The composer trio of Blitz//Berlin (Still/Born, Extraterrestrial, It Stains the Sands Red) have been hired to score the upcoming Syfy original series Day of the Dead. The show is developed by Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas (Malibu Rescue, Raven’s Home) based on George A. Romero’s classic feature and stars Keenan Tracey, Daniel Doheny, Natalie Malaika, Morgan Holmstrom and Kristy Dinsmore. The 10-parter tells the story of six strangers struggling to survive the first 24 hours of a zombie invasion.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 24, 2021)
Premiering on Wednesday, January 28, is the Australian drama Penguin Bloom directed by Glendyn Ivin and starring Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Jacki Weaver, Griffin Murray-Johnston, Rachel House, Leeanna Walsman, Lisa Hensley, Felix Cameron and Abe Clifford-Barr. The film’s original music is composed by Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, The Affair, Enough Said, The Good Shepherd, Ray Donovan, The Door in the Floor). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and will debut in the U.S. and most other markets exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Syfy original series Resident Alien developed by Chris Sheridan based on the Dark Horse comics and staring Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Alice Wetterlund, Corey Reynolds and Levi Fiehler. Noah Sorata (Falling Skies, The Gracefield Incident, Jinn, Reverie) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and visit the official show website for more information about the Amblin Television production, which will air every Wednesday night on Syfy.
Noah Sorota Scoring Syfy’s ‘Resident Alien’
Noah Sorota is scoring the upcoming Syfy original series Resident Alien. The show is developed by Chris Sheridan (Family Guy) based on the Dark Horse comic of the same title and stars Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund and Levi Fiehler. The comedy follows an alien that crash lands on Earth with a secret mission to kill all humans and passes himself off as a small-town human doctor. Sheridan is also executive producing the Amblin TV and Dark Horse Entertainment production with Mike Richardson (Hellboy, The Umbrella Academy) & Keith Goldberg (The Umbrella Academy) and Justin Falvey & Darryl Frank (The Americans).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 22, 2020)
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, March 23 is the Australian mystery drama Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears directed by Tony Tilse and starring Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Miriam Margolyes, Ashleigh Cummings, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Rupert Penry-Jones, Daniel Lapaine and Jacqueline McKenzie. The film’s original music is composed by Greg J Walker (Newton’s Law) who is also the composer of the Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries TV series. LilliPilli IP has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month when the movie was released in Australia. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the film, which is premiering stateside on Acorn TV.
Premiering on Tuesday, March 24, is the NBC drama Council of Dads created by Joan Rater & Tony Phelan and starring Sarah Wayne Callies, Clive Standen, J. August Richards, Michael O’Neill, Michelle Weaver, Steven Silver, Emjay Anthony, Thalia Tran and Blue Chapman. Fil Eisler (Revenge, Empire, How to Be Single, UnReal, Proud Mary, CHiPs, Life of the Party) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the series, which will air Tuesday nights before moving to a new time slot in late April.
‘The Expanse’ Season 2 & 3 Soundtrack Released
Sleeping Giant Records has released two new soundtrack albums for the sci-fi drama The Expanse. The albums feature selections of the show’s original music from the show’s second and third season composed by Clinton Shorter (District 9, 2 Guns, Contraband, Pompeii, Code Black). Visit Amazon to download the Season 2 album and click here to purchase the Season 3 soundtrack. Lakeshore Records has previously released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music from the first season. The Expanse is created by Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby based on the novels of the same title by James S.A. Corey and stars Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Shohreh Aghdashlo, Florence Faivre, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham and Frankie Adams.
Mario Grigorov Scoring Ken Sanzel’s ‘Kill Chain’
Mario Grigorov has composed the original score for the upcoming action thriller Kill Chain. The film is directed by Ken Sanzel (Blue Bloods, Numb3rs) and stars Nicolas Cage, Ryan Kwanten, Anabelle Acosta, Enrico Colantoni and Alimi Ballard. The movie revolves around three strangers whose lives are inevitably entangled in a conflict none of them are prepared for. Gary Preisler (Gold Diggers, Casualties) is producing the Millennium Media and CineTel Films production with Lisa Hansen & Paul Hertzberg (I Spit On Your Grave).
‘Krypton’ Soundtrack Album Details Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the full details of the first soundtrack album for the Syfy original series Krypton. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Fortnite, The Angel, The Lightkeepers). The soundtrack will be released on March 8, 2019 coincide with the season 2 premiere and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A vinyl edition is set to come out on April 13 for Record Store Day. Krypton is developed by David S. Goyer & Cameron Welsh and stars Cameron Cuffe, Georgina Campbell, Elliot Cowan, Ann Ogbomo, Aaron Pierre, Rasmus Hardiker, Wallis Day, Blake Ritson, Ian McElhinney and Shaun Sipos.
Varese Sarabande to Release Soundtrack Album for Syfy’s ‘Krypton’
Varese Sarabande will release the first soundtrack album for the Syfy original series Krypton. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Fortnite, The Angel, The Lightkeepers). The soundtrack is set to be released physically on March 8 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon (CD version). Check back on this page for the full album details. Krypton is developed by David S. Goyer & Cameron Welsh and stars Cameron Cuffe, Georgina Campbell, Elliot Cowan, Ann Ogbomo, Aaron Pierre, Rasmus Hardiker, Wallis Day, Blake Ritson, Ian McElhinney and Shaun Sipos.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 13, 2019)
Premiering tonight is the National Geographic original series Valley of the Boom created by Matthew Carnahan and starring Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn, Lamorne Morris, John Karna, Dakota Shapiro and Oliver Cooper. The show’s original music is composed by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (Stranger Things, Butterfly, Native Son). Sony Classical has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the project (click here for the full album details), as well as a separate album featuring a selections of songs from the series (click here for more information).
Premiering tomorrow, January 14, is the Fox drama The Passage developed by Liz Heldens based on Justin Cronin’s book series and starring Saniyya Sidney, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Caroline Chikezie, Henry Ian Cusick, Vincent Piazza and Emmanuelle Chriqui. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, Star Trek: Discovery, The Night Of) and Jordan Gagne (The Rookie, Waco) are composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will air Monday nights on Fox.
Soundtrack Album for Syfy’s ‘Nightflyers’ to Be Released
Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Syfy original series Nightflyers. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Will Bates (The Path, The Looming Tower, The Magicians, I Origins, Hot Summer Nights). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 14 and will be available to download on Amazon. Nightflyers is developed by Jeff Buhler based on George R.R. Martin’s novella and the 1987 film of the same title and stars Eoin Macken, David Ajala, Sam Strike, Maya Eshet, Angus Sampson, Jodie Turner-Smith, Brian F. O’Byrne and Gretchen Mol.