BONES Composer Sean Callery Talks Scoring ‘The 200th in the 10th’

BONES’ 200th episode is taking the show to a place it has never gone before: Hollywood in the 1950s.

The show dove into the era in “The 200th in the 10th,” with the stars in the appropriate hair/clothes/makeup, and the way the show is shot even resembles some of the more iconic 1950s movies. And, appropriately, the score reflects the time, too, and composer Sean Callery (who has also worked on 24, HOMELAND, and ELEMENTARY) got to do something new for the show — he worked with a live band.

I spoke with Callery about working on this episode, and what aspects of the score he’s most excited for fans to hear…

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LEGENDS: Tina Majorino on Her In-Depth Prep for the Show, Creating Backstory, and More

Tina Majorino has been a steady presence on television for a decade (among her credits: VERONICA MARS, BIG LOVE, TRUE BLOOD, GREY’S ANATOMY, and BONES) and now she’s back in a new show, TNT’s LEGENDS.

LEGENDS follows the FBI agents of DCO (Deep Cover Operations) as they navigate their work — and adjust back to life with Martin (played by Sean Bean), who had been deep undercover. (The series also stars Ali Larter, Morris Chestnut, and Steve Harris as fellow members of DCO.)

Majorino’s Maggie is the team’s newest member, and as she pointed out during our chat, her character’s career decision says a fair amount about her, because “you have to be committed and a special kind of person to want to do this with your life.”

Read on for more from my chat with Majorino, including the impressive amount of prep she did for the series, creating her own backstory, and much more…

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