Premiering tonight is the new ABC drama Ten Days in the Valley created by Tassie Cameron and starring Kyra Sedgwick, Felix Solis, Erika Christensen, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Kick Gurry, Ella Thomas and Emily Kinney. The show’s original music is composed by W.G. Snuffy Walden (The West Wing, Friday Night Lights, Nashville, Under the Dome). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on ABC.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 24, 2017)
Premiering tonight is sci-fi drama Star Trek: Discovery developed by Alex Kurtzman & Bryan Fuller and starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Jason Isaacs, Doug Jones, James Frain, Michelle Yeoh and Anthony Rapp. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, The Night Of, Snowfall, Power). Check out our previous article for a video from the recording sessions of the composer’s theme for the show and click here to watch the main titles sequence. The series is premiering on CBS tonight and the rest of the episodes will be available to stream on CBS All Access.
Premiering tomorrow, September 25, is the NBC drama The Brave created by Dean Georgaris and starring Anne Heche, Mike Vogel, Sofia Pernas, Tate Ellington, Natacha Karam, Demetrius Grosse, Noah Mills and Hadi Tabbal. Toby Chu (Covert Affairs, Burn Notice, Beyond, Unforgettable, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will air Monday nights on NBC.
Cristobal Tapia de Veer Scoring ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Black Museum’
Cristobal Tapia de Veer has composed the music for the upcoming Black Mirror episode Black Museum. The episode is directed by Colm McCarthy (Outcast, Peaky Blinders) and stars Douglas Hodge, Letitia Wright and Babs Olusanmokun. The show’s creator Charlie Brooker wrote the script. The composer has previously collaborated with McCarthy on last year’s feature The Girl with All the Gifts. He joins Daniel Pemberton and Mark Isham who have previously announced as composers for episodes of the new season.
Netflix’s ‘Neo Yokio’ Features Music by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, BATHS, Dev Hynes & Jesse Novak
EDM producer and DJ Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (aka Orlando Tobias Edward Higginbottom) has composed the original music for the first episode of the new Netflix original series Neo Yokio. Jesse Novak (BoJack Horseman, The Mindy Project) has scored the second and sixth episode of the series and EDM artist BATHS (aka Will Wiesenfeld) composed the music for the third episode and also contributed a piece for the sixth episode. The anime series’ fourth episode features original music by singer/songwriter Dev Hynes (also known as Blood Orange).
‘Chasing Coral’ Soundtrack Released
Drawing Number One has released a soundtrack album for the documentary Chasing Coral. The album features the film’s original music composed by Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, The Little Hours, Atypical) and Saul Simon MacWilliams (Gleason, Becoming Warren Buffet). Also included is the original song Tell Me How Long written by Romer and Teddy Geiger and performed by Kristen Bell (click here to learn more about the track). The soundtrack is now available on iTunes, where you can also check out audio samples. Chasing Coral is directed by Jeff Orlowski and follows a team of divers, photographers and scientists who set out on an ocean adventure to discover why Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate.
Mark Isham Scoring ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘Arkangel’
Mark Isham has composed the music for the upcoming Black Mirror episode Arkangel. The episode is directed by Jodie Foster and stars Rosemarie Dewitt, Brenna Harding and Owen Teague. No plot details have been announced. The show’s creator Charlie Brooker wrote the script. Isham has previously collaborated with Foster on her directorial efforts, Home for the Holidays and Little Man Tate. As previously reported, Daniel Pemberton has also scored an episode of the fourth season of Black Mirror, which will premiere this fall on Netflix.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 10, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the new Fox comedy drama The Orville created by Seth MacFarlane and starring himself, alongside Adrianne Palicki, Mark Jackson, Scott Grimes, Peter Macon, J Lee, Halston Sage and Penny Johnson. Bruce Broughton (Silverado) has composed the show’s theme and score for the first episode and John Debney (The Passion of the Christ) and Joel McNeely (A Million Ways to Die in the West) are scoring the following episodes. Visit our previous news article and also check out a recent article in Variety to learn more about the composers’ work on the project.
Also premiering tonight is the HBO original series The Deuce created by David Simon & George Pelecanos and starring James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Carr, Margarita Levieva, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Dominique Fishback, Emily Meade, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chris Bauer, Chris Coy, Natalie Paul and Michael Rispoli. The show doesn’t feature an original score. Blake Leyh serves as the project’s music supervisor. The Deuce tells the story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early 70s through the mid 80s. The drama will air Sunday nights on HBO. Visit the official show website for updates.
Daniel Pemberton Scoring ‘Black Mirror’ Episode ‘USS Callister’
Daniel Pemberton has recently composed the music for the upcoming Black Mirror episode USS Callister. The episode is directed by Toby Haynes (Doctor Who, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell) and stars Jesse Plemons, Cristin Milioti, Jimmi Simpson, Michaela Coel and Billy Magnussen. The show’s creator Charlie Brooker wrote the script with William Bridges (SuperBob). No plot details have been announced yet. Pemberton follows composers such as Clint Mansell, Max Richter, Bear McCreary, Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow, Martin Phipps, among others who previously scored episodes of the anthology series.
‘The Get Down’ Score Album to Be Released
RCA Records will release a new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series The Get Down. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by Elliott Wheeler (Restraint). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, September 8. The download link will be added to this article over night. The label has previously released two soundtracks for Part I and Part II of the drama featuring the songs from the series. The Get Down is created by Baz Luhrmann and stars Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Herizen Guardiola, Skylan Brooks, Tremaine Brown Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jimmy Smits. The show is set in 1977 New York City and follows the talented and soulful youth of the South Bronx as they chase dreams and breakneck beats to transform music history.
Lin-Manuel Miranda Recording ‘The Magic School Bus Rides Again’ Theme Song
Lin-Manuel Miranda has recorded a new version of The Magic School Bus theme song for the upcoming Netflix original series The Magic School Bus Rides Again. The track was written by Peter Lurye and performed by Little Richard for the hit show from the 90s. Listen to the cover featured in the trailer for the new reboot after the jump. The animated show features the voices of Kate McKinnon, Miles Koseleci-Vieira, Lynsey Pham & Lily Tomlin and follows Ms. Frizzle’s kid sister Fiona as she takes the wheel at Walkerville Elementary.