Composer Blake Neely On MASTERS OF THE AIR

Masters of the Air is a 2024 American war drama miniseries created by John Shiban and John Orloff for Apple TV+. It is based on the 2007 book of the same name by Donald L. Miller and follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber unit in the Eighth Air Force in eastern England during World War II.[3] The series serves as a companion to Band of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010). It is the first series to be produced by Apple Studios in cooperation with Playtone and Amblin Television and stars Austin Butler, Callum Turner and Anthony Boyle as part of an ensemble cast. The series consists of nine episodes.

Principal photography began in England in 2021 but was delayed on several occasions due to strict government measures related to COVID-19.[3] Masters of the Air premiered on January 26, 2024. The series received positive reception.

ABOUT BLAKE NEELY:

Blake Neely has scored more than 35 television series, 20 films, and received 5 ballet commissions. Nominated seven times for the EMMY® Award, he won in 2021 for his main title theme for the series “The Flight Attendant.”

He has been a featured lecturer on film music at the Sundance Institute, University of Southern California, Columbia College, UCLA, Hollywood Music Workshop Vienna, Conservatory of Music Puerto Rico, NYU, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and his alma mater, The University of Texas. He is a board member of Education Through Music Los Angeles. And he is also the author of “Piano for Dummies.”