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Jeff Russo Explains How Britney Spears’ “Toxic” Became A Theme For Season 5 Of ‘Fargo’ – Sound & Screen TV
Appearing for a panel at Deadline’s Sound & Screen Television live-music event, Jeff Russo described how he adapts to Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley's requests.
Noting several times that he adjusted the show's music per Hawley's ideas, Russo also addressed a cover of Britney Spears' "Toxic" in the…
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Kevin Kiner Says John Williams, George Lucas And His Own Kids Inspired ‘Ahsoka’ Music – Sound & Screen TV
Ahsoka composer Kevin Kiner discussed his Star Wars influences for the Disney+ series at Deadline's Sound & Screen Television live-music event. He also revealed an homage to Star Wars composer John Williams in episode 5.
"I kind of do this Williams lick," Kiner said during a panel discussion. "I know…
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Composer Sherri Chung Used Typewriter, Unusual Instruments For Her ‘Based On A True Story’ Score – Sound & Screen TV
Based on a True Story composer Sherri Chung brought a typewriter to the orchestra to perform her score during Deadline's Sound & Screen live-music event. The typewriter was just one of the unusual instruments she included in the music for the Peacock comedy mystery.
"I just wanted find something that…
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‘Masters Of The Air’ Music Is A Love Letter To The Late Michael Kamen, Says Composer Blake Neely – Sound & Screen TV
Composer Blake Neely called his score for Apple TV+’s Masters of the Air a tribute to his mentor, the late Michael Kamen. Kamen gave Neely his first job as an orchestrator on Band of Brothers, the first in Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks' World War II series trilogy.
"It's a love letter to Michael,"…
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Carlos Rafael Rivera Experimented With ‘Lessons In Chemistry’s Musical Themes, And A Melody For Brie Larson’s Unique Character That “Like A River, Meanders” – Sound & Screen TV
Apple TV+'s Lessons in Chemistry is the story of biogeneticist cooking show host Elizabeth Zott. Composer Carlos Rafael Rivera said he had to answer the question "what would a biogeneticist sound like?" when pilot director Sarah Adina Smith asked him to write the series’ music. This led him to some…
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Composer Atli Örvarsson Says He Used Musical Instruments That Represented Loneliness For ‘Silo’ Score – Sound & Screen TV
Composer Atli Örvarsson wrote the music for Silo, the Apple TV+ series about a post-apocalyptic society living within a giant silo so old they don't even know who built it. For the tale, Örvasson said he thought of musical instruments that could represent loneliness.
"I tried to imagine possibly…
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Benj Pasek And Justin Paul Say Steve Martin Nailed Their Challenging ‘Only Murders In The Building’ Song In Two Hours – Sound & Screen TV
Songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul marveled at Steve Martin's ability to perform their rapid-fire song in Season 3 of Only Murders in the Building. Martin's character, Charles-Haden Savage, struggles with "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It" until episode 8 of the season. Unlike Savage, though…
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‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ Star David Oyelowo, Showrunner Chad Feehan Say Bass Is Riding Off Into The Sunset — Contenders TV
Star and executive producer David Oyelowo and Lawmen: Bass Reeves creator, showrunner and executive producer Chad Feehan said Reeves' family values were what made him stand out. Oyelowo plays Reeves, a U.S. Marshal after the abolition of slavery.
"The way in for a global audience should be not just…
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‘3 Body Problem’ Creators Say Season 2 “Gets Really Wild In The Best Possible Way” – Contenders TV
Cixin Liu's 3 Body Problem trilogy was considered unadaptable, but D.B. Weiss, David Benioff and Alexander Woo did it for Netflix. Even though Season 1 is streaming, that doesn't mean they've solved Season 2. The trio joined Deadline’s Contenders TV event Sunday to discuss the adaptation, and Weiss…
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‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Star Taylor Zakhar Perez Says He Channeled Mr. Darcy And Ryan Gosling In Rom-Com Hit – Contenders TV
Taylor Zakhar Perez said he was thinking about Pride and Prejudice, 10 Things I Hate About You and more classic romances when filming his big romantic scene in Prime Video’s hit Red, White & Royal Blue. Perez plays Alex, the son of the President (Uma Thurman) who falls in love with British Prince Henry…
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Lily Gladstone, Quinn Shephard And Samir Mehta On ‘Under The Bridge’ And Creating A Show About “Radical Empathy” – Contenders TV
Lily Gladstone, creator and EP Quinn Shephard and showrunner/executive producer Samir Mehta joined Deadline’s Contenders TV to discuss their Hulu series Under the Bridge. Based on Rebecca Godfrey's account of the murder of Reena Virk, all three said they were careful not to sensationalize Virk's…
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‘Alice & Jack’ Star Andrea Riseborough: ‘When I’m In Love, I’m A Total Idiot’ — Contenders TV
Creator Victor Levin and star Andrea Riseborough discussed their Masterpiece on PBS miniseries Alice & Jack at Deadline Contenders TV on Saturday. Riseborough plays Alice and Domhnall Gleeson plays Jack in the six-episode show that follows their relationship over 16 years. Riseborough said she often is…
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