Ryeland Allison is composing the score for the new Netflix original series The Ranch. The show is created by Don Reo & Jim Patterson (Two and a Half Men) and stars Ashton Kutcher, Sam Elliott, Danny Masterson, Debra Winger and Elisha Cuthbert. The comedy follows a Colorado rancher who returns home after a brief and failed semi-pro football career to run the family ranching business with his older brother and father, whom he hasn’t seen in 15 years. Reo, Patterson and Kutcher are also executive producing the with Jane Wiseman & Blair Fetter (BoJack Horseman) and Andy Weil.
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Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ to Feature Music by Hans Zimmer & Rupert Gregson-Williams
Hans Zimmer and Rupert Gregson-Williams have recently recorded their music for the upcoming Netflix original series The Crown. The show is created by Peter Morgan (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) and stars Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby and John Lithgow. The 10-parter is based on Morgan’s play The Audience and centers on the interplay and political intrigue between Queen Elizabeth II and the British prime ministers spanning several decades. The Sony Pictures TV and Left Bank Pictures production is executive produced by Morgan, Stephen Daldry (The Hours, The Reader), Andy Harries (The Damned United), Suzanne Mackie (Calendar Girls), Philip Martin (The Forger), Robert Fox (Notes on a Scandal), Tanya Seghatchian (My Summer of Love) and Matthew Byam Shaw.
‘House of Cards’ Season 4 Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack album for the new soundtrack album for the Netflix original series House of Cards have been announced. The album features selections from the original music of the show’s fourth season composed and conducted by Emmy Award winner Jeff Beal (Monk, Rome, Appaloosa, Ugly Betty, The Newsroom, Pollock). The soundtrack will be released digitally on April 1, 2016 and physically on April 29. Visit Amazon to pre-order the 2-CD set. The label has previously released soundtracks for all of the first of the first three seasons of the drama. House of Cards is developed by Beau Willimon, executive produced by David Fincher and stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright. The drama’s fourth season premiered earlier this month and is now available to stream on Netflix. The series will return for a fifth season in 2017.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 13, 2016)
Premiering tonight on Lifetime is the British mini-series And Then There Were None developed by Sarah Phelps based on Agatha Christie’s novel and starring Douglas Booth, Charles Dance, Anna Maxwell Martin, Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Toby Stephens, Maeve Dermody, Burn Gorman, Noah Taylor and Aidan Turner. The 3-parter’s original music is composed by Stuart Earl (Lilting, My Brother the Devil). Visit the composer’s official website to listen to audio samples from the score. To learn more about the series, which follows ten strangers with dubious pasts who are lured to Soldier Island in 1939, visit Lifetime’s official website.
Premiering on Tuesday, March 15 is the new NBC comedy Crowded created by Suzanne Martin (Hot in Cleveland, The Client List) and stars Patrick Warburton, Carrie Preston, Miranda Cosgrove, Mia Serafino, Stacy Keach and Carlease Burke. Chris Alan Lee (Younger, The Jim Gaffigan Show) is composing the show’s original score and Jesse Novak (BoJack Horseman, The Mindy Project) has written the series’ theme. To learn more about the comedy, which will air Tuesday nights on NBC, check out our scoring assignment announcement.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 6, 2016)
Premiering tomorrow, March 7, is the new A&E original series Damien created by Glen Mazzaro and starring Bradley James, Barbara Hershey, Omid Abtahi and Meganlyn Echikunwoke. The show’s original music is composed by Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, 10 Cloverfield Lane) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the project and also visit the official show website for more information. Damien will air Monday nights on A&E.
Premiering on Tuesday, March 8, is the new ABC drama Of Kings and Prophets created by Adam Cooper & Bill Collage and starring Ray Winstone, Olly Rix, Mohammad Bakri, Simone Kessell, Nathaniel Parker, Haaz Sleiman and James Floyd. Trevor Morris (Immortals, The Borgias, Olympus/London Has Fallen, Vikings) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the show, which will air Tuesday nights on ABC.
Elliott Wheeler to Score Netflix’s ‘The Get Down’
Elliott Wheeler has been tapped to score the upcoming Netflix original series The Get Down. The show is created by Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!, The Great Gatsby, Romeo & Juliet, Australia) & Shawn Ryan (The Shield, Last Resort) and stars Shameik Moore, Justice Smith, Herizen Guardiola, Jaden Smith, Skylan Brooks, Tremaine Browne, Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jimmy Smits and Giancarlo Esposito. The period drama is set in 1970s New York and follows a group of teens struggling to survive and find outlets through music. Luhrmann & Ryan are also executive producing the Sony Pictures Television production with Catherine Martin, Paul Watters, Thomas Kelly, Stephen Adly Guirgis and Marney Hochman.
‘Fuller House’ Theme Song to Be Released
WaterTower Music will release the theme song for the new Netflix original series Fuller House. The song is a cover version of the theme from the original Full House show, Everywhere You Look and is performed by singer Carly Rae Jespen, produced by Butch Walker and written by the comedy’s composers Jesse Frederick and Bennett Salvay . The track will be released as a single tomorrow, February 26 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Fuller House is created by Jeff Franklin and stars Candace Cameron-Bure, Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber, John Stamos, Juan Pablo Di Pace, Soni Nicole Bringas, Michael Campion, Elias Harger, Dashiell Messitt, Fox Messitt and Bob Saget.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 21, 2016)
Premiering tomorrow, February 22, is the HBO documentary Becoming Mike Nichols directed and produced by Douglas McGrath and documents the early life of the influential director and producer. The film’s original music is composed by David Lawrence (American Pie, High School Musical, Jericho, Van Wilder: Party Liaison) who previously scored McGrath’s 2000 feature Company Men. To learn more about the documentary, which was also shown at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, visit our scoring assignment announcement and HBO’s official website.
Premiering on Thursday, February 25, is the British mini-series Prey created by Chris Lunt and starring Rosie Cavaliero, John Simm, Philip Glenister and MyAnna Buring. Daniel Pemberton (Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Counselor) has scored the first three episodes directed by Nick Murphy and Sarah Warne composed the music for the other three episodes directed by Lewis Arnold. The two three-part stories, which premiered in the UK in 2014 and 2015 on ITV will air in the U.S. on BBC America. Visit the official show website for more information.
Soundtrack for Netflix’s ‘Love’ Announced
Lakeshore Records has announced a soundtrack album for the new Netflix original series Love. The album features selections from the show’s original music composed by Lyle Workman (Superbad, The 40-Year Old Virgin, Win Win, Forgetting Sarah Marshall). The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 19, 2016 and physically later this year. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD. Love is created by Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, Knocked Up), Paul Rust (Pee-wee’s Big Holiday) & Lesley Arfin and stars Rust, Gillian Jacobs, Dave Allen, Steve Bannos, Chris Witaske and singer Chantal Claret. The show follows a nice guy and a brazen wild child as they navigate the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment, and other things they were hoping to avoid.
Stephen Malkmus Scoring Netflix’s ‘Flaked’
Will Arnett has announced on Twitter that former Pavement lead singer and guitarist Stephen Malkmus is scoring the upcoming Netflix series Flaked. The show is created by Mark Chappell (The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret) and Arnett who also stars in the comedy with David Sullivan, Ruth Kearney and George Basil. The series follows a celebrated long-time resident of the insular world of Venice, California who falls for the object of his best friend’s fascination. Arnett and Chappell are also executive producing the project with Ben Silverman (The Office, Jane the Virgin), Peter Principato (Married, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp) and Mitch Hurwitz (Arrested Development).