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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 10, 2019)

February 10, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering on Tuesday, February 12 is the TBS original series Miracle Workers created by Simon Rich based on his book What in God’s Name and starring Daniel Radcliffe, Steve Buscemi, Geraldine Viswanathan and Karan Soni. No composer is credited on the show. Rob Hill serves as the project’s music supervisor. To learn more about the Heaven-set workplace comedy, which will air Tuesday nights on TBS, visit the official show website.

Also premiering on Tuesday is the BET original series Boomerang created by Lena Waithe & Ben Cory Jones based on the 1992 feature of the same title, executive produced by Halle Berry and starring Tequan Richmond, Tetona Jackson, Leland Martin and Lala Milan. The show’s original music is composed by Matthew Head (The Family Business, The Man in 3B). Visit the official show website for more information about the series, which will every Tuesday night on BET.

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Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘The Umbrella Academy’ to Be Released

January 31, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Jeff Russo, Netflix, score, Soundtrack, The Umbrella Academy

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy. The album features selections of the original music from the show’s first season composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, The Night Of, Mile 22). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 15 and is now available for pre-order here. The Umbrella Academy is developed by Steve Blackman based on the comics and graphic novels created and written by Gerard Way and stars Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, David Castañeda, Aidan Gallagher, Cameron Britton and Mary J. Blige.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 13, 2019)

January 13, 2019 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 1 comment

Premiering tonight is the National Geographic original series Valley of the Boom created by Matthew Carnahan and starring Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn, Lamorne Morris, John Karna, Dakota Shapiro and Oliver Cooper. The show’s original music is composed by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (Stranger Things, Butterfly, Native Son). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the project (click here for the full album details), as well as a separate album featuring a selections of songs from the series (click here for more information).

Premiering tomorrow, January 14, is the Fox drama The Passage developed by Liz Heldens based on Justin Cronin’s book series and starring Saniyya Sidney, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Caroline Chikezie, Henry Ian Cusick, Vincent Piazza and Emmanuelle Chriqui. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Star Trek: Discovery, The Night Of) and Jordan Gagne (The Rookie, Waco) are composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will air Monday nights on Fox.

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Jeff Russo & Jordan Gagne Scoring Fox’s ‘The Passage’

November 5, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Fox, Jeff Russo, Jordan Gagne, The Passage

Jeff Russo and Jordan Gagne are scoring the upcoming Fox drama The Passage. The show is developed by Liz Heldens (Friday Night Lights, The Orville) based on Justin Cronin’s best-selling trilogy of the same name and stars Saniyya Sidney, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Caroline Chikezie, Henry Ian Cusick, Vincent Piazza, Jamie McShane, Brianne Howey, McKinley Belcher III, and Emmanuelle Chriqui. The series focuses on Project NOAH, a secret medical facility where scientists are experimenting with a dangerous virus that could lead to the cure for all disease, but also carries the potential to wipe out the human race.

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‘Lizzie’ Soundtrack Details

October 12, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Craig William Macneill, Jeff Russo, Lizzie, score, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the psychological thriller Lizzie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, The Night Of, Mile 22, Snowfall, Counterpart). The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 26, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Lizzie is directed by Craig William Macneill and stars Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Jamey Sheridan, Fiona Shaw, Kim Dickens, Denis O’Hare and Jeff Perry. The movie tells the story surrounding the infamous murder trial of convicted axe killer Elizabeth Borden who was eventually acquitted for the 1892 murder her father and stepmother in Fall Rivers, MA.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 14, 2018)

September 14, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Four new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:

Opening in most theaters is the sci-fi action thriller The Predator directed by Shane Black and starring Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown and Yvonne Strahovski. The film’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Wreck-It-Ralph, X-Men: First Class). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack EP featuring three tracks from the composer’s score today and will release a full soundtrack album later this month. Click here for more information.

Also opening wide is the thriller A Simple Favor directed by Paul Feig and starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Linda Cardellini, Jean Smart and Rupert Friend. Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me, Tropic Thunder, Ghostbusters, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (August 17, 2018)

August 17, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Three new movies are opening nationwide this week:

Already playing in theaters since this past Wednesday is the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Constance Wu, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Chris Pang. The film’s original score is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Fast & Furious series). WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score (click here for the full album details), as well as a separate album featuring the songs from the movie (click here for more information).

Opening nationwide today is the action thriller Mile 22 directed by Peter Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey and John Malkovich. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, The Night Of) has composed the film’s original score. Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music. Check out our previous article for the album details. Also out now is the original song Is You Ready by Migos from the movie. Click here to check out the track.

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‘Mile 22’ Soundtrack Details

August 16, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Jeff Russo, Mile 22, Peter Berg, score, Soundtrack

Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the action thriller Mile 22. The album features the film’s original music composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, The Night Of, Snowfall, Counterpart). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, August 17 and will be available to download on Amazon. Mile 22 is directed by Peter Berg and stars Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey and John Malkovich. The movie follows an operative of the CIA’s most highly-prized and least-understood unit who must retrieve and transport an asset who holds life-threatening information to Mile 22 for extraction before the enemy closes in.

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Details Revealed for ‘It’s Always Blue: Songs from Legion’ Soundtrack Album

August 9, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: FX, Jeff Russo, Legion, Noah Hawley, Soundtrack

The full details of the new soundtrack album for the FX original series Legion featuring the cover songs from the show have been revealed. Writer/director/producer Noah Hawley and composer Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, The Night Of, Mile 22) have created the cover versions of songs such as Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit, Cream’s White Room, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Don’t Come Around Here No More, R.E.M.’ Superman & others. It’s Alway Blue: Songs from Legion will be released digitally on August 17, 2018 by Lakeshore Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and iTunes (deluxe edition). A vinyl version is also in the works. The label has previously released two soundtrack albums for the series’ first season, as well as an album featuring Russo’s score from the second season.

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Jeff Russo to Score Netflix’s ‘The Umbrella Academy’

July 10, 2018 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

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Jeff Russo has been hired to score the upcoming Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy. The show is developed by Steve Blackman (Legion, Altered Carbon) based on the comics and graphic novels of the same name created by Gerard Way and stars Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, David Castañeda, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Colm Feore, Mary J. Blige, Cameron Britton, Adam Godley, Ashley Madekwe and Kate Walsh. The drama revolves around a dysfunctional family of superheroes who come together to solve the mystery of their father’s death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.

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