Gabriel Mann is composing the original score for the new NBC drama Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. Mateo Messina (Juno, Superstore, Women Who Kill) has provided the themes for the show created by Austin Winsberg and starring Jane Levy, Skylar Astin, Alex Newell, John Clarence Stewart, Peter Gallagher and Mary Steenburgen. The series revolves around a whip-smart computer coder in San Francisco who suddenly starts to hear the innermost wants, thoughts and desires of the people around her – her family, co-workers and complete strangers – through popular songs. Harvey Mason Jr. serves as the project’s executive music producer and Jen Ross is the music supervisor.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 24, 2019)
Premiering on Thursday/Thanksgiving Day, November 28, is the Apple TV+ original series Servant created by Tony Basgallop, executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free and Rupert Grint. The show’s original music is composed by Trevor Gureckis (The Goldfinch, Bloodline, Wetlands). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the psychological horror series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Netflix original series Merry Happy Whatever created by Tucker Cawley and starring Dennis Quaid, Bridgit Mendler, Brent Morin, Ashley Tisdale, Hayes MacArthur, Adam Rose and Siobhan Murphy. Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, Rectify, A Million Little Things, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) is composing the show’s original score. Click here for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 10, 2019)
Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British comedy Back to Life created by Laura Solon & Daisy Haggard and starring Haggard herself, Geraldine James, Richard Durden, Adeel Akhtar, Jamie Michie, Souad Faress and Jo Martin. The show’s original music is composed by Solomon Grey (The Last Post, The Casual Vacancy). A soundtrack album featuring the score was released earlier this year when the series premiered in the UK on BBC (click here for the full album details). The comedy is making its U.S. debut on Showtime.
Also premiering stateside tonight is the crime series Dublin Murders developed by Sarah Phelps based on Tana French’s first two novels in the Dublin Murder Squad crime series and starring Killian Scott, Sarah Greene, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Moe Dunford, Leah McNamara, Ian Kenny, Eugene O’Hare, Jonny Holden, Conleth Hill and Peter McDonald. Volker Bertelmann (aka Hauschka) (Lion, Adrift, Patrick Melrose, Gunpowder) has composed the show’s original music. The drama is premiering in the U.S. on Starz following its debut in the UK on BBC One last month. Visit the official show website for more information.
Soundtrack Album for Disney+’s ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ Announced
Walt Disney Records has announced a full soundtrack album for the Disney+ original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The album features the songs from the first season of the show, including new versions of fan favorites, including some medleys, some acoustic and some instrumental numbers, as well as new songs. The soundtrack will be released digitally on January 10, 2020 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label will also release a new single every Wednesday after the new episodes air. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is developed by Tim Federle based on Disney Channel’s High School Musical movies and stars Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo, Kate Reinders, Sofia Wylie, Matt Cornett, Dara Renee, Julia Lester, Frankie Rodriguez, Larry Saperstein and Mark St. Cyr.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 3, 2019)
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, November 4 is the fantasy series His Dark Materials developed by Jack Thorne and starring Dafne Keen, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anne-Marie Duff, Clarke Peters and James Cosmo. The show’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, Home). Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the first episodes of the drama. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which will air every Monday on HBO.
Premiering on Friday, November 8 is the Netflix animated series Green Eggs and Ham based on Dr. Seuss’ classic book and starring Adam DeVine, Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton and Keegan-Michael Key. David Newman (Ice Age, Serenity, The Flintstones, Anastasia, Girls Trip, War of the Roses) is composing the show’s original score. WaterTower Music has released the title song Backflip by Rivers Cuomo. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and for more information about the series.
Gabriel Mann Scoring Netflix’s ‘Merry Happy Whatever’
Gabriel Mann is composing the original score for the upcoming Netflix original series Merry Happy Whatever. The show is created by Tucker Cawley (Everybody Loves Raymond, Up All Night) and stars Dennis Quaid, Bridgit Mendler, Brent Morin, Ashley Tisdale, Hayes MacArthur, Adam Rose and Siobhan Murphy. The comedy revolves around a strong-willed dad as he navigates the stress of the holiday season when his daughter brings her new boyfriend home for Christmas.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 22, 2019)
Premiering tomorrow, September 23, is the new Fox drama Prodigal Son created by Chris Fedak & Sam Sklaver and starring Tom Payne, Michael Sheen, Bellamy Young, Halston Sage, Lou Diamond Phillips, Frank Harts, Keiko Agena and Aurora Perrineau. The show’s original music is composed by Nathaniel Blume (Arrow, The Flash, Deception). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will air Monday nights on Fox.
Also premiering tomorrow is the CBS drama All Rise created by Greg Spottiswood and starring Simone Missick, Wilson Bethel, Marg Helgenberger, Jessica Camacho, J. Alex Brinson, Lindsay Mendez and Ruthie Ann Miles. Joey Newman (The Middle, The Mysteries of Laura, Any Day Now) is composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the series, which will air every Monday night on CBS.
Gabriel Mann Scoring CBS’ ‘The Unicorn’ & ‘Carol’s Second Act’
Gabriel Mann is composing the original score for two new CBS comedies, including The Unicorn created by Bill Martin & Mike Schiff (3rd Rock from the Sun) and starring Walton Goggins, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins, Omar Miller, Maya Lynne Robinson, Ruby Jay, Makenzie Moss and Devin Bright. The show follows a tight-knit group of best friends and family who help the series’ lead character embrace his “”new normal”” after the loss of his wife a year earlier.
Gabriel Mann & Rebecca Kneubuhl to Score ABC’s ‘Stumptown’
Gabriel Mann and Rebecca Kneubuhl are set to score the upcoming ABC drama Stumptown. They already composed the music for the pilot episode of the series based on the graphic novel series of the same title by Greg Rucka & Matthew Southworth, developed by Jason Richman (Bangkok Dangerous, Swing Kids) and starring Cobie Smulders, Tantoo Cardinal, Cole Sibusas, Adrian Martinez, Camryn Manheim and Michael Ealy. The show centers around a strong, assertive and sharp-witted army veteran with a complicated love life, gambling debt and a brother to take care of in Portland, Oregon.
Gabriel Mann to Score Disney+’s ‘High School Musical: The Musical’ Series
Gabriel Mann is composing the original score for the upcoming Disney+ original series High School Musical: The Musical. The show is developed by Tim Federle (Ferdinand) based on Disney Channel’s High School Musical movies and stars Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo, Kate Reinders, Sofia Wylie, Matt Cornett, Dara Renee, Julia Lester, Frankie Rodriguez, Larry Saperstein and Mark St. Cyr. The series picks up nearly 15 years after the original movie aired and follows a group of students as they count down to opening night of their school’s first-ever production of High School Musical.