A soundtrack album for ABC’s critically acclaimed series Last Resort will be released next week. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by Robert Duncan (Castle, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Unit). The soundtrack is set to be released digitally on iTunes next Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Check out our previous article for a behind-the-scenes video of Duncan creating the score for the ABC drama. Last Resort is created by Shawn Ryan (The Shield) and Karl Gajdusek (Dead Like Me) and stars Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Robert Patrick, Autumn Reeser, Max Adler, Daisy Betts and Dichen Lachman. The show follows the crew of the U.S. ballistic submarine Colorado that is attacked by another U.S. submarine. Left for dead on a remote island, they must clear their names and solve the mystery behind the attack. The drama aired on ABC last fall and the complete series will be released on DVD on July 2.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 23, 2012)
Four new dramas are premiering on the major networks this week:
Premiering on September 27 is the ABC drama Last Resort created by Shawn Ryan & Karl Gajdusek and starring Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Robert Patrick, Autumn Reeser, Max Adler, Daisy Betts and Dichen Lachman. The show’s music is composed by Robert Duncan (Castle, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) who has previously scored Ryan’s The Unit, Terriers and The Chicago Code. Check out our previous article for a behind-the-scenes video with Duncan collecting different sounds on an actual submarine. Last Resort will be airing every Thursday night on ABC.
Robert Duncan’s Submarine Scoring Session for ABC’s ‘Last Resort’
As reported earlier this year, 
Robert Duncan is scoring Shawn Ryan’s new ABC drama Last Resort, which follows the crew of a U.S. nuclear submarine who become hunted fugitives after ignoring an order to fire nuclear missiles. The composer recently went down in an actual submarine at San Diego’s Maritime Museum to collect some different sounds sources for the score. Check out a video from the submarine scoring sessions after the jump. Duncan (Castle, The Unit, Terriers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has also just launched his new official website, where audio clips from the show’s score will be added soon. Last Resort stars Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Robert Patrick, Autumn Reeser, Max Adler, Daisy Betts and Dichen Lachman and Michael Campbell (Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro) has directed the pilot episode.
Robert Duncan to Score Shawn Ryan’s ‘Last Resort’
Robert Duncan is scoring the pilot for the ABC drama Last Resort. The show created by Shawn Ryan (The Shield) is set in the near future and revolves around the crew of a U.S. nuclear submarine who become hunted fugitives after ignoring an order to fire nuclear missiles. They escape to a NATO listening outpost where they publicly declare themselves to be the world’s smallest nuclear nation with nuclear warheads. The series stars Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Robert Patrick, Autumn Reeser, Max Adler, Daisy Betts and Dichen Lachman. Karl Gajdusek (Dead Like Me) has co-written the pilot episode and will be executive producing the show with Ryan. Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro) is directing the pilot and also serves as an executive producer. Duncan continues his working relationship with Shawn Ryan on the project. They have previously worked together on the hit show The Unit and most recently, the critic favorites Terriers and The Chicago Code.