Premiering on Tuesday, September 24, on ABC is Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. executive produced by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen and starring Clark Gregg, Brett Dalton, Ming-Na Wen, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge and Chloe Bennett. Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica) is scoring the show weekly with a full orchestra. To learn more about the series, which centers around Agent Phil Coulson from Marvel’s feature films as he assembles a group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D., check out our previous news article. The drama will air every Tuesday night on ABC.
Tag: Jeff Cardoni
Jeff Cardoni to Score Neil LaBute’s ‘Full Circle’
Jeff Cardoni has been hired to score the upcoming TV drama Full Circle. The 10 episode series marks the television debut of filmmaker and playwright Neil LaBute (Lakeview Terrace, In the Company of Men, Nurse Betty) and examines the human condition and relationships through a series of conversations between 11 people whose lives, unbeknownst to them, are intertwined. The show’s cast includes Tom Felton, Minka Kelly, Julian McMahon, David Boreanaz, Keke Palmer, Devon Gearhart, Billy Campbell, Kate Walsh, Cheyenne Jackson, Noah Silver, Ally Sheedy and Robin Weigert. Nick Hamm (The Hole, Godsend, Rogue) is executive producing the project for Momentum TV.
Jeff Cardoni to Score ‘The Michael J. Fox Show’
Jeff Cardoni has been tapped to score the upcoming NBC comedy The Michael J. Fox Show. The shows stars Fox as a news anchor who had to give up his career after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease to focus on his health and his family. Five years later, he decides to get back to work and struggles between family and career. Betsy Brandt, Conor Romero, Juliette Goglia, Jack Gore, Katie Finneran and Wendell Pierce are co-starring. Fox is also executive producing the Sony Pictures Television production with Sam Laybourne (Cougar Town) and Will Gluck (Easy A, Friends with Benefits) who also directed the pilot episode. Cardoni’s previous credits include such TV shows as CSI: Miami, The League and Wilfred and feature films including Just Friends, Firehouse Dog and Miss March.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 7, 2013)
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to top the weekend box office is the horror thriller The Purge directed by James DeMonaco, produced by Michael Bay and Jason Blum and starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey. The film’s original score is composed by Nathan Whitehead. Back Lot Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week. For the full album details, visit our soundtrack announcement. Also check out ASCAP’s We Create Music Blog, Film Music Media and Blumhouse Production’s official blog for interviews with the composer.
Also opening wide is the comedy The Internship directed by Shawn Levy and starring Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne and Max Minghella. Christophe Beck (The Hangover, The Muppets) who has previously collaborated with Levy on such films as Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther and Date Night has composed the film’s original score. No soundtrack album has been announced at this point. The comedy follows two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world and who talk their way into a coveted internship at Google. To learn more about the 20th Century Fox release, visit the official movie website.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (July 7, 2011)
Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:
Horrible Bosses directed by Seth Gordon and starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudekis, Charlie Day, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx features music by Christopher Lennertz. The composer collaborated with several musicians, including Money Mark, Mick McCready, Dave Levita, Chris Chaney, Stefan Lessard, Victor Indrizzo and DJ Cheapshot on the score. A soundtrack album has been released on Watertower Music. To find out more about the album, listen to audio clips and watch a making of video of the soundtrack, visit our previous article. To learn more about the musicians featured on the soundtrack, click here.
Also opening wide is the family comedy Zookeeper directed by Frank Coraci and starring Kevin James, Rosario Dawso, Leslie Bibb, Donnie Wahlberg and the voices of Sylvester Stallone, Adam Sandler, Nick Nolte, Cher, Jon Favreau and Judd Apatow. The film’s score is written by Rupert Gregson-Williams. As with most movies from Sandler’s production company Happy Madison Productions, no score album has been released. For more information about the movie, check out our article from last month.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 25, 2011)
Two new movies are opening in wide release this weekend:
Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch starring Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino and Jon Hamm features music by Tyler Bates and Marius DeVries. A soundtrack with songs from the movie has been released this week by Watertower Music. To listen to audio clips and download the album, visit Amazon and iTunes. Bates and DeVries were also heavily involved in arranging the film’s songs. For an article discussing the film’s music with quotes from both composers, visit Rolling Stone. Also check out our previous article to find more about the project. No announcement has been made if any of the score from the film will be released.
Also opening wide is the family comedy Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules starring Zachary Gordon, Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn. The film’s music is composed by Edward Shearmur (visit our article on the scoring assignment). No soundtrack release has been announced. Theodore Shapiro’s score for the first part was released a couple of months after the film’s release, which makes it seem possible that a soundtrack release for the sequel will be coming out later this year.