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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 4, 2015)

galavantPremiering tonight is the musical comedy Galavant created by Dan Fogelman and starring Joshua Sasse, Mallory Jansen, Karen David, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones and Luke Youngblood. The show features original songs written by Alan Menken (Aladdin, The Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid) and Glenn Slater. The series’ underscore is composed by Christopher Lennertz (Ride Along, Revolution, Supernatural). Hollywood Reords has already released three songs from the comedy. Click here to the title song and check our previous news article for the release details of the songs Maybe You’re Not the Worst Thing Ever and She’ll Be Mine and to learn more about the show.

agent-carterPremiering on Tuesday, January 6, is Marvel Studio’s & ABC’s new series Agent Carter created by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and starring Hayley Atwell, Dominic Cooper, Enver Gjokaj and Chad Michael Murray. Christopher Lennertz (Identity Thief, Horrible Bosses, Hop) who previously scored the Marvel One-Shot short film of the same title is composing the show’s original music. For more information about the series, which centers on Peggy Carter (introduced in Captain America: The First Avenger) who works for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve) and goes on secret missions for Howard Stark, check our scoring assignment announcement.

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Stephen Endelman Scoring VH1’s ‘Hindsight’

hindsightStephen Endelman is scoring the new VH1 original drama Hindsight. The show is created by Emily Fox (New York Minute, Jane By Design) and stars Laura Ramsey, Sarah Goldberg, Craig Horner, Nick Clifford, Jessy Hodges, John Patrick Amedori and Drew Sidora. The movie follows a woman who on the day of her wedding in 2014, wakes up in 1995, faced with the opportunity to change the direction of her life from that point forward. Fox is also executive producing the project with John A. Norris (One Tree Hill), Carl Beverly & Sarah Timberman (Justified, Elementary), Maggie Malina (Hit The Floor) and Alexander A. Motlagh.

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Stephen Endelman Scoring ‘How to Make Love Like an Englishman’

how-to-make-love-like-an-englishmanStephen Endelman has recently scored the upcoming romantic comedy How to Make Love Like an Englishman. The film is directed by Tom Vaughan (What Happens in Vegas, Starter for 10, Extraordinary Measures) and stars Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Ben McKenzie, Jessica Alba, Lindsey Sporrer and Malcolm McDowell. The movie follows a University of Cambridge professor who finds a woman who forces him to reevaluate his life of hedonistic excess after he manages to get her graduate student stepsister pregnant. Matthew Newman has written the screenplay. Richard B. Lewis (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Backdraft, August Rush), Beau St. Clair (The Thomas Crown Affair, Laws of Attraction, November Man) and Kevin Frakes (Laggies) are producing the Palmstar Media Capital, Southpaw Entertainment, Irish DreamTime and Envision production. 

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 8, 2014)

chasing-lifePremiering on Tuesday, June 10, is the new ABC Family drama Chasing Life starring Italia Ricci, Mary Page Keller, Haley Ramm and Richard Brancatisano. The show’s original music is composed by Stephen Endelman (Home of the Brave, Rob the Mob, Flirting With Disaster). To learn more about the series, which follows an aspiring journalist who is trying to work her way up the ladder at a Boston newspaper and finds out from her uncle that she has cancer, check out our previous news article. Chasing Life will air every Tuesday night on ABC Family.

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Hollywood Composers Discuss Music for Action Movies at Newport Beach Film Festival

newport-beachThis past Sunday, the Newport Beach Film Festival Seminar Series presented the composer panel Lights, Camera, Action – Music for Action Films (and other genres).  Tim Greiving moderated a panel of film composers who – challenged with the on-screen fights and explosions – offered insight into how the score works in harmony with the film’s visual elements, sound effects and getting all the elements to co-exist. Participating composers included Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover) who discussed the challenges of scoring this summer’s Edge of Tomorrow directed by Doug Liman and starring Tom Cruise. Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Entrapment) talked about his music for this year’s Chinese martial arts action movie The Monkey King, which became one the nation’s highest grossing film at the local box office. 

