Premiering tonight is the Showtime mini-series The Comey Rule written and directed by Billy Ray and starring Jeff Daniels, Brendan Gleeson, Holly Hunter, Michael Kelly, Jennifer Ehle, Jonathan Banks, Scoot McNairy, Oona Chaplin, Steven Pasquale, Peter Coyote, Amy Seimetz and Kingsley Ben-Adir. The show’s original music is composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It-Ralph). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will air tonight and tomorrow on Showtime.
Premiering on Wednesday, September 30 is the Netflix documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door directed by Jenny Popplewell and executive produced by James Marsh. Nainita Desai (For Sama, Telling Lies, Enemy Within, Fierce Queens, Enslaved) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which centers on the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Wednesday the Netflix original film The Boys in the Band directed by Joe Mantello, produced by Ryan Murphy and starring Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington and Tuc Watkins. The movie doesn’t feature an original score. Amanda Krieg Thomas serves as the project’s music supervisor. The movie based on the play of the same title by Mart Crowley is set in 1968 New York and revolves around a surprise guest at a birthday party and a drunken game that leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths. The drama will be available to stream on Netflix.
Premiering on Thursday, October 1 is the British crime drama Gangs of London created by Gareth Evans & Matt Flannery and starring Sope Dirisu, Joe Cole, Michelle Fairley, Lucian Msamati, Mark Lewis Jones, Jing Lusi, Narges Rashidi an Pippa Bennett-Warner. The show’s original music is composed by Aria Prayogi & Fajar Yuskemal (The Raid: Redemption, The Ride, Apostle). SATV has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this year when the series premiered overseas. Click here to learn more about the drama, which premiered overseas this past April on Sky Atlantic and will debut in the U.S. on AMC.
Also premiering on Thursday in the U.S. is the British comedy Code 404 written by Daniel Peak and starring Stephen Graham, Daniel Mays, Anna Maxwell Martin and Richard Gadd. Oli Julian (Sex Education, How to Build a Girl, Catastrophe, Breeders, Episodes) is composing the show’s original music. SATV has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score from the series’ first season earlier this year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the comedy, which premiered in the UK on Sky One and is making its U.S. debut on Peacock.
Another show premiering on Thursday in the U.S. is the German limited series Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood (Oktoberfest 1900) created by Christian Limmer, Ronny Schalk & Alexis von Wittgenstein and starring Misel Maticevic, Martina Gedeck, Mercedes Muller, Maximilian Brückner, Klaus Steinbacher, Brigitte Hobmeier, Markus Krojer and Martin Feifel. The show’s original music is composed by Michael Klaukien (Vares: The Sheriff, Tatort). 2 Lane Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score and other music from the drama. Check out our previous article for more details about the album and the series, which will premiere in the U.S. on Netflix.
Also premiering on Thursday is the British mini-series The Salisbury Poisonings written by Adam Patterson & Declan Lawn and starring Anne-Marie Duff, Rafe Spall, MyAnna Buring,Annabel Scholey, Johnny Harris, Mark Addy, Stella Gonet and Ron Cook. Rael Jones (My Cousin Rachel, Harlots, Suite Francaise, Kids in Love) has composed the show’s original music. Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score. Click here for the full album details for the full album details and to learn more about the drama, which premiered this summer in the UK on BBC One and will debut stateside on AMC.
Premiering on Friday, October 2, is the Hulu original series Monsterland created by Mary Laws and starring Kaitlyn Dever, Mike Colter, Taylor Schilling, Hamish Linklater., Kelly Marie Tran, Nicole Beharie, Jonathan Tucker, Roberta Colindrez, Adepero Oduye and Charlie Tahan. The show’s original music is composed by Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries). Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the horror anthology series.
Also premiering on Friday is the Showtime original documentary Kingdom of Silence directed by Rick Rowley and executive produced by Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright, Stacey Offman, Richard Perello and Vinnie Malhotra. Brian McOmber (It Comes at Night, Little Woods, Krisha, Blow the Man Down, Mickey and the Bear) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the movie, which centers on the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
