John Swihart has been hired to score the new NBC comedy Go On. The show stars Matthew Perry as a recent widower and sports talk radio host who is ready to get back to work after the loss of his wife. Laura Benanti, Julie White, Suzy Nakamura, Tyler James Williams, Brett Gelman and John Cho are […]
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John Swihart to Score NBC’s ‘Go On’
Posted: July 31, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Go On, John Swihart, NBC
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Adam Berry Scoring NBC’s ‘Susan 313’ and ‘Happy Valley’
Posted: May 10, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Adam Berry, Happy Valley, Monsters vs Aliens, NBC, Sarah Silverman, Susan 313
Adam Berry has recently scored two NBC comedy pilots. First up is Susan 313 created by Sarah Silverman who stars in the show as a woman readjusting to the single life after a decade-long live-in relationship. The comedy is loosely based on Silverman’s life and co-stars Jeff Goldblum, Tig Notaro, Ken Leung, Harris Wittels and […]
Aaron Zigman to Score ‘Madea’s Witness Protection’ and NBC’s ‘Happy Valley’ Pilot
Posted: April 23, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Aaron Zigman, Happy Valley, Madea's Witness Protection, NBC, Tyler Perry
Aaron Zigman has been hired to score Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection. The film is written and directed by Perry who also stars in the film alongside Eugene Levy, Doris Roberts, Tom Arnold, Denise Richards, Danielle Campbell, Devan Leos, Romeo, John Amos and Marla Gibbs. In the comedy, Levy plays a high level CFO at […]
‘Smash’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: April 3, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Marc Shaiman, NBC, Scott Wittman, Smash, Soundtrack
Columbia Records will be releasing the first original soundtrack album for the NBC musical drama Smash. The Music of Smash features original songs from the show written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, as well several cover versions performed by the show’s cast members including Katherine McPhee, Megan Hilty and Will Chase. Also included is […]
Jim Dooley to Score Bryan Fuller’s ‘Hannibal’
Posted: March 27, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Best Friends Forever, Bryan Fuller, Epic Mickey 2, Hannibal, Jim Dooley, NBC
Jim Dooley revealed at the film composer panel Behind the Music: Composing for WonderCon’s Favorite Projects at the WonderCon 2012 earlier this month that he will be scoring the upcoming TV drama Hannibal. The series is created and executive produced by Bryan Fuller who previously worked with the composer on the critically acclaimed show Pushing […]
Chris Bacon to Score NBC’s ‘Smash’
Posted: March 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums, Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Chris Bacon, Marc Shaiman, NBC, Scott Wittman, Smash
Chris Bacon has been chosen by Smash executive producer and composer Marc Shaiman to write the underscore for this season’s remaining episodes of the musical show. Shaiman has written the series’ underscore himself for the first six episodes and Bacon has taken over scoring duties with episode 7 (The Workshop), which premiered last night. Shaiman […]
‘Smash’ Premieres Tonight on NBC
Posted: February 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Marc Shaiman, NBC, Scott Wittman, Smash
The musical drama Smash is premiering tonight on NBC. The show features original songs written by Academy Award-nominated composer Marc Shaiman (Hairspray, South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut) and Scott Wittman who are also also executive producing the show. Shaiman is also writing the original score. Columbia Records has already released the first two songs […]
Gabriel Mann to Score NBC’s ‘Bent’ and ABC Family’s ‘Jane by Design’
Posted: January 1, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: ABC Family, Bent, Gabriel Mann, Jane by Design, Lifetime, Modern Love, NBC
Gabriel Mann is scoring a couple of new TV shows that are set to premiere in 2012. Among the composer’s new projects is the half-hour comedy Bent. The series is created by Tad Quill (Scrubs, Spin City) and stars Amanda Peet as a recently divorced lawyer and David Walton as an irresponsible contractor and recovering […]
Fall 2011 Television Music Roundup (Part 4): NBC
Posted: December 4, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: David Schwartz, Ed Alton, Free Agents, Grimm, Kurt Farquhar, Martyn LeNoble, NBC, Prime Suspect, Richard Marvin, The Playboy Club, Transcenders, Up All Night, Vincent Jones, Wendy & Lisa, Whitney
In our fourth part of our fall television music series, we are taking a look at the new and returning shows on NBC: Among the new shows on the network that premiered this fall is the fantasy crime drama Grimm created by David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf and starring Russell Hornsby, David Giuntoli, Bitsie Tulloch, […]
Trevor Morris to Score NBC’s ‘The Firm’
Posted: November 9, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Bending the Rules, Immortals, NBC, The Firm, Trevor Morris
Trevor Morris has signed on to score the TV series adaptation of the legal thriller The Firm. The show is based on the bestselling novel by John Grisham and the feature film adaptation starring Tom Cruise. Josh Lucas stars as attorney Mitchell McDeere who brought down the prestigious Memphis law firm of Bendini, Lambert & […]