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Stephen Endelman Scoring Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘Squirrels to the Nuts’

stephen-endelmanStephen Endelman has recently recorded his music for the upcoming comedy Squirrels to the Nuts. The film is directed by Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, What’s Up, Doc?, Paper Moon) and stars Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Kathryn Hahn, Imogen Poots, Will Forte, Cybill Shepherd, Rhys Ifans, Lucy Punch, Ahna O’Reilly, Jake Hoffman, Austin Pendleton and George Morfogen. The movie follows a married Broadway director who meets a call girl and tries to convince her to change her life. Bogdanavich has also co-written the screenplay with Louise Stratten. Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom) and Noah Baumbach (Greenberg, Frances Ha) are producing the project with Holly Wiersma (Bobby, Bug), Logan Levy and music supervisor George Drakoulias.

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Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 21, 2014)

Two new movies are opening wide this weekend:

divergentExpected to top the weekend box office is the film adaptation of the young adult novel Divergent directed by Neil Burger and starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Aaron Eckhart, Miles Teller, Zoe Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Ray Stevenson, Jai Courtney, Ashley Judd and Maggie Q. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack for the film featuring the film’s songs, including tracks by by Ellie Goulding, Zedd, Pia Mia feat. Chance The Rapper. M83, Snow Patrol and Skrillex. (click here for the full album details). Junkie XL (300: Rise of an Empire) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack featuring the composer’s music is now available digitally and will be released on CD on April 15. Check out our previous article for the full album details.

muppets-most-wantedAlso opening wide is Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted directed by James Bobin and starring the Muppets characters, alongside Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey. Bret McKenzie has written the film’s original songs and Christophe Beck (Frozen, The Hangover) who also scored the 2011 Muppets feature has composed the film’s score. Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film performed by the film’s cast, as well as a suite from Beck’s score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more information. Intrada Records will release a separate soundtrack featuring Beck’s music on April 15. Check back on this page for the full details.

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‘Rob the Mob’ Soundtrack Details

rob-the-mobLakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for Raymond De Felitta’s crime drama Rob the Mob. The album features the film’s original music composed by Stephen Endelman (De-Lovely, Flirting with Disaster, Home of the Brave). The composer previously scored the feature Two Family House for the director who opted to edit the film in the composer’s Los Angeles studio. Endelman has also composed the end credits song Love and the Gun, which was recorded in English and Italian and is performed by New York jazz singer Tamela D’Amico. Also featured on the soundtrack are songs by Deee-Lite, Staple Singers and Wilson Pickett. The album will be released on March 18 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out audio clips after the jump. Rob the Mob directed by De Felitta (City Island) stars Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia, Michael Rispoli, Samira Wiley and Ray Romano.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 23, 2012)

Four new dramas are premiering on the major networks this week:

Premiering on September 27 is the ABC drama Last Resort created by Shawn Ryan & Karl Gajdusek and starring Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Robert Patrick, Autumn Reeser, Max Adler, Daisy Betts and Dichen Lachman. The show’s music is composed by Robert Duncan (Castle, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) who has previously scored Ryan’s The Unit, Terriers and The Chicago Code. Check out our previous article for a behind-the-scenes video with Duncan collecting different sounds on an actual submarine. Last Resort will be airing every Thursday night on ABC.

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Stephen Endelman Scoring ‘Made in Jersey’

Stephen Endelman is scoring the new CBS drama Made in Jersey. The legal show is created by Dana Calvo (writer on Covert Affairs and Greek) and stars Janet Montgomery as young working-class woman from New Jersey who uses her street smarts to succeed at a top New York law firm. Kyle MacLachlan, Stephanie March, Toni Trucks, Donna Murphy, Erin Cummings and Kristoffer Polaha are co-starring. Mark Waters (Mean Girls, The Spiderwick Chronicles) has directed the pilot episode and is also executive producing the series with Kevin Falls (Franklin & Bash, Journeyman), Jamie Tarses (Happy Endings) and Julia Franz (Men at Work).

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