Jonathan Sanford (National Champions, Teenage Bounty Hunters, Hold Your Fire, Dare Me, Good on Paper) is the composer of the upcoming Apple TV+ original series Dear Edward. The show is developed by Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) based on Ann Napolitano’s bestselling novel of the same title and stars Colin O’Brien, Connie Britton, Taylor Schilling, Amy Forsyth, Audrey Corsa, Anna Uzele, Brittany S. Hall, Dario Ladani Sanchez, Carter Hudson and Maxwell Jenkins. The drama tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who survives a devastating commercial plane crash that kills every other passenger on the flight, including his family.
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Jonathan Sanford Scoring Amazon’s ‘As We See It’
Jonathan Sanford (Teenage Bounty Hunters, Dare Me, Good on Paper, Social Distance) is scoring the upcoming Amazon original series As We See It. The show is developed by Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) based on the Israeli format On the Spectrum created by Dana Idisis & Yuval Shafferman and stars Rick Glassman, Albert Rutecki, Sue Ann Pien, Sosie Bacon, Chris Pang and Joe Mantegna. The drama follows three twentysomething roommates on the autism spectrum, as they strive to get and keep jobs, make friends, fall in love, and navigate a world that eludes them.
Will Bates Scoring Netflix’s ‘Away’
Will Bates (Unbelievable, The Magicians, I Origins, The Looming Tower, Nightflyers.) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Away. The show is created by Andrew Hinderaker and stars Hilary Swank, Josh Charles, Vivian Wu and Talitha Bateman. The sci-fi drama follows an American astronaut who leaves behind her husband and daughter to lead an international crew of astronauts on a perilous three-year mission to Mars. Hinderaker and Swank are also executive producing the Universal Television production with Jessica Goldberg, Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood), Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes, Cloverfield), Edward Zwick (Glory, Legends of the Fall), Adam Kassan (Tales from the Loop) and Jeni Mulein.
Fox’s ‘Almost Family’ to Feature Music by David Schwartz
David Schwartz (Arrested Development, Northern Exposure, Veep, Lady Dynamite) is the composer of the new Fox drama Almost Family. The show is developed by Annie Weisman based on the original Endemol Shine Australia series from Jonathan Gavin & Imogen Banks and stars Brittany Snow, Timothy Hutton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Emily Osment, Mustafa Elzein, Mo McRae and Victoria Cartagena. The series revolves around an only child who finds her life turned upside down when her father is forced to reveal that over the course of his pioneering career as a fertility doctor, he used his own sperm to conceive dozens of children.
NBC’s ‘Rise’ to Feature Score by Will Bates
Will Bates is the composer of the upcoming NBC drama Rise. The show is created by Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) and stars Josh Radnor, Rosie Perez, Auli”i Cravalho, Damon J. Gillespie, Marley Shelton, Rarmian Newton, Ted Sutherland, Amy Forsyth, Casey Johnson, Taylor Richardson, Joseph Tippett and Shirley Rumierk. The series follows a dedicated teacher and family man who sheds his own self-doubt and takes over the school’s lackluster theater department. Tom Kitt serves as the project’s music director and Scott Riesett as the show’s music producer.
CBS’ ‘Pure Genius’ to Feature Music by Will Bates
Will Bates is composing the original music for the new CBS medical drama Pure Genius. The show is created by Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) and stars Dermot Mulroney, Augustus Prew, Odette Annable, Reshma Shetty, Aaron Jennings, Ward Horton and Brenda Song. The series revolves around a young Silicon Valley tech titan who enlists an exceptional veteran surgeon with a controversial past to run a state-of-the-art hospital with an ultramodern approach to medicine. Katims is also executive producing the Universal Television and CBS Television production with Michelle Lee and David Semel (Madam Secretary, Goliath) who also directed the pilot episode.