Premiering today is the the National Geographic event series Genius: Aretha created by Suzan-Lori Parks and starring Cynthia Erivo, Courtney B. Vance, Malcolm Barrett, Pauletta Washington, David Cross, Patrice Covington, Rebecca Naomi Jones and Steven Norfleet. The show’s original score is composed by Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, Da 5 Bloods, Malcolm X). Raphael Saadiq (Lovecraft County, Insecure) serves as the project’s executive music producer and Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe have provided a new version of their Emmy Award-nominated main titles theme. Rhino Atlantic has released a first song from the drama last week. Click here for more details and check back on this page for more information about a full soundtrack release.
Premiering on Wednesday, March 24 is the HBO Sports documentary The Day Sports Stood Still directed by Antoine Fuqua and produced by Brian Grazer & Justin Wilkes about the unprecedented sports shutdown in March of 2020 and the remarkable turn of events that followed. Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Wonder, Enough Said, The Affair, Ray Donovan, The Good Shepherd, The Loudest Voice) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the movie, which will premiere on Wednesday on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max the following day.
Premiering on Thursday, March 25, is the HBO Max animated special The Runaway Bunny produced and directed by Amy Schatz. The project’s original score is composed by Keith Kenniff (aka Helios) (Blood Road, The Last Survivor). The special also features songs performed by Tracee Ellis Ross, Mariah Carey, Kelly Rowland, Rosanne Cash, Ziggy Marley, Rufus Wainwright, Kimya Dawson and Michael Kiwanuka. Click here for more information about the animated film, which will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Netflix anime series DOTA: Dragon’s Blood created by Ashley Miller based on the online game and featuring the voices of Yuri Lowenthal, Lara Pulver, Kari Wahlgren, Alix Wilton Regan, Troy Baker, Freya Tingley and Tony Todd. Dino Meneghin (Teen Wolf, Killing Gunther, Eye Candy, Lore) is composing the show’s original music. The series, which tells the story of a conflicted yet courageous Dragon Knight who must use the power of the dragon within to stop a deadly demon, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Canadian thriller Violation directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli and starring Sims-Fewer herself, Anna Maguire, Jesse LaVercombe and Obi Abili. The film’s original music is composed by Andrea Boccadoro (Astrologaster). Air-Edel Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score on March 26. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the movie, which will premiere in the U.S. on Shudder.
Premiering on Friday, March 26, is the Amazon animated series Invincible created by Robert Kirkman and starring Steven Yeun, J.K. Simmons, Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, Gillian Jacobs, Zazie Beetz, Andrew Rannells, Mark Hamill, Walton Goggins, Jason Mantzoukas, Mae Whitman and Chris Diamantopoulos. John Paesano (Daredevil, The Maze Runner, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Tesla, The Star) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime.
Also premiering on Friday is the Netflix original film A Week Away directed by Roman White and starring Kevin Quinn, Bailee Madison, Jahbril Cook, Kat Conner Sterling, Iain Tucker, David Koechner and Sherri Shepherd. Maisie Music Publishing has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie written by Adam Watts, Alan Powell & Cory Clark and performed by the film’s cast this past Friday. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the musical drama, which will be available to stream on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday is the Disney+ original series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers based on 1992’s The Mighty Ducks feature film and starring Lauren Graham, Emilio Estevez, Brady Noon, Maxwell Simkins, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Swayam Bhatia, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham and DJ Watts. The show’s original music is composed by John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, The Jungle Book, Elf, Iron Man 2, Hocus Pocus). Check out our previous article for more information about the dramedy, which will be available to stream on Disney+.
Another show premiering on Friday is the Netflix original series The Irregulars created by Tom Bidwell based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s works and starring Mckell David, Thaddea Graham, Jojo Macari, Darci Shaw, Harrison Osterfield, Clarke Peters, Royce Pierreson and Henry Lloyd-Hughes. Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, Death Race, The Three Musketeers, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter) is composing the show’s original music. Click here to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday is the comedy Bad Trip directed by Kitao Sakurai and stars Eric André, Lil Rel Howery, Michaela Conlin and Tiffany Haddish. The film’s original music is composed by Joseph Shirley (The Open House) & Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, The Mandalorian, Tenet, Creed). Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score on Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the comedy, which will also be available to stream on Netflix.
Premiering on Saturday, March 27, is the HBO documentary Tina directed by Dan Lindsay & T.J. Martin about the life and career of musical icon Tina Turner. Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Ozark, The Gift, Boy Erased, Enemy, Martha Marcy May Marlene, The White Tiger) have composed the film’s original score. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the movie, which will premiere on Saturday on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max the following day.
