Premiering in the U.S. today is the Norwegian mini-series Atlantic Crossing written by Alexander Eik & Linda May Kallestein, directed by Eik and starring Sofia Helin, Kyle MacLachlan and Tobias Santelmann. The show’s original music is composed by Raymond Enoksen (Haunted, Ice Road Rescue). Dreamscore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year when the 8-part drama premiered overseas. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the limited series, which making its U.S. debut on PBS as part of the Masterpiece series.
Also premiering tonight is the Fox TV special Malika the Lion Queen directed by Karin Slater and narrated by Angela Bassett. Jasha Klebe (Planet Earth II, The Black Godfather, Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, Medal of Honor, Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes) has composed the original music for the special. The documentary, which follows a powerful pride of lions in South Africa’s Kruger National Park and explores the exhilarating and harrowing life of lioness Malika, will air on Fox tonight. Click here for more information.
Premiering tomorrow, April 5 is the PBS documentary Hemingway directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick about the visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. The show’s original music is composed by David Cieri (The Vietnam War, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story, Oklahoma City). In a Circle Records has released a soundtrack album featuring Hemingway-inspired music from the 3-parter by Cieri, Johnny Gandelsman (who also produced the record), Gyan Riley, Shanir Blumenkranz & others. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the documentary.
Premiering on Wednesday, April 7, is the CW drama Kung Fu developed by Christina M. Kim inspired by the 70s series of the same title and starring Olivia Liang, Kheng Hua Tan, Shannon Dang, Eddie Liu, Jon Prasida, Gavin Stenhouse, Vanessa Kai,Tony Chung and Tzi Ma. Sherri Chung (Riverdale, Blindspot, Batwoman,, The Lost Husband) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the series, which will air every Wednesday night on The CW.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the HBO hybrid docu-series Exterminate All the Brutes written and directed by Raoul Peck about the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism and the meaning of the Native American genocide and American slavery. The show’s original music is composed by Alexei Aigui (The Truth, I Am Not Your Negro, The Young Karl Marx, Locust, Test) . Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 4-parter, which will premiere on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Thursday, April 8, is the ABC drama Rebel created by Krista Vernoff and starring Katey Sagal, John Corbett, James Lesure, Tamala Jones, Lex Scott Davis, Ariela Barer, Sam Palladio, Kevin Zegers and Andy Garcia. Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, A Million Little Things, Rectify, Rosewood) and Rebeca Kneubuhl (Dawn of the Croods, Sydney to the Max) have scored the pilot episode and Danny Lux (Grey’s Anatomy, Ally McBeal, Manifest) is currently scoring the rest of the season. Click here for more information about the series, which will air every Thursday night on ABC.
Premiering on Friday, April 9, is the Amazon anthology series Them created by Little Marvin and starring Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Melody Hurd Alison Pill, Shahadi Wright Joseph and Ryan Kwanten. The show’s original music is composed by Mark Korven (The Witch, Cube, The Lighthouse, In the Tall Grass, The Terror: Infamy, Our House). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our previous article for more details about the drama
Also premiering on Friday is the Netflix original film Thunder Force directed by Ben Falcone and starring Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Jason Bateman, Bobby Cannavale, Pom Klementieff, Melissa Leo, Taylor Mosby, Marcella Lowery and Melissa Ponzio. Fil Eisler (Revenge, Superintelligence, UnReal, CHiPs, How to Be Single, Life of the Party) has composed the movie’s original score. Milan Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music on Friday. Check back on this page for the full album details. Also check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering in the U.S. on Friday is the German Amazon original series We Children from Bahnhof Zoo directed by Philipp Kadelbach and starring Jana McKinnon, Michelangelo Fortuzzi, Bruno Alexander, Lena Urzendowsky, Jeremias Meyer and Lea Drinda. Robot Koch has contributed the songs to the show and also co-wrote the original score with Michael Kadelbach (Perfume, Isi & Ossi, Naked Among Wolves). Königskinder has released two soundtrack albums featuring both the songs and the score. Click here for the full details of the albums and for more information about the drama.
Missing from last week’s TV music roundup was the new CBS comedy United States of Al created by David Goetsch & Maria Ferrari and starring Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss and Farrah Mackenzie. The show’s original music is composed by Robert Randolph. The series, which revolves around a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio and the Interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America, premiered on April 1 and will air Thursday nights on CBS.
