Alec Puro (The Art of Getting By, Higher Ground, The Fosters, All Nighter) is the composer of the new Netflix original series Black Summer. The show is created by Karl Schaefer & John Hyams is a spin-off of Syfy’s Z Nation and stars Jaime King, Justin Chu Cary, Kelsey Flower, Mustafa Alabssi, Erika Hau and Sal Velez, Jr.. The action horror drama and set in the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse and follows a group of complete strangers who band together to find the strength they need to survive and get back to loved ones. Schaefer & Hyams are also executive producing The Asylum production with Craig Engler, David Rimawi and David Michael Latt.
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Michael Abels Scoring Stefon Bristol’s ‘See You Yesterday’
Michael Abels (Get Out) is the composer of the upcoming crime drama See You Yesterday. The film is directed by Stefon Bristol and stars Eden-Duncan Smith, Danté Crichlow, Brian ‘Astro’ Bradley, Johnathan Nieves, Marsha S. Blake, Wavvy Jonez, Myra Lucretia Taylor and Ron Bobb. The movie follows two Brooklyn teenage science prodigies who build make-shift time machines to one of their brothers from being wrongfully killed by a police officer. Bristol also co-wrote the screenplay with Fredrica Bailey based on their 2017 short of the same title. Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman, Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X) is producing the project.
Netflix’s ‘What/If’ to Feature Music by Fil Eisler
Fil Eisler has recently been recording his music for the upcoming Netflix original series What/If. The show is created by Mike Kelley (Revenge, Swingtown) and stars Renee Zellweger, Jane Levy, Blake Jenner and Daniella Pineda. The neo-noir drama follows a pair of cash-strapped newlyweds who accept a lucrative but morally dubious offer from a mysterious female benefactor. Kelley is also executive producing the Warner Bros. Television production with Melissa Loy for Page Fright, Alex Gartner (Get Smart, Triple Frontier) & Charles Roven (The Dark Knight, Wonder Woman) for Atlas Entertainment, as well as Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forest Gump) and Jack Rapke (Cast Away, Flight).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 17, 2019)
Premiering tomorrow, March 18, is the new ABC drama The Fix created by Elizabeth Craft, Sarah Fain & Marcia Clark and starring Robin Tunney, Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje and Scott Cohen. The show’s original music is composed by Gregory Tripi (Ma, Manhunt: Unabomber, Dark Places, Rememory). Check out our previous news article and the official show website to learn more bout the series, which follows a retired prosecutor who returns to the Los Angeles DA’s office for a second chance at justice, and will air every Monday night on ABC.
Also premiering tomorrow is the documentary The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley directed by Alex Gibney about the rise and fall of Theranos, the one-time multibillion-dollar healthcare company founded by Elizabeth Holmes. Will Bates (The Looming Tower, The Path, I Origins, The Magicians) has composed the film’s original music. Click here and also visit the official movie website for more information about the documentary, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and is premiering on HBO on March 18.
Scott Bomar Scoring Craig Brewer’s ‘Dolemite Is My Name’
Scott Bomar has recently composed the original score for the upcoming biographical comedy drama Dolemite Is My Name. The film is directed by Craig Brewer (Footloose) and stars Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Craig Robinson, Mike Epps, Tituss Burgess and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. The movie tells the life story of Rudy Ray Moore, a “larger than life” comedian, musician, singer, actor, and film producer in the 1970s who – when he couldn’t get work in Hollywood – simply created his own – including the most well-known Blaxploitation film of all time, Dolemite. Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski (Ed Wood, American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson, The People v. Larry Flynt) wrote the screenplay.
‘The Highwaymen’ Soundtrack Details
Sony Classical will release the official soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie The Highwaymen. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Skyfall, Finding Nemo, Road to Perdition, Wall-E). The soundtrack will be release digitally and physically within the next weeks. Visit Amazon to download the album. The Highwaymen is directed by John Lee Hancock and stars Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates, John Carroll Lynch, Kim Dickens, Thomas Mann and William Sadler. The movie is based on real events and follows two steely former Texas Rangers who are tasked with tracking and killing infamous criminals Bonnie and Clyde.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 10, 2019)
Premiering tonight is the second season of the Starz original series American Gods based on Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel and starring Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Crispin Glover, Orlando Jones, Dean Winters, Devery Jacobs, Sakina Jaffrey and Kahyun Kim. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Boy Erased, Ozark, The Gift, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene) are the new composers of the show. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air every Sunday night on Starz.
Also premiering tonight is the HBO docu-series The Case Against Adnan Syed directed by Amy Berg about the 1999 murder of 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student Hae Min Lee, and the subsequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed. The show’s original music is composed by Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks (Beautiful Creatures, Learning to Drive, The Divide, Outsiders). Check out our previous article for more information about the 4-part series.
Soundtrack Album for ‘The Boy Harnessed the Wind’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie The Boy Harnessed the Wind. The album features the film’s original music composed by Antonio Pinto (City of God, McFarland, USA, Lord of War, Amy, Self/less), as well as the end credits song Lelo Ndakwanitsa written & performed by the composer and Lily Banda. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 8 and will be available to download here. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind marks the feature directorial debut of Chiwetel Ejiofor who also stars in the drama with Maxwell Simba, Aïssa Maïga, Lily Banda, Lemogang Tsipa, Philbert Falakeza, Joseph Marcell and Noma Dumezweni. The movie is inspired by a true story and follows a 13-year-old boy who – inspired by a science book – builds a wind turbine to save his Malawian village from famine.
‘Triple Frontier’ Soundtrack Details
Milan Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original movie Triple Frontier. The album features the film’s original music composed by Disasterpeace (aka Rich Vreeland) (It Follows, Under the Silver Lake). Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich performed on the composer’s score. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, March 8 and will be available to download on Amazon. Listen to a full track after the jump. The download link will be added to this article over the next day. Triple Frontier is directed by J.C. Chandor and stars Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund and Pedro Pascal. The movie revolves around a group of former special ops soldiers who reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord.
Netflix’s ‘Love, Death + Robots’ to Feature Music by Rob Cairns
Rob Cairns (Dallas, The Forger, The Bachelor) has composed the original music for most episodes of the new Netflix original series Love, Death + Robots. The show presented by Tim Miller (Deadpool) & David Fincher (The Social Network, Fight Club, Gone Girl) is a collection of animated short stories that span the science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy genres. The 18 episodes of the show’s first season feature stories of sentient dairy products, werewolf soldiers, robots gone wild, garbage monsters, cyborg bounty hunters, alien spiders and blood-thirsty demons from hell, among others.