Tag: Shawn Pierce

Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 4, 2026)

Premiering tomorrow, October 5 is the CW drama Private Eyes West Coast created by Jennifer Kassabian & Sarah Dodd and starring Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson. The show’s original music is composed by Shawn Pierce (Haven, Motive, Slasher, The Bridge). The spinoff to the original 2017 Private Eyes series (scored by Pierce) follows Shade & Angie as they have left behind their P.I. firm and settled into a new life on the west coast, but their new quiet life is shaken when a night out lands them at the scene of a murder. The drama just premiered in Canada earlier this week on GLOBAL and will air in the U.S. Monday nights on The CW.

Premiering on Wednesday, October 7, is the Prime Video limited series Carrie written by Mike Flanagan based on Stephen King’s debut novel and starring Summer Howell, Samantha Sloyan, Siena Agudong,  Joel Oulette, Alison Thornton, Amber Midthunder, Arthur Conti, Thalia Dudek, Josie Tota and Matthew Lillard. The Newton Brothers (Daredevil: Born Again, Doctor Sleep, X-Men ’97, The House of Haunted Hill, Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Forever Purge, The Life of Chuck, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Midnight Mass) have composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the 8-part horror drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (February 28, 2016)

hap-and-leonardPremiering on Wednesday, March 2, is the SundanceTV original series Hap and Leonard created by Jim Mickle & Nick Damici and stars James Purefoy, Michael Kenneth Williams and Christina Hendricks. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Grace (Night Moves, Meek’s Cutoff, The Innkeepers) who previously scored Mickle’s movies Stake Land, We Are What We Are and Cold in July. To learn more about the drama, which will air Wednesday nights on SundanceTV, visit our scoring assignment announcement.

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Chiller’s ‘Slasher’ to Feature Music by Shawn Pierce

slasherShawn Pierce is composing the music for Chiller’s first scripted drama Slasher. The show is created by Aaron Martin (Degrassi: The Next Generation) and stars Katie McGrath, Brandon Jay McLaren, Steve Byers, Dean McDermott, Enuka Okuma and Erin Karpluk. The series’ first season follows a woman who returns home to find herself wrapped up in a series of grisly murders that mirror the death of her parents. Christina Jennings & Scott Garvie (Murdoch Mysteries) are executive producing the project with Martin. Craig David Wallace has directed all episodes of the 8-episode season. 

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (August 31, 2014)

houdiniPremiering tomorrow night is the History original mini-series Houdini directed by Uli Edel and starring Adrien Brody and Kristen Connolly. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Elf, Iron Man 2, Bruce Almighty) has composed the original music for the series about magician Harry Houdini. Lakeshore Records has released two soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s score (and additional music by Sebastian Arocha) digitally earlier this week. CD versions are set to be released on September 30. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full details of both albums and to listen to audio clips.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 13, 2014)

the-strainPremiering tonight is the FX original series The Strain based on the vampire novel trilogy written by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan, executive produced by del Toro & Carlton Cuse and starring Corey Stoll, John Hurt, Kevin Durand, Mía Maestro, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Javier Botet, Miguel Gomez, Natalie Brown, Jack Kesy, Sean Astin, Robert Maillet and Francis Capra. The show’s original music is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Iron Man, Person of Interest) who previously collaborated with del Toro on last year’s Pacific Rim. To learn more about the series, which will air every Sunday night on FX, visit the official show website.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 7, 2013)

the-bridgePremiering on Wednesday, July 10, is the new FX drama The Bridge . The series stars Demian Bechir and Diana Kruger as two El Paso detectives who partner to catch a serial killer working both sides of the US-Mexican border. The show is based on the Scandinavian series of the same title and is adapted by Meredith Stiehm (Homeland) and Elwood Reid (Hawaii Five-O, Cold Case). Shawn Pierce (Haven, Defying Gravity, Motive) is composing the show’s original score. Ryan Bingham who co-wrote and performed the Academy Award-winning song A Weary Kind from Crazy Heart has written the opening titles song for the series. The Bridge will air every Wednesday night on FX. For updates on the drama, visit the official show website.

Weekly TV Music Roundup (May 19, 2013)

goodwin-gamesPremiering tomorrow, May 19, on Fox is the new comedy The Goodwin Games created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and starring Scott Foley, Becki Newton, T. J. Miller, Kat Foster and Melissa Tang. The show’s original score is composed by John Swihart (Napoleon Dynamite, New in Town) who is also the creator’s long running hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother. The Goodwin Games will air every Monday night on Fox. The series follows three grown siblings who return home after their father’s death, and unexpectedly find themselves poised to inherit a vast fortune. Check out our previous news article and visit the official show website to learn more about the comedy.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (April 14, 2013)

defiancePremiering tomorrow, April 15 is the new sci-fi series Defiance created by Rockne S. O’Bannon (Farscape) and starring Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Jaime Murray, Tony Curran, Graham Greene, Mia Kirshner and Fionnula Flanagan. Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead) is composing the show’s score. It has been announced this past week that the composer’s new label Sparks & Shadows will release a soundtrack album later this year. A soundtrack for the crossover MMO video game is already available. Defiance is set in a post-apocalyptic future St. Louis after a lengthy war on Earth between humans and a consortium of invading alien races has completely transformed the surface of the planet. The show will air every Monday night on Syfy. To learn more about the series, visit the official show website.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (December 2, 2012)

Premiering tonight is the Hallmark Channel original movie The Christmas Heart directed by Gary Yates (High Life) and starring Teri Polo, Tess Harper and Paul Essiembre. Shawn Pierce whose scoring credits include such TV shows as Syfy’s Haven and Defying Gravity has composed the film’s music. The movie executive produced by Patricia Heaton, David Hunt, A.J. Morewitz, Norman Denver and Dale Cornick centers on a neighborhood that bands together to save the life of a special teenage boy in dire need of a heart transplant. To learn more about The Christmas Heart, visit Hallmark’s official film website.

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