Broadway Records will release a soundtrack album for the NBC television event Peter Pan Live!. The album features the songs from the TV adaptation of the Broadway musical including such songs as I’m Flying, I Won’t Grow Up and Never Never Land. The soundtrack will be released on December 16, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Peter Pan Live! stars Allison Williams as Peter Pan and Christopher Walken as Captain Hook, as well as Christian Borle, Kelli O’Hara, Minnie Driver, Taylor Louderman, Alanna Saunders, Jake Lucas and John Allyn. The musical is executive produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (The Sound of Music Live!, Chicago, Hairspray) tells the story of the mischievous boy who ran away to have adventures in Neverland. The three-hour TV event will premiere on December 4 on NBC.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (November 16, 2014)
Premiering tomorrow, November 17, on NBC is the new drama State of Affairs created by Alexi Hawley and starring Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Sheila Vand, Adam Kaufman, Cliff Chamberlain, Tommy Savas and David Harbour. The show’s original music is composed by Toby Chu (Covert Affairs, Burn Notice, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return). To learn more about the series, which follows a top CIA analyst who assembles the president’s Daily Briefing, check out our scoring assignment announcement. State of Affairs will air every Monday night on NBC.
Soundtrack for NBC’s ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ to Be Released
Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album for the NBC mini-series Rosemary’s Baby. The album features the two-parter’s original music composed by Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz who previously collaborated with the project’s director Agnieszka Holland on In Darkness and HBO’s Burning Bush. Also included are two songs performed by Mary Komasa. The soundtrack will be released on November 10, 2014. Click here to listen to audio clips. Rosemary’s Baby is based on the best-selling novel by Ira Levin and stars Zoe Saldana, Patrick J. Adams, Jason Isaacs and Carole Bouquet. The mini-series follows a young married couple who escapes New York and moves into a Paris apartment with a haunted past and an immeasurable price.
Matthew Sklar & Christopher Guardino Scoring NBC’s ‘Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas’
NBC announced today that Matthew Sklar and Christopher Guardino are composing the score for the upcoming NBC holiday event Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas. The stop-motion animated special is directed by Mark Caballero & Seamus Walsh and features the voice talent of Jim Parsons, Mark Hamill, Ed Asner, Fred Armisen, Jay Leno, Matt Lauer, Rachael MacFarlane, Max Charles, Gilbert Gottfried, Kate Micucci and Steve Higgins. The hour-long special is based on Jon Favreau’s hit 2003 hit film starring Will Ferrell and the Broadway show Elf: The Musical and tells the story of Buddy’s travels to New York City to meet the father he never knew he had.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 19, 2014)
Premiering on Friday, October 24, is the new NBC drama Constantine based on the DC Comics Hellblazer series, developed by Daniel Cerone& David S. Goyer and starring Matt Ryan, Harold Perrineau and Charles Halford. Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Battlestar Galactica, Da Vinci’s Demons) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series and to watch a video featuring footage of the composer conducting his main theme for the show. Constantine will air Friday nights on NBC.
Toby Chu to Score NBC’s ‘State of Affairs’
Toby Chu has been tapped to score the upcoming NBC drama State of Affairs. The show is created by Alexi Hawley (Castle, Exorcist: The Beginning) and stars Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Sheila Vand, Adam Kaufman, Cliff Chamberlain, Tommy Savas and David Harbour. The series follows a top CIA analyst who assembles the president’s Daily Briefing, which lists the most vital security issues facing the nation. Heigl is also executive producing the Universal Television production with Ed Bernero (Criminal Minds), Dario Scardapane (The Bridge, Trauma), Nancy Heigl, Robert Simonds (The Wedding Singer, Cheaper by the Dozen), Julia Franz (Men at Work), Henry Crumpton, Rodney Faraon and Sophie Watts. Joe Carnahan (Narc, Smokin’ Aces, The A-Team) has directed the pilot episode and also serves as an exec producer.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 12, 2014)
Premiering tonight is the new Showtime original series The Affair created by Hagai Lemi & Sarah Treem and starring Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney and Joshua Jackson. The show’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Enough Said, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd, The Door in the Floor). To learn more about the drama, which explores the emotional and psychological effects of an extramarital affair, visit our previous news article. The Affair will air every Sunday night on Showtime.
Premiering tomorrow, October 13, is the new CW drama Jane the Virgin created by Jennie Snyder Urman and starring Gina Rodriguez, Andrea Navedo, Justin Baldoni, Yael Grobglas, Brett Dier, Ivonne Coll and Jaime Camil. Kevin Kiner (Hell on Wheels, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, CSI: Miami) is composing the show’s score and Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, The Motorcycle Diaries, Babel) has composed the theme music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the show.
John Debney to Score NBC’s ‘Odyssey’
John Debney has been hired to score the upcoming NBC action drama Odyssey. The show is created by Peter Horton (Grey’s Anatomy, Dirty Sexy Money) and stars Anna Friel, Peter Facinelli, Jake Robinson, Jim True-Forst, Treat Williams, Nate Mooney, Elena Kampouris, Daniella Pineda, Sadie Sink, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Omar Ghazaoui. The series follows a female soldier, a political activist and a corporate lawyer as their lives unexpectedly collide after an international conspiracy explodes. Horton is also executive producing the Universal Television, Fabrik Entertainment and Red Arrow Entertainment Group production with Adam Armus & Nora Kay Foster (The Following, Heroes), Simon Maxwell (Off the Hook), Mikkel Bondesen & Henrik Bastin (Burn Notice, The Killing) and Kristen Campo (The Killing).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 5, 2014)
Premiering tonight is the new Fox comedy Mulaney produced by Lorne Michaels (30 Rock) and created by John Mulaney who also stars in the series alongside Seaton Smith, Nasim Pedrad, Martin Short, Elliott Gould and Zack Pearlman. The show’s original score is composed by Matter Music (The New Adventures of Old Christine, Better with You, Friend with Benefits). Mulaney follows a 29-year old rising stand-up comic who is trying to take his career to the next level. The comedy will air every Sunday night on Fox. For updates on the series, visit the official show website.
Premiering on Tuesday, October 7, is the new CW superhero drama The Flash based on the DC Comic and starring Grant Gustin, Jesse L. Martin, Candice Patton, Tom Kavanagh, Danielle Panabaker, Rick Cosnett and Carlos Valdes. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (The Mentalist, Resurrection, The Pacific, Life as We Know It) who is also scoring the network’s Arrow, which is returning for a third season. To learn more about the series, which follows scientist Barry Allen who is given the power of super speed that transforms him into the Fastest Man Alive, visit the official show website. The Flash will air every Tuesday night on The CW.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 28, 2014)
Premiering on Tuesday, September 30, on ABC is the new comedy Manhattan Love Story created by Jeff Lowell (John Tucker Must Die) and starring Analeigh Tipton, Jake McDorman, Nicolas Wright, Jade Catta-Preta, Chloe Wepper and Kurt Fuller. The show’s original music is composed by Alec Puro (The Fosters, The Art of Getting By, The First Time). To learn more about the series, which follows a young couple embarking on a new relationship, check out our scoring assignment announcement. Manhattan Love Story will air every Tuesday night on ABC.
Also premiering on Tuesday on ABC is the new comedy Selfie created by Emily Kapnek and starring Karen Gillan, John Cho, Tim Peper, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Allyn Rachel and David Harewood. Jared Faber (Suborgatory, As Told by Ginger) is composing the show’s original music. Selfie follows a self-obsessed twentysomething who is more concerned with “likes” than being liked. The comedy will air every Tuesday night on ABC. To learn more about the series, visit the official show website.