Premiering tonight is the Fox holiday event A Christmas Story Live! starring Matthew Broderick, Andy Walken, Jane Krakowski, Chris Diamantopoulos, Ana Gasteyer, Ken Jeong and David Alan Grier. The television special’s music is composed by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen) based on their work on the Broadway musical of the same title. They also wrote several new songs. Arts Music will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the event tomorrow. Check out our previous article for the full album details.
Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, December 18, is the BBC mini-series Gunpowder created by Ronan Bennett & Daniel West and starring Kit Harington, Liv Tyler, Peter Mullan, Edward Holcroft, Shaun Dooley, Robert Emms, Derek Riddell and Mark Gatiss. Hauschka (aka Volker Bertelmann) (Lion, In Dubious Battle, The Current War) has composed the original music for the 3-parter. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this week.Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which premieres stateside on HBO.
Premiering on Tuesday, December 19, is the Canadian mini-series The Indian Detective created by Frank Spotnitz & Smita Bhide, directed by Sandy Johnson and starring Russell Peters, Anupam Kher and Christina Cole. The show’s original music is composed by Todor Kobakov (Born to Be Blue, The Samaritan, Bitten). The crime dramedy follows a suspended Canadian cop who visits his father in Mumbai and assists in investigating a huge criminal operation with links to home. The series premiered last month in Canada and will be available in the U.S. exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering in the U.S. on Friday, December 22, is the BBC drama The Last Post created by Peter Moffat and starring Jessica Raine, Jessie Buckley, Stephen Campbell Moore, Ben Miles and Jeremy Neumark Jones. Solomon Grey (The Casual Vacancy) has composed the show’s original music. Mercury Classics has released a soundtrack album featuring the score from the series. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the series, which is premiering in the U.S. on Amazon Prime.
