Film Music Reporter

Premiering tonight is the Showtime docu-series The Reagans directed and executive produced by Matt Tyrnauer about the rise and reign of America’s ultimate power couple, Ronald & Nancy Reagan. The show’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The LEGO Batman Movie, His Dark Materials, The Crown, Home, Bad Boys for Life) who previously scored Tyrnauer’s features Studio 54 and Where’s My Roy Cohn?. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 4-part series, which will air Sunday nights on Showtime.

Premiering on Wednesday, November 18, is the documentary Crazy, Not Insane directed and produced by Alex Gibney about Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis, a psychiatrist who has dedicated her career to studying murderers and seeking answers as to why people kill. Will Bates (Unbelievable, Away, I Origins, The Magicians, The Looming Tower, Nightflyers) who has previously scored numerous of Gibney’s documentaries has composed the film’s original music. The movie, which premiered at this year’s Copenhagen International Documentary Festival and also screened at the 2020 Venice Film Festival will debut in the U.S. exclusively on HBO and HBO Max.

Also premiering on Wednesday is the Hulu original series No Man’s Land created Maria Feldman, Eitan Mansuri, Amit Cohen & Ron Leshem and starring Félix Moati, Mélanie Thierry, Joe Ben Ayed, Souheila Yacoub, James Purefoy, James Floyd and Dean Ridge. The show’s original music is composed by Rutger Hoedemaekers (Trapped, The Last Berliner). Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Click here for the full album details and for more information about the drama, which will be available to stream in the U.S. exclusively on Hulu.

Another show premiering on Wednesday is Disney Television Animation’s animated shorts series The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse executive produced by Paul Rudish. Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, Veep, The Personal History of David Copperfield, The Lion Guard) is composing the show’s original music. Check back on this page for more information about a release of the songs from the projects. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.

Premiering in the U.S. on Thursday, November 19 is the Britsh dramedy I Hate Suzie created by Billie Piper & Lucy Prebble and starring Piper herself, Leila Farzad, Daniel Ings and Nathaniel Martello-White. The show’s original music is composed by Johnny Lloyd & Nathan Coen (Rare Beasts). SATV has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score earlier this month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the series, which premiered in the UK earlier this year on Sky and will debut in the U.S. exclusively on HBO Max.

Also premiering on Thursday is the Netflix original film The Princess Switch 2: Switched Again directed by Mike Rohl and starring Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, Suanne Braun and Nick Sagar. Alan Ari Lazar (An American Crime, Holiday in the Wild, The Most Hated Woman in America,  Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the romantic comedy sequel, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Also premiering on Thursday is DreamWorks Animation’s animated series TrollsTopia executive produced by Matthew Beans and starring Skylar Astin, Amanda Leighton, Ron Funches, Kenan Thompson, David Flynn, Megan Hilty, Kat Graham, Jeanine Mason and Kevin Michael Richardson. The show’s original music is composed by Alex Geringas (Woody Woodpecker, Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, Impractical Jokers, Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh, Trolls: The Beat Goes On!). Check out our previous article for more information about the series, which will be available to stream on Peacock and Hulu.

Premiering on Friday, November 20, is the Amazon anthology series Small Axe directed by Steve McQueen and starring John Boyega, Letitia Wright, Jack Lowden, Shaun Parkes, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Alex Jennings and Micheal Ward. Mica Levi (Jackie, Under the Skin, Monos, Marjorie Prime) has composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the drama, which consists of the five installments Mangrove, Lovers Rock, Red, White & Blue, Alex Wheatle & Education, and will be available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime.

Also premiering on Friday is the thriller Run co-written and directed by Aneesh Chaganty and starring Sarah Paulson, as well as Kiera Allen about a teenage girl whose life begins to unravel as she discovers her mother’s sinister secret. The film’s original music is composed by Torin Borrwdale (Searching, Locke & Key). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which was originally scheduled to be released in theaters this past May by Lionsgate and will premiere exclusively on Hulu.

Also premiering on Friday on Hulu is the reboot of the animated series Animaniacs executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Sam Register, Justin Falvey & Darryl Frank and starring Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell,Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche and Frank Welker. Steve Bernstein & Julie Bernstein (Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid!) who have previously scored several episodes of the original Animaniacs series have composed the show’s original music. Click here to learn more about the show, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.

Also premiering on Friday is the documentary The Real Right Stuff directed by Tom Jennings about the nation’s first astronauts, the original Mercury 7.  James Everingham (Apollo: Missions to the Moon, Heroes, Grand Prix Driver) has composed and Hans Zimmer & Russell Emanuel have produced the film’s original music for Bleeding Fingers Music. Check out our previous article for more information about the National Geographic production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+.