Tag: Mateo Messina

Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 16, 2016)

October 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering tonight is the Epix original series Berlin Station created by Olen Steinhauer and starring Richard Armitage, Michelle Forbes, Richard Jenkins, Rhys Ifans, Tamlyn Tomita, Leland Orser, Richard Dillane and Bernhard Schütz. The show’s original music is composed by Reinhold Heil (Run Lola Run, The International, Cloud Atlas, Helix, Deutschland 83). To learn more about the drama, which follows a CIA officer who arrives at the CIA foreign station in Berlin, Germany to determine the identity of a now-famous whistleblower, check out our previous news article.

Also premiering tonight is the new Epix original series Graves created by Joshua Michael Stern and starring Nick Nolte, Sela Ward, Skylar Astin, Heléne Yorke, Chris Lowell, Callie Hernandez, Nia Vardalos, Ernie Hudson, Roger Bart and Angélica Maria. Mateo Messina (Juno, Superstore, Casual, Butter, Barely Lethal, Harvey and the Davidsons) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the comedy, which will air every Sunday night on Epix.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 4, 2016)

September 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Amazon, Chris Hajian, Cinemax, Crackle, Discovery, Harley and the Davidsons, Kris Dirksen, Marcelo Zarvos, Mateo Messina, Meshell Ndegeocello, One Mississippi, OWN, Quarry, Queen Sugar, StartUp

Premiering tomorrow, September 5, is the Discovery mini-series Harley and the Davidsons written by Evan Wright, Seth Fisher & Nick Schenk and starring Michiel Huisman, Robert Aramayo, Bug Hall, Stephen Rider, Jessica Camacho, Daniel Coonan, Annie Read, Wilson Bethel, Dougray Scott, Gabe Luna, Alex Shaffer, Essa O’Shea and Sean Scully. The 3-parter’s original music is composed by Mateo Messina (Juno, Casual, Butter, Superstore). Check out our previous news article for more information about the project.

Premiering on Tuesday, September 6 is the OWN original series Queen Sugar executive produced by Ava DuVernay & Oprah Winfrey and starring Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Kofi Siriboe, Tina Lifford, Omar J. Dorsey, Dondré Whitfield, Timon Kyle Durrett, Nicholas L. Ashe, Greg Vaughan and Ethan Hutchison. Singer/songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama.

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Mateo Messina to Score Discovery’s ‘Harley and the Davidsons’ & Epix’s ‘Graves’

August 17, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring Assignments, TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Discovery, Epix, Frozen Peas, Graves, Harley and the Davidsons, Mateo Messina, Second Nature, Tim Timmerman Hope of America

Mateo Messina has been tapped to score Discovery’s upcoming mini-series Harley and the Davidsons. The 3-parter is written by Evan Wright, Seth Fisher & Nick Schenk (Gran Torino, The Judge) and stars Michiel Huisman, Robert Aramayo, Bug Hall, Stephen Rider, Jessica Camacho, Daniel Coonan , Annie Read, Wilson Bethel, Dougray Scott, Gabe Luna, Alex Shaffer, Essa O’Shea and Sean Scully. The drama tells the story of the birth of the iconic Harley Davidson brand launched in 1903 by two friends from Milwaukee, William Harley and Arthur Davidson.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 29, 2015)

November 29, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Mateo Messina, NBC, Superstore, The Wiz LIVE!

Premiering tomorrow, November 30, is the new NBC comedy Superstore created by Justin Spitzer and starring America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Mark McKinney, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nichole Bloom and Nico Santos. The show’s original music is composed by Mateo Messina (Juno, Casual, Butter, Truth Be Told, Growing Up Fisher). Superstore revolves around a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. The comedy’s first two episodes will air tomorrow and the official series premiere is set for January 4, 2016. Visit the official show website for more information.

