The Music Of F/X: The Series
The
background music is by Christophe Beck who also does the music for
"Buffy The Vampire Slayer" (won a 1998 Emmy for the
1997 episode, Becoming - Part 1), worked on several other
television series and movies. The first season opening theme
may or may not be a jazz classic. This was mentioned on the
forum, but the music was never identified specifically enough
to be sure.
Christophe Beck on the music of F/X: The Series - The main title for the first season of FX was composed by me. (I also did a techno version for the second season). It was what you might charitably call "strongly influenced" (at the direction of the producers) by a remix of Herbie Hancock's "Canteloupe Island" done by jazz-remix artists Us3. The pieces do indeed sound similar so I don't blame anyone for being a bit confused. I scored about 90% of the music in the show, with help from Mark [Kilian] as well as those other 3 guys in the imdb listing [Kevin Manthei, Eric Colvin and Adam Berry] when schedules got tight.
Thanks to bluntinstrument for supplying the comments and information from Christophe Beck.
Announcement: "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" television soundtrack. A limited edition of 'Chris' Beck's music from Buffy has been released. There is also a "Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Album", containing music by various artists. One track, "Close Your Eyes (Buffy/Angel Love Theme), is by Christophe Beck.
It appears the soundtrack album for "Guinevere" contains music by Mister Beck.
And
the Chris Beck
Cameo Committee website - They want him to have a
cameo on Buffy.
#110 - Eye Of The Dragon
Christophe Beck received a 1998 Gemini nomination for "Best Original Score For A Dramatic Series" for this episode.
#201 - Requiem For A Cop: The most frequently asked music question for the entire series... excluding the one about a soundtrack :-)
Christophe Beck
received a 1999 Gemini nomination for "Best Original
Music Score For A Dramatic Series" for this episode.
The band is Delerium (Actually an ongoing project by Rhys Fulber and Bill Leeb) The singer is Sarah McLachlan The song is "Silence" - You can sample this song at the group's website. http://www.delerium.com/ The album is "Karma"
Thanks for the update and corrections, Karebear!
#204 - Shooting Mickey
The band is Econoline Crush. The song is "The Devil You Know". You can sample this song at the group's website, including a lyrics sheet. http://www.econolinecrush.com The album is "The Devil You Know"
Thanks for identifying the song, Cory! Thanks for identifying the band and their website, Colin!
#205 - House Of Horrors
The performer is Alice Cooper (?) The song is "Welcome To My Nightmare"
#206 - High Roller
The performer is Jeff Healey The song is "Confidence Man"
Thanks for the update, lec!
#208 - Flashback
The performer is Alicia Bridges The song is "I Love The Nightlife"
Thanks for the update, lec!
#210 - Ritual
The performer appears to be the actor playing Mangela, David Starr Ngoombujarra The music is a traditional didgeridoo piece called "Dreamtime Magic"
Thanks for the update, Kay!
#211 - Spanish Harlem
features Pastilla ("Rock en espanol band")
#218 - Red Storm
The performers are B. B. King with guest, Van Morrison The song is "If You Love Me" The album is "Deuces Wild"
FX: The Series is based on two movies starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy.
The first is F/X, aka F/X - Murder By Illusion, aka Murder By Illusion.
The original soundtrack music was written by Bill Conti. Performed by The London Symphony Orchestra
Leader - Michael Davis
Conductor - Harry Rabinowitz
The song is "The Heart Of Rock And Roll" The band is Huey Lewis and The News The song is "Just An Illusion" The band is Imagination
The second
(1991) is F/X 2, aka F/X 2 - The Deadly Art Of
Illusion, aka
FX2.