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Weekly Film TV Music Roundup (September 11, 2016)

son-of-zornPremiering tonight is the new Fox comedy Son of Zorn created by Reed Agnew & Eli Jorne and starring Johnny Pemberton, Cheryl Hines, Tim Meadows, as well as Jason Sudeikis as the voice of Zorn. The show’s original music is composed by Leo Birenberg (Red Army, Big Time in Hollywood, FL). To learn more about the series, which will air a special sneak peak tonight and return to its regular Sunday night time slot on September 25, visit our previous news article.

churchills-secretAlso premiering tonight in the U.S. is the television movie Churchill’s Secret directed by Charles Sturridge and starring Michael Gambon, Lindsay Duncan, Romola Garai, Matthew Macfayden, Bill Paterson, Daisy Lewis, Tara Fitzgerald, James Wilby and Rachel Stirling. Adrian Johnston (Becoming Jane, Kinky Boots, Brideshead Revisited) has composed the film’s original music. The drama premiered in the UK earlier this year on ITV and premieres in the U.S. on PBS. Click here for more information.

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Songs from The CW’s ‘Supernatural’ Musical Episode ‘Fan Fiction’ Released

supernatural-musicalWaterTower Music has released a single featuring three songs from the Supernatural musical episode Fan Fiction. The songs are written by the show’s composers Christopher Lennertz and Jay Gruska and performed by cast members Alyssa Lynch, Katie Sarife, Vivien Armour, Kelli Ogmundson, Rachel Warkentin and Nina Winkler. To download the soundtrack, visit  iTunes, where you can also listen to audio clips. The label has also released the song I’ll Just Wait Here Then performed by Nina Winkler for free. Click here (right click and save) to download the track. The Supernatural musical episode follows Sam and Dean Winchester as they investigate the disappearance of a high school teacher and discover that the school is putting on a musical based on their lives. 

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‘Supernatural’ Musical Episode ‘Fan Fiction’ to Feature Songs by Christopher Lennertz & Jay Gruska

supernaturalChristopher Lennertz and Jay Gruska have composed the original songs for the 200th episode of The CW hit series Supernatural. The special musical episode entitled Fan Fiction follows Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) as they investigate the disappearance of a high school teacher and are stunned to discover that the school is putting on a musical based on their lives. One of the show’s writers Robert Thompson wrote the lyrics to accompany the composers’ music. Original songs include The Boys Investigate, Supernatural, A Single Man Tear, The Road So Far, I’ll Just Wait Here Then, and an a cappella version of Carry on My Wayward Son. Lennertz and Gruska have been scoring the series since the first season.

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