Premiering on Wednesday, July 5, is the FX original series Snowfall created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio & Dave Andron and starring Damson Idris, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Carter Hudson and Emily Rios. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Power, The Night Of, CSI: Cyber). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which is set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic in the early 80s Los Angeles and will air every Wednesday night on FX.
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Jeff Russo to Score Craig Gillespie’s ‘I, Tonya’
Jeff Russo has been hired to score the upcoming biographical comedy drama I, Tonya. The film is directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl, Fright Night) and stars Margot Robbie as figure skater Tonya Harding, Sebastian Stan as her spouse Jeff Gillooly, Allison Janney as her mother Lavona, as well as Paul Walter Hauser, Mckenna Grace, Caitlin Carver and Julianne Nicholson. The movie centers around Harding’s attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan, which was aimed at breaking Kerrigan’s leg so she couldn’t compete in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
Television Academy to Host ‘Words + Music – A Concert Celebrating Music Written for Television’
This coming Thursday, June 29, the Television Academy will be hosting a concert celebrating music written for television. Words + Music will feature the live performance of original songs and scores from the composers of top shows from the past TV season. Participating composers include Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot), Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us), Jeff Russo (Fargo, The Night Of), Sean Callery (Homeland), Nathan Barr (The Americans) and Pedro Bromfman (Narcos).
‘Legion’ Volume 2 Soundtrack Announced
Lakeshore Records will release a new soundtrack album for the FX original series Legion. The album features more original music from the show’s first season composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, The Night Of, Power). Also included are the special Legion “Fauxlero” version of Maurice Ravel’s Bolero and Dan Stevens performing The Muppets’ classic The Rainbow Connection on banjo. The Volume 2 soundtrack will be released digitally on June 9, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The label has previously released a soundtrack album for the show back in February when the series premiered. Legion is created by Noah Hawley based on the Marvel Comics and stars Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Jean Smart, Aubrey Plaza, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, Katie Aselton and Bill Irwin.
Jeff Russo Scoring FX’s ‘Snowfall’
Jeff Russo is composing the original score for the upcoming FX original series Snowfall. The show is created by John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood, Shaft, Four Brothers) & Eric Amadio and Dave Andron (Justified) and stars Damson Idris, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Carter Hudson and Emily Rios. The drama is set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic in the early 80s in Los Angeles and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. Singleton, Andron and Amadio are also executive producing the project with Thomas Schlamme (The West Wing, Manhattan), Michael London (Sideways, The Illusionist, The Visitor) and Trevor Engelson (Remember Me).
Jeff Russo to Score Starz’s ‘Counterpart’
Jeff Russo has been tapped to score the upcoming Starz original series Counterpart. The show is created by Justin Marks (The Jungle Book) and stars J.K. Simmons, Olivia Williams, Harry Lloyd, Stephen Rea, Richard Schiff and Sarah Bolger. The spy thriller follows a lowly cog in a bureaucratic agency, who discovers that the agency he works for is really guarding a crossing into a parallel dimension. Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game, Passengers) is directing the first two episodes and is also executive producing the MRC (Media Rights Capital), Gilbert Films and Anonymous Content production with Marks, Amy Berg (Da Vinci’s Demons), Gary Gilbert & Jordan Horowitz (La La Land, The Kids Are All Right), Keith Redmon (The Revenant, Berlin Station) and Bard Dorros (Triple 9).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 5, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the FX original series Feud created by Ryan Murphy and starring Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Judy Davis, Jackie Hoffman, Alfred Molina, Stanley Tucci and Alison Wright. The show’s original music is composed by Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Scream Queens). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama and to watch the opening titles sequence featuring the composer’s music. Also click here for a video interview from the show’s Hollywood premiere earlier this week.
Also premiering tonight is the ABC drama Time After Time created by Kevin Williamson and starring Freddie Stroma, Josh Bowman, Genesis Rodriguez and Regina Taylor. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Power, The Night Of) is composing the show’s original music. The series follows famed science fiction writer H.G. Wells as he is transported to modern day Manhattan in pursuit of Jack the Ripper. Visit the official show website to learn more about the drama, which will air Sunday nights on ABC.
Jeff Russo to Score Netflix’s ‘Altered Carbon’
Jeff Russo has been hired to score the upcoming Netflix original series Altered Carbon. The show is created by Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island, Terminator Genysis) based on the novel of the same title by Richard K. Morgan and stars Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Kristin Lehman, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Martha Higareda, Dichen Lachman, Leonardo Nam, Chris Conner, Ato Essandoh, Marlene Forte, Trieu Tran, Byron Mann and Tamara Taylor. The sci-fi drama is set in the 25th century when the human mind has been digitized and the soul is transferable from one body to the next.
Soundtrack Details for FX’s ‘Legion’
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the FX original series Legion. The album features the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Jeff Russo (Fargo, The Night Of, Power). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 24 and physically on March 24. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. A vinyl release is also in the works. Legion is created by Noah Hawley (Fargo) based on the Marvel Comics and stars Dan Stevens, Rachel Keller, Jean Smart, Aubrey Plaza, Jeremie Harris, Amber Midthunder, Katie Aselton and Bill Irwin. The series centers on a troubled young man struggling with mental illness who encounters a fellow patient, when he is confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real.
Jeff Russo to Score Craig William Macneill’s ‘Lizzie’
Jeff Russo is currently scoring the upcoming psychological thriller Lizzie. The film is directed by Craig William Macneill (The Boy) and stars Kristen Stewart, Chloe Sevigny, Kim Dickens, Denis O’Hare, Fiona Shaw, Jamey Sheridan 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. Bryce Kass wrote the screenplay. Naomi Despres (Kill the Messenger) and Elizabeth Destro (Life of Crime) are producing the project. Russo previously collaborated with Macneill on the Syfy original series Channel Zero.