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The latest version of Deadline’s Sound & Screen Television arena is underway Wednesday evening, bringing into attraction 1 of nan astir captious and yet often unseen elements of storytelling: music. From sweeping, orchestral themes to much intimate, character-driven pieces, a project’s people and songs are integral parts of nan puzzle erstwhile it comes to shaping really audiences link pinch what they spot connected screen.
Sound & Screen, which has quickly go 1 of Deadline’s astir celebrated events, is backmost astatine UCLA’s Royce Hall for nan 2026 edition, featuring different awesome lineup of musicians and their scores from this year’s astir striking tv offerings, pinch nan euphony performed unrecorded pinch nan backing of a afloat orchestra.
This year’s roster is an fantabulous one. We’ve sewage Jeff Russo, a laminitis of Tonic and erstwhile personnel of Low Stars, who is nan composer down FX’s Alien: Earth; arsenic good arsenic Emmy-winning composer and musician Amanda Jones, who is down nan sound of Apple TV’s Murderbot. Siddhartha Khosla will besides subordinate america onstage to showcase his people for Imperfect Women starring Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington and Kate Mara.
Netflix is successful nan location coming pinch 2 shows: Beef and Wednesday. Finneas O’Connell, who has already won 2 Oscars, 2 Golden Globes and 11 Grammys, is nan mastermind down nan people for nan overmuch anticipated 2nd play of Beef, and he’ll outline his attack for america this evening successful beforehand of nan packed location of awards-season voters. Meanwhile, two-time Emmy nominee Chris Bacon, whose credits include Source Code, Heretic and Alpha and Omega, will talk really he’s built connected Wednesday‘s gothic people for nan show’s latest season.
Renowned composer Jeff Beal, whose credits include House of Cards and The Newsroom, is besides successful nan building, wherever he’ll locomotion america done nan process of penning nan euphony for Peacock’s deed All Her Fault that stars Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning.
Meanwhile, Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen are returning this twelvemonth to talk astir their attack to composing nan people for Prime Video’s chaotic superhero series The Boys, while Tyler Strickland will locomotion america done nan affectional travel of scoring John Candy: I Like Me, which explores nan life and bequest of nan iconic Canadian funnyman.
Breton Vivian, who earned an Emmy information for his salient activity connected Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone, besides returns this twelvemonth to talk composing Sheridan’s follow-up Paramount+ series The Madison.
HBO Max series The Pitt is coming disconnected nan backmost of winning nan Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series, and composers Gavin Brivik and Andrew Bird are connected manus to break down crafting nan show’s original opus “Need Someone.”
And last, but surely not least, David Archuleta, Sophie Rose and Michael Blum are present to talk astir their original opus “Wish That You Were Me” for Hulu’s Only Murders successful nan Building.
Check backmost Thursday for our Sound & Screen coverage, and connected Monday erstwhile Deadline launches nan event’s streaming tract featuring each nan sheet videos. In nan meantime, here’s nan afloat lineup of who’s hitting nan stage.
Sound & Screen Television 2026
PRIME VIDEO
The Boys
Christopher Lennertz (Composer)
Matt Bowen (Composer)
PARAMOUNT+
The Madison
Breton Vivian (Composer)
APPLE TV
Murderbot
Amanda Jones (Composer)
HBO MAX
The Pitt
Gavin Brivik (Composer/Songwriter)
Andrew Bird (Songwriter)
PEACOCK
All Her Fault
Jeff Beal (Composer)
FX
Alien: Earth
Jeff Russo (Composer)
APPLE TV
Imperfect Women
Siddhartha Khosla (Composer)
HULU
Only Murders successful nan Building
David Archuleta (Co-Writer)
Sophie Rose (Co-Writer/Singer)
Michael Blum (Co-Writer/Producer)
PRIME VIDEO
John Candy: I Like Me
Tyler Strickland (Composer)
NETFLIX
Wednesday
Chris Bacon (Composer)
Beef
Finneas O’Connell (Composer)
