Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV series Home Fires starring Samantha Bond, Francesca Annis, Ed Stoppard, Ruth Gemmell, Claire Rushbrook, Frances Grey, Clare Calbraith and Rachel Hurd-Wood. The show’s original music is composed by Samuel Sim (Awake). Home Fires based on the book Jambusters by Julie Summers is set during World War II and follows a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community. The ITV Studios production will air as part of PBS’ Masterpiece on Sunday nights. Visit the official show website for more information.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 26, 2015)
Premiering on Friday, July 31 is the Disney Channel original movie Descendants directed and executive produced by Kenny Ortega and starring Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, Sofia Carson, Mitchell Hope, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Maz Jobrani, Kathy Najimy and Kristin Chenoweth. David Lawrence (American Pie, High School Musical) has composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film on Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 21, 2015)
Premiering 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.
Also 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.
Disney’s ‘Descendants’ Soundtrack Details
Walt 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.
Disney Channel’s ‘Tangled’ TV Series to Feature Music by Alan Menken & Glenn Slater and Kevin Kliesch
Disney announced today that composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater will be composing new songs for the upcoming animated series Tangled based on the 2010 hit movie of the same title. Kevin Kliesch is set to compose the original score for the show, which will feature the voices of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi who are reprising their roles of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. The series is set between the feature film and the 2012 short film Tangled Ever After and unfolds as Rapunzel acquaints herself with her parents, her kingdom and the people of Corona.
David Lawrence Scoring Disney Channel’s ‘Descendants’
David 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.
‘Teen Beach 2’ Soundtrack Details
Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album for the Disney Channel original movie Teen Beach 2. The album features the songs from the film performed by cast members including Ross Lynch and Maia Mitchell as Brady and McKenzie, Garrett Clayton, Grace Phipps, Chrissie Fit, Jordan Fisher, William Loftis, Kent Boyd, John DeLuca, Mollee Gray, Jessica Keller, Mason Cutler and Raymond Cham Jr. The soundtrack will be released on June 23, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Teen Beach 2 is directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and takes place a few months after the original, this time set in Brady and McKenzie’s world.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 29, 2014)
Premiering tonight is the new HBO original series The Leftovers created by Damon Lindelof (Lost) and Tom Perrotta (Little Children) and starring Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler and Ann Dowd. The show’s original music is composed by Max Richter (Waltz with Bashir, Disconnect, The Lunchbox). To learn more about the drama, which takes place in the wake of a global “Rapture” and follows the people who didn’t make the cut, check out our scoring assignment article. The Leftovers will air every Sunday night on HBO.
Christopher Willis to Score Disney’s ‘The Lion Guard’
Christopher Willis has been tapped to score Disney Television Animation’s upcoming movie and series The Lion Guard. The projects are developed by Ford Riley (Special Agent Oso) and will continue the story introduced 20 years ago in the studio’s animated classic The Lion King. The movie and show will center on the second-born cub of Simba and Nala as he assumes the role of leader of the Lion Guard, a group of the bravest and brightest tasked with preserving the Pride Lands. Riley also serves as an executive producer and Howy Parkins (Jake and the Never Land Pirates) is the director. Willis has previously scored Disney’s Mickey Mouse Shorts, for which he received his first Annie Award earlier this year.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 14, 2013)
Premiering 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.