Michael Kamm is scoring Netflix’s first German original series Dark. The show is created by Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese and stars Louis Hofmann, Oliver Masucci, Jördis Triebel, Maja Schöne, Sebastian Rudolph, Anatole Taubman, Mark Waschke, Karoline Eichhorn, Stephan Kampwirth, Anne Ratte-Polle, Andreas Pietschmann, Lisa Vicari, Angela Winkler and Michael Mendl. The 10-parter is set in a German town in present day where the disappearance of two young children exposes the double lives and fractured relationships among four families.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 2, 2017)
Premiering on Wednesday, July 5, is the FX original series Snowfall created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio & Dave Andron and starring Damson Idris, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Carter Hudson and Emily Rios. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Power, The Night Of, CSI: Cyber). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama, which is set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic in the early 80s Los Angeles and will air every Wednesday night on FX.
Netflix’s ‘Atypical’ to Feature Music by Dan Romer
Dan Romer announced this week on Twitter that he has recently scored the upcoming Netflix original series Atypical. The show is created by Robia Rashid (The Goldbergs) and stars Keir Gilchrist, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Rapaport, Brigette Lundy-Paine and Amy Okuda. The comedy drama revolves around a 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, who takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family. Rashid is also executive producing the project with Mary Rohlich and Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Baywatch, Identity Thief) who directed the first episode.
‘Castlevania’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the first soundtrack album for the Netflix animated series Castlevania have been revealed. The album the show’s original music composed by Emmy Award winner Trevor Morris (Immortals, Vikings, Iron Fist, Olympus/London Has Fallen, The Borgias). The soundtrack will be released digitally on July 7, 2017 and physically a few weeks later. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Castlevania based on the Konami video games is developed by comic book writer Warren Ellis and features the voices of Richard Armitage, James Callis, Graham McTavish, Alejandra Reynoso, Matt Frewer and Tony Amendola. The series follows a vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly beasts controlled by Dracula himself.
‘Crazyhead’ Soundtrack Released
MovieScore Media has released a soundtrack album for the British comedy series Crazyhead. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Stuart Hancock (We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Atlantis, One Night in Turin). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Crazyhead is created by Howard Overman and stars Cara Theobold, Susan Wokoma, Arinze Kene, Lewis Reeves, Riann Steele, Luke Allen-Gale, Charlie Archer and Tony Curran. The comedy revolves around Bowling alley worker Amy and nonconformist Raquel who fight demons while also facing their inner demons as they navigate their early 20s.
Trevor Morris Scoring Netflix’s ‘Castlevania’
Trevor Morris is composing the music for the upcoming Netflix original series Castlevania. The animated show based on the Konami video games is developed by comic book writer Warren Ellis (Red) and features the voices of Richard Armitage, James Callis and Graham McTavish. The series follows a vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly beasts controlled by Dracula himself. Ellis is also executive producing the project with Kevin Kolde, Fred Seibert and Adi Shankar.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 18, 2017)
Premiering on Wednesday, June 21, is the Spike TV event series The Mist based on the Stephen King novella and starring Morgan Spector, Alyssa Sutherland, Gus Birney, Danica Curcic, Okezie Morro, Luke Cosgrove, Darren Pettie, Russell Posner, Dan Butler, Isiah Washington, Jr. and Frances Conroy. The show’s original music is composed by Giona Ostinelli (Carnage Park, Darling, Recovery). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will air Wednesday nights on Spike TV.
Premiering on Friday, June 23, is the Netflix original series GLOW created by Liz Flahive & Carly Mensch and starring Alison Brie, Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Marc Maron, Britney Young, Sydelle Noel, Britt Baron, Jackie Tohn, Kimmy Gatewood, Rebekka Johnson, Kate Nash, Sunita Mani and Kia Stevens. Craig Wedren (Role Models, School of Rock, Wet Hot American Summer, Wanderlust) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream on Netflix.
Craig Wedren to Score David Wain’s ‘A Futile & Stupid Gesture’
Craig Wedren is reteaming with director David Wain on the upcoming Netflix original movie A Futile & Stupid Gesture. The film stars Will Forte as National Lampoon co-founder Douglas Kenney, alongside Domhnall Gleeson, Joel McHale, Emmy Rossum, Matt Walsh, Martin Mull, Thomas Lennon, Matt Lucas, Seth Green, Jackie Tohn, Natasha Lyonne, Elvy Yost, John Gemberling, Rick Glassman, Camille Guaty and Jon Daly. The biopic is based on Josh Karp’s 2006 book of the same title and centers on the life and career of Kenney. Michael Colton and John Aboud (Penguins of Madagascar, The Comebacks) wrote the screenplay. Peter Principato (Central Intelligence, Keanu) and Jonathan Stern (Childrens Hospital) are producing the project.
Netflix’s ‘Disjointed’ to Feature Music by Joseph LoDuca
Joseph LoDuca is scoring the upcoming Netflix original series Disjointed. The show is created by Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, Mom) & David Javerbaum (The Daily Show) and stars Kathy Bates, Dougie Baldwin, Elizabeth Ho, Elizabeth Alderfer, Aaron Moten and Tone Bell. The comedy revolves around a lifelong advocate for pot legalization, as she finally lives her dream as the owner of an Los Angeles cannabis dispensary and as she employs her newly graduated son and a team of young “budtenders” to help run the company.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 11, 2017)
Premiering tonight is the new TNT original series Claws created by Eliot Laurence, executive produced by Rashida Jones & Will McCormack and starring Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Harold Perrineau, Jenn Lyon, Judy Reyes, Jack Kesy, Karrueche Tran, Kevin Rankin and Jason Antoon. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Rona (White Squall, Exit Wounds, Chicago Hope, Generation Iron, Powers, Traffic). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on TNT.
Premiering tomorrow, June 12, is the Showtime docu-series The Putin Interviews directed by Oliver Stone who, alongside his longtime documentary producer Fernando Sulichin, interviewed the Russian president Vladimir Putin more than a dozen times over the course of two years for the project. Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Rome, Pollock, Monk, Carnivale, Appaloosa, Ugly Betty) has composed the original music for the 4-parter. Varese Sarabande will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the show. Check back on this page for the full album details and visit our previous news article for more information about the project.