Jeff Beal is scoring the upcoming biographical drama Bigger. The film is directed by George Gallo (screenwriter of Midnight Run & Wise Guys) and stars Tyler Hoechlin, Aneurin Barnard, Julianne Hough, Kevin Durand Robert Forster, Tom Arnold, Max Martini, DJ Qualls, Calum Von Moger and Steve Guttenberg. The movie tells the story of bodybuilding pioneer brothers Joe and Ben Weider, who against all odds, battled poverty and anti-Semitism to create the fitness industry as we know it.
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Soundtrack Album for Nat Geo’s ‘The Long Road Home’ Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the details of the soundtrack album for the Nat Geo original mini-series The Long Road Home. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed and conducted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Rome, Pollock, Appaloosa, Carnivale). The soundtrack is now available to order as a limited edition 2-CD set on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples. A digital version is also expected to be released. The Long Road Home is developed by Mikko Alanne and stars Michael Kelly, Jason Ritter, Kate Bosworth, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto and Noel Fisher, Jon Beavers, E.J. Bonilla, Jorge Diaz, Darius Homayoun and Patrick Schwarzenegger.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 5, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the new Showtime original series SMILF created by Frankie Shaw who also stars in the comedy alongside Miguel Gomez, Rosie O’Donnell and Samara Weaving. The show’s original music is composed by Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, A Ghost Story, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, The Exorcist) is composing the show’s original music. Zoe Keating and Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Star Trek: Discovery) also contributed additional music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on Showtime.
Also premiering tonight is the second season of the Starz original series The Girlfriend Experience created by Amy Seimetz & Lodge Kerrigan, executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and starring Anna Friel, Louisa Krause, Narges Rashidi, Carmen Ejogo, Tunde Adebimpe, Harmony Korine and Morgana Davies. Mondo Boys (Phoenix Forgotten, Dave Made a Maze) have joined the project as new composers this season. They follow Shane Carruth who scored last year’s first season of the drama. For updates on the series, visit the official show website.
Nat Geo’s ‘The Long Road Home’ to Feature Music by Jeff Beal
Jeff Beal has been tapped to score the upcoming Nat Geo original mini-series The Long Road Home. The 8-parter is developed by Mikko Alanne (The 33) and stars Michael Kelly, Jason Ritter, Kate Bosworth, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto and Noel Fisher, Jon Beavers, E.J. Bonilla, Jorge Diaz, Darius Homayoun and Patrick Schwarzenegger. The military drama is based on the book of the same name by Martha Raddatz and chronicles the events of April 4th, 2004, when a platoon was ambushed in Sadr City, Baghdad, in an attack that came to be known as “Black Sunday.”
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, Jeff Russo and Jeff Beal Win Emmy Awards
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein 
won their first Emmy Award for their main titles theme music from the Netflix original series Stranger Things at tonight’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony at the Microsoft Theatre LA LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles. Jeff Russo received his first Emmy Award for his score from the third season of the FX original series Fargo in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special category. He was previously nominated twice for his work on the show’s first two seasons. Jeff Beal was honored with his fifth Primetime Emmy Award for his score for Netflix’s House of Cards in the Music Composition for a Series category.
‘An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power’ Soundtrack Details
Interscope Records will release a soundtrack album for the documentary An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Rome, Pollock, Appaloosa, Blackfish). Also included is the original song Truth to Power performed by OneRepublic and written by Ryan Tedder & T Bone Burnett, which is already available as a digital single and will be available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 28, 2017)
Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the animated feature The Emoji Movie directed by Tony Leondis and featuring the voices of T.J. Miller, Anna Faris, James Corden, Patrick Stewart, Maya Rudolph, Sofia Vergara and Christina Aguilera. The film’s original music is composed by Patrick Doyle (Brave, Cinderella, Thor, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as the original song Good Vibrations by Ricky Reed. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the action thriller Atomic Blonde directed by David Leitch and starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella and Toby Jones. Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy, 300, John Wick) has composed the film’s original music. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring selections from the composer’s score, as well as the songs from the movie by artists including David Bowie, The Clash, George Michael, Marilyn Manson and HEALTH. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
‘Gypsy’ Soundtrack Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Gypsy. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Pollock, Rome, Appaloosa, An Inconvenient Sequel). The soundtrack will be released digitally soon (check back on this page for the download link) and is now available to order as a limited edition 2-CD set on the label’s official website. Gypsy is created by Lisa Rubin and stars Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup, Sophie Cookson, Lucy Boynton and Karl Glusman. The show follows a Manhattan therapist with a seemingly picturesque life who begins to develop intimate and illicit relationships with the people in her patients’ lives.
‘The Putin Interviews’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Showtime’s documentary The Putin Interviews have been announced. The album features the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Monk, Rome, Pollock, Appaloosa, Carnivale, Blackfish). The soundtrack will be released digitally on June 30, 2017. A CD version is available for pre-order on Amazon. The Putin Interviews is directed by Oliver Stone who, alongside his longtime documentary producer Fernando Sulichin, interviewed the Russian president Vladimir Putin more than a dozen times over the course of two years, most recently in February following the U.S. presidential elections.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 11, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the new TNT original series Claws created by Eliot Laurence, executive produced by Rashida Jones & Will McCormack and starring Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Harold Perrineau, Jenn Lyon, Judy Reyes, Jack Kesy, Karrueche Tran, Kevin Rankin and Jason Antoon. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Rona (White Squall, Exit Wounds, Chicago Hope, Generation Iron, Powers, Traffic). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on TNT.
Premiering tomorrow, June 12, is the Showtime docu-series The Putin Interviews directed by Oliver Stone who, alongside his longtime documentary producer Fernando Sulichin, interviewed the Russian president Vladimir Putin more than a dozen times over the course of two years for the project. Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Pollock, Monk, Carnivale, Appaloosa, Ugly Betty) has composed the original music for the 4-parter. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the show. Check back on this page for the full album details and visit our previous news article for more information about the project.