La-La Land Records will release the world premiere score soundtrack album for the Fox animated hit series Family Guy. The album features selections from the original music from the show’s first four seasons composed by Walter Murphy (Ted, Ted 2, American Dad!) and Ron Jones (American Dad!, Duck Tales, Star Trek: The Next Generation). Family Guy: Movement I is limited to 5000 copies and will be available to order on June 21 on the label’s official website. The CD is also available to order on Amazon. Family Guy is created by Seth MacFarlane and features the voices of MacFarlane himself, as well as Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lacey Chabert, Mila Kunis, Mike Henry and Patrick Warburton.
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Keegan DeWitt to Score HBO’s ‘Divorce’ & Fox’s ‘Making History’
Keegan DeWitt has been hired to score the upcoming HBO original series Divorce. The show is created by Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Molly Shannon, Talia Balsam and Tracy Letts. The comedy follows a woman who suddenly begins to reassess her life and her marriage, and finds that making a clean break and a fresh start is harder than she thought. Horgan is also executive producing the project with Parker, Paul Simms (Girls), Alison Benson and Aaron Kaplan (The Mysteries of Laura, The Neighbors).
Sean Callery to Return for ’24: Legacy’
Sean Callery is set to compose the music for the upcoming Fox drama 24: Legacy. The composer has already scored the pilot episode for the 24 spin-off starring Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto and Jimmy Smits. The series chronicles an adrenaline-fueled race against the clock to stop a devastating terrorist attack on United States soil. Howard Gordon (Homeland, Tyrant), Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, Empire), Manny Coto (Dexter), Evan Katz, Stephen Hopkins (The Ghost and the Darkness, Predator 2) and Kiefer Sutherland return as the drama’s executive producers.
Josh Kramon to Score Fox’s ‘Lethal Weapon’ TV Series
Josh Kramon announced on Twitter that he is composing the music for the upcoming Fox drama Lethal Weapon. The show is created by Matt Miller (Chuck, Human Target) and stars Clayne Crawford, Damon Wayans, Keesha Sharp, Jordana Brewster, Kevin Rahm, Chandler Kinney and Johnathan Fernandez. The show based on Richard Donner & Shane Black’s classic movie franchise starring Mel Gibson & Danny Glover follows the classic cop duo Martin Riggs & Roger Murtaugh as they work a crime-ridden beat in modern-day Los Angeles.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 1, 2016)
Premiering tomorrow, May 2, is the new Fox drama Houdini & Doyle created by David Hoselton & David Titcher, executive produced by David Shore (House) and starring Stephen Mangan, Michael Weston, Rebecca Liddiard, Tim McInnerny and Adam Nagaitis. The show’s original music is composed by James Jandrisch (Reasonable Doubt). Houdini & Doyle centers around master magician Harry Houdini and writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as they grudgingly join forces with New Scotland Yard to investigate inexplicable crimes with a supernatural slant. The drama will air every Monday night on Fox. Visit the official show website for more information.
‘Empire’ Season 2 Volume 2 Soundtrack Announced
Columbia Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the Fox hit series Empire. The album features the song Never Let It Die by Jussie Smollett and Yazz, and the first radio single, All Night, featuring Yazz, Serayah and Jamila Velazquez. Also included are more songs from the second part of the second season of the drama. The Season 2 Volume 2 soundtrack will be released on April 29, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released soundtracks featuring music from the first season and the first part of the second season. Empire created by Lee Daniels & Danny Strong follows the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 20, 2016)
Premiering tonight is the Fox television event The Passion hosted by Tyler Perry and starring Yolanda Adams, Seal, Chris Daughtry, Trisha Yearwood, Prince Royce and Jencarlos who are performing contemporary hits such as My Love Is Your Love, Love Can Move Mountains & more. Adam Anders (Glee, Rock of Ages) serves as the project’s music producer. Virgin Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the special. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also premiering tonight is the TV special Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade directed by Ricardo Curtis and featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Taraji P. Henson, Seth Green, Wendy Williams, Gabriel Iglesias, Lili Estefan, Blake Anderson, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Keke Palmer and Queen Latifah. The animated special’s original music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Rugrats Movie, Hotel Transylvania) who previously scored the Ice Age short Ice Age: Cosmic Scat-tastrophe, which played in front of The Peanuts Movie.
Soundtrack Details for Fox’s ‘The Passion: New Orleans’
Virgin Records will release the official soundtrack album for the Fox television event The Passion. The album features the music from the live musical performed by the cast including Yolanda Adams, Seal, Chris Daughtry, Trisha Yearwood, Prince Royce and Jencarlos who are performing contemporary hit songs such as My Love Is Your Love, When Love Takes Over, Love Can Move Mountains & more. Adam Anders (Glee, Rock of Ages) serves as the project’s music producer. The soundtrack will be released on March 18, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Passion will be hosted and narrated by New Orleans native Tyler Perry and tells the story of the last hours of Jesus Christ.
‘Grease LIVE!’ Soundtrack Announced
Republic Records, FOX and Paramount Television have announced a soundtrack album for the TV musical event Grease LIVE!. The album features the songs from the special originally written for the stage musical and the 1979 film by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, as well as two original tracks written by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey and performed by Carly Rae Jepsen and DNCE and an original track written and performed by DNCE. The soundtrack will be available digitally on Sunday, January 31, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on iTunes. The first song Grease (Is The Word) performed by the live cast and Jessie J is already available to download on Amazon. A CD version with four bonus tracks will be released exclusively in Target on March 4.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 24, 2016)
Premiering tonight is the revival mini-series of The X-Files created by Chris Carter and starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, as well as guest stars including Joel McHale, Robbie Amell and Lauren Ambrose. Mark Snow (Millennium, Smallville, Blue Bloods, Ghost Whisperer) who previously scored all episodes of the original series, as well as the two movie adaptations, returns as the composer of the 6-part series. Visit NPR and Musique Fantastique for recent interviews with the composer about his work on the new episodes. The X-Files premieres tonight and the other five episodes will air every Monday night on Fox. Visit the official show website for more information.
Premiering tomorrow, January 25, is new Fox drama Lucifer based on the DC Comics characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth & Mike Dringenberg, developed by Tom Kapinos and starring Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Rachael Harris, DB Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Kevin Alejandro and Scarlett Estevez. The show’s original music is composed by Marco Beltrami (The Wolverine, Scream, World War Z, 3:10 to Yuma) and Dennis Smith. For more information about the series, which will air Monday nights on Fox, check out our scoring assignment announcement.