Film Music Reporter

Premiering tomorrow, May 25, is the National Geographic limited series Barkskins created by Elwood Reid and starring David Thewlis, Marcia Gay Harden, Aneurin Barnard, James Bloor, Christian Cooke, David Wilmot, Thomas M. Wright, Tallulah Haddon, Kaniehtiio Horn, Lily Sullivan and Zahn McClarnon. The show’s original music is composed by Colin Stetson (Hereditary, Color Out of Space, The First). Check out our previous article to learn more about the 8-parter, which will air every Monday night on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Hulu every Tuesday.

Also premiering tomorrow is the History docu-series Grant directed by Malcolm Venville and executive produced by Ron Chernow, Jennifer Davisson and Leonardo DiCaprio. Jacob Shea (Planet Earth II, Seven Worlds One Planet, Blue Planet II) has composed the show’s original music, which is produced by Russell Emanuel for Bleeding Fingers Music. The 3-parter examines Grant’s life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction. Visit the official show website for more information about the series, which will air over three consecutive nights on History.

Premiering on Wednesday, May 27, is the documentary On the Record directed and produced by Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering about the story of music executive Drew Dixon as she grapples with her decision to become one of the first women of color to come forward and publicly accuse hip hop mogul Russell Simmons of sexual assault. The film’s original score is composed by Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, The 25th Hour, Inside Man, Malcolm X, Harriet). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be air to stream exclusively on HBO Max.

Also premiering on Wednesday is the HBO Max original series Love Life created by Sam Boyd and starring Anna Kendrick, Zoë Chao, Peter Vack, Sasha Compere and Lesley Manville. Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, The Good Doctor, Maniac, Atypical, Wendy) and Mike Tuccillo (Ramy, Shot in the Dark) are composing the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the anthology series, which will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.

Also premiering on Wednesday is the Netflix docu-series Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich directed by Lisa Bryant, based on James Patterson’s bestseller Filthy Rich and co-written by John Connolly with Tim Malloy. The show’s original music is composed by Justin Melland (Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, The Force, The Innocence Files, Dark Net). The 4-parter examines how convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein used his wealth and power to carry out his abuses. The series will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Premiering on Friday, May 29, is the Netflix original series Space Force created by Steve Carell & Greg Daniels and starring Carell, John Malkovich, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Ben Schwartz, Lisa Kudrow, Jimmy O. Yang, Noah Emmerich, Alex Sparrow and Don Lake. Carter Burwell (Fargo, Carol, Twilight, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, True Grit) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.