Blake Neely


Projects - Brothers & Sisters (2006)

(2006)


Starring Barry Watson, Matthew Davis, Rick Gomez, Rosanna Arquette, Amanda Detmer, Sarah Lancaster

Created by Dana Stevens

Produced by J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Dana Stevens, and Josh Reims

 

Music composed by Blake Neely & James Dooley

Performed by the What About Brian Band

Guitars: George Doering, Tim May, Grecco Buratto

Keyboards: Blake Neely, James Dooley

Bass: Reggie Hamilton

Drums: Chad Wackerman, Harvey Mason

Percussion: M.B. Gordy, Russ Kunkel

Recorded and mixed by Jim Hill at the Village and Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California



Notes

In September, 2006, I received an email from my friend, Josh Reims (whom I'd worked with on EVERWOOD), asking what my schedule was and could I quickly step in and take over composing the score for this show. I said I would if (a) I could co-write the score with my friend, James Dooley, and (b) we could create a live band type of score.

Jim and I had wanted to write together for years, having worked together on many Hans Zimmer projects. And I've always wanted to make music live, on the spot, with great players. What a nice change from sitting in front of my computer day in and day out. Even get to play keyboards with some of the best players in the world. During our first session, I told the band, "Guys, I haven't done this in so long, I'm afraid my mom's going to come through the door and tell us to keep it down."

For six weeks, we had some fun and some headaches, scoring six episodes.