Tag: Jefferson Friedman

Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 14, 2024)

Premiering today is the MGM+ original series Emperor of Ocean Park developed by Sherman Payne based on the novel by Stephen L. Carter and starring Forest Whitaker, Keith Powers, Keith Kupferer, Kelli Simpkins and Deanna Reed-Foster. The show’s original music is composed by Amanda Jones (Moving On, Naomi, Mea Culpa, The Perfect Find, Super/Natural, Young Love, Good Trouble). The drama, which is set in Martha’s Vineyard and follows an esteemed law professor whose quiet life is shattered when his father dies of an apparent heart attack, but his sister, a former journalist and conspiracy theorist, believes that the judge met with foul play, will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+.

Premiering on Thursday, July 18, is the action comedy sequel My Spy: The Eternal City directed by Pete Segal and starring Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Flula Borg, Kristen Schaal, Billy Barratt, Taeho K, Craig Robinson, Anna Faris and Ken Jeong. Sean Segal has composed the film’s original music in his feature scoring debut. Click here to check out the project’s music team credits and check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.

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Michael Gatt Scoring Max’s ‘Kite Man: Hell Yeah!’

Michael Gatt (Braid, DC Super Hero Girls, Batman: The Long Halloween, Justice League: Warworld, Blood Drive, The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson) has recently scored the new Max original animated series Kite Man: Hell Yeah!. The composer is sharing scoring credit with Jefferson Friedman (Harley Quinn, New Amsterdam, Powerless) on the first episode and has composed the music for the other nine episodes of the first season of the show developed by Dean Lorey (Til Death, My Wife and Kids), Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker (Abbott Elementary, Surviving Jack) based on the DC Characters and starring Matt Oberg, Stephanie Hsu, James Adomian, Janelle James, Jonathan Banks, Natasia Demetriou, Michael Imperioli, Keith David, Rory Scovel, Lance Reddick and Judith Light.

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Soundtrack Albums for DC Universe Series ‘Harley Quinn’ to Be Released

WaterTower Music will release the first two soundtrack albums for the DC Universe animated series Harley Quinn. The albums feature selections of the original music from the first two seasons of the show composed by Jefferson Friedman (Powerless, New Amsterdam). The soundtracks will be released digitally tomorrow, August 21. Click here to stream/download the Season 1 album and click here for the Season 2 soundtrack. Harley Quinn is developed by Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker & Dean Lorey based on the DC Comics character created by Paul Dini & Bruce Timm and features the voices of Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Ron Funches, Tony Hale, Jason Alexander, J. B. Smoove and Alan Tudyk. The Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment production follows Harley as she breaks things off with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal “queenpin” of Gotham City.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 24, 2019)

Premiering on Thursday/Thanksgiving Day, November 28, is the Apple TV+ original series Servant created by Tony Basgallop, executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free and Rupert Grint. The show’s original music is composed by Trevor Gureckis (The Goldfinch, Bloodline, Wetlands). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the psychological horror series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.

Also premiering on Thursday is the Netflix original series Merry Happy Whatever created by Tucker Cawley and starring Dennis Quaid, Bridgit Mendler, Brent Morin, Ashley Tisdale, Hayes MacArthur, Adam Rose and Siobhan Murphy. Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, Rectify, A Million Little Things, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) is composing the show’s original score. Click here for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

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Jefferson Friedman to Score DC Universe’s ‘Harley Quinn’ Series

Jefferson Friedman has been tapped to score the upcoming DC Universe animated series Harley Quinn. The show is based on the DC Comics characters and features the voices of Kaley Cuoco as the title character, Lake Bell as Poison Ivy, Diedrich Bader as Batman, Alan Tudyk as Joker, as well as Ron Funches, Wanda Sykes, Natalie Morales, Jim Rash, Giancarlo Esposito, Jason Alexander, J. B. Smoove, Tony Hale and Christopher Meloni. The series follows Harley as she breaks things off with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal “queenpin” of Gotham City. 

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 5, 2017)

24-legacyPremiering tonight is the Fox drama 24: Legacy executive produced by Howard Gordon, Brian Grazer, Evan Katz, Manny Coto, Stephen Hopkins & Kiefer Sutherland and starring Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto, Jimmy Smits, Teddy Sears, Dan Bucatinsky, Anna Diop and Ashley Thomas. Sean Callery (Homeland, Bones, Jessica Jones) who has scored all episodes of the original 24 series returns as the new show’s composer. For updates and to learn more about the series, which will air Monday nights following its premiere after the Superbowl, visit the official show website.

apbPremiering tomorrow, February 6, is the new Fox drama APB created by David Slack, Matt Nix & Trey Callaway and starring Justin Kirk, Natalie Martinez, Caitlin Stasey, Ernie Hudson, Taylor Handley and Tamberla Perry. The show’s original music is composed Jon Ehrlich (House, Parenthood, White Collar, Goliath, Pitch). Check out our previous news article for more information about the drama, which will also air Monday nights on Fox.

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