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Introduction:


A series of essays wherein I explore the numerous musical identities of my favorite musician: from child prodigy to teen idol to guitar hero to singer/songwriter to award-winning in-demand film composer.
Featuring news/updates and commentary/analysis of Trevor's career and associated projects.
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Monday, April 18, 2016

The Man of a Thousand Credits: as heard on TV

One of a continuing series in regards to the myriad variety of Trevor’s discography.

As long-time fans are aware, since 2012 Trevor and his creative partner Paul Linford have moved into scoring for television more or less full-time, beginning with the ABC drama Zero Hour, which aired for one season in 2013 (and may have actually been created as a limited-run program from the outset).  Two more series have followed thus far: 12 Monkeys for SyFy - which begins its' second season today - and Agent X for TNT, which also ran for one season.

As scoring for television is an ongoing, lucrative and demanding field, it's not surprising to consider that Trevor had made a few forays into this area prior to Zero Hour.  For example, Trevor created the main theme for the NBA on TNT, which has been in use since 2002 and also serves as the theme for their Inside The NBA program.  His theme for Remember The Titans - "Titans Spirit" - has also enjoyed frequent use as regards sporting events, such as coverage of the Olympics.

Trevor also composed the opening themes for military dramas Soldier of Fortune, Inc. and E-Ring as well as the music for a Mountain Dew commercial featuring iconic action hero Chuck Norris.


In considering more ways in which we can hear Our Trev on TV, it would be interesting if, for example, a yet-to-be-heard song from him might be licensed for a commercial (GROUPLOVE took advantage of licensing their work for commericals, for example); or perhaps scoring for a miniseries or anthology type of format for premium cable.  But this lateral career move has allowed us the opportunity to listen to Trevor and Paul's scoring on a weekly basis every year of late and that's such an immediate and unique type of experience which I'm thankful for - because if you had told me, even ten years ago, that I'd be able to hear music from my favorite musician on television every week, I would have said Yeah right!

Update: to promote the 12 Monkeys season two premiere, Varese Sarabande is offering the season one soundtrack for the sale price of $6.99 on iTunes.