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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 1, 2019)

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Premiering on Wednesday, December 4 is the Fox comedy The Moodys developed by Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill based on the Australian TV series A Moody Christmas and starring Denis Leary, Elizabeth Perkins, Francois Arnaud, Chelsea Frei and Jay Baruchel. The show’s original music is composed by Lyle Workman (Superbad, The 40-Year Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Overboard, Good Boys). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series.

Premiering on Thursday, December 5 is the Netflix original series V Wars created by William Laurin & Glenn Davis based on the comics by Jonathan Maberry & Alan Robinson and starring Ian Somerhalder, Adrian Holmes, Jacky Lai, Peter Outerbridge, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf and Kimberly-Sue Murray. Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Rampage,) has composed the show’s themes and Michael White (Hevn) has composed the project’s score. Click here for more information about the series.

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Jeff Cardoni Scoring ABC’s ‘United We Fall’ & ‘Same Time, Next Christmas’

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Jeff Cardoni (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI: Miami, Just Friends) is scoring the upcoming ABC comedy United We Fall. The show is created by Julius Sharpe (Making History) and stars Will Sasso, Bill Ryan, Christina Vidal, Jane Curtin as Sandy Ryan and Ella Grace Helton. The series follows the trials and tribulations of the parents of two young kids, as they try to make it day to day as a functioning family. Sharpe is also executive producing the Sony Pictures, Exhibit A Film and ABC Studios production with Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief, Baywatch) and Julia Gunn.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 13, 2019)

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Two new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the drama Hustlers written and directed by Lorene Scafaria and starring Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo and Cardi B. The movie doesn’t feature an original score. STX Entertainment’s head of music Jason Markey serves as the project’s music supervisor. No soundtrack album has been announced yet. Visit Soundtrack.Net for a list of all songs credited in the movie and visit the official movie website to learn more about the drama.

Also opening wide is the film adaptation of The Goldfinch directed by John Crowley and starring Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, Oakes Fegley, Aneurin Barnard, Finn Wolfhard, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Ashleigh Cummings and Willa Fitzgerald. The film’s original music is composed by Trevor Gureckis (Bloodline). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last week. Click here for the full album details.

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‘All You Ever Wished For’ Soundtrack Released

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Fallout Shelter Recordings has released a soundtrack album for the romantic comedy All You Ever Wished For. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Cardoni (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Silicon Valley, The Kominsky Method, CSI: Miami, Young Sheldon). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. All You Ever Wished For marks the directorial  debut of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Barry Morrow (Rain Man) and stars Darren Criss, Madalina Ghenea and Angela Molina.

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Jeff Cardoni Scoring Elise Duran’s ‘Can You Keep a Secret?’

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Jeff Cardoni (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, CSI: Miami, Just Friends) is scoring the upcoming romantic comedy Can You Keep a Secret? The film is directed by Elise Duran and stars Alexandra Daddario and Tyler Hoechlin. The movie is based on Sophie Kinsella’s New York Times bestseller of the same title and centers on a woman who spills her secrets to a handsome stranger sitting next to her on a turbulent plane ride and who turns out to be the young and elusive CEO at her workplace.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 7, 2019)

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Premiering on Tuesday, April 9 before moving to its regular Monday night timeslot the following week is the new CBS drama The Code created by Craig Sweeny & Craig Turk and starring Luke Mitchell, Anna Wood, Dana Delany, Ato Essandoh, Phillipa Soo and Raffi Barsoumian. The show’s original music is composed by Adam Samuel Goldman (Blackbird, Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series.

Premiering on Wednesday, April 10, is the the horror thriller The Silence directed by John R. Leonetti and starring Stanley Tucci, Miranda Otto, Kiernan Shipka and John Corbett. The composer duo of tomandandy (47 Meters Down, The Strangers, The Mothman Prophecies) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the movie, which follows a teen and her family as they seek refuge outside the city and encounter a mysterious cult with the world under attack by deadly creatures who hunt by sound.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 11, 2018)

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Premiering tomorrow, November 12, is the second season of the National Geographic original series Mars created by Ben Young Mason & Justin Wilkes and starring JiHAE, Alberto Ammann, Clémentine Poidatz, Esai Morales and Jeff Hephner. The show’s original music is composed by Brian Reitzell (Friday Night Lights, Hannibal, American Gods, Boss) who is taking over scoring duties from Nick Cave & Warren Ellis who scored the drama’s first season. Milan Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Reitzell’s music from Season 2 (click here for the full album details).

Premiering on Tuesday, November 13 is DreamWorks Animation Television’s new series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power developed by Noelle Stevenson based on the classic 1980s show and starring Aimee Carrero, Karen Fukuhara, AJ Michalka, Marcus Scribner, Reshma Shetty and Lorraine Toussaint. Sunna Wehrmeijer (Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz) is the show’s composer. The show, which revolves around soldier Adora as she finds a magic sword – and her identity as legendary hero She-Ra, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (October 19, 2018)

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The only new movie opening nationwide this weekend is the slasher thriller Halloween co-written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner and Nick Castle. The film’s original music is composed by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies. Sacred Bones Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score. Check out our previous article for the full album and also click here to watch a video featurette about the music for the Blumhouse production.

Opening in limited release is the coming-of-age comedy drama Mid90s written and directed by Jonah Hill and starring Sunny Suljic, Lucas Hedges, Na-kel Smith, Gio Galicia, Ryder McLaughlin, Alexa Demie, Katherine Waterston and Olan Prenatt. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Gone Girl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Patriots Day) have composed the film’s original score. The Null Corporation has released a soundtrack EP featuring the composer’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details and to learn more about the A24 release.

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‘Malicious’ Soundtrack Details

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Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller Malicious. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Cardoni (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Silicon Valley, CSI: Miami, Just Friends, Speechless, Step Up All In). The soundtrack is already available digitally overseas and is expected to be released this Friday in the U.S. (visit Amazon to download the album). Malicious is written and directed by Michael Winnick and stars Bojana Novakovic, Josh Stewart, Melissa Bolona, Yvette Yates and Delroy Lind. The movie tells the story of a young newlywed who suffers a traumatic event, then finds herself haunted – and connected – to a malicious entity with murderous intentions.

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Jeff Cardoni to Score Netflix’s ‘Huge in France’

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Jeff Cardoni has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original series Huge in France. The show is created by French comedy star Gad Elmaleh, Jarrad Paul & Andy Mogel (The D-Train, Yes Man, Allen Gregory) and follows Elmaleh as he moves to LA to reconnect with his son and must learn to live without the celebrity perks he’s accustomed to in France. Elmaleh, Paul & Mogel are also producing the project. Cardoni has previously scored the Paul- & Mogel-created Fox comedy The Grinder. 

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