Chastain (who star as Tammy Wynette and George Jones) and produced by T Bone Burnett & Rachael Moore. Also included is the drama’s main theme composed by David Mansfield (Transamerica, Heaven’s Gate, The Apostle). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 16 and will be available to stream/download here. A CD version is set to come out on March 24 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. George & Tammy is created by Abe Sylvia based on the book The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George by Georgette Jones and also stars Steve Zahn, Kelly McCormack, Pat Healy, Walton Goggins, David Wilson Barnes and Katy Mixon.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 4, 2022)
Premiering today is the Showtime limited series George & Tammy created by Abe Sylvia, directed by John Hillcoat and starring Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon, Kelly McCormack, Steve Zahn, Walton Goggins, David Wilson Barnes, Pat Healy and Katy Mixon. The show’s original score and opening titles theme is composed by David Mansfield (Heaven’s Gate, Transamerica, The Apostle, Year of the Dragon). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 6-part drama, which will air Sundays on Showtime.
Premiering on Friday, December 9, is the Disney+ animated movie Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again directed by Matt Danner and starring Joshua Bassett, Jamie Demetriou, Gillian Jacobs, Alice Isaaz, Joseph Kamal, Zachary Levi, Thomas Lennon, Akmal Saleh, Jack Whitehall, Kieran Sequoia, Bowen Yang and Steve Zahn. John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.
Showtime’s ‘George & Tammy’ to Feature Original Score and Opening Theme by David Mansfield
David Mansfield (Transamerica, Heaven’s Gate, The Apostle, Year of the Dragon) has recently scored the new Showtime limited series George & Tammy. He also contributed the opening titles theme for the show created by Abe Sylvia (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Filthy Rich) and starring Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon, Steve Zahn, Kelly McCormack, Walton Goggins, Pat Healy, David Wilson Barnes and Katy Mixon. The 6-part drama directed by John Hillcoat (The Road, Lawless) is based on the book The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George by Georgette Jones and chronicles one of music’s most legendary power couples, Tammy Wynette and George Jones.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (January 27, 2017)
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action sequel Resident Evil: The Final Chapter written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Iain Glen, Shawn Roberts, Ruby Rose, Eoin Macken, William Levy, Fraser James and Rola. The film’s original music is composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, The Three Musketeers, Fear the Walking Dead). Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details. Also visit Film Music Magazine for a recent interview with Haslinger about his work on the project.
Also opening wide is the family drama A Dog’s Purpose directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton, Britt Robertson, K.J. Apa, Juilet Rylance, Luke Kirby, John Ortiz, Pooch Hall and the voice of Josh Gad. Rachel Portman (Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, The Manchurian Candidate, The Vow). Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the Universal Pictures release.
David Mansfield Scoring ‘Sophie and the Rising Sun’
David Mansfield is reuniting with director Maggie Greenwald on the upcoming romantic drama Sophie and the Rising Sun. The film is written and directed by Greenwald and stars Julianne Nicholson, Margo Martindale, Lorraine Toussaint, Takashi Yamaguchi, Diane Ladd and Joel Murray. The movie is set in a Southern town in 1941 and follows a woman whose life is transformed when an Asian man arrives under mysterious circumstances. Greenwald is also producing the project with Brenda Goodman, Nancy Dickenson and Lorraine Gallard.
Composers on TNT’s Mystery Movie Night
TNT is launching the Mystery Movie Night, a series of contemporary crime dramas, based on popular novels. The first six movies that are premiering in the next few weeks have some notable composers working on the music for the films. Airing tommorow, November 30 is the mystery drama Ricochet based on a novel by Sandra Brown and starring John Corbett, Gary Cole, Julie Benz and Kelly Overton. The movie centers on two homicide detectives find their careers and lives on the line when they get caught up in a case of murder and betrayal in high-society Savannah. Nick Gomez (Dexter, Drowning Mona) is directing and Howard Braunstein (The Informant!) and Jim Head are executive producing. The film’s music is composed by Chris Bacon who caught the attention of the film music community with his orchestral score for this year’s Source Code directed by Duncan Jones and starring Jake Gyllenhaal.