Jeff Russo and Zoe Keating are composing the music for the upcoming A&E original series The Returned starring Mark Pellegrino, Tandi Wright, India Ennenga, Sophie Lowe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jeremy Sisto, Kevin Alejandro, Agnes Bruckner and Sandrine Holt. The show is based on the International Emmy Award-winning French series Les Revenants and focuses on a small town that is turned upside down when several local people, who have been long presumed dead suddenly reappear, bringing with them both positive and detrimental consequences. Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) has written the pilot episode and is writing and executive producing the series with Raelle Tucker (True Blood).
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Jeff Russo & Ben Decter to Score ‘CSI: Cyber’
Jeff Russo and Ben Decter have been tapped to score the upcoming CBS drama CSI: Cyber. The show is created by Anthony E. Zuiker, Carol Mendelsohn & Ann Donahue (CSI: Miami, CSI: NY) and stars Patricia Arquette, James Van Der Beek, Charley Koontz and Peter MacNicol. The series centers around Special Agent Avery Ryan who heads the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI, a unit at the forefront of solving illegal activities that start in the mind, live online and play out in the real world. The character was introduced earlier this year on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
SCL Hosts Reception for Music Emmy Nominees
On Thursday evening, the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) hosted its annual reception honoring the Emmy Award-nominated composers and songwriters in the music-related categories at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences headquarters in North Hollywood. SCL president Ashley Irwin, as well as Television Academy music peer group governors Ian Fraser and Michael A. Levine introduced the nominees who briefly spoke to the audience. Among the composers in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Series category present at the event were Ramin Djawadi who was Emmy-nominated before for Prison Break and Fast Forward and received his first nomination this year for his score for HBO’s Game of Thrones, as well as previous Emmy winner Jeff Beal who received his third nomination for his music from Netflix’s House of Cards after being nominated twice last year for both his score and his main title theme from the show.
‘Scoring for Crime, Death and Resurrection’ Composer Panel at Comic-Con Announced
The line-up of the composer panel Behind the Music with CW3PR: Crime, Death and Resurrection at Comic-Con has been announced. The sixth edition of the event will feature a number of film and television composers discussing their work and will also feature surprise sneak peeks from upcoming projects, followed by a fan-led Q&A with exclusive giveaways. Panelists at this year’s panelists include two recent first-time Emmy nominees: Jeff Russo (Hostages) who was nominated for his music for FX’s Fargo and James Levine (Glee, Major Crimes, Nip/Tuck) who received the honor for his music on FX’s American Horror Story. Other participants include Golden Globe nominee Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Deliver Us from Evil), Steve Jablonsky (Transformers series, Ender’s Game), Daniel Licht (Dexter, The Red Road) and Brian Reitzell (Hannibal, 30 Days of Night).
‘Fargo’ TV Series Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the critically acclaimed FX original series Fargo have been revealed. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Jeff Russo (Power, Necessary Roughness, About Cherry). The soundtrack will be released on July 1, 2014 by Sony Masterworks and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Fargo is created by Noah Hawley inspired Joel & Ethan Coen’s feature of the same title. The show stars Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, Oliver Platt, Bon Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, Glenn Howerton and Joey King. The final episode of the show’s first season will air next Tuesday, June 17 on FX.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 1, 2014)
Premiering tonight is the AMC original series Halt and Catch Fire created by Chris Cantwell & Chris Rogers and starring Lee Pace, Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis, Kerry Bishé, Toby Huss and David Wilson Barnes. The show’s original music is composed by Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Blue Crush, Crank, Death Race). To learn more about the drama, which is set in the in the early 1980s during the rise of the PC era, check out our scoring assignment announcement. Halt and Catch Fire will air every Sunday night on AMC.
Sony Masterworks to Release Soundtrack Album for FX’s ‘Fargo’
Sony Masterworks will release a soundtrack album for the FX original series Fargo. The album features the selections from the show’s original music composed by Jeff Russo (Necessary Roughness, Hostages, About Cherry). The soundtrack will be released on July 1, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details. Fargo is created by Noah Hawley inspired by the 1996 film by Joel & Ethan Coen who serve as executive producers on the series. The show’s cast includes Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, Oliver Platt, Bon Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, Glenn Howerton and Joey King. The drama currently airs every Tuesday night on FX.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 13, 2014)
Premiering tonight is the new docu-series Years of Living Dangerously executive produced by James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joel Bach & David Gelber and climate expert Daniel Abbasi and featuring appearances by Matt Damon, Harrison Ford, Jessica Alba, Don Cheadle, America Ferrera, Michael C. Hall & more. Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption, Skyfall) has composed the main titles theme for the show and Richard Marvin (Six Feet Under, U-571, Grimm) is composing the series’ original score. Check out our previous article to learn more about the show and click here to watch the pilot episode. Years of Living Dangerously will air every Sunday night on Showtime.
Jeff Russo Scoring Starz’s ‘Power’
Jeff Russo is composing the score for the upcoming Starz original series Power. The show is created by Courtney Kemp Agboh (The Good Wife) and stars Omari Hardwick, Lela Loren, Naturi Naughton and Joseph Sikora. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has been cast in a reocurring role and also serves as an executive producer. Victor Garber and Sonya Walger have also recently joined the cast. The drama follows a wealthy New York City nightclub owner who is living a double life. When he is not in the club, he is the kingpin of the most lucrative drug network in New York for a very high-level clientele. Agboh is also executive producing the CBS Television production with Mark Canton (300, Immortals, 300: Rise of an Empire), Randall Emmett (End of Watch, Lone Survivor) and David Knoller (Big Love, Carnivàle). The first season of eight episodes is set to premiere this summer on Starz.
Jeff Russo Scoring FX’s ‘Fargo’
Jeff Russo has been tapped to score the upcoming FX limited series Fargo. The 10-episode series inspired by the Coen Brothers’ Academy Award-nominated 1996 film features an all-new “true crime” story, following a new case and new characters. The show written by Noah Hawley (The Unusuals) stars Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Colin Hanks, Oliver Platt, Bon Odenkirk, Kate Walsh, Glenn Howerton & Joey King and will follows a rootless, manipulative man who meets and forever changes the life of small town insurance salesman. Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men) are executive producing the FX Productions and MGM Television production with Hawley, Warren Littlefield (My Generation) and Geyer Kosinski (Magic City, School for Scoundrels, Bad News Bears).