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Score Album for Hulu’s ‘Casual’ Announced

November 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Casual, Hulu, Jason Reitman, Mateo Messina, Rolfe Kent, score, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records will release a score album for the Hulu original series Casual. The album features the original music from the show’s first season composed by Mateo Messina (Juno, Butter, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, Barely Lethal), as well as additional music by Rolfe Kent (Sideways, Up in the Air, Thank You for Smoking, Labor Day). The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 27, 2015 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A physical release is set to come out in early 2016. Casual is created by Zander Lehmann and stars Tommy Dewey, Michaela Watkins and Tara Lynn Barr. The show is executive produced by Jason Reitman and centers on a dysfunctional family with a bachelor brother and his newly divorced sister who coach each other through the world of dating while living under the same roof again and raising a teenager.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 11, 2015)

October 11, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Tags: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Jack Dolgen, Jeff Russo, Jerome Kurtenbach, Manhattan, Mateo Messina, NBC, Rachel Bloom, The CW, Truth Be Told, WGN America, Zoe Keating

Premiering tomorrow, October 12, is the CW original series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend created by Rachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna and starring Bloom herself, as well as Santino Fontana, Donna Lynne Champlin, Vincent Rodriguez III, Pete Gardner and Vella Lovell. Bloom is also co-writing the show’s original songs with Jack Dolgen and Jerome Kurtenbach. The musical comedy drama follows a single woman and her elusive pursuit of her longtime soul mate who dumped her while they were dating in high school ten years ago. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend will air every Monday night on the CW. Visit the official show website for more information.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 4, 2015)

October 4, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 0 comments

Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV series Home Fires starring Samantha Bond, Francesca Annis, Ed Stoppard, Ruth Gemmell, Claire Rushbrook, Frances Grey, Clare Calbraith and Rachel Hurd-Wood. The show’s original music is composed by Samuel Sim (Awake). Home Fires based on the book Jambusters by Julie Summers is set during World War II and follows a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community. The ITV Studios production will air as part of PBS’ Masterpiece on Sunday nights. Visit the official show website for more information.

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Mateo Messina Scoring Hulu’s ‘Casual’ and NBC’s ‘Truth Be Told’ & ‘Superstore’

September 21, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring Assignments 2 comments

Tags: Casual, DJ Nash, Hulu, Jason Reitman, Mateo Messina, NBC, Superstore, Truth Be Told

Mateo Messina is composing the music for the new Hulu original series Casual. The show is created by Zander Lehmann and stars Tommy Dewey, Michaela Watkins and Tara Lynn Barr. The series centers on a dysfunctional family with a bachelor brother and his newly divorced sister who coach each other through the world of dating while living under the same roof again and raising a teenager. Jason Reitman has directed the first episodes and is also executive producing the Lionsgate Television production with Lehmann, Helen Estabrook (Whiplash, Men, Women & Children) and Liz Tigelaar.

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‘Barely Lethal’ Soundtrack Released

June 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums 0 comments

Tags: Barely Lethal, Mateo Messina, score, Soundtrack

Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album for the action comedy Barely Lethal. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mateo Messina (Juno, Butter, Dig, Growing Up Fisher). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Barely Lethal is directed by Kyle Newman and stars Hailee Steinfeld, Jessica Alba, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophie Turner, Dove Cameron, Thomas Mann, Steve O, Gabriel Basso, Jamie King and Rachael Harris. The movie follows a young international assassin who yearns for a “normal” adolescence, prompting her to fake her own death and enroll in a suburban high school.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 29, 2015)

May 29, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music News 0 comments

Tags: Aloha, Andrew Lockington, Barely Lethal, Bruno Coulais, Gemma Bovery, Ilan Eshkeri, Jónsi & Alex, Justin Rice, Mateo Messina, Results, San Andreas, Survivor

Two new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:

Expected to top the weekend box office is the disaster movie San Andreas directed by Brad Peyton and starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Art Parkinson and Paul Giamatti. The film’s original music is composed by Andrew Lockington (Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters) who previously scored Peyton’s Journey to the Center of the Earth and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as a cover version of California Dreamin’ performed by Sia. Check out our previous article for the full details and to listen to audio clips. Also visit Film Music Magazine and ScreenSlam for interviews with Lockington about his work on the project.

Also opening wide is the romantic comedy Aloha directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Emma Stone, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Danny McBride and Alec Baldwin. Jónsi & Alex have composed the film’s original score. Sony Legacy and Madison Gate Records have released a soundtrack album featuring two tracks by the composers, as well as songs by artists such as Beck, David Crosby, Fleetwood Mac, The Blue Nile, Kurt Vile, Josh Ritter & more. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to to learn more about the Sony Pictures release.

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