James S. Levine (Glee, Nip/Tuck, American Horror Story, La Brea, The Weather Man, Running with Scissors, Damages, The New Look, Star, Rizzoli & Isles) has been tapped to score the new FOX drama Doc. The show is based on Lux Vide’s Italian series Doc – Nelle tue mani and stars Molly Parker, Omar Metwally, Jon Ecker, Amirah Vann, Anya Banerjee, Scott Wolf and Patrick Walker. The series follows a hard-charging, brilliant Chief of Internal Medicine who suffers a brain injury that erases the last eight years of her memory and affords her a second chance to do things differently.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 11, 2024)
Premiering tonight is the CBS drama Tracker developed by Ben Winters based on Jeffery Deaver’s bestselling novel The Never Game and starring Justin Hartley, Fiona Rene, Abby McEnany, Robin Weigert and Eric Graise. The show’s original music is composed by Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, Watchmen, John Wick, 300, X, Primal, Killer Joe, The Punisher). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which is premiering after the Superbowl today and will air every Sunday night on CBS.
Premiering tomorrow, February 12, is the National Geographic documentary The Space Race directed by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza & Lisa Cortés about the experiences of the first Black astronauts. Anna Drubich (Barbarian, Fear Street Part 3: 1666, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Werewolves Within) & Jongnic Bontemps (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, My Name Is Pauli Murray, 4400, Redfall) have composed the film’s original music. Click here for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival and is making its debut on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu the following day.
James S. Levine Scoring Apple TV+’s ‘The New Look’
James S. Levine (Glee, Nip/Tuck, The Weather Man, American Horror Story, Running with Scissors, Star, Rizzoli & Isles) is scoring the upcoming Apple TV+ original series The New Look. The show is created by Todd A. Kessler and stars Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior, Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel, as well as Maisie Williams, John Malkovich, Emily Mortimer, Claes Bang and Glenn Close. The 10-part historical drama inspired by true events is set against the World War II Nazi occupation of Paris and centers on the two fashion designers and their contemporaries as they navigated the horrors of the war and launched modern fashion.
Soundtrack Album for NBC’s ‘La Brea’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release the first soundtrack album for the NBC drama La Brea. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award nominee James S. Levine (Glee, Nip/Tuck, American Horror Story, Damages, Star, Rizzoli & Isles, Bloodline). The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 23 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. La Brea is created by David Appelbaum and stars Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken, Chiké Okonkwo, Jon Seda, Karina Logue, Zyra Gorecki, Nicholas Gonzalez, Veronica St. Clair, Rohan Mirchandaney, Jack Martin, Josh McKenzie, Lily Santiago and Chloe De Los Santos. The series revolves around a family that is separated between two worlds after a massive sinkhole appears in Los Angeles.
World Premiere Soundtrack Release for Gore Verbinski’s ‘The Weather Man’ Announced
La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 2005 comedy drama The Weather Man directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine, Hope Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Rispoli and Gil Bellows. The album features the original music from the Paramount Pictures release composed by Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, The Lion King, Inception, Dune, Gladiator, Interstellar, No Time to Die, Black Hawk Dawn, Man of Steel, Rain Man) who co-scored the movie with James S. Levine (Glee, Nip/Tuck, American Horror Story, Damages). The CD will be available to order on the label’s official website at noon today.
Score Album for NBC’s ‘Ordinary Joe’ to Be Released
Hollywood Records will release a score album for the NBC drama Ordinary Joe. The album features selections of the original score from the show’s first season composed by James S. Levine (Glee, Nip/Tuck, The Weather Man, American Horror Story, Damages, Bloodline, Running with Scissors). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, January 28. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the album. The label has previously released multiples digital EPs and singles featuring the songs from the series. Ordinary Joe is created by Matt Reeves, developed by Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner and stars James Wolk, Natalie Martinez, Elizabeth Lail, Charlie Barnett, David Warshofsky, Anne Ramsay, John Gluck, Kai A. Ealy and Adam Rodriguez.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 26, 2021)
Premiering tonight is the new Starz original series BMF (Black Mafia Family) created by Randy Huggins and starring Russell Hornsby, Demetrius Flenory Jr., Michole Briana White, Da’Vinchi, Ajiona Alexus, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Myles Truitt and Steve Harris. The show’s original score is composed by Meshell Ndegeocello (Queen Sugar, Our Kind of People, Lackawanna Blues, Disappearing Acts). G-Unit Records has released the drama’s theme song Wish Me Luck by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson feat. Snoop Dogg, Moneybagg Yo and Charlie Wilson. Check out our previous article to listen to the track and to learn more about the series, which will air every Sunday on Starz.
Premiering on Tuesday, September 28, is the Netflix animated series Ada Twist, Scientist developed by Chris Nee based on Andrea Beaty’s book series and starring Amanda Christine, Nicholas Crovetti, Candace Kozak, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, Susan Kelechi Watson and Taye Diggs. Milan Records has released the show’s theme song written by Kay Hanley, Michelle Lewis & Dan Petty and performed by Renée Elise Goldsberry last month. Click here to check out the track and for more information about the series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
James S. Levine Scoring NBC’s ‘La Brea’
James S. Levine (Glee, Nip/Tuck, Damages, American Horror Story, Star, Bloodline, Rizzoli & Isles) is scoring the new NBC drama La Brea. The show is created by David Appelbaum and stars Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken, Jon Seda, Nicholas Gonzalez, Karina Logue, Chiké Okonkwo, Zyra Gorecki, Veronica St. Clair, Jack Martin, Rohan Mirchandaney, Josh McKenzie, Lily Santiago and Chloe De Los Santos. The series centers on a family who is torn apart after a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths, and has to unlock the secrets of this inexplicable event to find a way back to each other.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 19, 2021)
Premiering tonight is the PBS documentary Muhammad Ali directed and executive produced by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns & David McMahon about the iconic heavyweight boxing champion who became an inspiration to people everywhere. The film’s original music is composed by songwriter and hip hop record producer Jahlil Beats. A soundtrack album featuring the artist’s music has been released today. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 4-parter, which will air over the next four days on PBS.
Premiering tomorrow, September 20 is the Fox comedy drama The Big Leap created by Liz Heldens and starring Scott Foley, Simone Recasner, Piper Perabo, Jon Rudnitsky, Ser’Darius Blain, Raymond Cham, Jr., Kevin Daniels, Mallory Jansen, Anna Grace Barlow and Teri Polo. Joe Wong (The Midnight Gospel, Master of None, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Russian Doll) is composing the show’s original score. A first song from the series (Just Like Heaven produced by Wong and performed by Eryn Allen Kane) was released this past week. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the dramedy, which will air Monday nights on Fox.
James S. Levine Scoring NBC’s ‘Ordinary Joe’
James S. Levine (Glee, Nip/Tuck, American Horror Story, Damages, Bloodline, Star, The Last Ship) is scoring the new NBC drama Ordinary Joe. The show is created by Matt Reeves (The Batman, War for/Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), developed by Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner (House, Home Before Dark) and stars James Wolk, Natalie Martinez, Elizabeth Lail, Charlie Barnett, David Warshofsky, Anne Ramsay, Kai A. Ealy, John Gluck and Adam Rodriguez. The drama explores the three parallel lives of the title character after he makes a pivotal choice at a crossroads in his life.