The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced that Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman will be honored with the inaugural Shirley Walker Award at the 29th annual Film & Television Music Awards on Wednesday, June 25th, 2014 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. The award honors those whose achievements have contributed to the diversity of film and television music. Shirley Walker (Final Destination, Memoirs of an Invisible Man) was the first prominent female film and TV composer. Wendy & Lisa launched their careers in the rock band Prince & The Revolution before pursuing a career path in scoring feature films and television.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (October 6, 2013)
Premiering on Thursday, October 10, on ABC is the fantasy drama spin-off Once Upon a Time in Wonderland created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and starring Sophie Lowe, Michael Socha, Peter Gadiot , Emma Rigby and John Lithgow as the voice of the White Rabbit. Mark Isham who is also scoring ABC’s Once Upon a Time, which recently had its third season premiere, is composing the music for the show. To learn more about the show, which will air every Thursday night on ABC, check out our previous news article and also visit the official show website for more information.
Wendy & Lisa Scoring Lifetime’s ‘Witches of East End’
Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman are scoring the new Lifetime original series Witches of East End. The show is created by Maggie Friedman (Eastwick) and stars Julia Ormond, Mädchen Amick, Jenna Dewan Tatum and Rachel Boston in the titles roles. Also set to star are Eric Winter, Daniel DiTomasso, Jason George and Virginia Madsen. The drama is inspired by the New York Times best-selling novel of the same titles by Melissa de la Cruz about a family of witches living in the secluded seaside town of East Haven. Friedman is executive producing the Fox 21 production with Jonathan Kaplan (Without a Trace, ER), Erwin Stoff (The Matrix) and Josh Reims (Brothers & Sisters). Mark Waters (Mean Girls, The Spiderwick Chronicles) has directed the pilot episode.
Fall 2011 Television Music Roundup (Part 4): NBC
In our fourth part of our fall television music series, we are taking a look at the new and returning shows on NBC:
Among the new shows on the network that premiered this fall is the fantasy crime drama Grimm created by David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf and starring Russell Hornsby, David Giuntoli, Bitsie Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell, Sasha Roiz and Reggie Lee. The show’s score is written by Richard Marvin (U-571, Surrogates, Six Feet Under). The drama centers on a homicide detective who learns that he is a descendent of a group known as “Grimms” who fight to keep humanity safe from the supernatural creatures of the world. Grimm currently airs every Friday night on NBC and is expected to receive a full season order in the near future.
Wendy & Lisa to Score Tim Kring’s ‘Touch’
Wendy & Lisa are set to score the upcoming FOX drama Touch. The series is created by Tim Kring and centers on a widower whose mute 11-year-old son possesses the ability to detect patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events. The show stars Kiefer Sutherland, David Mazuoz, Danny Glover and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Francis Lawrence (Constantine, I Am Legend) directed the pilot and will also executive produce the project with Sutherland, Peter Chernin & Katherine Pope (Terra Nova) and Suzan Bymel (The War at Home). Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman have previously scored Kring’s hit shows Heroes and Crossing Jordan. Fox has recently ordered a first season of 13 episodes for Touch, which is scheduled to air next spring on the network.