Premiering tonight is the Starz original series American Gods created by Bryan Fuller & Michael Green based on Neil Gaiman’s novel and starring Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Crispin Glover and Orlando Jones. The show’s original music is composed by Brian Reitzell (Hannibal, Friday Night Lights, 30 Days of Night). Milan Records has released the song In the Pines by Reitzell and Mark Lanegan earlier this week. Check out our previous article for more information about the track and the show.
Also premiering tonight is the National Geographic documentary LA 92 directed by Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin about the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans (Enemy, The Gift, Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Discovery, The OA, The One I Love) have composed the film’s original music. Visit our scoring assignment announcement and Nat Geo’s official website to learn more about the film, which is now also playing in select theaters.
Premiering on Friday, May 5, is the Netflix original movie Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie directed by Jeff Garlin who also stars in the film with Christine Woods, Natasha Lyonne, Kaley Cuoco, Amy Sedaris, Steven Weber, Eddie Peppitone and Leah Remini. Singer/songwriter Ben Folds is composing the film’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the film, which will be available to stream on Friday on Netflix.
Missing from last week’s TV music roundup was the NBC comedy Great News created by Tracey Wigfield and starring Briga Heelan, Andrea Martin, Adam Campbell, Nicole Richie, Horatio Sanz and John Michael Higgins. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Richmond (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Baby Mama). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which premiere on April 25 and airs Tuesday nights on NBC.